Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles
available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. First-seeded Bob
Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated seventh-seeded Martin Damm and Leander
Paes 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the Men's Doubles title at the 2006 Australian
Open. The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January
2006. Several leading men's players declined to attend the Open due to
injury, including Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and defending champion
Marat Safin. The women's tournament fared much better, with no absentees
among the top 20 ranked players.