2006 US Open (tennis)
| 2006 US Open | ||||
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| Date: | August 28 – September 10 | |||
| Edition: | 126th | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface: | Hardcourt | |||
| Location: | New York City, USA | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Roger Federer |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Maria Sharapova |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
 Martin Damm /  Leander Paes |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
 Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
 Bob Bryan / Martina Navratilova |
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| Boys' Singles | ||||
| Dušan Lojda |
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| Girls' Singles | ||||
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
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| Boys' Doubles | ||||
| Jamie Hunt / Nathaniel Schnugg |
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| Girls' Doubles | ||||
 Mihaela Buzărnescu / Ioana Raluca Olaru |
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| Wheelchair Men's Singles | ||||
 Robin Ammerlaan |
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| Wheelchair Women's Singles | ||||
| Esther Vergeer |
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| Wheelchair Men's Doubles | ||||
| Robin Ammerlaan / Michael Jeremiasz |
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| Wheelchair Women's Doubles | ||||
| Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer |
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The 2006 US Open began 28 August and finished on 10 September 2006.
Roger Federer was successful in defending his 2005 title, defeating 2003 champion Andy Roddick in the final. Kim Clijsters was unable to defend her title due to injury. 19-year-old Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final. It was Henin-Hardenne's third Grand Slam final loss of 2006, having lost the Australian Open and Wimbledon finals earlier in the year.
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Seniors [edit]
Men's singles [edit]
Roger Federer def. Andy Roddick, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
- It was Federer's 8th title of the year, and his 41st overall. It was his 9th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd (consecutive) US Open title.
Women's singles [edit]
Maria Sharapova def. 
Justine Henin-Hardenne, 6–4, 6–4
- It was Sharapova's 3rd title of the year, and her 13th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st US Open title.
Men's doubles [edit]
Martin Damm / Leander Paes def. 
Jonas Björkman / 
Max Mirnyi, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–3
Women's doubles [edit]
Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva def. Dinara Safina / 
Katarina Srebotnik, 7–6(5), 7–5
Mixed doubles [edit]
Martina Navratilova / Bob Bryan def. Květa Peschke / Martin Damm, 6–2, 6–3
Juniors [edit]
Boys' singles [edit]
Dušan Lojda def. 
Peter Polansky 7-6(4) 6-3
Girls' singles [edit]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. 
Tamira Paszek 3-6 6-4 7-5
Boys' doubles [edit]
Jamie Hunt / Nathaniel Schnugg def. Jarmere Jenkins/ Austin Krajicek 6-3 6-3
Girls' doubles [edit]
Mihaela Buzărnescu / Ioana Raluca Olaru def. Sharon Fichman/ Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5 6-2
Wheelchair [edit]
Men's wheelchair singles [edit]
Robin Ammerlaan def. Michael Jeremiasz 6-7(1), 6-3, 7-5
Women's wheelchair singles [edit]
Esther Vergeer def. Sharon Walraven 6-1, 6-2
Men's wheelchair doubles [edit]
Robin Ammerlaan / Michael Jeremiasz def. 
Shingo Kunieda / 
Tadeusz Kruszelnicki 7-6(2), 6-1
Women's wheelchair doubles [edit]
Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer def. Korie Homan / Maaike Smit 6-4, 6-4
Seeds [edit]
Men's singles [edit]
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Top 10 Elimination [edit]
| Key / Legend | |
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| SF | Semifinal round |
| QF | Quarterfinal round |
| R | Round |
| Seed | Player | Player | Round | |
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| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo |
lost to | Maria Sharapova [3] |
SF |
| 2 | Justine Henin-Hardenne |
lost to | Maria Sharapova [3] |
Final |
| 3 | Maria Sharapova |
def. | Henin-Hardenne [2] |
Final |
| 4 | Elena Dementieva |
lost to |  Jelena Janković [19] |
QF |
| 5 | Nadia Petrova |
lost to | Tatiana Golovin [27] |
R3 |
| 6 | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
lost to | Jelena Janković [19] |
R4 |
| 7 | Patty Schnyder |
lost to | Lindsay Davenport [10] |
R4 |
| 8 | Martina Hingis |
lost to | Virginie Razzano |
R2 |
| 9 | Nicole Vaidišová |
lost to | Jelena Janković [19] |
R3 |
| 10 | Lindsay Davenport |
lost to | Henin-Hardenne [2] |
QF |
Player of the day [edit]
- Day 1 -
Lindsay Davenport - Day 2 - No competition due to the rain.
- Day 3 -
David Nalbandian - Day 4 - Andre Agassi
- Day 5 - Martina Navratilova
- Day 6 - No competition due to the rain.
- Day 7 - Serena Williams
- Day 8 -
Jelena Janković - Day 9 - No competition due to the rain.
- Day 10 -
Tommy Haas - Day 11 -
Nikolay Davydenko - Day 12 - Maria Sharapova
- Day 13 - Andy Roddick
- Day 14 -
Roger Federer
External links [edit]
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| Preceded by 2005 US Open |
US Open | Succeeded by 2007 US Open |
| Preceded by 2006 Wimbledon Championships |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 2007 Australian Open |
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