The 2006 Thailand Open was a men's

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tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Thailand Open, and was part of the International Series of the

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. It took place at the Impact Arena in

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, from 25 September through 1 October 2006. James Blake won the singles title.

Entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of September 25, 2006.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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The following players received the

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spot: *

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Champions

Singles

James Blake defeated

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, 6–3, 6–1.

Doubles

Jonathan Erlich Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich ( he, יונתן דאריו "יוני" ארליך, born 5 April 1977) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. During his career, he was mainly a doubles specialist, having won the men's doubles title at the ...

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defeated

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, 6–2, 2–6, 0–4

References

External links

Thailand Open
on the official

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