2006 Wimbledon Championships
# 2006 Wimbledon Championships

The 2006 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 120th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 2006. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

Roger Federer won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, defeating Rafael Nadal in what was to be the first of three consecutive Wimbledon finals played between the pair. Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, losing in the third round against Jelena Janković. Amélie Mauresmo won her second Grand Slam title, and first and only Wimbledon title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final in three sets. Mauresmo thus became the first Frenchwoman since 1925 to win the Wimbledon title. It was Henin-Hardenne's second of three Grand Slam final defeats of 2006, having lost the 2006 Australian Open final to Mauresmo earlier in the year; on that occasion, Henin-Hardenne retired due to a stomach virus.

## Notable stories

### American performance and Serbian breakthrough

For the first time since 1911, no American player reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, and for the first time since the 1976 Australian Open, no American player reached a Grand Slam quarter-final. Shenay Perry was the only American player to reach the fourth round; she was defeated 6–2, 6–0 by Elena Dementieva after losing the last ten games of the match. Her defeat also meant that no American woman reached the Wimbledon final for the first time since 1998.

Venus Williams' third round defeat by Jelena Janković of Serbia (on its first Grand Slam appearance as a newly established independent nation from the former Serbia and Montenegro) caused the earliest exit by a defending women's champion at Wimbledon since Steffi Graf lost in the first round in 1994 and meant that neither of the Williams sisters (Serena Williams withdrew due to injury) would be represented in a Wimbledon final for the first time since 1999. These championships were also the first to feature three Serbian players in the fourth round of any Grand Slam tournament: along with Janković, Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic also reached the fourth round, the former losing to Amélie Mauresmo and the latter losing to Mario Ančić.

### Li Na's run to the quarter-finals

China's Li Na became the first player from her country to ever be seeded or reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament. She upset the recent French Open finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round and followed it up with a win over World No. 10 Nicole Vaidišová in the fourth round, before losing her quarter-final to second seed Kim Clijsters. Li would not reach another Grand Slam quarter-final until the 2009 US Open, where again she was defeated by Clijsters.

### Streaker incident

Midway during the ladies' quarter-final match between Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva, a streaker ran onto the Centre Court and interrupted the match, before ultimately being arrested and brought into custody by Wimbledon security guards. The streaker was later revealed to be Dutch DJ Sander Lantinga, who carried out the stunt as part of the Dutch television show Try Before You Die.

## Point and prize money distribution

### Point distribution

Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.

**Senior points**

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 75 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 75 | 0 | — | 12 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Women's singles | 650 | 456 | 292 | 162 | 90 | 56 | 32 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 12.5 | 4 |
| Women's doubles | 650 | 456 | 292 | 162 | 90 | 56 | 0 | — | 30 | — | 0 | 0 |

Prize distribution

The total prize money for 2006 championships was £10,378,710. The winner of the men's title earned £655,000 while the women's singles champion earned £625,000.

Event

W

F

SF

QF

Round of 16

Round of 32

Round of 64

Round of 128

Men's singles

£655,000

Women's singles

£625,000

Men's doubles *

£220,690

Women's doubles *

£205,280

Mixed doubles *

£90,000

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Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–0, $7–6^{(7–5)},$ $6–7^{(2–7)},$ 6–3

Women's singles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Women's doubles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Yan Zi / Zheng Jie defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Andy Ram / Vera Zvonareva defeated Venus Williams / Bob Bryan, 6–3, 6–2

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Thiemo de Bakker defeated Marcin Gawron, 6–2, $7–6^{(7–4)}$

Girls' singles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Magdaléna Rybáriková, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3

Boys' doubles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

Kellen Damico / Nathaniel Schnugg defeated Martin Kližan / Andrej Martin, $7–6^{(9–7)},$ 6–2

Girls' doubles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

Alisa Kleybanova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Khrystyna Antoniichuk / Alexandra Dulgheru, 6–1, 6–2

Other events

Gentlemen's invitation doubles

Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated T. J. Middleton / David Wheaton, $6–7^{(5–7)},$ 7–5, $7–6^{(7–4)}$

Ladies' invitation doubles

Rosalyn Nideffer / Jana Novotná defeated Tracy Austin / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 6–3

Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles

Kevin Curren / Johan Kriek defeated Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee, 7–5, $6–7^{(8–10)},$ $7–6^{(11–9)}$

Wheelchair men's doubles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles

Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida defeated Michaël Jeremiasz / Jayant Mistry, 7–5, 6–2

Singles seeds

Men's singles

Roger Federer (champion)

Rafael Nadal (final, lost to Roger Federer)

Andy Roddick (third round, lost to Andy Murray)

David Nalbandian (third round, lost to Fernando Verdasco)

Ivan Ljubičić (third round, lost to Dmitry Tursunov)

Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals, lost to Marcos Baghdatis)

Mario Ančić (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer)

James Blake (third round, lost to Max Mirnyi)

Nikolay Davydenko (first round, lost to Alejandro Falla)

Fernando González (third round, lost to David Ferrer)

Tommy Robredo (second round, lost to Novak Djokovic)

Thomas Johansson (first round, lost to Jonas Björkman)

Tomáš Berdych (fourth round, lost to Roger Federer)

Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals, lost to Jonas Björkman)

Sébastien Grosjean (third round, lost to Marcos Baghdatis)

Gastón Gaudio (second round, lost to Irakli Labadze)

Robby Ginepri (first round, lost to Mardy Fish)

Marcos Baghdatis (semifinals, lost to Rafael Nadal)

Tommy Haas (third round, lost to Tomáš Berdych)

Dominik Hrbatý (first round, lost to Daniele Bracciali)

Gaël Monfils (first round, lost to Igor Kunitsyn)

Jarkko Nieminen (quarterfinals, lost to Rafael Nadal)

David Ferrer (fourth round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)

Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round, lost to Radek Štěpánek)

Andre Agassi (third round, lost to Rafael Nadal)

Olivier Rochus (third round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)

Dmitry Tursunov (fourth round, lost to Jarkko Nieminen)

Fernando Verdasco(fourth round, lost to Radek Štěpánek)

Paradorn Srichaphan (first round, lost to Agustín Calleri)

Kristof Vliegen (second round, lost to Nicolas Mahut)

Nicolás Massú (first round, lost to Andy Murray)

Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round, lost to Mark Philippoussis)

Women's singles

Amélie Mauresmo (champion)

Kim Clijsters (semifinals, lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne)

Justine Henin-Hardenne (final, lost to Amélie Mauresmo)

Maria Sharapova (semifinals, lost to Amélie Mauresmo)

Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round, lost to Li Na)

Venus Williams (third round, lost to Jelena Janković)

Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals, lost to Maria Sharapova)

Patty Schnyder (second round, lost to Séverine Brémond)

Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals, lost to Amélie Mauresmo)

Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round, lost to Li Na)

Francesca Schiavone (first round, lost to Melanie South)

Martina Hingis (third round, lost to Ai Sugiyama)

Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round, lost to Tsvetana Pironkova)

Dinara Safina (third round, lost to Ana Ivanovic)

Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round, lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne)

Flavia Pennetta (fourth round, lost to Maria Sharapova)

Maria Kirilenko (first round, lost to Shinobu Asagoe)

Ai Sugiyama (fourth round, lost to Séverine Brémond)

Ana Ivanovic (fourth round, lost to Amélie Mauresmo)

Shahar Pe'er (second round, lost to Shuai Peng)

Katarina Srebotnik (third round, lost to Daniela Hantuchová)

Nathalie Dechy (first round, lost to Sybille Bammer)

Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round, lost to Anastasia Myskina)

Marion Bartoli (second round, lost to Karolina Šprem)

Elena Likhovtseva (third round, lost to Elena Dementieva)

Jelena Janković (fourth round, lost to Anastasia Myskina)

Li Na (quarterfinals, lost to Kim Clijsters)

Sofia Arvidsson (first round, lost to Eva Birnerová)

Tatiana Golovin (second round, lost to Nicole Pratt)

Anna Chakvetadze (third round, lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne)

Gisela Dulko (third round, lost to Séverine Brémond)

Mara Santangelo (first round, lost to Amy Frazier)

Wild card entries

The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.

Men's singles

Jamie Baker

Alex Bogdanovic

Richard Bloomfield

Jamie Delgado

Martin Lee

Alan Mackin

Andrei Pavel

Mark Philippoussis

Women's singles

Cara Black

Sarah Borwell

Naomi Cavaday

Anne Keothavong

Alicia Molik

Katie O'Brien

Agnieszka Radwańska

Melanie South

Men's doubles

James Auckland / Jamie Delgado

Lee Childs / Andrei Pavel (Withdrew)

Colin Fleming / Jamie Murray

Josh Goodall / Ross Hutchins

Martin Lee / Jonathan Marray

Women's doubles

Sarah Borwell / Jane O'Donoghue

Claire Curran / Jamea Jackson

Amanda Keen / Anne Keothavong

Rebecca Llewellyn / Karen Paterson

Katie O'Brien / Melanie South

Mixed doubles

Wayne Arthurs / Alicia Molik

James Auckland / Claire Curran

Paul Hanley / Tatiana Perebiynis

Andy Murray / Kirsten Flipkens

Cyril Suk / Helena Suková

Qualifier entries

Men's singles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Kevin Kim

Irakli Labadze

Roko Karanušić

Marcel Granollers

Michael Berrer

Frank Dancevic

Alejandro Falla

Simon Stadler

Alexander Peya

Kristian Pless

Josh Goodall

Stefano Galvani

Wayne Arthurs

Benedikt Dorsch

Robert Kendrick

Benjamin Becker

The following player received entry into the lucky loser spot:

Jean-Christophe Faurel

Women's singles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Romina Oprandi

Nicole Pratt

Séverine Brémond

Tamarine Tanasugarn

Clarisa Fernández

Kristina Barrois

Chan Yung-jan

Vasilisa Bardina

Ivana Abramović

Meilen Tu

Yaroslava Shvedova

Kirsten Flipkens

The following player received entry into the lucky loser spot:

Julia Vakulenko

Men's doubles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles qualifying

Irakli Labadze / Dušan Vemić

Neil Bamford / Jim May

Ramón Delgado / André Sá

Kevin Kim / Cecil Mamiit

The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:

Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana

Zack Fleishman / Robert Smeets

Tomáš Cakl / Pavel Šnobel

Frédéric Niemeyer / Glenn Weiner

Women's doubles

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying

Lucie Hradecká / Hana Šromová

Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / María José Martínez Sánchez

Yuliana Fedak / Tatiana Perebiynis

Lilia Osterloh / Ahsha Rolle

The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:

Chan Chin-wei / Hsieh Su-wei

Melinda Czink / Vania King

Mariana Díaz Oliva / Natalie Grandin

Withdrawals

Men's Singles

Before the tournament

José Acasuso → replaced by Dick Norman

Igor Andreev → replaced by Guillermo García López

Guillermo Coria → replaced by Lu Yen-hsun

Taylor Dent → replaced by Tomáš Zíb

Victor Hănescu → replaced by Răzvan Sabău

Nicolas Kiefer → replaced by Jean-Christophe Faurel

Carlos Moyá → replaced by Melle van Gemerden

Women's Singles

Before the tournament

Lindsay Davenport → replaced by Sandra Klösel

Nuria Llagostera Vives → replaced by Ivana Lisjak

Nadia Petrova → replaced by Julia Vakulenko

Mary Pierce → replaced by Victoria Azarenka

Lucie Šafářová → replaced by Kateryna Bondarenko

Roberta Vinci → replaced by Hsieh Su-wei

Serena Williams → replaced by Lilia Osterloh

During the tournament

Viktoriya Kutuzova

References

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