2006 Australian Open
# 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

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**

Roger Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis, 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**

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**

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

**Women's doubles**

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

**Mixed doubles**

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

### Juniors

**Boys' singles**

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

**Girls' singles**

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Caroline Wozniacki, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3

**Boys' doubles**

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

**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,

### 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 |
