2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2006 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-up	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Final score	2–6, 6–3, 6–4

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but she lost in the third round against Jelena Janković.

Amélie Mauresmo won her first (and only) Wimbledon title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4. It was her second and last Grand Slam title, having won the Australian Open earlier in the year; on that occasion, Henin-Hardenne retired due to a stomach bug. It was the first Wimbledon final since 1999 not to feature either of the Williams sisters.

Seeds

1. Amélie Mauresmo (Champion)
2. Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
3. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Final)
4. Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
5. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third Round)
6. Venus Williams (Third Round)
7. Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
8. Patty Schnyder (Second Round)
9. Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)
10. Nicole Vaidišová (Fourth Round)
11. Francesca Schiavone (First Round)
12. Martina Hingis (Third Round)
13. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (First Round)
14. Dinara Safina (Third Round)
15. Daniela Hantuchová (Fourth Round)
16. Flavia Pennetta (Fourth Round)
17. Maria Kirilenko (First Round)
18. Ai Sugiyama (Fourth Round)
19. Ana Ivanovic (Fourth Round)
20. Shahar Pe'er (Second Round)
21. Katarina Srebotnik (Third Round)
22. Nathalie Dechy (First Round)
23. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third Round)
24. Marion Bartoli (Second Round)
25. Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round)
26. Jelena Janković (Fourth Round)
27. Li Na (Quarterfinals)
28. Sofia Arvidsson (First Round)
29. Tatiana Golovin (Second Round)
30. Anna Chakvetadze (Third Round)
31. Gisela Dulko (Third Round)
32. Mara Santangelo (First Round)

† first ever Chinese seed at a Grand Slam event.

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							Finals
	1	Amélie Mauresmo	6	3	6
	9	Anastasia Myskina	1	6	3
								1	Amélie Mauresmo	6	3	6
								4	Maria Sharapova	3	6	2
	4	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	7	Elena Dementieva	1	4
															1	Amélie Mauresmo	2	6	6
															3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	3	4
	Q	Séverine Brémond	4	4
	3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
								3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	7
								2	Kim Clijsters	4	6^4
	27	Li Na	4	5
	2	Kim Clijsters	6	7

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	A Mauresmo	6	6
	Q	I Abramović	0	0				1	A Mauresmo	6	6
		M Krajicek	5	3					S Stosur	4	2
		S Stosur	7	6											1	A Mauresmo	6	6
		J Gajdošová	2	3											Q	N Pratt	1	2
	Q	N Pratt	6	6				Q	N Pratt	2	6	6
		M Díaz-Oliva	6	2	7			29	T Golovin	6	4	4
	29	T Golovin	3	6	9																	1	A Mauresmo	7	6
	19	A Ivanovic	7	7																		19	A Ivanovic	5	3
		E Gagliardi	5	6^4				19	A Ivanovic	6	6
		M Domachowska	3	7	4			WC	S Borwell	1	2
	WC	S Borwell	6	6^3	6										19	A Ivanovic	3	7	6
		M Washington	6	6											14	D Safina	6	6^3	1
		J Schruff	3	4					M Washington	6	4	1
		J Craybas	6	5	5			14	D Safina	4	6	6
	14	D Safina	3	7	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	A Myskina	6	6
	WC	C Black	0	4				9	A Myskina	6	6
		M Müller	6	6					M Müller	2	1
		K Kanepi	4	4											9	A Myskina	6	6
	Q	C Fernández	6	4	4										23	A Medina Garrigues	3	4
		C Martínez Granados	2	6	3r			Q	C Fernández	7	5	9
		S-w Hsieh	3	2				23	A Medina Garrigues	6^7	7	11
	23	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		9	A Myskina	6	7
	26	J Janković	6	6																		26	J Janković	4	6^5
		L Domínguez Lino	3	4				26	J Janković	6	4	6
	LL	J Vakulenko	4	r					V King	2	6	4
		V King	5												26	J Janković	7	4	6
		L Raymond	3												6	V Williams	6^8	6	4
	Q	Y Shvedova	5	r					L Raymond	7	5	2
		B Mattek	1	0				6	V Williams	6^4	7	6
	6	V Williams	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	M Sharapova	6	6
		A Smashnova	2	0				4	M Sharapova	6	6
		A Harkleroad	6	6					A Harkleroad	2	2
		J Kostanić	3	2											4	M Sharapova	6	6
		L Pous Tió	3	1												A Frazier	3	2
		M Czink	6	6					M Czink	2	3
		A Frazier	3	6	6				A Frazier	6	6
	32	M Santangelo	6	3	4																	4	M Sharapova	7	3	6
	20	S Pe'er	6	6																		16	F Pennetta	6^5	6	3
		J Fedak	2	1				20	S Pe'er	4	6^5
		E Daniilidou	4	4					S Peng	6	7
		S Peng	6	6												S Peng	2	3
		M Ani	1	6^3											16	F Pennetta	6	6
		L Granville	6	7					L Granville	2	1
		S Klösel	7	4	2			16	F Pennetta	6	6
	16	F Pennetta	5	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	F Schiavone	6	3	4
	WC	M South	3	6	6			WC	M South	6^5	2
		S Perry	7	5	8				S Perry	7	6
	Q	K Barrois	5	7	6											S Perry	7	6
		A Rodionova	1	7	6											S Bammer	5	3
		É Loit	6	6^5	4				A Rodionova	4	4
		S Bammer	7	7					S Bammer	6	6
	22	N Dechy	5	5																			S Perry	2	0
	25	E Likhovtseva	6	6																		7	E Dementieva	6	6
		S Foretz	0	2				25	E Likhovtseva	6	6
		T Sun	6	6					T Sun	3	3
		N Vierin	3	4											25	E Likhovtseva	5	3
		M Shaughnessy	4	6	6										7	E Dementieva	7	6
		A Bondarenko	6	2	3				M Shaughnessy	7	3	5
		S Mirza	6^5	5				7	E Dementieva	5	6	7
	7	E Dementieva	7	7

