2006 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Seeds
• # Roger Federer (final)

• # 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (champion)

• # 🇷🇺 Nikolay Davydenko (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (second round)

• # 🇪🇸 David Ferrer (first round)

• # 🇸🇰 Dominik Hrbatý (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Radek Štěpánek (second round)

• # 🇨🇿 Tomáš Berdych (second round)