2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2] It was her first Wimbledon title and her second and last Grand Slam title, having won the Australian Open earlier in the year. Mauresmo also became the first French woman to win Wimbledon since Suzanne Lenglen in 1925.[3] With her loss, Henin-Hardenne missed the chance of completing a career Grand Slam.[2]

Women's Singles
2006 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-up Justine Henin-Hardenne
Final score2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jelena Janković.[4]

With Serena Williams not competing due to a knee injury, it marked the first Wimbledon women's final since 1999 not to feature either of the Williams sisters.[5][6]

This was also the last time two women contested two major finals against one another in a single season until Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber met in the 2016 Australian Open and Wimbledon finals.

Li Na became the first Chinese player (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam singles quarterfinal.[7] This also marked the Grand Slam debut of future World No. 2 and 2012 Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwańska, who reached the fourth round as a wildcard before losing to Kim Clijsters.

Seeds
01.   Amélie Mauresmo (Champion)
02.   Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
03.   Justine Henin-Hardenne (Final)
04.   Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
05.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third round)
06.   Venus Williams (Third round)
07.   Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
08.   Patty Schnyder (Second round)
09.   Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)
10.   Nicole Vaidišová (Fourth round)
11.   Francesca Schiavone (First round)
12.   Martina Hingis (Third round)
13.   Anna-Lena Grönefeld (First round)
14.   Dinara Safina (Third round)
15.   Daniela Hantuchová (Fourth round)
16.   Flavia Pennetta (Fourth round)
17.   Maria Kirilenko (First round)
18.   Ai Sugiyama (Fourth round)
19.   Ana Ivanovic (Fourth round)
20.   Shahar Pe'er (Second round)
21.   Katarina Srebotnik (Third round)
22.   Nathalie Dechy (First round)
23.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third round)
24.   Marion Bartoli (Second round)
25.   Elena Likhovtseva (Third round)
26.   Jelena Janković (Fourth round)
27.   Li Na (Quarterfinals)
28.   Sofia Arvidsson (First round)
29.   Tatiana Golovin (Second round)
30.   Anna Chakvetadze (Third round)
31.   Gisela Dulko (Third round)
32.   Mara Santangelo (First round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Amélie Mauresmo 6 3 6
9 Anastasia Myskina 1 6 3
1 Amélie Mauresmo 6 3 6
4 Maria Sharapova 3 6 2
4 Maria Sharapova 6 6
7 Elena Dementieva 1 4
1 Amélie Mauresmo 2 6 6
3 Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 3 4
Q Séverine Brémond 4 4
3 Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6
3 Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 77
2 Kim Clijsters 4 64
27 Li Na 4 5
2 Kim Clijsters 6 7

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 A Mauresmo 6 6
Q I Abramović 0 0 1 A Mauresmo 6 6
M Krajicek 5 3 S Stosur 4 2
S Stosur 7 6 1 A Mauresmo 6 6
J Gajdošová 2 3 Q N Pratt 1 2
Q N Pratt 6 6 Q N Pratt 2 6 6
M Díaz Oliva 6 2 7 29 T Golovin 6 4 4
29 T Golovin 3 6 9 1 A Mauresmo 6 6
19 A Ivanovic 7 77 19 A Ivanovic 3 4
E Gagliardi 5 64 19 A Ivanovic 6 6
M Domachowska 3 77 4 WC S Borwell 1 2
WC S Borwell 6 63 6 19 A Ivanovic 3 77 6
M Washington 6 6 14 D Safina 6 63 1
J Schruff 3 4 M Washington 6 4 1
J Craybas 6 5 5 14 D Safina 4 6 6
14 D Safina 3 7 7

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 A Myskina 6 6
WC C Black 0 4 9 A Myskina 6 6
M Müller 6 6 M Müller 2 1
K Kanepi 4 4 9 A Myskina 6 6
Q C Fernández 6 4 4 23 A Medina Garrigues 3 4
C Martínez Granados 2 6 3r Q C Fernández 79 5 9
S-w Hsieh 3 2 23 A Medina Garrigues 67 7 11
23 A Medina Garrigues 6 6 9 A Myskina 6 77
26 J Janković 6 6 26 J Janković 4 65
L Domínguez Lino 3 4 26 J Janković 6 4 6
LL J Vakulenko 4r V King 2 6 4
V King 5 26 J Janković 710 4 6
L Raymond 3 6 V Williams 68 6 4
Q Y Shvedova 5r L Raymond 77 5 2
B Mattek 1 0 6 V Williams 64 7 6
6 V Williams 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 M Sharapova 6 6
A Smashnova 2 0 4 M Sharapova 6 6
A Harkleroad 6 6 A Harkleroad 2 2
J Kostanić 3 2 4 M Sharapova 6 6
L Pous Tió 3 1 A Frazier 3 2
M Czink 6 6 M Czink 2 3
A Frazier 3 6 6 A Frazier 6 6
32 M Santangelo 6 3 4 4 M Sharapova 77 3 6
20 S Pe'er 6 6 16 F Pennetta 65 6 3
Y Fedak 2 1 20 S Pe'er 4 65
E Daniilidou 4 4 S Peng 6 77
S Peng 6 6 S Peng 2 3
M Ani 1 63 16 F Pennetta 6 6
L Granville 6 77 L Granville 2 1
S Klösel 7 4 2 16 F Pennetta 6 6
16 F Pennetta 5 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 F Schiavone 6 3 4
WC M South 3 6 6 WC M South 65 2
S Perry 7 5 8 S Perry 77 6
Q K Barrois 5 7 6 S Perry 7 6
A Rodionova 1 77 6 S Bammer 5 3
É Loit 6 65 4 A Rodionova 4 4
S Bammer 7 7 S Bammer 6 6
22 N Dechy 5 5 S Perry 2 0
25 E Likhovtseva 6 6 7 E Dementieva 6 6
S Foretz 0 2 25 E Likhovtseva 6 6
T Sun 6 6 T Sun 3 3
N Viérin 3 4 25 E Likhovtseva 5 3
M Shaughnessy 4 6 6 7 E Dementieva 7 6
A Bondarenko 6 2 3 M Shaughnessy 7 3 5
S Mirza 65 5 7 E Dementieva 5 6 7
7 E Dementieva 77 7

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 P Schnyder 2 77 6
A Serra Zanetti 6 64 2 8 P Schnyder 6 1 4
A Yakimova 5 3 Q S Brémond 4 6 6
Q S Brémond 7 6 Q S Brémond 78 5 7
H Šromová 4 3 31 G Dulko 66 7 5
V Ruano Pascual 6 6 V Ruano Pascual 5 4
E Laine 611 1 31 G Dulko 7 6
31 G Dulko 713 6 Q S Brémond 713 6
18 A Sugiyama 6 7 18 A Sugiyama 611 3
WC N Cavaday 4 5 18 A Sugiyama 6 7
V Dushevina 6 4 2 A Morigami 2 5
A Morigami 1 6 6 18 A Sugiyama 7 3 6
T Garbin 2 77 6 12 M Hingis 5 6 4
WC K O'Brien 6 62 2 T Garbin 1 2
O Savchuk 2 2 12 M Hingis 6 6
12 M Hingis 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
15 D Hantuchová 6 4 6
ME Camerin 4 6 1 15 D Hantuchová 6 4 7
Q K Flipkens 6 4 1 J Jackson 3 6 5
J Jackson 4 6 6 15 D Hantuchová 6 77
WC A Molik 7 6 21 K Srebotnik 4 62
Q Y-j Chan 5 1 WC A Molik 2 1
M Suchá 4 1 21 K Srebotnik 6 6
21 K Srebotnik 6 6 15 D Hantuchová 3 1
30 A Chakvetadze 6 6 3 J Henin-Hardenne 6 6
Z Yan 3 2 30 A Chakvetadze 6 3 6
M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 4 3 E Vesnina 4 6 3
E Vesnina 2 6 6 30 A Chakvetadze 2 3
A Nakamura 3 6 3 3 J Henin-Hardenne 6 6
E Bychkova 6 1 6 E Bychkova 1 2
M Yuan 0 1 3 J Henin-Hardenne 6 6
3 J Henin-Hardenne 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 S Kuznetsova 6 6
Q R Oprandi 3 2 5 S Kuznetsova 4 6 6
K Peschke 6 6 K Peschke 6 1 4
K Brandi 3 0 5 S Kuznetsova 6 2 3
Q M Tu 6 6 27 N Li 3 6 6
Q V Bardina 3 0 Q M Tu 2 4
V Razzano 2 0 27 N Li 6 6
27 N Li 6 6 27 N Li 4 6 6
24 M Bartoli 6 6 10 N Vaidišová 6 1 3
C Pin 0 2 24 M Bartoli 6 2 3
K Šprem 6 6 K Šprem 3 6 6
WC A Keothavong 0 2 K Šprem 5 5
I Lisjak 4 5 10 N Vaidišová 7 7
K Bondarenko 6 7 K Bondarenko 1 1
K Koukalová 5 5 10 N Vaidišová 6 6
10 N Vaidišová 7 7

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 A-L Grönefeld 6 3 1
T Pironkova 3 6 6 T Pironkova 5 65
WC A Radwańska 7 6 WC A Radwańska 7 77
V Azarenka 5 4 WC A Radwańska 6 6
C Castaño 77 1 2 Q T Tanasugarn 3 2
Q T Tanasugarn 62 6 6 Q T Tanasugarn 6 7
S Asagoe 6 77 S Asagoe 3 5
17 M Kirilenko 2 61 WC A Radwańska 2 2
28 S Arvidsson 2 4 2 K Clijsters 6 6
E Birnerová 6 6 E Birnerová 66 7 3
J Zheng 7 6 J Zheng 78 5 6
I Benešová 5 2 J Zheng 3 2
V Kutuzova 6 3 2 K Clijsters 6 6
L Osterloh 4 3r V Kutuzova w/o
V Zvonareva 5 3 2 K Clijsters
2 K Clijsters 7 6

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. "Mauresmo clinches Wimbledon title". BBC Sport. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. "Mauresmo climbs the mountain". The Guardian. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. "Williams reign ended by Jankovic". BBC Sport. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  5. "Injured Serena to miss Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  6. "Jankovic ends era of dominance by Williams sisters". The Independent. 2 July 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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