2006 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles
# 2006 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Dominik Hrbatý in the final, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 Paris Masters.

Tomáš Berdych was the defending champion, but lost to Hrbatý in the quarterfinals.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Roger Federer (withdrew)
* Rafael Nadal (withdrew)
* David Nalbandian (withdrew)
* Nikolay Davydenko (champion)
* Fernando González (second round)
* Tommy Robredo (semifinals)
* James Blake (third round)
* Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
* Mario Ančić (quarterfinals)
* Tommy Haas (semifinals, retired)
* David Ferrer (second round)
* Novak Djokovic (second round)
* Andy Murray (third round)
* Jarkko Nieminen (quarterfinals)
* Dmitry Tursunov (third round)
* Richard Gasquet (third round, withdrew)
* Dominik Hrbatý (final)
* Robin Söderling (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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Jarkko Nieminen | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tommy Robredo | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tommy Robredo | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 | Tommy Robredo | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mario Ančić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mario Ančić | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Dominik Hrbatý | 1 | 2 | 2 | | |
| 8 | Tomáš Berdych | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Dominik Hrbatý | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Dominik Hrbatý | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Dominik Hrbatý | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | Dominik Hrbatý | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Tommy Haas | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tommy Haas | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | 10 | Tommy Haas | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Marat Safin | $6^1$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | LL | T Gabashvili | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | T Johansson | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Spadea | $6^4$ | $6^1$ | | | | | | LL | T Gabashvili | 6 | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 14 | J Nieminen | 4 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | D Bracciali | 6 | 6 | Q | D Bracciali | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Nieminen | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Robredo | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | N Djokovic | $6^{11}$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Seppi | 2 | 4 | | P-H Mathieu | $7^{13}$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P-H Mathieu | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 1 | $6^7$ | | | | | | 6 | T Robredo | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
| | S Grosjean | 6 | $7^9$ | | S Grosjean | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | T Robredo | 3 | 7 | 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 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | C Rochus | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | LL | C Rochus | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso | 6 | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | 4 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Almagro | $6^4$ | $7^9$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | 15 | D Tursunov | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Björkman | $7^7$ | $6^7$ | $6^2$ | | N Almagro | 3 | $4^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | D Tursunov | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | M Ančić | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 9 | M Ančić | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Vliegen | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | K Vliegen | 6 | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Serra | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | 9 | M Ančić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | J Benneteau | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | F Santoro | 7 | 3 | $6^5$ | | J Benneteau | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | F González | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | T Berdych | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 6 | 7 | | | O Rochus | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Tipsarević | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Ginepri | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | R Ginepri | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | M Mirnyi | 4 | 7 | 2 | | R Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | D Ferrer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Berdych | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | D Hrbatý | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | A Murray | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J I Chela | 6 | 3 | | | J I Chela | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Srichaphan | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | 13 | A Murray | $6^6$ | 0 | | | | | |
| | I Andreev | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 17 | D Hrbatý | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Monfils | 5 | 4 | | | I Andreev | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 17 | D Hrbatý | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | J Blake | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément | 6 | 6 | | | A Clément | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Massú | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | J Blake | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | 10 | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Llodra | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | M Llodra | $6^7$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | T Haas | $7^9$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | T Haas | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Safin | $6^1$ | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 16 | R Gasquet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Gicquel | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | | S Wawrinka | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | $7^8$ | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | 16 | R Gasquet | | | | | | | |
| | M Safin | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | M Safin | w/o | | | | | | |
| WC | N Mahut | 1 | $6^5$ | | | M Safin | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 18 | R Söderling | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
