# 2006 China Open – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.
Marcos Baghdatis won the title, beating Mario Ančić 6–4, 6–0 in the final.

## Seeds

* Ivan Ljubičić (quarterfinals)
* Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals, retired because of a virus, dizziness)
* Marcos Baghdatis (champion)
* Mario Ančić (final)
* Dominik Hrbatý (quarterfinals)
* Paradorn Srichaphan (semifinals)
* Ivo Karlović (second round, retired because of a left knee injury)
* Lee Hyung-taik (semifinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Lee Hyung-taik | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Mario Ančić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Mario Ančić | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Mario Ančić | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | | 3/WC | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 6 |
| 3/WC | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3/WC | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Paradorn Srichaphan | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Soeda | 4 | 2 | | 1 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Pless | 2 | 4 | | | K Kim | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kim | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | I Ljubičić | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| | M Berrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | H-t Lee | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| Q | G Motomura | 5 | 4 | | | M Berrer | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 3 | 4 | | 8 | H-t Lee | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | H-t Lee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | H-t Lee | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | M Ančić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Ančić | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | F López | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | M Ančić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lu | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | S Galvani | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Galvani | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | M Ančić | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Delgado | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Peya | 6 | 6 | | | A Peya | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de Voest | 1 | 0 | | 5 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | I Karlović | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Ledovskikh | 2 | 6$^2$ | | 7 | I Karlović | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Chiudinelli | 6 | 2 | 3 | | D Udomchoke | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Udomchoke | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | D Udomchoke | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Y-t Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3/WC | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | X-y Yu | 1 | 4 | | | Y-t Wang | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gremelmayr | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | 3/WC | M Baghdatis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3/WC | M Baghdatis | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | 3/WC | M Baghdatis | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Srichaphan | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| | R Schüttler | 3 | 3 | | 6 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Healey | 1 | 6$^5$ | | Q | S Iwabuchi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Iwabuchi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 6 | P Srichaphan | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wang | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | 2 | N Davydenko | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| Q | L Gregorc | 7$^8$ | 6 | | Q | L Gregorc | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | 3 | 4 | | 2 | N Davydenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |