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.

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she lost in the third round to Daniela Hantuchová.

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. This was the third match Mauresmo played during the tournament where her opponent retired.

Mauresmo and Henin would have a rematch in the final of Wimbledon, where Mauresmo would win in three sets.

This tournament was notable as it was the Grand Slam in which Martina Hingis made her comeback after a three-year absence from the WTA Tour,^[1] and the first Grand Slam in which future World No. 1 and two-times Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka competed in the main draw.^[2]

Seeds

1. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
2. Kim Clijsters (Semifinals, retired due to 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 Zakopalová (First round)
30. Vera Zvonareva (First round)
31. Gisela Dulko (Second round)
32. Sania Mirza (Second round)

Qualifying

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

	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	r
		É Loit	6	6											3	A Mauresmo	6
		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

References

1. Clijsters halts Hingis comeback | Sport | guardian.co.uk
2. Tennis Statistics: Victoria Azarenka and Australian Open 2013

External links

• WTA Draw