2006 Australian Open
The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.
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
[edit ]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
[edit ]Day 1 (16 January)
[edit ]Day 2 (17 January)
[edit ]Day 3 (18 January)
[edit ]Finals
[edit ]Seniors
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]Switzerland Roger Federer defeated Cyprus 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
[edit ]France Amélie Mauresmo defeated Belgium 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
[edit ]United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan defeated Czech Republic Martin Damm / India Leander Paes, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Women's doubles
[edit ]China Yan Zi / China Zheng Jie [2] defeated Australia Samantha Stosur / United States Lisa Raymond, 2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3
Mixed doubles
[edit ]Switzerland Martina Hingis / India Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Canada Daniel Nestor, 6–3, 6–3
Juniors
[edit ]Boys' singles
[edit ]France Alexandre Sidorenko defeated Australia Nick Lindahl, 6–3, 7–6(4)
Girls' singles
[edit ]Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Denmark Caroline Wozniacki,[Note 1] 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Boys' doubles
[edit ]Poland Błażej Koniusz / Poland Grzegorz Panfil defeated United States Kellen Damico / United States Nathaniel Schnugg, 7–6(5), 6–3
Girls' doubles
[edit ]Canada Sharon Fichman / Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated France Alizé Cornet / Italy Corinna Dentoni, 6–2, 6–2
Legends
[edit ]Men's doubles
[edit ]- Australia John Fitzgerald / Australia Todd Woodbridge defeated Australia Pat Cash / Australia Peter McNamara, 6–3, 6–3,[3]
Mixed doubles
[edit ]- Australia Phil Dent / Australia Dianne Balestrat defeated Australia Tony Roche / Australia Liz Smylie, 6–1, 6–1
Wheelchair
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]France Michaël Jérémiasz defeated Japan Satoshi Saida, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Women's singles
[edit ]Netherlands Esther Vergeer defeated Netherlands Jiske Griffioen, 6–4, 6–0
Men's doubles
[edit ]Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan / Austria Martin Legner defeated France Michaël Jérémiasz / Japan Satoshi Saida, 3–6, 6–3 7–6(5)
Women's doubles
[edit ]Netherlands Jiske Griffioen / Netherlands Esther Vergeer defeated Canada Yuka Chokyu / Japan Mie Yaosa, 6–2, 6–0
Seeds
[edit ]Attendance
[edit ]| 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 |
Withdrawals
[edit ]- Men's Singles
- United States Andre Agassi → replaced by Spain Fernando Vicente
- Slovakia Karol Beck → replaced by Brazil Ricardo Mello
- Argentina Guillermo Cañas → replaced by Italy Potito Starace
- Sweden Joachim Johansson → replaced by Costa Rica Juan Antonio Marín
- Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti → replaced by United States Justin Gimelstob
- Spain Alberto Martín → replaced by Italy Federico Luzzi
- Spain Rafael Nadal → replaced by Spain Nicolás Almagro
- Czech Republic Jiří Novák → replaced by Netherlands Raemon Sluiter
- Argentina Mariano Puerta → replaced by Monaco Jean-René Lisnard
- United Kingdom Greg Rusedski → replaced by Spain Óscar Hernández
- Russia Marat Safin → replaced by Germany Alexander Waske
- Sweden Robin Söderling → replaced by South Korea Lee Hyung-taik
- Netherlands Martin Verkerk → replaced by Romania Răzvan Sabău
- Women's Singles
- Russia Elena Bovina → replaced by United States Shenay Perry
- France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro → replaced by Russia Galina Voskoboeva
- Bulgaria Sesil Karatantcheva → replaced by Ukraine Yuliana Fedak
- Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva → replaced by Germany Martina Müller
- Spain Conchita Martínez → replaced by Japan Saori Obata
- Czech Republic Květa Peschke → replaced by France Camille Pin
- Colombia Fabiola Zuluaga → replaced by Spain Conchita Martínez Granados
References
[edit ]- ^ Baghdatis became the first Cypriot tennis player (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam singles final.
- ^ Yan and Zheng won the first ever Chinese Grand Slam title.
- ^ Pye, John (27 January 2006). "Federer favored; Baghdatis believing". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C07.
- ^ [1] Archived 5 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Pearce, Linda (17 January 2006). "Dokic leaves shattered but philosophical". The Age.
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Wozniacki made the final of the Women's singles in 2018, defeating Simona Halep in the final in three sets.
