2006 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2006 Australian Open
Champion	Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-up	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Score	6–1, 2–0 ret.

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she 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.

This tournament was notable as it was the Grand Slam in which Martina Hingis made her comeback after a three-year absence from the WTA Tour, and the first Grand Slam in which future World No. 1 and two-times Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka competed in the main draw.

Seeds

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Qualifying

Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

• 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

	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	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 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	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

• WTA Draw