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2006 Australian Open – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles
2006 Australian Open
Final
ChampionFrance Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-upBelgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Score6–1, 2–0 ret.
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 2006 Australian Open

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 edit

  1.   Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  2.   Kim Clijsters (semifinals, retired due to an ankle injury)
  3.   Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
  4.   Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
  5.   Mary Pierce (second round)
  6.   Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
  7.   Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  8.   Justine Henin-Hardenne (final, retired due to stomach cramps)
  9.   Elena Dementieva (first round)
  10.   Venus Williams (first round)
  11.   Nathalie Dechy (first round)
  12.   Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)
  13.   Serena Williams (third round)
  14.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
  15.   Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)
  16.   Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round)
  17.   Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)
  18.   Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  19.   Dinara Safina (second round)
  20.   Flavia Pennetta (third round)
  21.   Ana Ivanovic (second round)
  22.   Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)
  23.   Jelena Janković (second round)
  24.   Tatiana Golovin (first round)
  25.   Maria Kirilenko (third round)
  26.   Ai Sugiyama (first round)
  27.   Marion Bartoli (second round)
  28.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
  29.   Klára Koukalová (first round)
  30.   Vera Zvonareva (first round)
  31.   Gisela Dulko (second round)
  32.   Sania Mirza (second round)

Qualifying edit

Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 0r
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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Section 5 edit

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 edit

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 0r  
    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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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

External links edit

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