2006 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2006. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

Roger Federer triumphed in four top tennis contests in 2006: Wimbledon, the Australian Open, the US Open, and the Tennis Masters Cup. Amélie Mauresmo won at Wimbledon and the Australian Open; while Justine Henin-Hardenne won the French Open and the WTA Tour Championships. Other champions that year included Rafael Nadal in the French Open, and Maria Sharapova in the US Open. In international team competitions, the Russian men's team beat Argentina to win the Davis Cup, and the Italian women's team beat Belgium to win the Fed Cup.

ITF

Grand Slam events

Davis Cup


World Group Draw

  • S-Seeded
  • U-Unseeded
  • *Choice of ground
Round One Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
S Croatia 3
U Austria* 2
S Croatia* 2
S Argentina 3
S Argentina* 5
U Sweden 0
S Argentina* 5
S Australia 0
S Spain 1
U Belarus* 4
U Belarus 0
S Australia* 5
S Australia 3
U Switzerland* 2
S Argentina 2
S Russia* 3
U Germany* 2
S France 3
S France* 1
S Russia 4
U Netherlands* 0
S Russia 5
S Russia* 3
S United States 2
U Romania 1
S United States* 4
S United States* 3
U Chile 2
U Chile* 4
S Slovakia 1

World Group Playoffs

Date: 22 Sep – 24 Sep

VenueWinnerScoreLoser
Portschach, AustriaAustria Austria5–0Mexico Mexico
Düsseldorf, GermanyGermany Germany4–1Thailand Thailand
Leiden, NetherlandsCzech Republic Czech Republic4–1Netherlands Netherlands
Bucharest, RomaniaRomania Romania4–1South Korea Korea Republic
Bratislava, SlovakiaBelgium Belgium3–2Slovakia Slovakia
Santander, SpainSpain Spain4–1Italy Italy
Belo Horizonte, BrazilSweden Sweden3–1Brazil Brazil
Geneva, SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland4–1Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

Fed Cup

World Group I Draw

  • S-Seeded
  • U-Unseeded
  • *Choice of ground
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
S France* 1
U Italy 4
U Italy 3
S Spain* 1
S Spain* 5
U Austria 0
U Italy 3
U Belgium 2
U Germany* 2
S United States 3
S United States 0
U Belgium* 4
U Belgium* 3
S Russia 2

Hopman Cup

ATP

Tennis Masters Cup

ATP Masters Series

ARAG ATP World Team Cup

(May 21 – May 27)

  • TP: Ties Played
  • TW: Ties Won
  • MW: Matches Won
  • SW: Sets Won
Red Group TP TW MW SW
 Germany 33615
 Czech Republic 32514
 Argentina 3148
 Italy 3036
Blue Group TP TW MW SW
 Croatia 33815
 Chile 32410
 Spain 31310
 United States 3037

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships

WTA Tier I

Retired

International Tennis Hall of Fame

References

  1. "Mauresmo climbs the mountain". the Guardian. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. "On this day in 2006: Andre Agassi retires from tennis after US Open knockout". The Independent. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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