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Tennis tournament
The 2006 Italian Open
[2]
[3] (also known as 2006 Rome Masters
[1]
[4]
[5] and the 2006 Internazionali d'Italia ) was a
tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 63rd edition of the
Italian Open and was part of the
ATP Masters Series of the
2006 ATP Tour and of the
Tier I Series of the
2006 WTA Tour . It took place at the
Foro Italico in
Rome ,
Italy from May 8 through May 22, 2006.
Review
The men's tournament was won by
Rafael Nadal with a five-set victory against the Swiss top seed
Roger Federer . The women's draw was won by Swiss player,
Martina Hingis , who prevailed 6–2, 7–5, against
Dinara Safina .
Daniela Hantuchová and
Ai Sugiyama were victorious in the women's doubles, beating
Francesca Schiavone and
Květa Peschke , while third seeds
Mark Knowles and
Daniel Nestor beat sixth seeds
Jonathan Erlich and
Andy Ram in the final of the men's doubles.
Finals
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated
Roger Federer 6–7(0–7) , 7–6(7–5) , 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Women's singles
Martina Hingis defeated
Dinara Safina 6–2, 7–5
Men's doubles
Mark Knowles /
Daniel Nestor defeated
Jonathan Erlich /
Andy Ram 6–4, 5–7, [13–11]
Women's doubles
Daniela Hantuchová /
Ai Sugiyama defeated
Francesca Schiavone and
Květa Peschke 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
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