2006 Australian Open
| 2006 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 16 – January 29, 2006 |
| Edition | |
| Defending champions | Marat Safin Serena Williams |
The 2006 Australian Open was played between January 16 and January 29, 2006.
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 fared much better, with 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.
Finals
Seniors
Men's Singles
Roger Federer (SUI) def. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP), 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2
Women's Singles
Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) def. Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL), 6-1, 2-0 ret.
Men's Doubles
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) def. Martin Damm (CZE)/Leander Paes (IND), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Women's Doubles
Yan Zi/Zheng Jie (CHN) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS)/Lisa Raymond (USA), 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-3
Mixed Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/Martina Hingis (SUI) def. Elena Likhovtseva (RUS)/Daniel Nestor (CAN), 6-3, 6-3
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Alexandre Sidorenko (FRA) def. Nick Lindahl (AUS), 6-3, 7-6(4)
Girls' Singles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def.
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN), 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
Boys' Doubles
Blazej Koniusz/Grzegorz Panfil (POL) def. Kellen Damico/Nathaniel Schnugg
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Girls' Doubles
Sharon Fichman (CAN)/Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def. Alize Cornet (FRA)/Corinna Dentoni
(ITA), 6-2, 6-2
Seeds
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
Trivia
Men's singles
- When he won the event, Roger Federer's Grand Slam finals record stood at 7-0, the best in history and tying the mark set by William Renshaw and Richard Sears in the late 19th century.
Men's doubles
- The Bryan Brothers reached their fifth consecutive Grand Slam finals.
Women's singles
- This edition of the tournament was noted for its strong player field. Among the quarterfinalists were seven of the top eight seeds, and a former three-time champion: (1) Lindsay Davenport, (2) Kim Clijsters, (3) Amélie Mauresmo, (4) Maria Sharapova, (6) Nadia Petrova, (7) Patty Schnyder, (8) Justine Henin-Hardenne and Martina Hingis. In addition, six of these eight players attained the #1 ranking, with five of them having already won a Grand Slam title (incidentally, Amélie Mauresmo, the eventual winner, was one who hadn't).
- Amélie Mauresmo's victory marked the second time in the Open Era (and the first in women's singles) that a Grand Slam final was won when a competitor retired.
Women's doubles
- The Chinese double Yan Zi/Zheng Jie saved two Championship Points in the second set tiebreak of the final; saved three match points in QF match vs. Ruano Pascual/Suarez; and earned the first Grand Slam title for China.
Mixed doubles
- Despite her well-known doubles pedigree, the victory of Martina Hingis (partnering Mahesh Bhupathi) in mixed doubles marked only the first time she won such an event in a Grand Slam.
References
Pearce, Linda. "Dokic leaves shattered but philosophical", The Age, January 17, 2006.
External links
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Australian Open | Succeeded by 2007 Australian Open |
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