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2006 Australian Open
The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.
Marat Safin could not defend his 2005 title, due to an injury he suffered in late 2005. Roger Federer won his second Australian Open title, defeating Marcos Baghdatis in the final in four sets. Serena Williams was unsuccessful in defending her 2005 title, losing in the third round against Daniela Hantuchová. Amélie Mauresmo won her first Australian Open title, defeating 2004 champion Justine Henin in the final; Henin-Hardenne was forced to retire at 1–6, 0–2 down due to a stomach virus. It began Henin-Hardenne's run of reaching the final of all four Grand Slam events, winning the French Open.
Leadup
Several leading men's players declined to attend the Open due to injury, including Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and defending champion Marat Safin. The women's tournament had no absentees among the top 20 ranked players.
It was Martina Hingis' first grand slam event in her comeback to the game. Lindsay Davenport and Serena Williams were among those who welcomed her return to the circuit as a positive step forward for women's tennis.
Finals
Seniors
Men's singles
Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Men's singles
SUI Roger Federer defeated CYP Marcos Baghdatis, 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
- It was Federer's 2nd title of the year, and his 35th overall. It was his 7th career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd Australian Open title.
Women's singles
Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Women's singles
FRA Amélie Mauresmo defeated BEL Justine Henin, 6–1, 2–0, retired
- It was Mauresmo's 1st title of the year, and her 20th overall. It was her 1st career Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Men's doubles
USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan defeated CZE Martin Damm / IND Leander Paes, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Women's doubles
Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Women's doubles
CHN Yan Zi / CHN Zheng Jie defeated AUS Samantha Stosur / USA Lisa Raymond, 2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3
Mixed doubles
Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Mixed doubles
SUI Martina Hingis / IND Mahesh Bhupathi defeated RUS Elena Likhovtseva / CAN Daniel Nestor, 6–3, 6–3
Juniors
Boys' singles
Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Boys' singles
FRA Alexandre Sidorenko defeated AUS Nick Lindahl, 6–3, 7–6(4)
Girls' singles
Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Girls' singles
RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated DEN Caroline Wozniacki, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Boys' doubles
Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Boys' doubles
POL Błażej Koniusz / POL Grzegorz Panfil defeated USA Kellen Damico / USA Nathaniel Schnugg, 7–6(5), 6–3
Girls' doubles
Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Girls' doubles
CAN Sharon Fichman / RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated FRA Alizé Cornet / ITA Corinna Dentoni, 6–2, 6–2
Legends
Men's doubles
- AUS John Fitzgerald / AUS Todd Woodbridge defeated AUS Pat Cash / AUS Peter McNamara, 6–3, 6–3,
Mixed doubles
- AUS Phil Dent / AUS Dianne Balestrat defeated AUS Tony Roche / AUS Liz Smylie, 6–1, 6–1
Wheelchair
Men's singles
FRA Michaël Jérémiasz defeated JPN Satoshi Saida, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Women's singles
NED Esther Vergeer defeated NED Jiske Griffioen, 6–4, 6–0
Men's doubles
NED Robin Ammerlaan / AUT Martin Legner defeated FRA Michaël Jérémiasz / JPN Satoshi Saida, 3–6, 6–3 7–6(5)
Women's doubles
NED Jiske Griffioen / NED Esther Vergeer defeated CAN Yuka Chokyu / JPN Mie Yaosa, 6–2, 6–0
Seeds
[[2006 Australian Open – Men's singles|Men's singles]]
| Seed | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland Roger Federer | **Winner** |
| 2 | United States Andy Roddick | lost in R16 (to Marcos Baghdatis) |
| 3 | Australia Lleyton Hewitt | lost in R64 (to Juan Ignacio Chela) |
| 4 | Argentina David Nalbandian | lost in SF (to Marcos Baghdatis) |
| 5 | Russia Nikolay Davydenko | lost in QF (to Roger Federer) |
| 6 | Argentina Guillermo Coria | lost in R32 (to Sébastien Grosjean) |
| 7 | Croatia Ivan Ljubičić | lost in QF (to Marcos Baghdatis) |
| 8 | Argentina Gastón Gaudio | lost in R32 (to Fabrice Santoro) |
| 9 | Chile Fernando González | lost in R128 (to Alex Bogomolov Jr.) |
| 10 | Sweden Thomas Johansson | lost in R16 (to Ivan Ljubičić) |
| 11 | Spain David Ferrer | lost in R16 (to Fabrice Santoro) |
| 12 | Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý | lost in R16 (to Nikolay Davydenko) |
| 13 | United States Robby Ginepri | lost in R64 (to Denis Gremelmayr) |
| 14 | France Richard Gasquet | lost in R128 (to Tommy Haas) |
| 15 | Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero | lost in R32 (to Nicolas Kiefer) |
| 16 | Spain Tommy Robredo | lost in R16 (to David Nalbandian) |
| 17 | Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek | lost in R64 (to Marcos Baghdatis) |
| 18 | Croatia Mario Ančić | lost in R32 (to David Ferrer) |
| 19 | Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych | lost in R64 (to Gilles Simon) |
