2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Champions The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Runners-up Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
Final score 6–4, 5–7, [13–11]

Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions, but had different outcomes. While Llodra did not compete this year, Santoro partnered with Nenad Zimonjić and reached the Quarterfinals, before losing to Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi.

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won the title, defeating Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram 6–4, 5–7, [13–11] in the final. It was the 4th title of the year for the pair, and the 43th title for Knowles and 45th title for Nestor, in their respective careers.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan (Quarterfinals)
  2. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Belarus Max Mirnyi (Semifinals)
  3. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (Champions)
  4. Australia Paul Hanley / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett (Quarterfinals)
  5. France Fabrice Santoro / Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić (Quarterfinals)
  6. Israel Jonathan Erlich / Israel Andy Ram (Final)
  7. Sweden Simon Aspelin / Australia Todd Perry (Quarterfinals)
  8. India Mahesh Bhupathi / South Africa Wesley Moodie (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
   Chile Fernando González
 Chile Nicolás Massú
3 7 [5]  
6  Israel Jonathan Erlich
 Israel Andy Ram
6 5 [10]  
  6  Israel Jonathan Erlich
 Israel Andy Ram
4 7 [11]
  3  The Bahamas Mark Knowles
 Canada Daniel Nestor
6 5 [13]
3  The Bahamas Mark Knowles
 Canada Daniel Nestor
6 77
  2  Sweden Jonas Björkman
 Belarus Max Mirnyi
3 65  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  United States B Bryan
 United States M Bryan
6 7  
 India L Paes
 Czech Republic R Štěpánek
7 6      India L Paes
 Czech Republic R Štěpánek
1 5  
 Russia M Safin
 Russia D Tursunov
5 3       1  United States B Bryan
 United States M Bryan
6 2 [4]  
 Chile F González
 Chile N Massú
66 77 [10]        Chile F González
 Chile N Massú
3 6 [10]  
WC  Italy D Bracciali
 Italy G Galimberti
78 64 [6]      Chile F González
 Chile N Massú
6 6
    8  India M Bhupathi
 South Africa W Moodie
3 2  
       Chile F González
 Chile N Massú
3 7 [5]
      6  Israel J Erlich
 Israel A Ram
6 5 [10]
    4  Australia P Hanley
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett
6 6  
 United States J Blake
 Belgium X Malisse
6 64 [10]      United States J Blake
 Belgium X Malisse
3 1  
 United States R Ginepri
 United States A Roddick
3 77 [8]       4  Australia P Hanley
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett
1 4
 Finland J Nieminen
 Belgium O Rochus
7 3 [10]       6  Israel J Erlich
 Israel A Ram
6 6  
 Russia N Davydenko
 Slovakia D Hrbatý
5 6 [4]      Finland J Nieminen
 Belgium O Rochus
4 3
    6  Israel J Erlich
 Israel A Ram
6 6  
 

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    7  Sweden S Aspelin
 Australia T Perry
6 7  
 Czech Republic T Berdych
 Czech Republic L Friedl
78 6      Czech Republic T Berdych
 Czech Republic L Friedl
4 5  
 Argentina G Coria
 Argentina M García
66 2       7  Sweden S Aspelin
 Australia T Perry
1 5  
WC  Italy S Bolelli
 Italy A Seppi
3 4       3  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
6 7  
 Austria J Knowle
 Argentina S Prieto
6 6      Austria J Knowle
 Argentina S Prieto
65 5
    3  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
77 7  
      3  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
6 77
      2  Sweden J Björkman
 Belarus M Mirnyi
3 65
    5  France F Santoro
 Serbia and Montenegro N Zimonjić
4 6 [10]  
Alt  Argentina J Acasuso
 Argentina JI Chela
67 7 [2]      Poland M Fyrstenberg
 Poland M Matkowski
6 4 [6]  
 Poland M Fyrstenberg
 Poland M Matkowski
79 5 [10]       5  France F Santoro
 Serbia and Montenegro N Zimonjić
2 67
 Australia S Huss
 Czech Republic C Suk
2 6 [7]       2  Sweden J Björkman
 Belarus M Mirnyi
6 79  
 France S Grosjean
 Thailand P Srichaphan
6 2 [10]      France S Grosjean
 Thailand P Srichaphan
3 3
    2  Sweden J Björkman
 Belarus M Mirnyi
6 6  
 

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