2006 Rogers Cup Explained

Date:August 7–13 (men)
August 14–20 (women)
Edition:117th (men) / 105th (women)
Surface:Hard / outdoor
Main Name:Canadian Open (tennis) Canadian Open
Champms: Roger Federer[1]
Champws: Ana Ivanovic
Champmd: Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan[2]
Champwd: Nadia Petrova / Martina Navratilova

The 2006 Canadian Open (also known as the 2006 Rogers Masters and 2006 Rogers Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 117th edition of the Canadian Open, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2006 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from August 7 through August 13, 2006, and the women's event at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 14 through August 20, 2006.

The men's field featured World No. 1, Australian Open and Wimbledon winner Roger Federer, French Open champion and 2005 Canada Masters winner Rafael Nadal, and ATP No. 3 David Nalbandian. Others top seeds competing were Miami Masters runner-up Ivan Ljubičić, Indianapolis champion and Indian Wells finalist James Blake, Nikolay Davydenko, Tommy Robredo and Marcos Baghdatis.

The women's draw was headlined by WTA No. 1 and Stanford winner Kim Clijsters, Charleston and Berlin champion Nadia Petrova, and Miami winner Svetlana Kuznetsova. Other seeds present were Strasbourg winner Nicole Vaidišová, Stockholm runner-up Anastasia Myskina, Martina Hingis, Francesca Schiavone and Dinara Safina.

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 2006 Rogers Masters – Singles. Roger Federer defeated Richard Gasquet 2–6, 6–3, 6–2

Women's singles

See main article: 2006 Rogers Cup – Singles. Ana Ivanovic defeated Martina Hingis 6–2, 6–3

Men's doubles

See main article: 2006 Rogers Masters – Doubles. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 7–5

Women's doubles

See main article: 2006 Rogers Cup – Women's doubles. Nadia Petrova / Martina Navratilova defeated Cara Black / Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–1, 6–2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 Toronto – Men's Singles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. Web site: 2006 Toronto – Men's Doubles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).