2006 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles
2006 Australian Open
Champion	Martina Hingis Mahesh Bhupathi
Runner-up	Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor
Final score	6–3, 6–3

Wildcard team Martina Hingis and Mahesh Bhupathi defeated sixth-seeded Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor 6–3, 6–3 to win the Mixed Doubles title at the 2006 Australian Open tennis tournament.

Seeds

1. Cara Black / Kevin Ullyett (First round)
2. Lisa Raymond / Jonas Björkman (Second round)
3. Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan (Quarterfinals)
4. Corina Morariu / Mike Bryan (Quarterfinals)
5. Samantha Stosur / Paul Hanley (Semifinals)
6. Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor (Final)
7. Liezel Huber / Andy Ram (Second round)
8. Rennae Stubbs / Todd Perry (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Nathalie Dechy   Leander Paes	6	4	6
	6	Elena Likhovtseva   Daniel Nestor	3	6	7
								6	Elena Likhovtseva   Daniel Nestor	3	3
									Martina Hingis   Mahesh Bhupathi	6	6
	5	Samantha Stosur   Paul Hanley	3	3
		Martina Hingis   Mahesh Bhupathi	6	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	C Black K Ullyett	3	4
		N Dechy L Paes	6	6					N Dechy L Paes	6	7
		V Ruano Pascual S Prieto	1	r					M Shaughnessy S Aspelin	3	6
		M Shaughnessy S Aspelin	1													N Dechy L Paes	6	7
		A-L Grönefeld F Čermák	6	6												A-L Grönefeld F Čermák	1	6
		L McShea M Kimmich	4	1					A-L Grönefeld F Čermák	6	6
		K Srebotnik N Zimonjić	5	6				7	L Huber A Ram	2	3
	7	L Huber A Ram	7	7																			N Dechy L Paes	6	4	6
	3	V Zvonareva B Bryan	6	6																		6	E Likhovtseva D Nestor	3	6	7
		S Mirza S Huss	3	3				3	V Zvonareva B Bryan	6	6
		L Šafářová L Friedl	6	3	7				L Šafářová L Friedl	2	1
		C Dellacqua P Luczak	1	6	6										3	V Zvonareva B Bryan	4	4
		M Kirilenko I Andreev	7	2	6										6	E Likhovtseva D Nestor	6	6
		A Ivanovic N Djokovic	6	6	7				A Ivanovic N Djokovic	6	1	6
		J Janković J Knowle	6	4	6			6	E Likhovtseva D Nestor	3	6	7
	6	E Likhovtseva D Nestor	3	6	7

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	S Stosur P Hanley	6	6
		N Pratt C Suk	3	4				5	S Stosur P Hanley	6	6
		B Stewart J Thomas	7	6	7				B Stewart J Thomas	4	3
		T Musgrave N Healey	5	7	6										5	S Stosur P Hanley	7	4	7
		P Suárez M Knowles	6	6	6										4	C Morariu M Bryan	6	6	6
		A Cornet G Monfils	7	2	7				A Cornet G Monfils	2	3
		A Chakvetadze M Damm	3	5				4	C Morariu M Bryan	6	6
	4	C Morariu M Bryan	6	7																		5	S Stosur P Hanley	3	3
	8	R Stubbs T Perry	7	6																			M Hingis M Bhupathi	6	6
		S Pe'er J Erlich	5	3				8	R Stubbs T Perry	6	7
		F Pennetta C Moyá	4	4					A Sugiyama W Arthurs	4	5
		A Sugiyama W Arthurs	6	6											8	R Stubbs T Perry	5	6
		M Hingis M Bhupathi	6	6												M Hingis M Bhupathi	7	7
	Alt	Li Na Jimmy Wang	2	2					M Hingis M Bhupathi	7	6	7
		A Myskina J Melzer	2	2				2	L Raymond J Björkman	5	7	6
	2	L Raymond J Björkman	6	6

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