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2006 tennis event results
Maria Sharapova defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 US Open.[ 1] It was her second major title. She lost just one set during the tournament (to Amélie Mauresmo in the semifinals). By reaching the final, Henin-Hardenne became the eighth woman (after Maureen Connolly , Margaret Court , Chris Evert , Martina Navratilova , Steffi Graf , Monica Seles and Martina Hingis ) to reach all four major finals in a calendar year.[citation needed ]
Kim Clijsters was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to injury.
This marked the final major appearance of two-time major champion Mary Pierce , who lost to Li Na in the third round.
This marked the first major since the 1999 Australian Open where Serena Williams was unseeded. Needing a wild card to participate due to her ranking of world No. 139, Williams defeated top-20 players Daniela Hantuchová and Ana Ivanovic en route to the fourth round, where she was beaten by Amélie Mauresmo in three sets.
The seeded players are listed below.
Championship match statistics [ edit ]
Category
Sharapova
Henin-Hardenne
1st serve %
46/64 (72%)
32/60 (53%)
1st serve points won
34 of 46 = 74%
21 of 32 = 66%
2nd serve points won
9 of 18 = 50%
16 of 28 = 57%
Total service points won
43 of 64 = 67.19%
37 of 60 = 61.67%
Aces
5
2
Double faults
4
2
Winners
18
12
Unforced errors
27
27
Net points won
8 of 11 = 73%
8 of 9 = 89%
Break points converted
3 of 7 = 43%
1 of 1 = 100%
Return points won
23 of 60 = 38%
21 of 64 = 33%
Total points won
66
58
Source
Notes and references [ edit ]
Grand Slam events Tier I tournaments
Tokyo (S , D )
Indian Wells (S , D )
Miami (S , D )
Charleston (S , D )
Berlin (S , D )
Rome (S , D )
San Diego (S , D )
Toronto (S , D )
Moscow (S , D )
Zurich (S , D )
Tier II tournaments
Sydney (S , D )
Paris (S , D )
Antwerp (S , D )
Dubai (S , D )
Doha (S , D )
Amelia Island (S , D )
Warsaw (S , D )
Eastbourne (S , D )
Stanford (S , D )
Los Angeles (S , D )
New Haven (S , D )
Beijing (S , D )
Luxembourg (S , D )
Stuttgart (S , D )
Linz (S , D )
Tier III tournaments
Gold Coast (S , D )
Bangalore (S , D )
Memphis (S , D )
Bogotá (S , D )
Acapulco (S , D )
Strasbourg (S , D )
İstanbul (S , D )
Birmingham (S , D )
Rosmalen (S , D )
Cincinnati (S , D )
Bali (S , D )
Kolkata (S , D )
Guangzhou (S , D )
Tokyo (S , D )
Bangkok (S , D )
Quebec City (S , D )
Tier IV tournaments
Auckland (S , D )
Canberra (S , D )
Hobart (S , D )
Pattaya (S , D )
Estoril (S , D )
Prague (S , D )
Rabat (S , D )
Palermo (S , D )
Budapest (S , D )
Stockholm (S , D )
Forest Hills (S )
Portorož (S , D )
Seoul (S , D )
Tashkent (S , D )
Team events
39 WTA Tour-Level Titles: 36 SGL & 3 DBL
Entourage
Title-winning doubles partners
Career Rivalries Seasons Year-end No.1 Grand Slam titles
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
WTA Tour titles
Other professional titles4 singles
National representation