2006 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2006 US Open
Champion Maria Sharapova
Runner-up Justine Henin-Hardenne
Score6–4, 6–4
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2006 US Open (tennis)

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. 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, and remains the last woman to achieve the feat.

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

This marked the final major appearance of two-time major champion Mary Pierce, who lost to Li Na in the third round.

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.

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)[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

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 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

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
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 63 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 won 34 of 46 = 74% 21 of 32 = 66%
2nd serve points won 9 of 18 = 50% 16 of 28 = 57%
Total service points won 43 of 64 = 67.19% 37 of 60 = 61.67%
Aces 5 2
Double faults 4 2
Winners 18 12
Unforced errors 27 27
Net points won 8 of 11 = 73% 8 of 9 = 89%
Break points converted 3 of 7 = 43% 1 of 1 = 100%
Return points won 23 of 60 = 38% 21 of 64 = 33%
Total points won 66 58
Source

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Sharapova wins in variety show but slips on banana". Guardian. September 11, 2006. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". www.usopen.org. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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