| 20 | United States James Blake | lost in R32 (to Tommy Robredo) |
| 21 | Germany Nicolas Kiefer | lost in SF (to Roger Federer) |
| 22 | France Gaël Monfils | lost in R128 (to Luis Horna) |
| 23 | Russia Igor Andreev | lost in R32 (to Dominik Hrbatý) |
| 24 | Belgium Olivier Rochus | lost in R64 (to Peter Luczak) |
| 25 | France Sébastien Grosjean | lost in QF (to Nicolas Kiefer) |
| 26 | Finland Jarkko Nieminen | lost in R32 (to David Nalbandian) |
| 27 | United States Taylor Dent | lost in R128 (to Guillermo García López) |
| 28 | Spain Fernando Verdasco | lost in R64 (to Kristof Vliegen) |
| 29 | Italy Filippo Volandri | lost in R128 (to Nathan Healey) |
| 30 | Belarus Max Mirnyi | lost in R32 (to Roger Federer) |
| 31 | Spain Feliciano López | lost in R32 (to Ivan Ljubičić) |
| 32 | Spain Carlos Moyá | lost in R128 (to Andrei Pavel) |
[[2006 Australian Open – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
| Seed | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Lindsay Davenport | lost in QF (to Justine Henin-Hardenne) |
| 2 | Belgium Kim Clijsters | lost in SF (to Amélie Mauresmo) |
| 3 | France Amélie Mauresmo | **Winner** |
| 4 | Russia Maria Sharapova | lost in SF (to Justine Henin-Hardenne) |
| 5 | France Mary Pierce | lost in R64 (to Iveta Benešová) |
| 6 | Russia Nadia Petrova | lost in QF (to Maria Sharapova) |
| 7 | Switzerland Patty Schnyder | lost in QF (to Amélie Mauresmo) |
| 8 | Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne | lost in Final (to Amélie Mauresmo) |
| 9 | Russia Elena Dementieva | lost in R128 (to Julia Schruff) |
| 10 | United States Venus Williams | lost in R128 (to Tsvetana Pironkova) |
| 11 | France Nathalie Dechy | lost in R128 (to Yan Zi) |
| 12 | Russia Anastasia Myskina | lost in R16 (to Patty Schnyder) |
| 13 | United States Serena Williams | lost in R32 (to Daniela Hantuchová) |
| 14 | Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova | lost in R16 (to Lindsay Davenport) |
| 15 | Italy Francesca Schiavone | lost in R16 (to Kim Clijsters) |
| 16 | Czech Republic Nicole Vaidišová | lost in R16 (to Amélie Mauresmo) |
| 17 | Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová | lost in R16 (to Maria Sharapova) |
| 18 | Russia Elena Likhovtseva | lost in R64 (to Virginia Ruano Pascual) |
| 19 | Russia Dinara Safina | lost in R64 (to Sofia Arvidsson) |
| 20 | Italy Flavia Pennetta | lost in R32 (to Nicole Vaidišová) |
| 21 | Serbia and Montenegro Ana Ivanovic | lost in R64 (to Samantha Stosur) |
| 22 | Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld | lost in R64 (to María Sánchez Lorenzo) |
| 23 | Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Janković | lost in R64 (to Olga Savchuk) |
| 24 | France Tatiana Golovin | lost in R128 (to Mara Santangelo) |
| 25 | Russia Maria Kirilenko | lost in R32 (to Lindsay Davenport) |
| 26 | Japan Ai Sugiyama | lost in R128 (to Conchita Martínez Granados) |
| 27 | France Marion Bartoli | lost in R64 (to Roberta Vinci) |
| 28 | Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues | lost in R128 (to Zuzana Ondrášková) |
| 29 | Czech Republic Klára Koukalová | lost in R128 (to Ekaterina Bychkova) |
| 30 | Russia Vera Zvonareva | lost in R128 (to Martina Hingis) |
| 31 | Argentina Gisela Dulko | lost in R64 (to Aiko Nakamura) |
| 32 | India Sania Mirza | lost in R64 (to Michaëlla Krajicek) |
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Withdrawals
;Men's Singles
- USA Andre Agassi → replaced by ESP Fernando Vicente
- SVK Karol Beck → replaced by BRA Ricardo Mello
- ARG Guillermo Cañas → replaced by ITA Potito Starace
- SWE Joachim Johansson → replaced by CRC Juan Antonio Marín
- ECU Nicolás Lapentti → replaced by USA Justin Gimelstob
- ESP Alberto Martín → replaced by ITA Federico Luzzi
- ESP Rafael Nadal → replaced by ESP Nicolás Almagro
- CZE Jiří Novák → replaced by NED Raemon Sluiter
- ARG Mariano Puerta → replaced by MON Jean-René Lisnard
- GBR Greg Rusedski → replaced by ESP Óscar Hernández
- RUS Marat Safin → replaced by GER Alexander Waske
- SWE Robin Söderling → replaced by KOR Lee Hyung-taik
- NED Martin Verkerk → replaced by ROU Răzvan Sabău
;Women's Singles
- RUS Elena Bovina → replaced by USA Shenay Perry
- FRA Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro → replaced by RUS Galina Voskoboeva
- BUL Sesil Karatantcheva → replaced by UKR Yuliana Fedak
- BUL Magdalena Maleeva → replaced by GER Martina Müller
- ESP Conchita Martínez → replaced by JPN Saori Obata
- CZE Květa Peschke → replaced by FRA Camille Pin
- COL Fabiola Zuluaga → replaced by ESP Conchita Martínez Granados
References
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Notes
References
- Baghdatis became the first [[Cyprus. Cypriot]] tennis player (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam singles final.
- Yan and Zheng won the first ever Chinese Grand Slam title.
- (27 January 2006). "Federer favored; Baghdatis believing". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- [http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/attendance_history.pdf ] {{webarchive. link. (5 September 2007)
- Wozniacki made the final of the [[2018 Australian Open – Women's singles. Women's singles]] in 2018, defeating [[Simona Halep]] in the final in three sets.
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