| Calendar prize money | $8,343,885 |
|---|---|
| Singles | |
| Season record | 92–5 (94.84%) |
| Calendar titles | 12 |
| Year-end ranking | No. 1 |
| Ranking change from previous year |  = |
| Grand Slam & significant results | |
| Australian Open | W |
| French Open | F |
| Wimbledon | W |
| US Open | W |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W |
| Davis Cup | |
| Davis Cup | WG PO (adv. to 2007 WG) |
| Last updated on: 31 December 2006. | |
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In what is regularly considered to be the greatest individual tennis season of all time, Roger Federer was dominant in 2006, finishing the year with a 92–5 record. The world No. 1 maintained his ranking for the full calendar year and reached all four major finals in 2006, winning three of them. His only loss at the majors came against Rafael Nadal in the French Open final in four sets, 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7). This was the first time they had met in a major final. In the other three majors of the season, Federer defeated Nadal in the final of Wimbledon, 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3. He defeated Marcos Baghdatis, 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2, at the Australian Open and Andy Roddick, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, at the US Open.
In addition, Federer contested six Masters finals (out of the seven events he entered), winning four on hardcourt and losing two on clay to Nadal. Also, Federer won one ATP 500 series event in Tokyo, three ATP 250 series events in Doha, Halle, and Basel, and captured the year-end championship for the third time in his career.
In December 2011, Stephen Tignor, chief editorial writer for Tennis.com, ranked Federer's 2006 season as the second greatest Open Era season, behind Rod Laver's Grand Slam year of 1969.[1]
- ^ "TENNIS.com - Features - the 10 Greatest Men's Seasons: No. 2, Federer's 2006". Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 2011-12-11.