The 2006 Qatar Open, known as the 2006 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, for sponsorship reasons, was an
ATP Tour
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men's
tennis
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tournament held in
Doha, Qatar
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from 2 January until 7 January 2006. First-seeded
Roger Federer
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won his second consecutive singles title at the event.
Finals
Singles
Roger Federer
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defeated
Gaël Monfils
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, 6–3, 7–6
(7–5)
* It was Federer's 1st singles title of the year and the 34th of his
career
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Doubles
Jonas Björkman
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/
Max Mirnyi
Maksim Mikalaevich "Max" Mirnyi (born 6 July 1977) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player.
Mirnyi became a doubles specialist following his singles career, in which he reached a career-high of World No. 18 (August 2003) and finished ...
defeated
Christophe Rochus
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Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus. He reached the semi-finals of the German Open Tennis Championships, Hamburg Masters in 2005 Ha ...
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Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus (; born 18 January 1981) is a former Belgian tennis player.
Rochus won two singles titles in his career and in 2004 won the French Open doubles title, partnering fellow Belgian Xavier Malisse. His career-high singles ranking is wo ...
, 2–6, 6–3,
0–8
References
External links
Qatar Tennis Federation official siteATP tournament profile
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Qatar Open
2006 in Qatari sport
Qatar Open (tennis)