| 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] | |
The2006Brasil Open was anATP Tour men'stennis tournament played on outdoorclay courts inCosta do Sauípe resort,Mata de São João, Brazil that was part of theInternational Series of the2006 ATP Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 20 February until 27 February 2006. Sixth-seededNicolás Massú won the singles title.[3]
Nicolás Massú defeated
Alberto Martín 6–3, 6–4
Lukáš Dlouhý /Pavel Vízner defeated
Mariusz Fyrstenberg /Marcin Matkowski 6–1, 4–6, [10–3]
| 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]
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:
Before the tournament
Agustín Calleri (replaced by Portas)Mariano Zabaleta (replaced by Navarro Pastor)| 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 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
