"Zero Pointers" / "Missed Opportunities"
This will be the Zero-Pointers list for 2006.

Beginning in 2000, the rankings automatically count all grand slam and masters
series events. If a player's ranking is high enough for him to make the
acceptance list or if he plays in the main draw by direct acceptance, or as a
qualifier, lucky loser, wild card, or special exempt, the event will
automatically count towards his ranking total. For those players who are ranked
high enough to enter a mandatory event but do not participate, no matter what
the reason, those players get a "0" for that tournament.

Here is a list for each tournament of players who officially received a 0 for
their point total.


Australian Open: (13)
Andre Agassi
Karol Beck
Guillermo Canas
Joachim Johansson
Nicolas Lapentti
Alberto Martin
Rafael Nadal
Jiri Novak
Mariano Puerta
Greg Rusedski
Marat Safin
Robin Soderling
Martin Verkerk

Indian Wells: (10)
Karol Beck
Guillermo Coria
Taylor Dent
Nicolas Escude
Victor Hanescu
Thomas Johansson
Gustavo Kuerten
Albert Montanes
Jiri Novak
Mariano Puerta

Miami: (6)
Andre Agassi
Taylor Dent
Nicolas Escude
Thomas Johansson
Jiri Novak
Mariano Puerta

Monte Carlo: (12)
Andre Agassi
Mario Ancic
Marcos Baghdatis
James Blake
Taylor Dent
Richard Gasquet
Robbie Ginepri
Tommy Haas
Lleyton Hewitt
Thomas Johansson
Andy Roddick
Martin Verkerk

Rome: (6)
Andre Agassi
Igor Andreev
Richard Gasquet
Lleyton Hewitt
Christophe Rochus
Martin Verkerk

Hamburg: (8)
Andre Agassi
Igor Andreev
Roger Federer
Victor Hanescu
Lleyton Hewitt
Rafael Nadal
David Nalbandian
Andy Roddick

French Open: (7)
Andre Agassi
Igor Andreev
Agustin Calleri
Arnaud Clement
Guillermo Coria
Taylor Dent
Victor Hanescu

Wimbledon: (7)
Jose Acasuso
Igor Andreev
Guillermo Coria
Taylor Dent
Victor Hanescu
Nicolas Kiefer
Carlos Moya

Toronto: (11)
Andre Agassi
Mario Ancic
Igor Andreev
Guillermo Coria
Novak Djokovic
Nicolas Kiefer
Gael Monfils
Olivier Rochus
Andy Roddick
Radek Stepanek
Martin Verkerk

Cincinnati: (10)
Andre Agassi
Mario Ancic
Igor Andreev
Guillermo Coria
Gaston Gaudio
Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolas Kiefer
Olivier Rochus
Radek Stepanek
Martin Verkerk

US Open: (5)
Mario Ancic
Igor Andreev
Joachim Johansson
Nicolas Kiefer
Radek Stepanek

Madrid: (4)
Igor Andreev
Lleyton Hewitt
Nicolas Kiefer
Radek Stepanek

Paris: (14)
Marcos Baghdatis
Agustin Calleri
Roger Federer
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Gaston Gaudio
Lleyton Hewitt
Joachim Johansson
Nicolas Kiefer
Ivan Ljubicic
Rafael Nadal
David Nalbandian
Andy Roddick
Radek Stepanek
Mikhail Youzhny