2006 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2006 Australian Open
Champion	Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-up	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Score	6–1, 2–0 ret.
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 6–1, 2–0 ret., to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. It was her first major title. Henin-Hardenne was suffering from stomach cramps resulting from the accidental misuse of anti-inflammatories for a chronic shoulder injury.[1] This was Mauresmo's third match of the tournament where her opponent retired.[2] Mauresmo and Henin-Hardenne would have a rematch in the Wimbledon final later that year, where Mauresmo would win in three sets.

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the third round by Daniela Hantuchová.[3]

This tournament saw three-time Australian Open champion Martina Hingis make her first major appearance since the 2002 US Open, after a three-year absence from the tour.[4] It marked the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka.[5]

Seeds

Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
Kim Clijsters (semifinals, retired due to an ankle injury)
Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
Mary Pierce (second round)
Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (final, retired due to stomach cramps)
Elena Dementieva (first round)
Venus Williams (first round)
Nathalie Dechy (first round)
Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)
Serena Williams (third round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)
Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round)
Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)
Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
Dinara Safina (second round)
Flavia Pennetta (third round)
Ana Ivanovic (second round)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)
Jelena Janković (second round)
Tatiana Golovin (first round)
Maria Kirilenko (third round)
Ai Sugiyama (first round)
Marion Bartoli (second round)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
Klára Koukalová (first round)
Vera Zvonareva (first round)
Gisela Dulko (second round)
Sania Mirza (second round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

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	2^r
WC	Martina Hingis	3	6	4

2	Kim Clijsters	6	2	6

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

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	0^r
	É Loit	6	6						3	A Mauresmo	6	0
	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

Championship match statistics

Category	Mauresmo	Henin-Hardenne
1st serve %	23/37 (62%)	8/25 (32%)
1st serve points won	15 of 23 = 65%	2 of 8 = 25%
2nd serve points won	9 of 14 = 64%	7 of 17 = 41%
Total service points won	24 of 37 = 64.86%	9 of 25 = 36.00%
Aces	0	0
Double faults	0	1
Winners	15	2
Unforced errors	11	20
Net points won	5 of 10 = 50%	6 of 8 = 75%
Break points converted	3 of 5 = 60%	0 of 1 = 0%
Return points won	16 of 25 = 64%	13 of 37 = 35%
Total points won	40	22
Source

References

External links

2006 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Mauresmo's wait for a grand slam finally ends

[2] Mauresmo wins first Slam when opponent retires

[3] Hantuchova stuns champion Serena

[4] Clijsters halts Hingis comeback | Sport | guardian.co.uk

[5] Tennis Statistics: Victoria Azarenka and Australian Open 2013

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