2006 Canada Masters

TennisEventInfo|2006|Canada Masters
date=August 7 – August 13 (men)
August 14 – August 20 (women)
edition=117th
champms= flagicon|SUI Roger Federer
champws= flagicon|SCG Ana Ivanovic
champmd= flagicon|USA Mike Bryan / flagicon|USA Bob Bryan
champwd= flagicon|RUS Nadia Petrova / flagicon|USA Martina Navratilova

The 2006 Canada Masters (also known as the "Rogers Cup" for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 117th edition of the Canada Masters, 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, Canada, from August 7 through August 13, 2006, and the women's event at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, 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 Ljubicic, 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 Standford winner Kim Clijsters, Charleston and Berlin champion Nadia Petrova, and Miami winner Svetlana Kuznetsova. Other seeds present were Strasbourg winner Nicole Vaidisova, Stockholm runner-up Anastasia Myskina, Martina Hingis, Francesca Schiavone and Dinara Safina.

Champions

Men's Singles

flagicon|SUI Roger Federer def. flagicon|FRA Richard Gasquet, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
*It was Roger Federer's 6th title of the year, and his 40th overall. It was his 3rd Masters title of the year, his 11th overall, and his 2nd win at the event.

Women's Singles

flagicon|SCG Ana Ivanovic def. flagicon|SUI Martina Hingis, 6–2, 6–3
*It was Ana Ivanovic's 1st title of the year, and her 2nd overall. It was her 1st career Tier I title.

Men's Doubles

flagicon|USA Bob Bryan / flagicon|USA Mike Bryan def. flagicon|AUS Paul Hanley / flagicon|ZIM Kevin Ullyett, 6–3, 7–5

Women's Doubles

flagicon|RUS Nadia Petrova / flagicon|USA Martina Navratilova def. flagicon|ZIM Cara Black / flagicon|GER Anna-Lena Groenefeld, 6–1, 6–2

External links

* [http://www.rogerscup.com Official website]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/posting/2006/421/mds.pdf Men's Singles Draw]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/posting/2006/421/mdd.pdf Men's Doubles Draw]
* [http://www.atptennis.com/posting/2006/421/qs.pdf Men's Qualifying Singles Draw]
* [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/Pdfs/events/2006/montreal_draws.pdf Women's Singles, Doubles, Qualifying Singles and Qualifying Doubles Draws]