# 2006 Monte Carlo Masters – Singles

Defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer in the final, 6–2, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 Monte Carlo Masters.
This tournament marked the first professional-level match played between Novak Djokovic and Federer, who would go on to play a total of 50 ATP Tour-level matches against each other; Federer won their first-round encounter.

## Seeds

* Roger Federer (final)
* Rafael Nadal (champion)
* David Nalbandian (third round)
* Ivan Ljubičić (quarterfinals)
* Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
* Guillermo Coria (quarterfinals)
* Gastón Gaudio (semifinals)
* David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
* Nicolas Kiefer (third round)
* Radek Štěpánek (second round)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round)
* Fernando González (semifinals)
* Sébastien Grosjean (second round, retired because of a back injury)
* Jarkko Nieminen (first round)
* Tommy Robredo (quarterfinals)
* 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | David Ferrer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | David Ferrer | 1 | 3 | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | Fernando González | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ivan Ljubičić | 5 | 1 | 12 | Fernando González | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Fernando González | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Fernando González | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Roger Federer | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6$^5$ | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | |
| 7 | Gastón Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 15 | Tommy Robredo | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Tommy Robredo | 1 | 3 | 7 | Gastón Gaudio | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Guillermo Coria | 2 | 1 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | R Federer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Djokovic | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | A Martín | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Martín | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | B Balleret | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | B Balleret | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Balleret | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 6$^6$ | 3 | | 13 | S Grosjean | 6 | 5 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Grosjean | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | J C Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | D Ferrer | 1 | 3 |
| | D Tursunov | 1 | 2 | | 11 | J C Ferrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J I Chela | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | J I Chela | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | 11 | J C Ferrero | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| LL | D Bracciali | 4 | 6 | 4 | | D Hrbatý | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Massú | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | D Ferrer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Ferrer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | I Ljubičić | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Srichaphan | 1 | 5 | | | F Serra | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Serra | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | G Simon | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | T Gabashvili | 4 | 2 | | WC | G Simon | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 2 | 4 | | 16 | T Berdych | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I Ljubičić | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | F González | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | F González | 7 | 6 |
| | C Moyà | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | F González | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | F López | 7$^7$ | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 12 | F González | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | N Mahut | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | R Söderling | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| Q | P Starace | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | P Starace | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Söderling | 6 | 2 | 6 | | R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Davydenko | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | G Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Henman | 1 | 3 | | 7 | G Gaudio | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6 | 6 | | | J Acasuso | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | G Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A di Mauro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A di Mauro | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 4 | 2 | | Q | A di Mauro | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Korolev | 2 | 6$^5$ | | 10 | R Štěpánek | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | G Gaudio | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | T Robredo | 1 | 3 |
| | L Horna | 3 | 4 | | 15 | T Robredo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Monfils | 6 | 4 | 1 | | O Rochus | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | T Robredo | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | D Nalbandian | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | A Seppi | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 4 | 4 | | 3 | D Nalbandian | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | G Coria | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 3 | 1 | | 6 | G Coria | 1 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 7 | | | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Safin | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | G Coria | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Pašanski | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | N Kiefer | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | M Llodra | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Llodra | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ | 9 | N Kiefer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | N Kiefer | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | G Coria | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | J Nieminen | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| | K Vliegen | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | K Vliegen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hernych | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | Q | J Hernych | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Benneteau | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | K Vliegen | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | J-R Lisnard | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Murray | 6 | 6$^5$ | 5 | WC | J-R Lisnard | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément | 4 | 4 | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Novak Djokovic (qualified)
* Daniele Bracciali (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Jonas Björkman (qualifying competition)
* Florian Mayer (first round)
* Björn Phau (first round, retired)
* Potito Starace (qualified)
* Nicolas Mahut (qualified)
* Alessio di Mauro (qualified)
* Jan Hernych (qualified)
* Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (qualifying competition)
* Guillermo García López (qualifying competition)
* Nicolás Lapentti (first round)
* Albert Portas (first round)
* Marc Gicquel (first round)
* Michael Berrer (first round)
* Melle van Gemerden (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Novak Djokovic
* Jan Hernych
* Benjamin Balleret
* Teymuraz Gabashvili
* Evgeny Korolev
* Potito Starace
* Nicolas Mahut
* Alessio di Mauro

### Lucky loser

* Daniele Bracciali

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| Alt | Nenad Zimonjić | 4 | 6$^8$ | | | | | |
| Alt | Nenad Zimonjić | 4 | 6$^8$ | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Simone Bolelli | 3 | 4 |
| | Simone Bolelli | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Simone Bolelli | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Michael Berrer | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Daniele Bracciali | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | Denis Gremelmayr | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | Denis Gremelmayr | 4 | 6$^6$ | 2 | Daniele Bracciali | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | 9 | Jan Hernych | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| | Thierry Ascione | 4 | 6$^2$ | 9 | Jan Hernych | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Jan Hernych | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Jonas Björkman | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Olivier Patience | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Olivier Patience | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Jonas Björkman | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| | | | | | WC | Benjamin Balleret | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Benjamin Balleret | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | WC | Benjamin Balleret | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 13 | Albert Portas | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Florian Mayer | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 7 | 6 | | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 16 | Melle van Gemerden | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | Dominik Meffert | 2 | 1 | 16 | Melle van Gemerden | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| 16 | Melle van Gemerden | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Björn Phau | 7 | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| | Evgeny Korolev | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Evgeny Korolev | 5 | 6 | 4 | | Evgeny Korolev | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 5 | 2 |
| WC | Alexandre Sidorenko | 0 | 2 | | 10 | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Potito Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Thomas Drouet | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Thomas Drouet | 1 | 3 | 6 | Potito Starace | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Flavio Cipolla | 4 | 2 |
| | Flavio Cipolla | 7 | 6 | | Flavio Cipolla | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Nicolás Lapentti | 5 | 3 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Marin Čilić | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Marin Čilić | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | Nicolas Mahut | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Guillermo García López | 5 | 4 |
| | Giorgio Galimberti | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Guillermo García López | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | Guillermo García López | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Alessio di Mauro | 5 | | | | | |
| | Jean-Christophe Faurel | 2$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Jean-Christophe Faurel | 2$^r$ | | 8 | Alessio di Mauro | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | Federico Luzzi | 1 | 1$^r$ |
| | Federico Luzzi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Federico Luzzi | 1 | 1$^r$ |
| 14 | Marc Gicquel | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | |