2006 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2006 US Open
Champion	Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva
Runner-up	Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik
Final score	7–6^(7–5), 7-5

Defending champions Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were first seed. They were defeated in the semifinals by eighth seed Dinara Safina and Katarina Srebotnik who, in turn, had to give way in the finals to the unseeded Nathalie Dechy and Vera Zvonareva, the new champions.

Martina Navratilova made her final grand slam appearance, marking the end of a 33-year career.

Below are the seeds and draws for the 2006 US Open in the Women's Doubles event.

Seeds

Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (Semifinals)
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (Quarterfinals)
Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs (Quarterfinals)
Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Meghann Shaughnessy (Second Round)
Květa Peschke / Francesca Schiavone (Semifinals)
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Quarterfinals)
Dinara Safina / Katarina Srebotnik (Finalists)
~~Eleni Daniilidou / Anabel Medina Garrigues~~ (withdrew from the tournament)
Martina Navratilova / Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals)
Liezel Huber / Sania Mirza (Third Round)
Maria Elena Camerin / Gisela Dulko (First Round)
Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (First Round)
Marion Bartoli / Shahar Pe'er (Second Round)
Janette Husárová / Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round)
Émilie Loit / Nicole Pratt (First Round)

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	7	6
10	Martina Navratilova Nadia Petrova	6¹	3
				1	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	4	6	3

				8	Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik	6	1	6
3	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	4	6³

8	Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik	6	7
									8	Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik	6⁵	5
										Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva	7	7
7	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	5	3
	Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva	7	6
					Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva	6	6

				6	Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone	4	1
6	Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone	7	6

2	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	5	4

Top Half

Section 1

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

1	L Raymond S Stosur	2
	E Gagliardi T Garbin	1	r.	1	L Raymond S Stosur	6	6
	M Santangelo R Vinci	6	6		M Santangelo R Vinci	1	3
	R Operandi J Wöhr	1	3						1	L Raymond S Stosur	6	6
	E Bychkova H Šromová	1	3							S Asagoe A Morigami	3	4
	S Asagoe A Morigami	6	6		S Asagoe A Morigami	4	7⁸	6
	C Martínez Granados M Vento-Kabchi	3	1	14	M Bartoli S Pe'er	6	6⁶	4
14	M Bartoli S Pe'er	6	6											1	L Raymond Stosur	7⁷	6
10	M Navratilova N Petrova	6	6											10	M Navratilova N Petrova	6¹	3
WC	L Osterloh A Rolle	1	1	10	M Navratilova N Petrova	6	6
WC	L Burdette M Burdette	4	4		M Krajicek C Morariu	2	1
	M Krajicek C Morariu	6	6						10	M Navratilova N Petrova	6	6¹	6
	Y Beygelzimer V Dushevina	4	2							A Ivanovic M Kirilenko	4	7⁷	4
	A Ivanovic M Kirilenko	6	6		A Ivanovic M Kirilenko	6	6⁵	7
	T Pironkova M Yuan	3	3	5	A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy	3	7⁷	5
5	A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

3	C Black R Stubbs	6	6
	J Jackson A Nakamura	3	3		3	C Black R Stubbs	6	4	6
	C Castaño J Craybas	7	6			C Castaño J Craybas	2	6	0
	V Bardina L Dekmeijere	5	3							3	C Black R Stubbs	6	6
	L Domínguez Lino M Sánchez Lorenzo	6¹	3							15	J Husárová E Likhovtseva	3	1
	A Rodionova A Vanc	7⁷	6			A Rodionova A Vanc	3	1
WC	J Kirkland L Lee-Waters	1	2		15	J Husárová E Likhovtseva	6	6
15	J Husárová E Likhovtseva	6	6											3	C Black R Stubbs	4	6³
ALT	A Rezaï O Savchuk	1	0											8	D Safina K Srebotnik	6	7⁷
	J Janković B Mattek	6	6			J Janković B Mattek	6	6
	S Brémond T Golovin	6	6			S Brémond T Golovin	3	2
	L Hradecká V Uhlířová	2	2								J Janković B Mattek	3	4
	E Birnerová A Yakimova	6	4	6						8	D Safina K Srebotnik	6	6
WC	A Glatch A Spears	3	6	4		E Birnerová A Yakimova	3	4
	J Gajdošová B Stewart	5	1		8	D Safina K Srebotnik	6	6
8	D Safina K Srebotnik	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

7	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
	I Lisjak L Šafářová	3	3		7	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
	A Frazier V King	6	6			A Frazier V King	4	3
	A Jidkova A Smashnova	2	3							7	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	4	6	6
	A Chakvetadze E Vesnina	6	6								A Chakvetadze E Vesnina	6	4	4
WC	J Hampton A Weinhold	2	2			A Chakvetadze E Vesnina	6	6
	E Laine S Sfar	3	6	7⁹		E Laine S Sfar	4	3
12	ME Camerin G Dulko	6	2	6⁷											7	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	5	3
16	É Loit N Pratt	6³	7¹¹	3												N Dechy V Zvonareva	7	3
	L Granville C Gullickson	7⁷	6⁹	6		L Granville C Gullickson	4	2
ALT	M Czink A Serra Zanetti	4	1			M Ani M Tu	6	6
	M Ani M Tu	6	6								M Ani M Tu	4	1
	K Kanepi G Navrátilová	5	6	3							N Dechy V Zvonareva	6	6
	N Dechy V Zvonareva	7	1	6		N Dechy V Zvonareva	3	6	6
	Y Fedak T Perebiynis	4	4		4	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	4	2
4	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

6	K Peschke F Schiavone	6	6
	S Arvidsson M Müller	0	0		6	K Peschke F Schiavone	7	6
	A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	6	6			A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	5	1
	M Suchá K Zakopalová	1	0							6	K Peschke F Schiavone	3	6	7
	S Bammer J Schruff	5	2							11	L Huber S Mirza	6	3	5
	S Cohen-Aloro MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	6			S Cohen-Aloro MJ Martínez Sánchez	0	3
WC	A Haynes N Uberoi	4	0		11	L Huber S Mirza	6	6
11	L Huber S Mirza	6	6												6	K Peschke F Schiavone	7	6
13	T Li T Sun	6	3	1											2	Z Yan J Zheng	5	4
	A Harkleroad G Voskoboeva	4	6	6		A Harkleroad G Voskoboeva	2
ALT	C Pin M Sequera	6	6		ALT	C Pin M Sequera	1	r.
WC	A Prousis A Yelsey	4	3								A Harkleroad G Voskoboeva	3	4
	M Domachowska J Kostanić	7	6							2	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6
	N Li S Peng	5	4			M Domachowska J Kostanić	2	6	3
	I Benešová B Strýcová	5	6	6³	2	Z Yan J Zheng	6	2	6
2	Z Yan J Zheng	7	2	7⁷

References

US Open Women's Doubles drawsheets

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