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	P Schnyder	2	7	6
		A Serra Zanetti	6	6^4	2			8	P Schnyder	6	1	4
		A Yakimova	5	3				Q	S Brémond	4	6	6
	Q	S Brémond	7	6											Q	S Brémond	7	5	7
		H Šromová	4	3											31	G Dulko	6^6	7	5
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6					V Ruano Pascual	5	4
		E Laine	6^11	1				31	G Dulko	7	6
	31	G Dulko	7	6																		Q	S Brémond	7	6
	18	A Sugiyama	6	7																		18	A Sugiyama	6^11	3
	WC	N Cavaday	4	5				18	A Sugiyama	6	7
		V Dushevina	6	4	2				A Morigami	2	5
		A Morigami	1	6	6										18	A Sugiyama	7	3	6
		T Garbin	2	7	6										12	M Hingis	5	6	4
	WC	K O'Brien	6	6^2	2				T Garbin	1	2
		O Savchuk	2	2				12	M Hingis	6	6
	12	M Hingis	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	D Hantuchová	6	4	6
		ME Camerin	4	6	1			15	D Hantuchová	6	4	7
	Q	K Flipkens	6	4	1				J Jackson	3	6	5
		J Jackson	4	6	6										15	D Hantuchová	6	7
	WC	A Molik	7	6											21	K Srebotnik	4	6^2
	Q	Y-j Chan	5	1				WC	A Molik	2	1
		M Suchá	4	1				21	K Srebotnik	6	6
	21	K Srebotnik	6	6																		15	D Hantuchová	3	1
	30	A Chakvetadze	6	6																		3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		Z Yan	3	2				30	A Chakvetadze	6	3	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	4	3				E Vesnina	4	6	3
		E Vesnina	2	6	6										30	A Chakvetadze	2	3
		A Nakamura	3	6	3										3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		E Bychkova	6	1	6				E Bychkova	1	2
		M Yuan	0	1				3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	Q	R Oprandi	3	2				5	S Kuznetsova	4	6	6
		K Peschke	6	6					K Peschke	6	1	4
		K Brandi	3	0											5	S Kuznetsova	6	2	3
	Q	M Tu	6	6											27	N Li	3	6	6
	Q	V Bardina	3	0				Q	M Tu	2	4
		V Razzano	2	0				27	N Li	6	6
	27	N Li	6	6																		27	N Li	4	6	6
	24	M Bartoli	6	6																		10	N Vaidišová	6	1	3
		C Pin	0	2				24	M Bartoli	6	2	3
		K Šprem	6	6					K Šprem	3	6	6
	WC	A Keothavong	0	2												K Šprem	5	5
		I Lisjak	4	5											10	N Vaidišová	7	7
		K Bondarenko	6	7					K Bondarenko	1	1
		K Koukalová	5	5				10	N Vaidišová	6	6
	10	N Vaidišová	7	7

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	A-L Grönefeld	6	3	1
		T Pironkova	3	6	6				T Pironkova	5	6^5
	WC	A Radwańska	7	6				WC	A Radwańska	7	7
		V Azarenka	5	4											WC	A Radwańska	6	6
		C Castaño	7	1	2										Q	T Tanasugarn	3	2
	Q	T Tanasugarn	6^2	6	6			Q	T Tanasugarn	6	7
		S Asagoe	6	7					S Asagoe	3	5
	17	M Kirilenko	2	6^1																		WC	A Radwańska	2	2
	28	S Arvidsson	2	4																		2	K Clijsters	6	6
		E Birnerová	6	6					E Birnerová	6^6	7	3
		J Zheng	7	6					J Zheng	7	5	6
		I Benešová	5	2												J Zheng	3	2
		V Kutuzova	6	3											2	K Clijsters	6	6
		L Osterloh	4	3	r				V Kutuzova
		V Zvonareva	5	3				2	K Clijsters	w/o
	2	K Clijsters	7	6

Notes

With Serena Williams declining to enter, and her sister Venus being knocked out in the third round, the 2006 Championships were the first since 1999 in which neither of the Williams sisters reached the final.