2006 Australian Open – Women's Singles

2006 Australian Open
Champion		Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-up		Justine Henin-Hardenne
Final score		6–1, 2–0 ret.
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men				mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Daniela Hantuchová.

Amélie Mauresmo, the third seed, ultimately won the tournament, her first major championship. Her finals opponent, eighth-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne, retired down 2–0 in the second set, already down a set. Henin was suffering from stomach cramps resulting from the accidental misuse of anti-inflammatories for a chronic shoulder injury. This was the third match Mauresmo played during the tournament where her opponent retired.

Mauresmo and Henin would have a rematch in the Final of Wimbledon, where Mauresmo would win in three sets.

Seeds

1. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
2. Kim Clijsters (Semifinals, retired due to 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 Ivanović (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 Zakopalová (First Round)
30. Vera Zvonareva (First Round)
31. Gisela Dulko (Second Round)
32. Sania Mirza (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	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	66	4
															8	Justine Henin-Hardenne	1	0	r
															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

Section 1

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	64	3
	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	61	4
	E Linetskaya	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	65	7	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	63	6
14	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Section 2

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	64	65				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	63	3
WC	J Dokić	6	66	1				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	62	1
	M Domachowska	2	1				8	J Henin-Hardenne	77	6
8	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6

Section 3

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	61	6

Section 4

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	67	2
	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

Section 5

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	65	2					J Jackson	64	6	3
	Y Fedak	66	1				12	A Myskina	77	0	6
12	A Myskina	78	6

Section 6

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	66	2				32	S Mirza	3	5
	M Krajicek	6	77					M Krajicek	6	7
	K Brandi	4	61												M Krajicek	2	r
	É Loit	6	6											3	A Mauresmo	6
	V Kutuzova	2	0					É Loit	61	2
	T Sun	6	2	2			3	A Mauresmo	77	6
3	A Mauresmo	4	6	6

Section 7

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 Ivanović	6	6																			S Stosur	1	68
	S Perry	4	4				21	A Ivanović	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	65	6	6				Z Yan	3	4
11	N Dechy	77	2	3

Section 8

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	65	4
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

External links

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