2006 US Open
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2006 US Open (tennis)
| 2006 US Open | ||||
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| Date: | August 28 – September 10 | |||
| Edition: | 126th | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface: | Hardcourt | |||
| Location: | New York City, USA | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Roger Federer |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Maria Sharapova |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
 Martin Damm /  Leander Paes |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
 Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
 Bob Bryan / Martina Navratilova |
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| Boys' Singles | ||||
| Dušan Lojda |
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| Girls' Singles | ||||
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
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| Boys' Doubles | ||||
| Jamie Hunt / Nathaniel Schnugg |
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| Girls' Doubles | ||||
 Mihaela Buzărnescu / Ioana Raluca Olaru |
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| Wheelchair Men's Singles | ||||
 Robin Ammerlaan |
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| Wheelchair Women's Singles | ||||
| Esther Vergeer |
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| Wheelchair Men's Doubles | ||||
| Robin Ammerlaan / Michael Jeremiasz |
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| Wheelchair Women's Doubles | ||||
| Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer |
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US Open
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The 2006 US Open began 28 August and finished on 10 September 2006.
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Seniors
Men's singles
Main article: 2006 US Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer def. 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 def. 
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 def. 
Jonas Björkman / 
Max Mirnyi, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–3
Women's doubles
Main article: 2006 US Open – Women's Doubles
Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva def. Dinara Safina / 
Katarina Srebotnik, 7–6(5), 7–5
Mixed doubles
Main article: 2006 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Bob Bryan def. Květa Peschke / Martin Damm, 6–2, 6–3
Juniors
Boys' singles
Main article: 2006 US Open – Boys' Singles
Dušan Lojda def. 
Peter Polansky 7-6(4) 6-3
Girls' singles
Main article: 2006 US Open – Girls' Singles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. 
Tamira Paszek 3-6 6-4 7-5
Boys' doubles
Main article: 2006 US Open – Boys' Doubles
Jamie Hunt / Nathaniel Schnugg def. Jarmere Jenkins/ Austin Krajicek 6-3 6-3
Girls' doubles
Main article: 2006 US Open – Girls' Doubles
Mihaela Buzărnescu / Ioana Raluca Olaru def. Sharon Fichman/ Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5 6-2
Wheelchair
Men's wheelchair singles
Main article: 2006 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
Robin Ammerlaan def. Michael Jeremiasz 6-7(1), 6-3, 7-5
Women's wheelchair singles
Main article: 2006 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer def. Sharon Walraven 6-1, 6-2
Men's wheelchair doubles
Main article: 2006 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Robin Ammerlaan / Michael Jeremiasz def. 
Shingo Kunieda / 
Tadeusz Kruszelnicki 7-6(2), 6-1
Women's wheelchair doubles
Main article: 2006 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer def. Korie Homan / Maaike Smit 6-4, 6-4
Seeds
Men's singles
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Top 10 Elimination
| Key / Legend | |
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| SF | Semifinal round |
| QF | Quarterfinal round |
| R | Round |
| Seed | Player | Player | Round | |
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| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo |
lost to | Maria Sharapova [3] |
SF |
| 2 | Justine Henin-Hardenne |
lost to | Maria Sharapova [3] |
Final |
| 3 | Maria Sharapova |
def. | 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 |
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
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| Preceded by 2005 US Open (tennis) |
US Open | Succeeded by 2007 US Open |
| Preceded by 2006 Wimbledon Championships |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 2007 Australian Open |
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