2006 US Open – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 US Open.[1] It was her second major title. She lost just one set during the tournament (to Amélie Mauresmo in the semifinals). 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 major finals in a calendar year.

Women's singles
2006 US Open
Champion Maria Sharapova
Runner-up Justine Henin-Hardenne
Final score6–4, 6–4
Main article: 2006 US Open (tennis)

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but did not participate due to injury.

This marked the first major since the 1999 Australian Open where Serena Williams was unseeded. Needing a wild card to participate due to her ranking of world No. 139, Williams defeated top 20 players Daniela Hantuchová and Ana Ivanovic en route to the fourth round, where she was beaten by Amélie Mauresmo in three sets. This was also the final major of the two-time Grand Slam champion Mary Pierce, who lost to Li Na in the third round.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

  1. Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
  2. Justine Henin-Hardenne (final)
  3. Maria Sharapova (champion)
  4. Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
  5. Nadia Petrova (third round)
  6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
  7. Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
  8. Martina Hingis (second round)
  9. Nicole Vaidišová (third round)
  10. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
  11. Anastasia Myskina (first round)
  12. Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
  13. Mary Pierce (third round)
  14. Francesca Schiavone (third round)
  15. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round)
  16. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
  17. Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
  18. Flavia Pennetta (withdrew)
  19. Jelena Janković (semifinals)
  20. Maria Kirilenko (third round)
  21. Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
  22. Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
  23. Anna Chakvetadze (fourth round)
  24. Li Na (fourth round)
  25. Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
  26. Marion Bartoli (third round)
  27. Tatiana Golovin (quarterfinals)
  28. Ai Sugiyama (third round)
  29. Zheng Jie (second round)
  30. Venus Williams (withdrew due to wrist injury, replaced by María José Martínez Sánchez) [2]
  31. Nathalie Dechy (first round)
  32. Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
  33. Vera Zvonareva (third round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2006 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

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

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 4 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 5 1 V Razzano 0 5
Q Y Fedossova 7 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

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
PR A Jidkova 3 6 6 9 N Vaidišová 7 3 2
WC J Kirkland 6 2 4 PR 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 A-L 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

Championship match statistics
Category Sharapova Henin-Hardenne
1st serve %46/64 (72%)32/60 (53%)
1st serve points won34 of 46 = 74%21 of 32 = 66%
2nd serve points won9 of 18 = 50%16 of 28 = 57%
Total service points won43 of 64 = 67.19%37 of 60 = 61.67%
Aces52
Double faults42
Winners1812
Unforced errors2727
Net points won8 of 11 = 73%8 of 9 = 89%
Break points converted3 of 7 = 43%1 of 1 = 100%
Return points won23 of 60 = 38%21 of 64 = 33%
Total points won6658
Source

Notes and references
  1. "Sharapova wins in variety show but slips on banana". Guardian. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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