2006 Mercedes Cup – Singles
# 2006 Mercedes Cup – Singles

David Ferrer defeated José Acasuso 6–4, 3–6, $6–7^{(3–7)},$ 7–5, 6–4 to win the 2006 Mercedes Cup singles event.

## Seeds

* Gastón Gaudio (second round)
* Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
* David Ferrer (champion)
* Olivier Rochus (withdrew)
* José Acasuso (final)
* Kristof Vliegen (second round)
* Florent Serra (second round)
* Juan Ignacio Chela (second round)
* Gilles Simon (second round)
* Nicolás Almagro (second round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (second round)
* Max Mirnyi (second round)
* Luis Horna (quarterfinals)
* Filippo Volandri (second round)
* Björn Phau (second round)
* Richard Gasquet (second round)

## Draws

### Key

* Q - Qualifier
* WC - Wild Card
* r - Retired
* LL - Lucky loser
* w/o - Walkover

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Luis Horna | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Mónaco | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Mónaco | 5 | | | Juan Mónaco | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | José Acasuso | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Oliver Marach | 2 | 3 | 5 | José Acasuso | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | José Acasuso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | José Acasuso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | José Acasuso | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | David Ferrer | 6 | 3 | $6^3$ | 7 | 6 | |
| | Florian Mayer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | David Ferrer | 6 | 3 | $6^3$ | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 | 3 | David Ferrer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Tomáš Berdych | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Nicolás Lapentti | 1 | 2 | 2 | Tomáš Berdych | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 1

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 1 | G Gaudio | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| M Zabaleta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Zabaleta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| A Waske | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Zabaleta | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | |
| F Saretta | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 13 | L Horna | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | |
| A Portas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | A Portas | 6 | $2^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | L Horna | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | L Horna | $2^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Mónaco | 5 |
| | | | | 12 | M Mirnyi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| J Melzer | w/o | | | | J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| P Kohlschreiber | | | | | | | | | | J Melzer | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | |
| J Mónaco | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | J Mónaco | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | |
| M Berrer | 6 | $6^6$ | 4 | | J Mónaco | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | K Vliegen | 3 | 0 | f | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | LL | S Koubek | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Vaněk | 3 | 6 | 3 | | T Gabashvili | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | LL | S Koubek | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | T Popp | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | O Marach | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | O Marach | 6 | 6 | | | O Marach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | R Gasquet | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O Marach | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Acasuso | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | M Youzhny | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler | 5 | 5 | | | S Greul | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Greul | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Greul | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | J Acasuso | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Norman | $6^8$ | 4 | | | A Seppi | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J Acasuso | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | JI Chela | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavel | 6 | 3 | 2 | Q | JM del Potro | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | JM del Potro | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | JM del Potro | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | A Beck | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | F Mayer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | G Simon | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Mayer | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 15 | B Phau | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Dlouhý | 7 | 3 | 4 | | S Wawrinka | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | S Bolelli | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Novák | 7 | 6 | | | J Novák | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | D Ferrer | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | F Serra | 7 | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Lapentti | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | N Lapentti | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Rieschick | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | Q | N Lapentti | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Hartfield | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | D Hartfield | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| | R Vik | 6 | $6^7$ | 4 | Q | D Hartfield | $6^2$ | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | N Almagro | 7 | $6^1$ | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | N Lapentti | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | F Volandri | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rochus | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | Q | D Junqueira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Junqueira | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | Q | D Junqueira | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | D Kindlmann | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | H Armando | 6 | 6 | | Q | H Armando | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | T Berdych | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
