2006 Thailand Open (tennis) explained

The 2006 Thailand Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Thailand Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, from 25 September through 1 October 2006. James Blake won the singles title.

Entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
	Ivan Ljubičić	3	1
Cyprus	Marcos Baghdatis	8	2^[1]
United States	James Blake	9	3
United Kingdom	Andy Murray	16	4
Finland	Jarkko Nieminen	17	5
Spain	Juan Carlos Ferrero	18	6
United States	Robby Ginepri	40	7
Thailand	Paradorn Srichaphan	41	8

• Rankings are as of September 25, 2006.^[2]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Mikhail Ledovskikh
• Feliciano López
• Marin Čilić

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:^[3]

• George Bastl
• Michael Ryderstedt
• Lars Burgsmüller
• Mischa Zverev

The following players received the Lucky loser spot:

• Benjamin Balleret
• Satoshi Iwabuchi

Finals

Singles

See main article: 2006 Thailand Open – Singles. James Blake defeated Ivan Ljubičić, 6–3, 6–1.^{[4] [5]}

Doubles

See main article: 2006 Thailand Open – Doubles. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram defeated Andy Murray / Jamie Murray, 6–2, 2–6, [10–4].^{[6] [7]}

External links

• Thailand Open on the official Association of Tennis Professionals website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ljubicic struggles into next round. CNN. 2006-09-26. 2011-02-28.
2. Web site: ATP World Rankings - September 25, 2006. Association of Tennis Professionals. 2011-02-28.
3. Web site: Bangkok 2006 - Qualifying Draw. ITFTennis.com. 2011-02-28.
4. Web site: 2006 Thailand Open Singles Draw. 2010-10-05. Association of Tennis Professionals.
5. Web site: Blake blasts to Bangkok victory. BBC Sport. 2006-10-01. 2011-02-28.
6. Web site: 2006 Thailand Open Doubles Draw. 2010-10-05. Association of Tennis Professionals.
7. Web site: Murrays lose out in doubles final. BBC Sport. 2006-10-02. 2011-02-28.