Buenos Aires qualifying February 13-19, 2006 Singles Seeds: (cut: Eric Prodon - ) 1. Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo 2. Nicolas Almagro 3. Albert Portas 4. Vasilis Mazarakis 5. Alessio di Mauro 6. Olivier Patience 7. Daniel Kollerer 8. Sergio Roitman First Round (1)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 7-6(3) 7-5 Agustin Tarantino (ARG) d. Santiago Ventura (ESP) 4-6 6-4 6-4 Eric Prodon (FRA) d. Julio Silva (BRA) 7-5 7-5 (5)Alessio di Mauro (ITA) d. (WC)Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-2 6-2 Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ARG) d. (2)Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-4 4-6 7-5 Juan Martin Aranguren (ARG) d. Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) 2-6 7-5 6-3 Gorka Fraile (ESP) d. Daniel Gimeno (ESP) 6-2 5-7 6-4 (WC)Eduardo Schwank (ARG) d. (7)Daniel Kollerer (AUT) 2-6 7-5 6-3 (3)Albert Portas (ESP) d. Damian Patriarca (ARG) 6-2 2-2 ret. Francesco Aldi (ITA) d. (WC)Alejandro Fabbri (ARG) 6-4 3-6 6-3 Marco Mirnegg (AUT) d. Diego Junqueira (ARG) 6-1 6-4 Diego Hartfield (ARG) d. (8)Sergio Roitman (ARG) 6-4 7-5 Carlos Cuadrado (ESP) d. (4)Vasilis Mazarakis (GRE) 6-3 7-6(5) (WC)Cristian Villagran (ARG) d. Nicolas Devilder (FRA) 6-2 7-6(6) Tomas Tenconi (ITA) d. Lionel Noviski (ARG) 6-2 6-2 Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. (6)Olivier Patience (FRA) 2-6 6-0 6-1 Second Round (1)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) d. Agustin Tarantino (ARG) 6-2 6-3 Eric Prodon (FRA) d. (5)Alessio di Mauro (ITA) 6-1 1-6 6-4 Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ARG) d. Juan Martin Aranguren (ARG) 6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 Gorka Fraile (ESP) d. (WC)Eduardo Schwank (ARG) 6-4 5-7 7-5 (3)Albert Portas (ESP) d. Francesco Aldi (ITA) 6-4 6-4 Marco Mirnegg (AUT) d. Diego Hartfield (ARG) 4-6 6-0 6-3 Carlos Cuadrado (ESP) d. (WC)Cristian Villagran (ARG) 6-2 6-4 Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Tomas Tenconi (ITA) 5-7 7-5 6-3 Qualifying Round Eric Prodon (FRA) d. (1)Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo (ESP) 4-6 7-5 6-2 Martin Vassallo-Arguello (ARG) d. Gorka Fraile (ESP) 6-4 6-4 (3)Albert Portas (ESP) d. Marco Mirnegg (AUT) 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 6-4 Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Carlos Cuadrado (ESP) 7-5 6-2