2006 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2006 US Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Final score	6–4, 6–4

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year due to injury.

Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final.

By reaching the final, Henin-Hardenne became the eighth woman, after Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles and Martina Hingis, to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a calendar year. By losing the final, Henin-Hardenne missed an opportunity to return to World No.1 in the rankings, following Amélie Mauresmo's semi-final loss.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (Final)
Maria Sharapova (Champion)
Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
Nadia Petrova (Third Round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth Round)
Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round)
Martina Hingis (Second Round)
Nicole Vaidišová (Third Round)
Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
Anastasia Myskina (First Round)
Dinara Safina (Quarterfinals)
Mary Pierce (Third Round)
Francesca Schiavone (Third Round)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld (First Round)
Ana Ivanovic (Third Round)
Daniela Hantuchová (Second Round)

Flavia Pennetta (Withdrew)
Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
Maria Kirilenko (Third Round)
Shahar Pe'er (Fourth Round)
Katarina Srebotnik (Third Round)
Anna Chakvetadze (Fourth Round)
Li Na (Fourth Round)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (First Round)
Marion Bartoli (Third Round)
Tatiana Golovin (Quarterfinals)
Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
Zheng Jie (Second Round)
Venus Williams (Withdrew due to wrist injury, replaced by María José Martínez Sánchez) ^[1]
Nathalie Dechy (First Round)
Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round)
Vera Zvonareva (Third Round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2006 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Finals

1	Amélie Mauresmo	6	6
12	Dinara Safina	2	3
				1	Amélie Mauresmo	0	6	0

				3	Maria Sharapova	6	4	6
3	Maria Sharapova	7⁷	7⁷

27	Tatiana Golovin	6⁴	6⁰
									3	Maria Sharapova	6	6
									2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	4	4
19	Jelena Janković	6	6
4	Elena Dementieva	2	1
				19	Jelena Janković	6	4	0

				2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	4	6	6
10	Lindsay Davenport	4	4

2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Fourth Round

1	A Mauresmo	6	7
Q	K Barrois	1	5		1	A Mauresmo	6	6
	M Shaughnessy	6	6			M Shaughnessy	4	3
	R Vinci	3	4						1	A Mauresmo	6	3	6
	M Santangelo	7⁷	6							M Santangelo	3	6	2
	L Raymond	6⁴	2			M Santangelo	6	6
	S Bammer	5	6	6		S Bammer	3	1
31	N Dechy	7	3	1										1	A Mauresmo	6	0	6
17	D Hantuchová	7	6											WC	S Williams	4	6	2
WC	B Mattek	5	3		17	D Hantuchová	5	3
	L Domínguez Lino	1	2		WC	S Williams	7	6
WC	S Williams	6	6						WC	S Williams	6	6
	M Czink	1	2						16	A Ivanovic	2	4
	A Nakamura	6	6			A Nakamura	5	3
	V Dushevina	3	7	0	16	A Ivanovic	7	6
16	A Ivanovic	6	5	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

12	D Safina	6	6
Q	Y Beygelzimer	1	3		12	D Safina	6	6
	Y Fedak	7	6			Y Fedak	3	4
Q	T Poutchek	5	3							12	D Safina	6	6
WC	A Glatch	2	1								J Gajdošová	3	0
	J Gajdošová	6	6			J Gajdošová	6	7⁷
	V Kutuzova	6	6			V Kutuzova	3	6⁵
LL	MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	3											12	D Safina	6	7
25	A Medina Garrigues	2	1												V Razzano	0	5
Q	Y Fedossova	6	6		Q	Y Fedossova	4	6	5
	K Kanepi	3	7	6		K Kanepi	6	4	7
	S Foretz	6	5	1							K Kanepi	5	2
	M Ani	5	4								V Razzano	7	6
	V Razzano	7	6			V Razzano	6	6
	S Peng	6	1	3	8	M Hingis	2	4
8	M Hingis	4	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

3	M Sharapova	6	6
	M Krajicek	3	0		3	M Sharapova	6	6
	É Loit	5	6	7⁷		É Loit	0	1
	C Pin	7	4	6⁴						3	M Sharapova	6	6
LL	N Pratt	1	7	6						32	E Likhovtseva	3	2
Q	M Sequera	6	5	2	LL	N Pratt	3	2
	T Sun	6	0	4	32	E Likhovtseva	6	6
32	E Likhovtseva	4	6	6											3	M Sharapova	6	6
24	N Li	4	6	6											24	N Li	4	2
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	3	0	24	N Li	6	1	6
	S Perry	0	2			E Daniilidou	0	6	4
	E Daniilidou	6	6							24	N Li	4	6	6
Q	E Birnerová	7⁷	5	6						13	M Pierce	6	0	0
	G Voskoboeva	6⁴	7	3	Q	E Birnerová	3	4
	E Vesnina	5	1		13	M Pierce	6	6
13	M Pierce	7	6

