Tennis tournament
Tim Henman and Dmitry Tursunov playing on the Margaret Court Arena in the first round. 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.
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 ] 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
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
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
Roger Federer defeated 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. 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. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Martin Damm / Leander Paes , 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie [ 2] defeated Samantha Stosur / Lisa Raymond , 2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3
Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor , 6–3, 6–3
Alexandre Sidorenko defeated Nick Lindahl , 6–3, 7–6(4)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Caroline Wozniacki ,[ Note 1] 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Błażej Koniusz / Grzegorz Panfil defeated Kellen Damico / Nathaniel Schnugg , 7–6(5), 6–3
Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Alizé Cornet / Corinna Dentoni , 6–2, 6–2
Michaël Jérémiasz defeated Satoshi Saida , 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Esther Vergeer defeated Jiske Griffioen , 6–4, 6–0
Robin Ammerlaan / Martin Legner defeated Michaël Jérémiasz / Satoshi Saida , 3–6, 6–3 7–6(5)
Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer defeated Yuka Chokyu / Mie Yaosa , 6–2, 6–0
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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
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^ 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
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