2006 US Open (tennis)

The 2006 US Open began August 28 and finished on September 10, 2006.

2006 US Open
Date	August 28 – September 10
Edition	126th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Hardcourt
Location	New York City, U.S.
Venue	USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Roger Federer
Women's singles
Maria Sharapova
Men's doubles
Martin Damm / Leander Paes
Women's doubles
Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva
Mixed doubles
Bob Bryan / Martina Navratilova
Wheelchair men's singles
Robin Ammerlaan
Wheelchair women's singles
Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair men's doubles
Robin Ammerlaan / Michaël Jérémiasz
Wheelchair women's doubles
Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer
Boys' singles
Dušan Lojda
Girls' singles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Boys' doubles
Jamie Hunt / Nathaniel Schnugg
Girls' doubles
Mihaela Buzărnescu / Ioana Raluca Olaru

Roger Federer was successful in defending his 2005 title, defeating 2003 champion Andy Roddick in the final. Kim Clijsters was unable to defend her title due to injury. 19-year-old Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final. It was Henin-Hardenne's third Grand Slam final loss of 2006, having lost the Australian Open and Wimbledon finals earlier in the year.

Seniors

Women's singles champion Maria Sharapova. This was her second Major title.

Men's singles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1

• It was Federer's 8th title of the year, and his 41st overall. It was his 9th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd (consecutive) US Open title.

Women's singles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne, 6–4, 6–4

• It was Sharapova's 3rd title of the year, and her 13th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st US Open title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Men's doubles

Martin Damm / Leander Paes defeated Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi, 6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 6–3

Women's doubles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Women's doubles

Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva defeated Dinara Safina / Katarina Srebotnik, 7–6^(7–5), 7–5

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Mixed doubles

Martina Navratilova / Bob Bryan defeated Květa Peschke / Martin Damm, 6–2, 6–3

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Boys' singles

Dušan Lojda defeated Peter Polansky 7-6^(7–4), 6-3

Girls' singles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Girls' singles

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Tamira Paszek 3–6, 6–4, 7–5

Boys' doubles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Boys' doubles

Jamie Hunt / Nathaniel Schnugg defeated Jarmere Jenkins/ Austin Krajicek 6–3, 6-3

Girls' doubles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Girls' doubles

Mihaela Buzărnescu / Ioana Raluca Olaru defeated Sharon Fichman/ Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7–5, 6-2

Wheelchair

Men's wheelchair singles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles

Robin Ammerlaan defeated Michaël Jérémiasz 6-7^(1–7), 6–3, 7-5

Women's wheelchair singles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Wheelchair women's singles

Esther Vergeer defeated Sharon Walraven 6–1, 6-2

Men's wheelchair doubles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles

Robin Ammerlaan / Michaël Jérémiasz defeated Shingo Kunieda / Tadeusz Kruszelnicki 7-6^(7–2), 6-1

Women's wheelchair doubles

Main article: 2006 US Open – Wheelchair women's doubles

Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer defeated Korie Homan / Maaike Smit 6–4, 6-4

Seeds

Men's singles

Roger Federer, Switzerland (champion) Rafael Nadal, Spain (quarterfinals) Ivan Ljubičić, Croatia (first round) David Nalbandian, Argentina (second round) James Blake, U.S. (quarterfinals) Tommy Robredo, Spain (fourth round) Nikolay Davydenko, Russia (semifinals) Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus (second round) Andy Roddick, U.S. (finalist) Fernando González, Chile (third round) David Ferrer, Spain (third round) Tomáš Berdych, Czech Republic (fourth round) Jarkko Nieminen, Finland (first round) Tommy Haas, Germany (quarterfinals) Lleyton Hewitt, Australia (quarterfinals) Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain (second round)

Andy Murray, Great Britain (fourth round) Robby Ginepri, U.S. (third round) Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakia (first round) Novak Djokovic, Serbia (third round) Gastón Gaudio, Argentina (third round) Fernando Verdasco, Spain (third round) Dmitry Tursunov, Russia (third round) José Acasuso, Argentina (first round) Richard Gasquet, France (fourth round) Olivier Rochus, Belgium (third round) Gaël Monfils, France (second round) Agustín Calleri, Argentina (first round) Jonas Björkman, Sweden (second round) Sébastien Grosjean, France (second round) Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina (first round) Kristof Vliegen, Belgium (first round)

Top 10 elimination

Key / Legend
SF	Semifinal round
QF	Quarterfinal round
R	Round

Seed	Player		Player	Round
1	Amélie Mauresmo	lost to	Maria Sharapova [3]	SF
2	Justine Henin-Hardenne	lost to	Maria Sharapova [3]	Final
3	Maria Sharapova	defeated	Henin-Hardenne [2]	Final
4	Elena Dementieva	lost to	Jelena Janković [19]	QF
5	Nadia Petrova	lost to	Tatiana Golovin [27]	R3
6	Svetlana Kuznetsova	lost to	Jelena Janković [19]	R4
7	Patty Schnyder	lost to	Lindsay Davenport [10]	R4
8	Martina Hingis	lost to	Virginie Razzano	R2
9	Nicole Vaidišová	lost to	Jelena Janković [19]	R3
10	Lindsay Davenport	lost to	Henin-Hardenne [2]	QF

Withdrawn players

Men's singles Mario Ančić → replaced by Flávio Saretta Igor Andreev → replaced by Jan Hernych Joachim Johansson → replaced by Ramón Delgado Nicolas Kiefer → replaced by Michael Berrer Radek Štěpánek → replaced by Olivier Patience

Women's singles Elena Bovina → replaced by Conchita Martínez Granados Kim Clijsters → replaced by Virginie Razzano Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Nicole Pratt Venus Williams → replaced by María José Martínez Sánchez

Player of the day

• Day 1 – Lindsay Davenport
• Day 2 – No competition due to the rain.
• Day 3 – David Nalbandian
• Day 4 – Andre Agassi
• Day 5 – Martina Navratilova
• Day 6 – No competition due to the rain.
• Day 7 – Serena Williams
• Day 8 – Jelena Janković
• Day 9 – No competition due to the rain.
• Day 10 – Tommy Haas
• Day 11 – Nikolay Davydenko
• Day 12 – Maria Sharapova
• Day 13 – Andy Roddick
• Day 14 – Roger Federer