# 2006 Australian Open – Boys' singles

Alexandre Sidorenko defeated Nick Lindahl 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ in the final.
Donald Young was the defending champion.

## Seeds

* Thiemo de Bakker (third round)
* Robin Roshardt (first round)
* Sanam Singh (third round)
* Dušan Lojda (third round)
* Kellen Damico (second round)
* Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (first round)
* Kevin Botti (first round)
* Ivan Sergeyev (third round)
* Antonio Veić (first round)
* Nikola Mektić (second round)
* Sho Aida (third round)
* Stephen Donald (first round)
* Luka Belić (quarterfinals)
* Valery Rudnev (first round)
* Kei Nishikori (quarterfinals)
* Pavel Chekhov (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

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 16 | Pavel Chekhov | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaak Põldma | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaak Põldma | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | 16 | Pavel Chekhov | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | SE | Alexandre Sidorenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 15 | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 3 | 2 | SE | Alexandre Sidorenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| SE | Alexandre Sidorenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| SE | Alexandre Sidorenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | SE | Alexandre Sidorenko | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Nick Lindahl | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| WC | Nick Lindahl | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Nick Lindahl | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | Austen Childs | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Austen Childs | 6$^4$ | 2 | | WC | Nick Lindahl | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Ryan Bellamy | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Ryan Bellamy | 6 | 6 | | WC | Ryan Bellamy | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| 13 | Luka Belić | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Thiemo de Bakker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Nichols | 4 | 2 | | 1 | T de Bakker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shuhei Uzawa | 5 | 4 | | WC | E Bourchier | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Edward Bourchier | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | T de Bakker | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Mateusz Kecki | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 16 | P Chekhov | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Thomas Fabbiano | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Fabbiano | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xu Junchao | 3 | 0 | | 16 | P Chekhov | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Pavel Chekhov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | P Chekhov | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Nikola Mektić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Põldma | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 |
| WC | John Millman | 4 | 4 | | 10 | N Mektić | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Hunt | 1 | 4 | | | J Põldma | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaak Põldma | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Põldma | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jiří Košler | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | D Lajola | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Lajola | 6 | 3 | 6 | | D Lajola | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Steven Goh | 7$^7$ | 4 | 8 | WC | S Goh | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 6$^4$ | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Dušan Lojda | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Błażej Koniusz | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | D Lojda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frédéric de Fays | 6 | 2 | 3 | | J Souza | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | João Souza | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | D Lojda | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Johnny Hamui | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tim Göransson | 6 | 6 | | | T Göransson | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul-Mihai Puşcaşu | 1 | 0 | | 15 | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Kei Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | K Nishikori | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Stephen Donald | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | SE | A Sidorenko | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| LL | Christopher Racz | 6 | 7 | | LL | C Racz | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | Alexandre Sidorenko | 7 | 6 | | SE | A Sidorenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lachlan Reed | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | SE | A Sidorenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Yuichi Sugita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | I Sergeyev | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | Ričardas Berankis | 4 | 1 | | Q | Y Sugita | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Antonio Šančić | 1 | 2 | | 8 | I Sergeyev | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ivan Sergeyev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | Kellen Damico | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roman Jebavý | 4 | 5 | | 5 | K Damico | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Nick Lindahl | 7 | 6 | | WC | N Lindahl | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Zhou Zhuoqing | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | N Lindahl | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Artem Smirnov | 2 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | WC | Y Levinski | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Genki Tomita | 6 | 6$^7$ | 2 | Q | A Smirnov | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Yan Levinski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | Y Levinski | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Antonio Veić | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | N Lindahl | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 14 | Valery Rudnev | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Childs | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| | Greg Jones | 6 | 6 | | | G Jones | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Austen Childs | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Childs | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Vitulli | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | A Childs | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Todd Ley | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | S Singh | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Jason Lee | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | T Ley | 7 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rasmus Møller | 2 | 5 | | 3 | S Singh | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Sanam Singh | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Kevin Botti | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brydan Klein | 6 | 6 | | | B Klein | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Leo Rosenberg | 2 | 2 | | WC | R Bellamy | 6$^5$ | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ryan Bellamy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | R Bellamy | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Jürgen Zopp | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | S Aida | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | Ruben Bemelmans | 4 | 6 | 4 | | J Zopp | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Simon | 2 | 4 | | 11 | S Aida | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Sho Aida | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | R Bellamy | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Luka Belić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | L Belić | 4 | 2 |
| Q | John-Patrick Smith | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 13 | L Belić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Paris Gemouchdis | 4 | 3 | | | N Schnugg | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nathaniel Schnugg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | L Belić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Peter Polansky | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | G Panfil | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Martin Kameník | 6 | 6 | | | M Kameník | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Grzegorz Panfil | 3 | 6 | 6 | | G Panfil | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Robin Roshardt | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |