Women's Singles Champion Maria Sharapova Runner-up Justine Henin-Hardenne Final score 6–4, 6–4
Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 6–4, 6–4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2006 US Open .[1] Amélie Mauresmo in the semifinals. By reaching the final, Henin-Hardenne became the eighth woman, after Maureen Connolly , Margaret Court , Chris Evert , Martina Navratilova , Steffi Graf , Monica Seles and Martina Hingis , to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a calendar year. By losing the final, Henin-Hardenne missed an opportunity to return to World No.1 in the rankings, following Mauresmo's semi-final loss.[citation needed
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year due to injury.
This marked the first Grand Slam where Serena Williams was unseeded since the 1999 Australian Open . Needing a wild card to participate due to her low ranking (which was 139th in the world at the entry cut-off), Williams defeated top 20 players Daniela Hantuchová and Ana Ivanovic en route to the fourth round, where she was beaten by Mauresmo in three sets. As of 2020, this is the most recent US Open tournament Williams has participated in where has failed to advance to at least the quarterfinals.
Seeds [ ] The seeded players are listed below.
Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals) Justine Henin-Hardenne (Final) Maria Sharapova (Champion)Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals) Nadia Petrova (Third Round) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth Round) Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round) Martina Hingis (Second Round) Nicole Vaidišová (Third Round) Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals) Anastasia Myskina (First Round) Dinara Safina (Quarterfinals) Mary Pierce (Third Round) Francesca Schiavone (Third Round) Anna-Lena Grönefeld (First Round) Ana Ivanovic (Third Round) Daniela Hantuchová (Second Round) Flavia Pennetta (Withdrew) Jelena Janković (Semifinals) Maria Kirilenko (Third Round) Shahar Pe'er (Fourth Round) Katarina Srebotnik (Third Round) Anna Chakvetadze (Fourth Round) Li Na (Fourth Round) Anabel Medina Garrigues (First Round) Marion Bartoli (Third Round) Tatiana Golovin (Quarterfinals) Ai Sugiyama (Third Round) Zheng Jie (Second Round) Venus Williams (Withdrew due to wrist injury, replaced by María José Martínez Sánchez ) [2] Nathalie Dechy (First Round) Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round) Vera Zvonareva (Third Round)
Qualifying [ ] 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
Finals
1
Amélie Mauresmo 6
6
12
Dinara Safina
2
3
1
Amélie Mauresmo
0
6
0
3
Maria Sharapova 6
4
6
3
Maria Sharapova 77
77
27
Tatiana Golovin
64
60
3
Maria Sharapova 6
6
2
Justine Henin-Hardenne
4
4
19
Jelena Janković 6
6
4
Elena Dementieva
2
1
19
Jelena Janković
6
4
0
2
Justine Henin-Hardenne 4
6
6
10
Lindsay Davenport
4
4
2
Justine Henin-Hardenne 6
6
Top Half [ ] Section 1 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
1
A Mauresmo 6
7
Q
K Barrois
1
5
1
