Kristof Vliegen (first round)Ĭlick on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. Aveva 36 anni: è nato infatti il 29 aprile 1970 a Las Vegas.

Players are listed with the round in which they exited.Ġ 1. Per Andre Agassi, il giorno arrivò quasi 17 anni fa, il 3 settembre 2006. 1s Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were seeded, at 20th and 17th, respectively. This was also the first major in which future world No. Future champion Juan Martín del Potro made his first appearance in the main draw of the US Open, losing to Alejandro Falla in the first round. He played his last match against Benjamin Becker. This tournament marked eight-time major champion Andre Agassi's last professional appearance. Also, he reached a record-equalling 10th consecutive major semifinal (streak starting at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships), after Laver and Ivan Lendl. It brought a career which lasted two decades and yielded eight grand-slam titles to an end but only after an applause which reduced the American to tears on multiple occasions. Federer became the sixth man (after Jack Crawford, Don Budge, Frank Sedgman, Lew Hoad and Rod Laver) to reach all four major finals in one calendar year, the second to do so in the Open Era, and the first to do so since Laver in 1969. Andre Agassi retired from tennis after being knocked out of the US Open by Benjamin Becker, on this day in 2006. 19-year-old Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final. Kim Clijsters was unable to defend her title due to injury. Roger Federer was successful in defending his 2005 title, defeating 2003 champion Andy Roddick in the final. It was his third US Open title and his ninth major title overall. The 2006 US Open began 28 August and finished on 10 September 2006. It was Henin-Hardenne's third Grand Slam final loss of 2006, having lost the Australian Open and Wimbledon finals earlier in the year.Two-time defending champion Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2006 US Open. That made him the first male Career Golden Slam winner in tennis history. His career was capped by his epic victory at the French Open in 1999. 19-year-old Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final. Andre Agassi was an American professional tennis player who won 60 tournaments over the course of his career, including 8 Grand Slam titles. US Open (Outdoor/Hard) ATP Masters 1000 Canada. Kim Clijsters was unable to defend her title due to injury. Official tennis titles and finals records of Andre Agassi on the ATP Tour for singles and doubles.

It was a special moment as the 23,000 crowd at. The 2006 US Open began 28 August and finished on 10 September 2006. Andre Agassi was the bad boy who ‘hated’ tennis, took crystal meth and retired at the US Open an eight-time Grand Slam winning legend. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

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