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2006 Australian Open – Women's singles

December 20, 2023

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 6–1, 2–0 ret., to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. It was her first major title. Henin-Hardenne was suffering from stomach cramps resulting from the accidental misuse of anti-inflammatories for a chronic shoulder injury.[1] This was Mauresmo's third match of the tournament where her opponent retired.[2] Mauresmo and Henin-Hardenne would have a rematch in the Wimbledon final later that year, where Mauresmo would win in three sets.

Women's singles
2006 Australian Open
Final
Champion Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-up Justine Henin-Hardenne
Score6–1, 2–0 ret.
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 2006 Australian Open

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the third round by Daniela Hantuchová.[3]

This tournament saw three-time Australian Open champion Martina Hingis make her first major appearance since the 2002 US Open, after a three-year absence from the tour.[4] It marked the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka.[5]

Seeds edit

  1.   Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  2.   Kim Clijsters (semifinals, retired due to an ankle injury)
  3.   Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
  4.   Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
  5.   Mary Pierce (second round)
  6.   Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
  7.   Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  8.   Justine Henin-Hardenne (final, retired due to stomach cramps)
  9.   Elena Dementieva (first round)
  10.   Venus Williams (first round)
  11.   Nathalie Dechy (first round)
  12.   Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)
  13.   Serena Williams (third round)
  14.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
  15.   Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)
  16.   Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round)
  17.   Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)
  18.   Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  19.   Dinara Safina (second round)
  20.   Flavia Pennetta (third round)
  21.   Ana Ivanovic (second round)
  22.   Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)
  23.   Jelena Janković (second round)
  24.   Tatiana Golovin (first round)
  25.   Maria Kirilenko (third round)
  26.   Ai Sugiyama (first round)
  27.   Marion Bartoli (second round)
  28.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
  29.   Klára Koukalová (first round)
  30.   Vera Zvonareva (first round)
  31.   Gisela Dulko (second round)
  32.   Sania Mirza (second round)

Qualifying edit

Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Lindsay Davenport 6 2 3
8   Justine Henin-Hardenne 2 6 6
8   Justine Henin-Hardenne 4 6 6
4   Maria Sharapova 6 1 4
4   Maria Sharapova 78 6  
6   Nadia Petrova 664  
8   Justine Henin-Hardenne 1 0r
3   Amélie Mauresmo 6 2  
7   Patty Schnyder 3 0  
3   Amélie Mauresmo 6 6  
3   Amélie Mauresmo 5 6 3
2   Kim Clijsters 7 2 2r
WC   Martina Hingis 3 6 4
2   Kim Clijsters 6 2 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   L Davenport 6 6  
WC   C Dellacqua 2 1   1   L Davenport 77 6  
    A Bondarenko 4 2       K Šprem 643  
    K Šprem 6 6   1   L Davenport 6 4 6
    E Gagliardi 4 3   25   M Kirilenko 4 6 2
    G Voskoboeva 6 6       G Voskoboeva 614  
    E Linetskaya 1 1 r 25   M Kirilenko 77 6  
25   M Kirilenko 6 3   1   L Davenport 6 6  
24   T Golovin 4 6 4 14   S Kuznetsova 2 4  
    M Santangelo 6 4 6     M Santangelo 77 5 6
    K Srebotnik 6 6       K Srebotnik 657 3
    S Foretz 4 3       M Santangelo 3 1  
    T Panova 6 5 1 14   S Kuznetsova 6 6  
    A Parra Santonja 4 7 6     A Parra Santonja 2 77 2
WC   L Breadmore 1 3   14   S Kuznetsova 6 636
14   S Kuznetsova 6 6  

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   V Williams 6 0 7
    T Pironkova 2 6 9     T Pironkova 5 2  
Q   K Wörle 7 2 0     L Granville 7 6  
    L Granville 5 6 6     L Granville 3 3  
    L Domínguez Lino 2 61      V Ruano Pascual 6 6  
    V Ruano Pascual 6 77       V Ruano Pascual 6 6  
    L Raymond 6465  18   E Likhovtseva 4 4  
18   E Likhovtseva 77 77       V Ruano Pascual 0 3  
26   A Sugiyama 4 3   8   J Henin-Hardenne 6 6  
    C Martínez Granados 6 6       C Martínez Granados 633  
WC   J Dokić 6 661     V Razzano 77 6  
    V Razzano 3 78 6     V Razzano 4 1  
    H Šromová 3     8   J Henin-Hardenne 6 6  
    A Morigami 0 r       H Šromová 621  
    M Domachowska 2 1   8   J Henin-Hardenne 77 6  
8   J Henin-Hardenne 6 6  

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   M Sharapova 6 6  
    S Klösel 2 1   4   M Sharapova 6 7  
Q   A Harkleroad 6 6   Q   A Harkleroad 1 5  
    S Peng 4 1   4   M Sharapova 6 6  
    M Washington 1 2       J Kostanić 0 1  
    J Kostanić 6 6       J Kostanić 6 6  
    Z Ondrášková 6 6       Z Ondrášková 2 1  
28   A Medina Garrigues 3 4   4   M Sharapova 6 6  
17   D Hantuchová 3 6 6 17   D Hantuchová 4 4  
    S Obata 6 3 0 17   D Hantuchová 6 6  
    D Randriantefy 3 6 1 WC   A Amanmuradova 4 1  
WC   A Amanmuradova 6 2 6 17   D Hantuchová 6 77  
    M Díaz Oliva 6 5 4 13   S Williams 1 65 
    C Pin 2 7 6     C Pin 3 1  
    N Li 3 77 2 13   S Williams 6 6  
13   S Williams 6 616

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   E Dementieva 5 2  
    J Schruff 7 6       J Schruff 0 5  
    E Vesnina 6 6       E Vesnina 6 7  
Q   T Li 2 3       E Vesnina 5 6 6
Q   T Obziler 1 6 4 Q   O Savchuk 7 2 4
Q   O Savchuk 6 3 6 Q   O Savchuk 6 6  
    J Craybas 2 6 4 23   J Janković 3 4  
23   J Janković 6 4 6     E Vesnina 3 1  
29   K Koukalová 1 7 2 6   N Petrova 6 6  
    E Bychkova 6 5 6     E Bychkova 6 672
    ME Camerin 6 6       ME Camerin 4 79 6
Q   Y Meusburger 4 2       ME Camerin 1 2  
Q   J Gajdošová 6 2 3 6   N Petrova 6 6  
    M Müller 1 6 6     M Müller 4 1  
WC   S Ferguson 2 1   6   N Petrova 6 6  
6   N Petrova 6 6  

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   P Schnyder 6 6  
    E Daniilidou 4 3   7   P Schnyder 6 79  
    S Pe'er 6 1 4     S Asagoe 1 67 
    S Asagoe 3 6 6 7   P Schnyder 6 6  
WC   A Cornet 2 6 2     A Nakamura 2 3  
    A Nakamura 6 4 6     A Nakamura 6 6  
    M Ani 0 67  31   G Dulko 1 1  
31   G Dulko 6 79   7   P Schnyder 6 6  
19   D Safina 6 6   12   A Myskina 2 1  
    T Garbin 0 1   19   D Safina 4 0  
    M Vento-Kabchi 1 2       S Arvidsson 6 6  
    S Arvidsson 6 6       S Arvidsson 3 1  
    J Jackson 77 6   12   A Myskina 6 6  
Q   T Tanasugarn 652       J Jackson 646 3
    Y Fedak 661   12   A Myskina 77 0 6
12   A Myskina 78 6  

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   N Vaidišová 6 6  
Q   A Yakimova 1 3   16   N Vaidišová 6 6  
    A Chakvetadze 5 6 6     A Chakvetadze 2 1  
    J Zheng 7 2 4 16   N Vaidišová 6 6  
    M Suchá 3 6 6 20   F Pennetta 4 2  
    A Smashnova 6 3 4     M Suchá 3 0  
Q   C Black 2 6 3 20   F Pennetta 6 6  
20   F Pennetta 6 2 6 16   N Vaidišová 1 1  
32   S Mirza 78 6   3   A Mauresmo 6 6  
Q   V Azarenka 662   32   S Mirza 3 5  
    M Krajicek 6 77       M Krajicek 6 7  
    K Brandi 4 61      M Krajicek 2 0r 
    É Loit 6 6   3   A Mauresmo 6 0  
    V Kutuzova 2 0       É Loit 612  
    T Sun 6 2 2 3   A Mauresmo 77 6  
3   A Mauresmo 4 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   M Pierce 6 6  
WC   N Pratt 1 1   5   M Pierce 3 5  
    I Benešová 2 6 7     I Benešová 6 7  
    R Fujiwara 6 1 5     I Benešová 4 1  
    E Laine 6 6   WC   M Hingis 6 6  
    N Llagostera Vives 1 1       E Laine 1 1  
WC   M Hingis 6 6   WC   M Hingis 6 6  
30   V Zvonareva 1 2   WC   M Hingis 6 710  
21   A Ivanovic 6 6       S Stosur 1 68 
    S Perry 4 4   21   A Ivanovic 3 5  
    S Stosur 6 6       S Stosur 6 7  
    S Brémond 3 4       S Stosur 7 4 6
    E Birnerová 5 4       S Bammer 5 6 3
    S Bammer 7 6       S Bammer 6 6  
    Z Yan 656 6     Z Yan 3 4  
11   N Dechy 77 2 3

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   F Schiavone 6 7  
    A Serra Zanetti 2 5   15   F Schiavone 6 4 6
    V Dushevina 7 3 1     C Castaño 1 6 3
    C Castaño 5 6 6 15   F Schiavone 6 6  
    L Šafářová 4 3       M Sánchez Lorenzo 0 0  
    M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6       M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 6 6
    L Pous Tió 6 4 5 22   A-L Grönefeld 6 4 1
22   A-L Grönefeld 2 6 7 15   F Schiavone 654  
27   M Bartoli 6 6   2   K Clijsters 77 6  
    A Frazier 3 2   27   M Bartoli 4 6 3
    R Vinci 7 6       R Vinci 6 3 6
    M Shaughnessy 5 4       R Vinci 1 2  
Q   M Yuan 6 6   2   K Clijsters 6 6  
    M Czink 4 2   Q   M Yuan 4 2  
    Y-j Cho 3 0   2   K Clijsters 6 6  
2   K Clijsters 6 6  

Championship match statistics edit

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Amelie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin Hardenne in the final 6 1 2 0 ret to win the women s singles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open It was her first major title Henin Hardenne was suffering from stomach cramps resulting from the accidental misuse of anti inflammatories for a chronic shoulder injury 1 This was Mauresmo s third match of the tournament where her opponent retired 2 Mauresmo and Henin Hardenne would have a rematch in the Wimbledon final later that year where Mauresmo would win in three sets Women s singles2006 Australian OpenFinalChampionAmelie MauresmoRunner upJustine Henin HardenneScore6 1 2 0 ret DetailsDraw128 12Q 8WC Seeds32EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girlsWC Singles men women quadWC Doubles men women quadLegends men women mixed 2005 Australian Open 2007 Main article 2006 Australian Open Serena Williams was the defending champion but was defeated in the third round by Daniela Hantuchova 3 This tournament saw three time Australian Open champion Martina Hingis make her first major appearance since the 2002 US Open after a three year absence from the tour 4 It marked the first major main draw appearance for future world No 1 and two time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka 5 Contents 1 Seeds 2 Qualifying 3 Draw 3 1 Key 3 2 Finals 3 3 Top half 3 3 1 Section 1 3 3 2 Section 2 3 3 3 Section 3 3 3 4 Section 4 3 4 Bottom half 3 4 1 Section 5 3 4 2 Section 6 3 4 3 Section 7 3 4 4 Section 8 4 Championship match statistics 5 References 6 External linksSeeds edit nbsp Lindsay Davenport quarterfinals nbsp Kim Clijsters semifinals retired due to an ankle injury nbsp Amelie Mauresmo champion nbsp Maria Sharapova semifinals nbsp Mary Pierce second round nbsp Nadia Petrova quarterfinals nbsp Patty Schnyder quarterfinals nbsp Justine Henin Hardenne final retired due to stomach cramps nbsp Elena Dementieva first round nbsp Venus Williams first round nbsp Nathalie Dechy first round nbsp Anastasia Myskina fourth round nbsp Serena Williams third round nbsp Svetlana Kuznetsova fourth round nbsp Francesca Schiavone fourth round nbsp Nicole Vaidisova fourth round nbsp Daniela Hantuchova fourth round nbsp Elena Likhovtseva second round nbsp Dinara Safina second round nbsp Flavia Pennetta third round nbsp Ana Ivanovic second round nbsp Anna Lena Gronefeld second round nbsp Jelena Jankovic second round nbsp Tatiana Golovin first round nbsp Maria Kirilenko third round nbsp Ai Sugiyama first round nbsp Marion Bartoli second round nbsp Anabel Medina Garrigues first round nbsp Klara Koukalova first round nbsp Vera Zvonareva first round nbsp Gisela Dulko second round nbsp Sania Mirza second round Qualifying editMain article 2006 Australian Open Women s singles qualifyingDraw editKey edit Q Qualifier WC Wild card LL Lucky loser Alt Alternate SE Special exempt PR Protected ranking ITF ITF entry JE Junior exempt w o Walkover r Retired d Defaulted SR Special ranking Finals edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 1 nbsp Lindsay Davenport6238 nbsp Justine Henin Hardenne2668 nbsp Justine Henin Hardenne4664 nbsp Maria Sharapova6144 nbsp Maria Sharapova786 6 nbsp Nadia Petrova664 8 nbsp Justine Henin Hardenne10r3 nbsp Amelie Mauresmo62 7 nbsp Patty Schnyder30 3 nbsp Amelie Mauresmo66 3 nbsp Amelie Mauresmo5632 nbsp Kim Clijsters722rWC nbsp Martina Hingis3642 nbsp Kim Clijsters626Top half edit Section 1 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round1 nbsp L Davenport66 WC nbsp C Dellacqua21 1 nbsp L Davenport776 nbsp A Bondarenko42 nbsp K Sprem643 nbsp K Sprem66 1 nbsp L Davenport646 nbsp E Gagliardi43 25 nbsp M Kirilenko462 nbsp G Voskoboeva66 nbsp G Voskoboeva614 nbsp E Linetskaya11r25 nbsp M Kirilenko776 25 nbsp M Kirilenko63 1 nbsp L Davenport66 24 nbsp T Golovin46414 nbsp S Kuznetsova24 nbsp M Santangelo646 nbsp M Santangelo7756 nbsp K Srebotnik66 nbsp K Srebotnik6573 nbsp S Foretz43 nbsp M Santangelo31 nbsp T Panova65114 nbsp S Kuznetsova66 nbsp A Parra Santonja476 nbsp A Parra Santonja2772WC nbsp L Breadmore13 14 nbsp S Kuznetsova663614 nbsp S Kuznetsova66 Section 2 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round10 nbsp V Williams607 nbsp T Pironkova269 nbsp T Pironkova52 Q nbsp K Worle720 nbsp L Granville76 nbsp L Granville566 nbsp L Granville33 nbsp L Dominguez Lino261 nbsp V Ruano Pascual66 nbsp V Ruano Pascual677 nbsp V Ruano Pascual66 nbsp L Raymond6465 18 nbsp E Likhovtseva44 18 nbsp E Likhovtseva7777 nbsp V Ruano Pascual03 26 nbsp A Sugiyama43 8 nbsp J Henin Hardenne66 nbsp C Martinez Granados66 nbsp C Martinez Granados633 WC nbsp J Dokic6661 nbsp V Razzano776 nbsp V Razzano3786 nbsp V Razzano41 nbsp H Sromova3 8 nbsp J Henin Hardenne66 nbsp A Morigami0r nbsp H Sromova621 nbsp M Domachowska21 8 nbsp J Henin Hardenne776 8 nbsp J Henin Hardenne66 Section 3 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round4 nbsp M Sharapova66 nbsp S Klosel21 4 nbsp M Sharapova67 Q nbsp A Harkleroad66 Q nbsp A Harkleroad15 nbsp S Peng41 4 nbsp M Sharapova66 nbsp M Washington12 nbsp J Kostanic01 nbsp J Kostanic66 nbsp J Kostanic66 nbsp Z Ondraskova66 nbsp Z Ondraskova21 28 nbsp A Medina Garrigues34 4 nbsp M Sharapova66 17 nbsp D Hantuchova36617 nbsp D Hantuchova44 nbsp S Obata63017 nbsp D Hantuchova66 nbsp D Randriantefy361WC nbsp A Amanmuradova41 WC nbsp A Amanmuradova62617 nbsp D Hantuchova677 nbsp M Diaz Oliva65413 nbsp S Williams165 nbsp C Pin276 nbsp C Pin31 nbsp N Li377213 nbsp S Williams66 13 nbsp S Williams6616Section 4 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round9 nbsp E Dementieva52 nbsp J Schruff76 nbsp J Schruff05 nbsp E Vesnina66 nbsp E Vesnina67 Q nbsp T Li23 nbsp E Vesnina566Q nbsp T Obziler164Q nbsp O Savchuk724Q nbsp O Savchuk636Q nbsp O Savchuk66 nbsp J Craybas26423 nbsp J Jankovic34 23 nbsp J Jankovic646 nbsp E Vesnina31 29 nbsp K Koukalova1726 nbsp N Petrova66 nbsp E Bychkova656 nbsp E Bychkova6672 nbsp ME Camerin66 nbsp ME Camerin4796Q nbsp Y Meusburger42 nbsp ME Camerin12 Q nbsp J Gajdosova6236 nbsp N Petrova66 nbsp M Muller166 nbsp M Muller41 WC nbsp S Ferguson21 6 nbsp N Petrova66 6 nbsp N Petrova66 Bottom half edit Section 5 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round7 nbsp P Schnyder66 nbsp E Daniilidou43 7 nbsp P Schnyder679 nbsp S Pe er614 nbsp S Asagoe167 nbsp S Asagoe3667 nbsp P Schnyder66 WC nbsp A Cornet262 nbsp A Nakamura23 nbsp A Nakamura646 nbsp A Nakamura66 nbsp M Ani067 31 nbsp G Dulko11 31 nbsp G Dulko679 7 nbsp P Schnyder66 19 nbsp D Safina66 12 nbsp A Myskina21 nbsp T Garbin01 19 nbsp D Safina40 nbsp M Vento Kabchi12 nbsp S Arvidsson66 nbsp S Arvidsson66 nbsp S Arvidsson31 nbsp J Jackson776 12 nbsp A Myskina66 Q nbsp T Tanasugarn652 nbsp J Jackson6463 nbsp Y Fedak661 12 nbsp A Myskina770612 nbsp A Myskina786 Section 6 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round16 nbsp N Vaidisova66 Q nbsp A Yakimova13 16 nbsp N Vaidisova66 nbsp A Chakvetadze566 nbsp A Chakvetadze21 nbsp J Zheng72416 nbsp N Vaidisova66 nbsp M Sucha36620 nbsp F Pennetta42 nbsp A Smashnova634 nbsp M Sucha30 Q nbsp C Black26320 nbsp F Pennetta66 20 nbsp F Pennetta62616 nbsp N Vaidisova11 32 nbsp S Mirza786 3 nbsp A Mauresmo66 Q nbsp V Azarenka662 32 nbsp S Mirza35 nbsp M Krajicek677 nbsp M Krajicek67 nbsp K Brandi461 nbsp M Krajicek20r nbsp E Loit66 3 nbsp A Mauresmo60 nbsp V Kutuzova20 nbsp E Loit612 nbsp T Sun6223 nbsp A Mauresmo776 3 nbsp A Mauresmo466Section 7 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round5 nbsp M Pierce66 WC nbsp N Pratt11 5 nbsp M Pierce35 nbsp I Benesova267 nbsp I Benesova67 nbsp R Fujiwara615 nbsp I Benesova41 nbsp E Laine66 WC nbsp M Hingis66 nbsp N Llagostera Vives11 nbsp E Laine11 WC nbsp M Hingis66 WC nbsp M Hingis66 30 nbsp V Zvonareva12 WC nbsp M Hingis6710 21 nbsp A Ivanovic66 nbsp S Stosur168 nbsp S Perry44 21 nbsp A Ivanovic35 nbsp S Stosur66 nbsp S Stosur67 nbsp S Bremond34 nbsp S Stosur746 nbsp E Birnerova54 nbsp S Bammer563 nbsp S Bammer76 nbsp S Bammer66 nbsp Z Yan6566 nbsp Z Yan34 11 nbsp N Dechy7723Section 8 edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round15 nbsp F Schiavone67 nbsp A Serra Zanetti25 15 nbsp F Schiavone646 nbsp V Dushevina731 nbsp C Castano163 nbsp C Castano56615 nbsp F Schiavone66 nbsp L Safarova43 nbsp M Sanchez Lorenzo00 nbsp M Sanchez Lorenzo66 nbsp M Sanchez Lorenzo466 nbsp L Pous Tio64522 nbsp A L Gronefeld64122 nbsp A L Gronefeld26715 nbsp F Schiavone654 27 nbsp M Bartoli66 2 nbsp K Clijsters776 nbsp A Frazier32 27 nbsp M Bartoli463 nbsp R Vinci76 nbsp R Vinci636 nbsp M Shaughnessy54 nbsp R Vinci12 Q nbsp M Yuan66 2 nbsp K Clijsters66 nbsp M Czink42 Q nbsp M Yuan42 nbsp Y j Cho30 2 nbsp K Clijsters66 2 nbsp K Clijsters66 Championship match statistics editCategory span dat, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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