# 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships.

## Seeds

* Roger Federer (final)
* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
* Andre Agassi (second round)
* David Ferrer (first round)
* Dominik Hrbatý (first round)
* Radek Štěpánek (second round)
* Tomáš Berdych (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Mikhail Youzhny | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Mikhail Youzhny | 2 | 3 | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Rainer Schüttler | 4 | 2 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 1 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Alawadhi | 6$^4$ | 2 | | WC | M Ghareeb | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Ghareeb | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Vik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Vik | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | J Tipsarević | 2 | 4 | | | R Vik | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 4 | 2 | | 8 | T Berdych | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | N Davydenko | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | M Youzhny | 2 | 3 |
| | M Safin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Safin | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | O Rochus | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | O Rochus | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | | I Andreev | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 7 | 1 | 6 | | M Youzhny | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Hrbatý | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | D Ferrer | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 6 | 3 | 7 | | R Schüttler | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Klec | 6 | 6 | | Q | I Klec | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bracciali | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | G Galimberti | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | B Phau | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | B Phau | 5 | 6 | 6 | | B Phau | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 6$^4$ | 0 | | 4 | A Agassi | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Agassi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Schüttler | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| Q | J van Lottum | 3 | 6$^6$ | | 7 | R Štěpánek | 5 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Henman | 6 | 7$^8$ | | WC | T Henman | 7 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | WC | T Henman | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | |
| | W Moodie | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y El Aynaoui | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y El Aynaoui | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | 2 | R Nadal | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Nadal | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |