2006 Brasil Open
Tennis tournament
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The 2006 Brasil Open was an ATP Tour men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Costa do Sauípe resort, Mata de São João, Brazil that was part of the International Series of the 2006 ATP Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 20 February until 27 February 2006. Sixth-seeded Nicolás Massú won the singles title.[3]
| 2006 Brasil Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20–27 February |
| Edition | 6th |
| Category | International Series |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $355,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Mata de São João, Brazil |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Nicolás Massú[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner[2] | |
Finals
Singles
Nicolás Massú defeated 
Alberto Martín 6–3, 6–4
- It was Massú's only singles title of the year and the 6th and last of his career.
Doubles
Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner defeated 
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 6–1, 4–6, [10–3]
- It was Dlouhý's 1st doubles title of the year and of his career. It was Vízner's 1st doubles title of the year and the 10th of his career.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ARG |
Gastón Gaudio | 9 | 1 |
| ESP |
Juan Carlos Ferrero | 16 | 2 |
 ITA |
Filippo Volandri | 31 | 3 |
 FRA |
Florent Serra | 37 | 4 |
| ARG |
Juan Ignacio Chela | 44 | 5 |
| CHI |
Nicolás Massú | 55 | 6 |
| ESP |
Alberto Martín | 68 | 7 |
 SCG |
Boris Pašanski | 58 | 8 |
1 Rankings as of 20 February 2006.[4]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
The following player received entry due to a protected ranking:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Agustín Calleri (replaced by Portas)- Mariano Zabaleta (replaced by Navarro Pastor)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE |
František Čermák | CZE |
Leoš Friedl | 1 |
| ARG |
Martín García | ARG |
Sebastián Prieto | 2 |
| POL |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL |
Marcin Matkowski | 3 |
| CZE |
Lukáš Dlouhý | CZE |
Pavel Vízner | 4 |
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates: