2006 Australian Open
| 2006 Australian Open | ||||
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| Date: | 16 – 29 January | |||
| Edition: | 94th | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Roger Federer |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Amélie Mauresmo |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
 Yan Zi / Zheng Jie |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
Martina Hingis /  Mahesh Bhupathi |
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The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.
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[edit] Leadup
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.
It was Martina Hingis' first grand slam event in her comeback to the game. Lindsay Davenport and Serena Williams were among those who welcomed her return to the circuit as a positive step forward for women's tennis.
[edit] Finals
[edit] Seniors
[edit] Men's Singles
Roger Federer def. 
Marcos Baghdatis,[1] 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
- It was Federer's 2nd title of the year, and his 35th overall. It was his 7th career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd Australian Open title.
[edit] Women's Singles
Amélie Mauresmo def. 
Justine Henin, 6–1, 2–0, retired
- It was Mauresmo's 1st title of the year, and her 20th overall. It was her 1st career Grand Slam title.
[edit] Men's Doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. 
Martin Damm / Leander Paes, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
[edit] Women's Doubles
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie[2] def. 
Samantha Stosur / Lisa Raymond, 2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3
[edit] Mixed Doubles
Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi def. Elena Likhovtseva / 
Daniel Nestor, 6–3, 6–3
[edit] Juniors
[edit] Boys' Singles
Alexandre Sidorenko def. Nick Lindahl, 6–3, 7–6(4)
[edit] Girls' Singles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. 
Caroline Wozniacki, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
[edit] Boys' Doubles
Błażej Koniusz / Grzegorz Panfil def. Kellen Damico / Nathaniel Schnugg, 7–6(5), 6–3
[edit] Girls' Doubles
Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Alizé Cornet / 
Corinna Dentoni, 6–2, 6–2
[edit] Seeds
[edit] Men's Singles
[edit] Women's Singles
[edit] Attendance
| Day | Day Session | Night Session | Total |
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| 1 | 36,890 | 12,855 | 49,745 |
| 2 | 42,533 | 15,300 | 57,833 |
| 3 | 40,291 | 16,391 | 56,682 |
| 4 | 37,668 | 17,728 | 55,396 |
| 5 | 32,664 | 15,454 | 48,118 |
| 6 | 41,247 | 15,439 | 56,686 |
| 7 | 22,679 | 14,958 | 37,637 |
| 8 | 25,350 | 15,033 | 40,383 |
| 9 | 19,385 | 15,115 | 34,500 |
| 10 | 17,570 | 14,542 | 32,112 |
| 11 | 15,954 | 14,943 | 30,897 |
| 12 | 16,303 | – | 16,303 |
| 13 | 15,452 | – | 15,452 |
| 14 | 18,806 | – | 18,806 |
| Total | 382,792 | 167,758 | 550,550 |
[edit] References
- ^ Baghdatis became the first Cypriot tennis player (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam singles final.
- ^ Yan and Zheng won the first ever Chinese Grand Slam title.
- ^ http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/attendance_history.pdf
- Pearce, Linda (17 January 2006). "Dokic leaves shattered but philosophical". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis/national-pride-before-a-fall/2006/01/16/1137260002658.html.
[edit] External links
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