2006 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
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The 2006 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
tennis
tournament held in Houston, Texas
in the United States. The tournament was held from April 10 to April 17.
Mardy Fish
defeated
Jürgen Melzer
3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Michael Kohlmann
/ Alexander Waske
defeated Julian Knowle
/ Jürgen Melzer
5-7, 6-4, [10-5] (Match Tie-Break)
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament that started in 1910. It is the last remaining ATP Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts....
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament held in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
in the United States. The tournament was held from April 10 to April 17.
Men's Singles
Mardy FishMardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
defeated
Jürgen MelzerJürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
3-6, 6-4, 6-3
- It was Fish's only title of the year and the 5th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Michael KohlmannMichael Kohlmann
Michael Kohlmann is a professional tennis player from Germany. Primarily a doubles specialist, he has won five ATP Tour doubles titles in his career. On 5 March 2007, he reached his highest doubles ranking of No...
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Alexander WaskeAlexander Waske
Alexander Waske is a professional male tennis player from Germany. He turned pro in 2000.On June 12, 2006, Waske achieved his career-high singles ranking: World No. 89.-Doubles: 7 :-External links:...
defeated
Julian KnowleJulian Knowle
----Julian Knowle is an Austrian male professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander Knowle is one of now only few on the ATP Tour who plays his forehand, backhand and even volleys double-handed. He is Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching no...
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Jürgen MelzerJürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
5-7, 6-4, [10-5] (Match Tie-Break)
- It was Kohlmann's only title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Waske's 1st title of the year and the 1st of his career.