Section 4

First Round				Second Round				Third Round					Fourth Round

11	A Myskina	4	2
	V Azarenka	6	6		V Azarenka	6	6
	J Jackson	6	6		J Jackson	3	2
	T Pironkova	2	2						V Azarenka	4	3
WC	A Rolle	4	4					23	A Chakvetadze	6	6
	A Bondarenko	6	6		A Bondarenko	6⁶	0
	M Suchá	4	1	23	A Chakvetadze	7⁸	6
23	A Chakvetadze	6	6										23	A Chakvetadze	3	2
27	T Golovin	6	7										27	T Golovin	6	6
	A Harkleroad	3	5	27	T Golovin	6	6
	Z Yan	0	5	Q	A Radwańska	4	3
Q	A Radwańska	6	7					27	T Golovin	7	6⁴	6
	A Frazier	2	1					5	N Petrova	5	7⁷	3
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6		V Ruano Pascual	1	1
Q	C Fernández	2	1	5	N Petrova	6	6
5	N Petrova	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

6	S Kuznetsova	6	2	6
Q	S Klösel	2	6	3	6	S Kuznetsova	6	6
WC	L Albanese	6⁵	6	6	WC	L Albanese	1	1
	O Savchuk	7⁷	4	2						6	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	H Šromová	5	5								A Rodionova	3	0
	A Rodionova	7	7			A Rodionova	7	6
	K Peschke	4	7	5	29	J Zheng	5	3
29	J Zheng	6	5	7											6	S Kuznetsova	7⁷	3	2
19	J Janković	6²	6	6											19	J Janković	6⁵	6	6
	G Dulko	7⁷	1	4	19	J Janković	6	6
Q	Y-J Chan	4	2		Q	K Flipkens	2	3
Q	K Flipkens	6	6							19	J Janković	5	6	6
	A Jidkova	3	6	6						9	N Vaidišová	7	3	2
WC	J Kirkland	6	2	4		A Jidkova	2	6	3
WC	C Rubin	4	3		9	N Vaidišová	6	3	6
9	N Vaidišová	6	6

Section 6

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

15	AL Grönefeld	6	0	4
	A Rezaï	2	6	6		A Rezaï	7⁷	2	6
	S Stosur	2	6⁵			L Šafářová	6⁶	6	4
	L Šafářová	6	7⁷								A Rezaï	6	6
Q	S Dubois	1	3							20	M Kirilenko	3	1
	S Brémond	6	6			S Brémond	2	3
	J Schruff	3	4		20	M Kirilenko	6	6
20	M Kirilenko	6	6												A Rezaï	5	4
33	V Zvonareva	7⁷	6											4	E Dementieva	7	6
	M Domachowska	6⁴	3		33	V Zvonareva	6	7
	I Benešová	2	0			J Craybas	3	5
	J Craybas	6	6							33	V Zvonareva	5	3
	M Tu	1	1							4	E Dementieva	7	6
	E Laine	6	6			E Laine	4	0
	L Granville	1	4		4	E Dementieva	6	6
4	E Dementieva	6	6

Section 7

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

7	P Schnyder	6	6
	A Smashnova	1	2		7	P Schnyder	6	7
	S Arvidsson	6	6			S Arvidsson	3	5
	C Martínez Granados	2	4							7	P Schnyder	0	6	6
	C Castaño	7¹¹	1	1						26	M Bartoli	6	3	3
Q	V Lepchenko	6⁹	6	6	Q	V Lepchenko	1	2
Q	O Puchkova	4	0		26	M Bartoli	6	6
26	M Bartoli	6	6												7	P Schnyder	4	4
22	K Srebotnik	6	6												10	L Davenport	6	6
	A Morigami	2	3		22	K Srebotnik	6	4	6
	E Bychkova	7⁷	7⁷			E Bychkova	2	6	2
Q	L Skavronskaia	6¹	6³							22	K Srebotnik	6	3	6⁵
	S Asagoe	4	6⁴							10	L Davenport	3	6	7⁷
	J Kostanić	6	7⁷			J Kostanić	0	0
	K Zakopalová	1	4		10	L Davenport	6	6
10	L Davenport	6	6

Section 8

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

14	F Schiavone	6	6
	R Oprandi	1	2	14	F Schiavone	5	6	6
	K Šprem	4	2		S Mirza	7	1	2
	S Mirza	6	6						14	F Schiavone	3	7⁷	6³
	M Müller	7⁷	6						21	S Pe'er	6	6³	7⁷
	A Yakimova	6²	3		M Müller	1	7	2
Q	V Bardina	2	2	21	S Pe'er	6	5	6
21	S Pe'er	6	6											21	S Pe'er	1	0
28	A Sugiyama	6	6											2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	Z Ondrášková	1	0	28	A Sugiyama	6²	6	6
	T Garbin	6	6		T Garbin	7⁷	4	2
	M Yuan	3	1						28	A Sugiyama	6	1	0
	V King	6	6						2	J Henin-Hardenne	4	6	6
WC	A Molik	3	2		V King	1	2
	ME Camerin	2	1	2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
2	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6

Notes and references

US Open Women's Singles drawsheets

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