Women's doubles Champion Yan Zi Zheng Jie Runner-up Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur Final score 2–6, 7–6, 6–3
2006 tennis event results
Main article: 2006 Australian Open
Twelfth-seeded Yan Zi and Zheng Jie defeated first-seeded Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur , 2–6, 7–6 (7), 6–3 to win the Women's Doubles title at the 2006 Australian Open .
Seeds [ ]
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (final)
Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
Elena Likhovtseva / Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (quarterfinals)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Meghann Shaughnessy (semifinals)
Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (third round)
Elena Dementieva / Flavia Pennetta (third round)
Liezel Huber / Francesca Schiavone (third round)
Shinobu Asagoe / Katarina Srebotnik (semifinals)
Gisela Dulko / Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals)
Émilie Loit / Nicole Pratt (third round)
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (champions)
Anastasia Myskina / Dinara Safina (second round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova / Amélie Mauresmo (third round, withdrew)
Eleni Daniilidou / Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (third round)
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
6
6
10
Gisela Dulko Maria Kirilenko
3
2
1
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
6
6
5
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy
2
4
3
Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva
3
3
5
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy
6
6
1
Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
6
6
3
12
Yan Zi Zheng Jie
2
7
6
12
Yan Zi Zheng Jie
4
7
6
4
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
6
5
1
12
Yan Zi Zheng Jie
6
7
9
Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik
2
6
9
Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik
6
4
6
2
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
3
6
0
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
1
L Raymond S Stosur
6
4
6
N Llagostera Vives M Vento-Kabchi
3
6
1
1
L Raymond S Stosur
6
6
M Ani A Vanc
6
7
M Ani A Vanc
1
3
C-j Chuang R Fujiwara
2
5
1
L Raymond S Stosur
6
6
G Navrátilová M Paštiková
6
6
1
16
T Li T Sun
3
4
WC
C Dellacqua T Musgrave
7
2
6
WC
C Dellacqua T Musgrave
5
4
Y Beygelzimer M Jugić-Salkić
4
6
4
16
T Li T Sun
7
6
16
T Li T Sun
6
4
6
1
L Raymond S Stosur
6
6
10
G Dulko M Kirilenko
6
6
10
G Dulko M Kirilenko
3
2
D Randriantefy A Smashnova
2
2
10
G Dulko M Kirilenko
6
6
WC
M Adamczak C Horiatopoulos
7
3
6
WC
M Adamczak C Horiatopoulos
3
2
L McShea B Stewart
6
6
4
10
G Dulko M Kirilenko
6
6
N Li S Peng
6
6
6
D Hantuchová A Sugiyama
1
1
ME Salerni M Sequera
2
3
N Li S Peng
4
3
B Strýcová N Vaidišová
5
3
6
D Hantuchová A Sugiyama
6
6
6
D Hantuchová A Sugiyama
7
6
Section 2 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
3
E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva
6
6
WC
B Sekulovski C Watson
2
3
3
E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva
6
6
Alt
E Laine H Šromová
4
3
V Kutuzova A Rodionova
3
2
V Kutuzova A Rodionova
6
6
3
E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva
6
6
S Klösel M Koryttseva
1
0
S Foretz A Serra Zanetti
2
1
S Foretz A Serra Zanetti
6
6
S Foretz A Serra Zanetti
4
6
7
E Bychkova Z Ondrášková
4
3
13
A Myskina D Safina
6
4
6
13
A Myskina D Safina
6
6
3
E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva
3
3
11
É Loit N Pratt
6
0
6
5
A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy
6
6
A Chakvetadze E Vesnina
3
6
1
11
É Loit N Pratt
7
6
WC
L Breadmore D Dominikovic
1
3
K Brandi C Castaño
5
2
K Brandi C Castaño
6
6
11
É Loit N Pratt
6
3
1
J Schruff J Wöhr
5
3
5
A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy
4
6
6
WC
S Ferguson C Wheeler
7
6
WC
S Ferguson C Wheeler
1
0
E Birnerová M Santangelo
4
1
5
A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy
6
6
5
A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy
6
6
Bottom half [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
Section 4 [ ]
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