Men's singles
2006 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	6
		Mikhail Youzhny	2	3
								1	Roger Federer	6	4	4
								2	Rafael Nadal	2	6	6
		Rainer Schüttler	4	2
	2	Rafael Nadal	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	R Federer	77	6
		S Wawrinka	63	3				1	R Federer	77	6
	WC	O Alawadhi	64	2				WC	M Ghareeb	65	4
	WC	M Ghareeb	77	6											1	R Federer	6	6
		R Vik	6	6												R Vik	3	2
	Q	J Tipsarević	2	4					R Vik	3	77	6
		C Rochus	4	2				8	T Berdych	6	65	2
	8	T Berdych	6	6																		1	R Federer	6	6
	3	N Davydenko	6	2	2																		M Youzhny	2	3
		M Safin	4	6	6				M Safin	65	4
		O Rochus	6	6					O Rochus	77	6
		F Santoro	4	1												O Rochus	3	1
		I Andreev	77	1	6											M Youzhny	6	6
		A Seppi	65	6	4				I Andreev	1	64
		M Youzhny	7	1	6				M Youzhny	6	77
	6	D Hrbatý	5	6	4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	D Ferrer	2	6	5
		R Schüttler	6	3	7				R Schüttler	7	6
	Q	I Klec	6	6				Q	I Klec	5	4
		D Bracciali	4	4												R Schüttler	6	6
	LL	G Galimberti	7	3	2											B Phau	4	1
		B Phau	5	6	6				B Phau	7	7
		G Rusedski	64	0				4	A Agassi	5	5
	4	A Agassi	77	6																			R Schüttler	4	2
	7	R Štěpánek	6	78																		2	R Nadal	6	6
	Q	J van Lottum	3	66				7	R Štěpánek	5	6	63
	WC	T Henman	6	78				WC	T Henman	7	2	77
		F López	2	66											WC	T Henman	61	1
		W Moodie	4	4											2	R Nadal	77	6
	Q	Y El Aynaoui	6	6				Q	Y El Aynaoui
		P-H Mathieu	77	1	2			2	R Nadal	w/o
	2	R Nadal	65	6	6

• Draw
• Qualifying draw