2006 Australian Open – Women's singles

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

Main article: 2006 Australian Open

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.

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

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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	7^8	6
	6	Nadia Petrova	6^6	4
															8	Justine Henin-Hardenne	1	0^r
															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	2^r
	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	7^7	6
		A Bondarenko	4	2					K Šprem	6^4	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	6^1	4
		E Linetskaya	1	1	r			25	M Kirilenko	7^7	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	7^7	5	6
		K Srebotnik	6	6					K Srebotnik	6^5	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	7^7	2
	WC	L Breadmore	1	3				14	S Kuznetsova	6	6^3	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	6^1												V Ruano Pascual	6	6
		V Ruano Pascual	6	7^7					V Ruano Pascual	6	6
		L Raymond	6^4	6^5				18	E Likhovtseva	4	4
	18	E Likhovtseva	7^7	7^7																			V Ruano Pascual	0	3
	26	A Sugiyama	4	3																		8	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		C Martínez Granados	6	6					C Martínez Granados	6^3	3
	WC	J Dokić	6	6^6	1				V Razzano	7^7	6
		V Razzano	3	7^8	6											V Razzano	4	1
		H Šromová	3												8	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		A Morigami	0	r					H Šromová	6^2	1
		M Domachowska	2	1				8	J Henin-Hardenne	7^7	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	7^7
		M Díaz Oliva	6	5	4										13	S Williams	1	6^5
		C Pin	2	7	6				C Pin	3	1
		N Li	3	7^7	2			13	S Williams	6	6
	13	S Williams	6	6^1	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	6^7	2
		ME Camerin	6	6					ME Camerin	4	7^9	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	7^9
		S Pe'er	6	1	4				S Asagoe	1	6^7
		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	6^7				31	G Dulko	1	1
	31	G Dulko	6	7^9																		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	7^7	6											12	A Myskina	6	6
	Q	T Tanasugarn	6^5	2					J Jackson	6^4	6	3
		Y Fedak	6^6	1				12	A Myskina	7^7	0	6
	12	A Myskina	7^8	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	7^8	6																		3	A Mauresmo	6	6
	Q	V Azarenka	6^6	2				32	S Mirza	3	5
		M Krajicek	6	7^7					M Krajicek	6	7
		K Brandi	4	6^1												M Krajicek	2	0^r
		É Loit	6	6											3	A Mauresmo	6	0
		V Kutuzova	2	0					É Loit	6^1	2
		T Sun	6	2	2			3	A Mauresmo	7^7	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	7^10
	21	A Ivanovic	6	6																			S Stosur	1	6^8
		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	6^5	6	6				Z Yan	3	4
	11	N Dechy	7^7	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	6^5	4
	27	M Bartoli	6	6																		2	K Clijsters	7^7	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

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

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

• 2006 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2005 US Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 2006 French Open – Women's singles