2006 Australian Open

The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.

2006 Australian Open
Date	16–29 January 2006
Edition	94th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Hardcourt (Rebound Ace)
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Venue	Melbourne Park
Champions
Men's singles
Roger Federer
Women's singles
Amélie Mauresmo
Men's doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Women's doubles
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie
Mixed doubles
Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi
Wheelchair men's singles
Michaël Jérémiasz
Wheelchair women's singles
Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair men's doubles
Robin Ammerlaan / Martin Legner
Wheelchair women's doubles
Esther Vergeer / Jiske Griffioen
Boys' singles
Alexandre Sidorenko
Girls' singles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Boys' doubles
Błażej Koniusz / Grzegorz Panfil
Girls' doubles
Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Men's legends doubles
John Fitzgerald / Todd Woodbridge
Legends mixed doubles
Phil Dent / Dianne Balestrat

Tim Henman and Dmitry Tursunov playing on the Margaret Court Arena in the first round.

Marat Safin could not defend his 2005 title, due to an injury he suffered in late 2005. Roger Federer won his second Australian Open title, defeating Marcos Baghdatis in the final in four sets. Serena Williams was unsuccessful in defending her 2005 title, losing in the third round against Daniela Hantuchová. Amélie Mauresmo won her first Australian Open title, defeating 2004 champion Justine Henin in the final; Henin-Hardenne was forced to retire at 1–6, 0–2 down due to a stomach virus. It began Henin-Hardenne's run of reaching the final of all four Grand Slam events, winning the French Open.

Leadup

Several leading men's players declined to attend the Open due to injury, including Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and defending champion Marat Safin. The women's tournament had no absentees among the top 20 ranked players.

It was Martina Hingis' first grand slam event in her comeback to the game. Lindsay Davenport and Serena Williams were among those who welcomed her return to the circuit as a positive step forward for women's tennis.

Day-by-day schedules

Day 1 (16 January)

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's singles 1st round	Lindsay Davenport [1]	Casey Dellacqua [WC]	6–2, 6–1
Men's singles 1st round	David Nalbandian [4]	Danai Udomchoke [Q]	6–2, 6–2, 1–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Women's singles 1st round	Maria Sharapova [4]	Sandra Klösel	6–2, 6–1
Women's singles 1st round	Serena Williams [13]	Li Na	6–3, 6–7 (1–7), 6–2
Men's singles 1st round	Andy Roddick [2]	Michael Lammer [Q]	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Matches on Melbourne Arena
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's singles 1st round	Robby Ginepri [13]	Jürgen Melzer	6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Women's singles 1st round	Tsvetana Pironkova	Venus Williams [10]	2–6, 6–0, 9–7
Men's singles 1st round	Ivan Ljubičić [7]	Chris Guccione [WC]	7–6 (7–5), 6–4, 7–6 (7–3)
Women's singles 1st round	Justine Henin-Hardenne [8]	Marta Domachowska	6–2, 6–1
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's singles 1st round	Gastón Gaudio [8]	Răzvan Sabău	6–2, 5–0 ret.
Women's singles 1st round	Virginie Razzano	Jelena Dokić [WC]	3–6, 7–6 (8–6), 6–1
Men's singles 1st round	Guillermo García López	Taylor Dent [27]	7–6 (7–4), 6–3, 7–6 (7–4)
Men's singles 1st round	Dmitry Tursunov	Tim Henman	5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5

Day 2 (17 January)

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's singles 1st round	Roger Federer [1]	Denis Istomin [WC]	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles 1st round	Amélie Mauresmo [3]	Sun Tiantian	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Men's singles 1st round	Lleyton Hewitt [3]	Robin Vik	6–4, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6 (7–4), 6–3
Women's singles 1st round	Martina Hingis [WC]	Vera Zvonareva [30]	6–1, 6–2
Men's singles 1st round	Sébastien Grosjean [25]	Mark Philippoussis [WC]	6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Matches on Melbourne Arena
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's singles 1st round	Mary Pierce [5]	Nicole Pratt {WC]	6–1, 6–1
Men's singles 1st round	Tommy Haas	Richard Gasquet [14]	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Men's singles 1st round	Juan Ignacio Chela	Andy Murray	6–1, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles 1st round	Kim Clijsters [2]	Cho Yoon-jeong	6–3, 6–0
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's singles 1st round	Guillermo Coria [6]	Victor Hănescu	6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Women's singles 1st round	Samantha Stosur	Séverine Brémond	6–3, 6–4
Men's singles 1st round	Alex Bogomolov Jr. [Q]	Fernando González [9]	4–6, 7–6 (8–6), 6–3, 6–7 (3–7), 7–5
Men's singles 1st round	Juan Carlos Ferrero [15]	Tomáš Zíb	7–5, 6–0, 6–2

Day 3 (18 January)

Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's singles 2nd round	Ivan Ljubičić [7]	Philipp Kohlschreiber	7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Women's singles 2nd round	Justine Henin-Hardenne [8]	Hana Šromová	7–6 (7–2), 6–1
Men's singles 2nd round	Andy Roddick [2]	Wesley Moodie	7–5, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles 2nd round	Maria Sharapova [4]	Ashley Harkleroad [Q]	6–1, 7–5
Men's singles 2nd round	David Nalbandian [4]	Stanislas Wawrinka	6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Matches on Melbourne Arena
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Women's singles 2nd round	Lindsay Davenport [1]	Karolina Šprem	7–6 (7–4), 6–3
Men's singles 2nd round	Mario Ančić [18]	Jan Hernych	6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles 2nd round	Serena Williams [13]	Camille Pin	6–3, 6–1
Men's singles 2nd round	James Blake [20]	Jean-Christophe Faurel [Q]	2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event	Winner	Loser	Score
Men's singles 2nd round	Denis Gremelmayr [Q]	Robby Ginepri [13]	2–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles 2nd round	Daniela Hantuchová [17]	Akgul Amanmuradova [WC]	6–4, 6–1
Men's singles 2nd round	Gilles Simon [Q]	Tomáš Berdych [19]	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Men's singles 2nd round	Thomas Johansson [10]	Xavier Malisse	6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3

Finals

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis,^[1] 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2

• It was Federer's 2nd title of the year, and his 35th overall. It was his 7th career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd Australian Open title.

Women's singles

Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Women's singles

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin, 6–1, 2–0, retired

• It was Mauresmo's 1st title of the year, and her 20th overall. It was her 1st career Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Martin Damm / Leander Paes, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Yan Zi / Zheng Jie^[2] defeated Samantha Stosur / Lisa Raymond, 2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor, 6–3, 6–3

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Boys' singles

Alexandre Sidorenko defeated Nick Lindahl, 6–3, 7–6(4)

Girls' singles

Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Girls' singles

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Caroline Wozniacki,^{[Note 1]} 1–6, 6–2, 6–3

Boys' doubles

Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Boys' doubles

Błażej Koniusz / Grzegorz Panfil defeated Kellen Damico / Nathaniel Schnugg, 7–6(5), 6–3

Girls' doubles

Main article: 2006 Australian Open – Girls' doubles

Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Alizé Cornet / Corinna Dentoni, 6–2, 6–2

Legends

Men's doubles

• John Fitzgerald / Todd Woodbridge defeated Pat Cash / Peter McNamara, 6–3, 6–3,^[3]

Mixed doubles

• Phil Dent / Dianne Balestrat defeated Tony Roche / Liz Smylie, 6–1, 6–1

Wheelchair

Men's singles

Michaël Jérémiasz defeated Satoshi Saida, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

Esther Vergeer defeated Jiske Griffioen, 6–4, 6–0

Men's doubles

Robin Ammerlaan / Martin Legner defeated Michaël Jérémiasz / Satoshi Saida, 3–6, 6–3 7–6(5)

Women's doubles

Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer defeated Yuka Chokyu / Mie Yaosa, 6–2, 6–0

Seeds

Men's singles

Seed	Player	Result
1	Roger Federer	Winner
2	Andy Roddick	lost in R16 (to Marcos Baghdatis)
3	Lleyton Hewitt	lost in R64 (to Juan Ignacio Chela)
4	David Nalbandian	lost in SF (to Marcos Baghdatis)
5	Nikolay Davydenko	lost in QF (to Roger Federer)
6	Guillermo Coria	lost in R32 (to Sébastien Grosjean)
7	Ivan Ljubičić	lost in QF (to Marcos Baghdatis)
8	Gastón Gaudio	lost in R32 (to Fabrice Santoro)
9	Fernando González	lost in R128 (to Alex Bogomolov Jr.)
10	Thomas Johansson	lost in R16 (to Ivan Ljubičić)
11	David Ferrer	lost in R16 (to Fabrice Santoro)
12	Dominik Hrbatý	lost in R16 (to Nikolay Davydenko)
13	Robby Ginepri	lost in R64 (to Denis Gremelmayr)
14	Richard Gasquet	lost in R128 (to Tommy Haas)
15	Juan Carlos Ferrero	lost in R32 (to Nicolas Kiefer)
16	Tommy Robredo	lost in R16 (to David Nalbandian)
17	Radek Štěpánek	lost in R64 (to Marcos Baghdatis)
18	Mario Ančić	lost in R32 (to David Ferrer)
19	Tomáš Berdych	lost in R64 (to Gilles Simon)
20	James Blake	lost in R32 (to Tommy Robredo)
21	Nicolas Kiefer	lost in SF (to Roger Federer)
22	Gaël Monfils	lost in R128 (to Luis Horna)
23	Igor Andreev	lost in R32 (to Dominik Hrbatý)
24	Olivier Rochus	lost in R64 (to Peter Luczak)
25	Sébastien Grosjean	lost in QF (to Nicolas Kiefer)
26	Jarkko Nieminen	lost in R32 (to David Nalbandian)
27	Taylor Dent	lost in R128 (to Guillermo García López)
28	Fernando Verdasco	lost in R64 (to Kristof Vliegen)
29	Filippo Volandri	lost in R128 (to Nathan Healey)
30	Max Mirnyi	lost in R32 (to Roger Federer)
31	Feliciano López	lost in R32 (to Ivan Ljubičić)
32	Carlos Moyá	lost in R128 (to Andrei Pavel)

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Women's singles

Seed	Player	Result
1	Lindsay Davenport	lost in QF (to Justine Henin-Hardenne)
2	Kim Clijsters	lost in SF (to Amélie Mauresmo)
3	Amélie Mauresmo	Winner
4	Maria Sharapova	lost in SF (to Justine Henin-Hardenne)
5	Mary Pierce	lost in R64 (to Iveta Benešová)
6	Nadia Petrova	lost in QF (to Maria Sharapova)
7	Patty Schnyder	lost in QF (to Amélie Mauresmo)
8	Justine Henin-Hardenne	lost in Final (to Amélie Mauresmo)
9	Elena Dementieva	lost in R128 (to Julia Schruff)
10	Venus Williams	lost in R128 (to Tsvetana Pironkova)
11	Nathalie Dechy	lost in R128 (to Yan Zi)
12	Anastasia Myskina	lost in R16 (to Patty Schnyder)
13	Serena Williams	lost in R32 (to Daniela Hantuchová)
14	Svetlana Kuznetsova	lost in R16 (to Lindsay Davenport)
15	Francesca Schiavone	lost in R16 (to Kim Clijsters)
16	Nicole Vaidišová	lost in R16 (to Amélie Mauresmo)
17	Daniela Hantuchová	lost in R16 (to Maria Sharapova)
18	Elena Likhovtseva	lost in R64 (to Virginia Ruano Pascual)
19	Dinara Safina	lost in R64 (to Sofia Arvidsson)
20	Flavia Pennetta	lost in R32 (to Nicole Vaidišová)
21	Ana Ivanovic	lost in R64 (to Samantha Stosur)
22	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	lost in R64 (to María Sánchez Lorenzo)
23	Jelena Janković	lost in R64 (to Olga Savchuk)
24	Tatiana Golovin	lost in R128 (to Mara Santangelo)
25	Maria Kirilenko	lost in R32 (to Lindsay Davenport)
26	Ai Sugiyama	lost in R128 (to Conchita Martínez Granados)
27	Marion Bartoli	lost in R64 (to Roberta Vinci)
28	Anabel Medina Garrigues	lost in R128 (to Zuzana Ondrášková)
29	Klára Koukalová	lost in R128 (to Ekaterina Bychkova)
30	Vera Zvonareva	lost in R128 (to Martina Hingis)
31	Gisela Dulko	lost in R64 (to Aiko Nakamura)
32	Sania Mirza	lost in R64 (to Michaëlla Krajicek)

reference

Attendance

Day	Day Session	Night Session	Total
1	36,890	12,855	49,745
2	42,533	15,300	57,833
3	40,291	16,391	56,682
4	37,668	17,728	55,396
5	32,664	15,454	48,118
6	41,247	15,439	56,686
7	22,679	14,958	37,637
8	25,350	15,033	40,383
9	19,385	15,115	34,500
10	17,570	14,542	32,112
11	15,954	14,943	30,897
12	16,303	–	16,303
13	15,452	–	15,452
14	18,806	–	18,806
Total	382,792	167,758	550,550

^[4]

Withdrawals

Men's Singles Andre Agassi → replaced by Fernando Vicente Karol Beck → replaced by Ricardo Mello Guillermo Cañas → replaced by Potito Starace Joachim Johansson → replaced by Juan Antonio Marín Nicolás Lapentti → replaced by Justin Gimelstob Alberto Martín → replaced by Federico Luzzi Rafael Nadal → replaced by Nicolás Almagro Jiří Novák → replaced by Raemon Sluiter Mariano Puerta → replaced by Jean-René Lisnard Greg Rusedski → replaced by Óscar Hernández Marat Safin → replaced by Alexander Waske Robin Söderling → replaced by Lee Hyung-taik Martin Verkerk → replaced by Răzvan Sabău

Women's Singles Elena Bovina → replaced by Shenay Perry Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro → replaced by Galina Voskoboeva Sesil Karatantcheva → replaced by Yuliana Fedak Magdalena Maleeva → replaced by Martina Müller Conchita Martínez → replaced by Saori Obata Květa Peschke → replaced by Camille Pin Fabiola Zuluaga → replaced by Conchita Martínez Granados