F Monte-Carlo Masters 2006

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Roger Federer #1

6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(5)

Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(5) in the 2006 Monte-Carlo Masters final on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 24, 2006*
Tournament: Monte-Carlo Masters
Edition: 2006
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: F
Duration: 3h 50m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer
Aces	1	3
Double faults	4	3
First serve %	70.0%	60.0%
First serve points won %	66.0%	63.0%
Second serve points won %	52.0%	49.0%
Break points saved %	78.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	22.0%
Service points won %	62.0%	57.0%
Return points won %	43.0%	38.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer
Country	ESP	SUI
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Aug 8, 1981
Age	19	24
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	1
Ranking points (entering)	4,335	7,160
Elo (entering)	2,148	2,377
Current career W-L	1,056–228	1,219–272
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 3 – 1 Roger Federer #1

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gaston Gaudio #8	5-7 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 23, 2006	SF
Guillermo Coria #9	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 23, 2006	QF
Kristof Vliegen #57	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 22, 2006	R16
Jean-Rene Lisnard #154	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 2006	R32
Arnaud Clement #56	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 2006	R64

Rafael Nadal's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Gonzalez #21	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 23, 2006	SF
David Ferrer #15	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 23, 2006	QF
Benjamin Balleret #351	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 22, 2006	R16
Alberto Martin #66	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 2006	R32
Novak Djokovic #67	6-3 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 2006	R64