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.
Finals
Seniors
Men's singles
Roger Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis,Baghdatis became the first Cypriot tennis player (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam singles final. 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 JieYan and Zheng won the first ever Chinese Grand Slam title. 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) reference
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 DayDay SessionNight SessionTotal 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
Men's Singles Andre Agassi → replaced by Fernando Vicente Karol Beck → replaced by Ricardo Mello Guillermo Cañas → replaced by Potito Starace Joachim Johansson → replaced by Juan Antonio Marín Nicolás Lapentti → replaced by Justin Gimelstob Alberto Martín → replaced by Federico Luzzi Rafael Nadal → replaced by Nicolás Almagro Jiří Novák → replaced by Raemon Sluiter Mariano Puerta → replaced by Jean-René Lisnard Greg Rusedski → replaced by Óscar Hernández Marat Safin → replaced by Alexander Waske Robin Söderling → replaced by Lee Hyung-taik Martin Verkerk → replaced by Răzvan Sabău
Women's Singles Elena Bovina → replaced by Shenay Perry Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro → replaced by Galina Voskoboeva Sesil Karatantcheva → replaced by Yuliana Fedak Magdalena Maleeva → replaced by Martina Müller Conchita Martínez → replaced by Saori Obata Květa Peschke → replaced by Camille Pin Fabiola Zuluaga → replaced by Conchita Martínez Granados
References
Notes
External links
Australian Open official site