A Mauresmo 6
6
M Shaughnessy 6
6
M Shaughnessy
4
3
R Vinci
3
4
1
A Mauresmo 6
3
6
M Santangelo 77
6
M Santangelo
3
6
2
L Raymond
64
2
M Santangelo 6
6
S Bammer 5
6
6
S Bammer
3
1
31
N Dechy
7
3
1
1
A Mauresmo 6
0
6
17
D Hantuchová 7
6
WC
S Williams
4
6
2
WC
B Mattek
5
3
17
D Hantuchová
5
3
L Domínguez Lino 1
2
WC
S Williams 7
6
WC
S Williams 6
6
WC
S Williams 6
6
M Czink
1
2
16
A Ivanovic
2
4
A Nakamura 6
6
A Nakamura
5
3
V Dushevina
3
7
0
16
A Ivanovic 7
6
16
A Ivanovic 6
5
6
Section 2 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
12
D Safina 6
6
Q
Y Beygelzimer
1
3
12
D Safina 6
6
Y Fedak 7
6
Y Fedak
3
4
Q
T Poutchek
5
3
12
D Safina 6
6
WC
A Glatch
2
1
J Gajdošová
3
0
J Gajdošová 6
6
J Gajdošová 6
77
V Kutuzova 6
6
V Kutuzova
3
65
LL
MJ Martínez Sánchez 3
3
12
D Safina 6
7
25
A Medina Garrigues
2
1
V Razzano
0
5
Q
Y Fedossova 6
6
Q
Y Fedossova
4
6
5
K Kanepi 3
7
6
K Kanepi 6
4
7
S Foretz
6
5
1
K Kanepi
5
2
M Ani
5
4
V Razzano 7
6
V Razzano 7
6
V Razzano 6
6
S Peng
6
1
3
8
M Hingis
2
4
8
M Hingis 4
6
6
Section 3 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
3
M Sharapova 6
6
M Krajicek
3
0
3
M Sharapova 6
6
É Loit 5
6
77
É Loit
0
1
C Pin
7
4
64
3
M Sharapova 6
6
LL
N Pratt 1
7
6
32
E Likhovtseva
3
2
Q
M Sequera
6
5
2
LL
N Pratt
3
2
T Sun
6
0
4
32
E Likhovtseva 6
6
32
E Likhovtseva 4
6
6
3
M Sharapova 6
6
24
N Li 4
6
6
24
N Li
4
2
M Sánchez Lorenzo 6
3
0
24
N Li 6
1
6
S Perry
0
2
E Daniilidou
0
6
4
E Daniilidou 6
6
24
N Li 4
6
6
Q
E Birnerová 77
5
6
13
M Pierce
6
0
0
G Voskoboeva
64
7
3
Q
E Birnerová
3
4
E Vesnina
5
1
13
M Pierce 6
6
13
M Pierce 7
6
Section 4 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
11
A Myskina
4
2
V Azarenka 6
6
V Azarenka 6
6
J Jackson 6
6
J Jackson
3
2
T Pironkova
2
2
V Azarenka
4
3
WC
A Rolle
4
4
23
A Chakvetadze 6
6
A Bondarenko 6
6
A Bondarenko
66
0
M Suchá
4
1
23
A Chakvetadze 78
6
23
A Chakvetadze 6
6
23
A Chakvetadze
3
2
27
T Golovin 6
7
27
T Golovin 6
6
A Harkleroad
3
5
27
T Golovin 6
6
Z Yan
0
5
Q
A Radwańska
4
3
Q
A Radwańska 6
7
27
T Golovin 7
64
6
A Frazier
2
1
5
N Petrova
5
77
3
V Ruano Pascual 6
6
V Ruano Pascual
1
1
Q
C Fernández
2
1
5
N Petrova 6
6
5
N Petrova 6
6
Bottom Half [ ] Section 5 [ ] Section 6 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
15
A-L Grönefeld
6
0
4
A Rezaï 2
6
6
A Rezaï 77
2
6
S Stosur
2
65
L Šafářová
66
6
4
L Šafářová 6
77
A Rezaï 6
6
Q
S Dubois
1
3
20
M Kirilenko
3
1
S Brémond 6
6
S Brémond
2
3
J Schruff
3
4
20
M Kirilenko 6
6
20
M Kirilenko 6
6
A Rezaï
5
4
33
V Zvonareva 7 7
6
4
E Dementieva 7
6
M Domachowska
64
3
33
V Zvonareva 6
7
I Benešová
2
0
J Craybas
3
5
J Craybas 6
6
33
V Zvonareva
5
3
M Tu
1
1
4
E Dementieva 7
6
E Laine 6
6
E Laine
4
0
L Granville
1
4
4
E Dementieva 6
6
4
E Dementieva 6
6
Section 7 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
7
P Schnyder 6
6
A Smashnova
1
2
7
P Schnyder 6
7
S Arvidsson 6
6
S Arvidsson
3
5
C Martínez Granados 2
4
7
P Schnyder 0
6
6
C Castaño
7 11
1
1
26
M Bartoli
6
3
3
Q
V Lepchenko 69
6
6
Q
V Lepchenko
1
2
Q
O Puchkova
4
0
26
M Bartoli 6
6
26
M Bartoli 6
6
7
P Schnyder
4
4
22
K Srebotnik 6
6
10
L Davenport 6
6
A Morigami
2
3
22
K Srebotnik 6
4
6
E Bychkova 77
77
E Bychkova
2
6
2
Q
L Skavronskaia
61
63
22
K Srebotnik
6
3
65
S Asagoe
4
64
10
L Davenport 3
6
77
J Kostanić 6
77
J Kostanić
0
0
K Zakopalová
1
4
10
L Davenport 6
6
10
L Davenport 6
6
Section 8 [ ] First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
14
F Schiavone 6
6
R Oprandi
1
2
14
F Schiavone 5
6
6
K Šprem
4
2
S Mirza
7
1
2
S Mirza 6
6
14
F Schiavone
3
77
63
M Müller 7 7
6
21
S Pe'er 6
63
77
A Yakimova
62
3
M Müller
1
7
2
Q
V Bardina
2
2
21
S Pe'er 6
5
6
21
S Pe'er 6
6
21
S Pe'er
1
0
28
A Sugiyama 6
6
2
J Henin-Hardenne 6
6
Z Ondrášková
1
0
28
A Sugiyama 62
6
6
T Garbin 6
6
T Garbin
77
4
2
M Yuan
3
1
28
A Sugiyama
6
1
0
V King 6
6
2
J Henin-Hardenne 4
6
6
WC
A Molik
3
2
V King
1
2
ME Camerin
2
1
2
J Henin-Hardenne 6
6
2
J Henin-Hardenne 6
6
Championship match statistics [ ]
Category
1st serve %
46/64 (72%)
32/60 (53%)
1st serve points won
34 of 46 = 74%
21 of 32 = 66%
2nd serve points won
9 of 18 = 50%
16 of 28 = 57%
Total service points won
43 of 64 = 67.19%
37 of 60 = 61.67%
Aces
5
2
Double faults
4
2
Winners
18
12
Unforced errors
27
27
Net points won
8 of 11 = 73%
8 of 9 = 89%
Break points converted
3 of 7 = 43%
1 of 1 = 100%
Return points won
23 of 60 = 38%
21 of 64 = 33%
Total points won
66
58
Source
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39 WTA Titles: 36 Singles & 3 Doubles
Entourage
Yuri Sharapov (father & former coach)
Riccardo Piatti (former coach; Jul 2019—Jan 2020)Sven Groeneveld (former coach; Nov 2013—Mar 2018)Jimmy Connors (former coach; Jul 2013—Aug 2013)Thomas Högstedt (former coach; Jan 2011—Jul 2013, Mar 2018—Jul 2019)Michael Joyce (former coach; Sep 2005—Jan 2011)Mauricio Hadad (former coach; Mar 2004—Sep 2005)Robert Lansdorp (former coach; Sep 1998—Sep 2005)Yuri Yudkin (former coach; Nov 1991—May 1994)
Max Eisenbud (former agent) Title-winning doubles partners
Tamarine Tanasugarn Maria Kirilenko Career
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Maria Sharapova
Justine Henin-Hardenne
Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (Final)
Maria Sharapova (Champion)
Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round)
Nicole Vaidišová (Third Round)
Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
Francesca Schiavone (Third Round)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld (First Round)
Ana Ivanovic (Third Round)
Daniela Hantuchová (Second Round)
Shahar Pe'er (Fourth Round)
Katarina Srebotnik (Third Round)
Li Na (Fourth Round)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (First Round)
Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
Amélie Mauresmo
Jelena Janković
Lindsay Davenport
K Barrois
R Vinci
S Bammer
D Hantuchová
L Domínguez Lino
M Czink
A Nakamura
Y Beygelzimer
T Poutchek
K Kanepi
S Peng
M Hingis
M Krajicek
N Pratt
M Sequera
E Daniilidou
E Birnerová
T Pironkova
A Radwańska
C Fernández
Y-J Chan
S Dubois
E Laine
A Smashnova
S Arvidsson
C Castaño
V Lepchenko
K Srebotnik
J Kostanić
S Mirza
