2006 US Open – Women's Singles

2006 US Open
Champion   Maria Sharapova
Runner-up   Justine Henin-Hardenne
Final score   6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year due to injury.

Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final. 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.

Contents

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

  1. Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
  2. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Final)
  3. Maria Sharapova (Champion)
  4. Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
  5. Nadia Petrova (Third Round)
  6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth Round)
  7. Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round)
  8. Martina Hingis (Second Round)
  9. Nicole Vaidišová (Third Round)
  10. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
  11. Anastasia Myskina (First Round)
  12. Dinara Safina (Quarterfinals)
  13. Mary Pierce (Third Round)
  14. Francesca Schiavone (Third Round)
  15. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (First Round)
  16. Ana Ivanović (Third Round)
  1. Daniela Hantuchová (Second Round)
  2. Flavia Pennetta (Withdrew)
  3. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
  4. Maria Kirilenko (Third Round)
  5. Shahar Pe'er (Fourth Round)
  6. Katarina Srebotnik (Third Round)
  7. Anna Chakvetadze (Fourth Round)
  8. Li Na (Fourth Round)
  9. Anabel Medina Garrigues (First Round)
  10. Marion Bartoli (Third Round)
  11. Tatiana Golovin(Quarterfinals)
  12. Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
  13. Zheng Jie (Second Round)
  14. Venus Williams (Withdrew due to wrist injury) [1]
  15. Nathalie Dechy (First Round)
  16. Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round)
  17. Vera Zvonareva (Third Round)

Draw

Key

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 Ivanović 2 4  
  A Nakamura 6 6       A Nakamura 5 3
  V Dushevina 3 7 0   16   A Ivanović 7 6  
16   A Ivanović 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

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
6   S Kuznetsova 6 2 6  
Q   S Klösel 2 6 3     6   S Kuznetsova 6 6  
WC   L Albanese 65 6 6   WC   L Albanese 1 1  
  O Savchuk 77 4 2       6   S Kuznetsova 6 6  
  H Šromová 5 5         A Rodionova 3 0  
  A Rodionova 7 7       A Rodionova 7 6
  K Peschke 4 7 5   29   J Zheng 5 3  
29   J Zheng 6 5 7       6   S Kuznetsova 77 3 2
19   J Janković 62 6 6       19   J Janković 65 6 6
  G Dulko 77 1 4     19   J Janković 6 6  
Q   Y-J Chan 4 2   Q   K Flipkens 2 3  
Q   K Flipkens 6 6       19   J Janković 5 6 6
  A Jidkova 3 6 6       9   N Vaidišová 7 3 2  
WC   J Kirkland 6 2 4       A Jidkova 2 6 3
WC   C Rubin 4 3   9   N Vaidišová 6 3 6  
9   N Vaidišová 6 6  

Section 6

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Fourth Round
15   AL 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 77 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 711 1 1       26   M Bartoli 6 3 3  
Q   V Lepchenko 69 6 6     Q   V Lepchenko 1 2
Q   O Poutchkova 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 77 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  

Notes and references

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