2006 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Third seed 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. Henin was suffering from stomach cramps resulting from the accidental misuse of anti-inflammatories for a chronic shoulder injury.[1] This was the third match Mauresmo played during the tournament where her opponent retired.[2] Mauresmo and Henin-Hardenne would have a rematch in the final of Wimbledon later that year, where Mauresmo would win in three sets.

Women's Singles
2006 Australian Open
Champion Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-up Justine Henin-Hardenne
Final score6–1, 2–0 ret.
Draw128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2006 Australian Open

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

This tournament saw three-time Australian Open champion Martina Hingis make her Grand Slam comeback since 2002 US Open 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
  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
Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Women's Singles 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 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 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
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
  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
Preceded by
2005 US Open – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
2006 French Open – Women's Singles
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