2006 Australian Open – Women's Singles

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

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the third round by Daniela Hantuchová.^[1]

Amélie Mauresmo, the third seed, ultimately won the tournament, her first major championship. Her finals opponent, eighth-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne, retired down 2–0 in the second set, already down a set. Henin was suffering from stomach cramps resulting from the accidental misuse of anti-inflammatories for a chronic shoulder injury.^[2] This was the third match Mauresmo played during the tournament where her opponent retired.^[3]

Mauresmo and Henin-Hardenne would have a rematch in the final of Wimbledon later that year, where Mauresmo would win in three sets.

This tournament saw three-time Australian Open champion Martina Hingis make her Grand Slam comeback after a three-year absence from the WTA Tour,^[4] and was also the first Grand Slam in which future World No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka competed in the main draw.^[5]

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

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	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

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

Bottom Half

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	r
		É Loit	6	6											3	A Mauresmo	6
		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

References

External links

• 2006 Australian Open – Women's Singles at the International Tennis Federation