2006 US Open – Women's Doubles

2006 US Open
Champions   France Nathalie Dechy
Russia Vera Zvonareva
Runners-up   Russia Dinara Safina
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Final score   7–6(7–5), 7-5
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
US Open
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Defending champions Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were first seed. They were defeated in the semifinals by eighth seed Dinara Safina and Katarina Srebotnik who, in turn, had to give way in the finals to the unseeded Nathalie Dechy and Vera Zvonareva, the new champions.

Below are the seeds and draws for the 2006 US Open in the Women's Doubles event.

Seeds

  1. United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur (Semifinals)
  2. China Yan Zi / China Zheng Jie (Quarterfinals)
  3. Zimbabwe Cara Black / Australia Rennae Stubbs (Quarterfinals)
  4. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová / Japan Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)
  5. Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld / United States Meghann Shaughnessy (Second Round)
  6. Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Italy Francesca Schiavone (Semifinals)
  7. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez (Quarterfinals)
  8. Russia Dinara Safina / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (Finalists)
  9. Greece Eleni Daniilidou / Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (withdrew from the tournament)
  10. United States Martina Navratilova / Russia Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals)
  11. India Sania Mirza / South Africa Liezel Huber (Third Round)
  12. Italy Maria Elena Camerin / Argentina Gisela Dulko (First Round)
  13. China Li Ting / China Sun Tiantian (First Round)
  14. France Marion Bartoli / Israel Shahar Pe'er (Second Round)
  15. Slovakia Janette Husárová / Russia Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round)
  16. France Émilie Loit / Australia Nicole Pratt (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  United States Lisa Raymond
 Australia Samantha Stosur
7 6    
10  United States Martina Navratilova
 Russia Nadia Petrova
61 3    
  1  United States Lisa Raymond
 Australia Samantha Stosur
4 6 3  
  8  Russia Dinara Safina
 Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6 1 6  
3  Zimbabwe Cara Black
 Australia Rennae Stubbs
4 63  
  8  Russia Dinara Safina
 Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6 7    
    8  Russia Dinara Safina
 Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
65 5  
     France Nathalie Dechy
 Russia Vera Zvonareva
7 7  
  7  Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
 Argentina Paola Suárez
5 3    
   France Nathalie Dechy
 Russia Vera Zvonareva
7 6    
     France Nathalie Dechy
 Russia Vera Zvonareva
6 6  
  6  Czech Republic Květa Peschke
 Italy Francesca Schiavone
4 1    
6  Czech Republic Květa Peschke
 Italy Francesca Schiavone
7 6  
  2  China Yan Zi
 China Zheng Jie
5 4    

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
1 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
2
Switzerland E Gagliardi
Italy T Garbin
1 r. 1 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
6 6
Italy M Santangelo
Italy R Vinci
6 6 Italy M Santangelo
Italy R Vinci
1 3
Italy R Operandi
Germany J Wöhr
1 3 1 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
6 6
Russia E Bychkova
Czech Republic H Šromová
1 3 Japan S Asagoe
Japan A Morigami
3 4
Japan S Asagoe
Japan A Morigami
6 6 Japan S Asagoe
Japan A Morigami
4 78 6
Spain C Martínez Granados
Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi
3 1 14 France M Bartoli
Israel S Pe'er
6 66 4
14 France M Bartoli
Israel S Pe'er
6 6 1 United States L Raymond
Australia Stosur
77 6
10 United States M Navratilova
Russia N Petrova
6 6 10 United States M Navratilova
Russia N Petrova
61 3
WC United States L Osterloh
United States A Rolle
1 1 10 United States M Navratilova
Russia N Petrova
6 6
WC United States L Burdette
United States M Burdette
4 4 Netherlands M Krajicek
United States C Morariu
2 1
Netherlands M Krajicek
United States C Morariu
6 6 10 United States M Navratilova
Russia N Petrova
6 61 6
Ukraine Y Beygelzimer
Russia V Dushevina
4 2 Serbia A Ivanovic
Russia M Kirilenko
4 77 4
Serbia A Ivanovic
Russia M Kirilenko
6 6 Serbia A Ivanovic
Russia M Kirilenko
6 65 7
Bulgaria T Pironkova
China M Yuan
3 3 5 Germany A-L Grönefeld
United States M Shaughnessy
3 77 5
5 Germany A-L Grönefeld
United States M Shaughnessy
6 6

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
3 Zimbabwe C Black
Australia R Stubbs
6 6
United States J Jackson
Japan A Nakamura
3 3 3 Zimbabwe C Black
Australia R Stubbs
6 4 6
Colombia C Castaño
United States J Craybas
7 6 Colombia C Castaño
United States J Craybas
2 6 0
Russia V Bardina
Latvia L Dekmeijere
5 3 3 Zimbabwe C Black
Australia R Stubbs
6 6
Spain L Domínguez Lino
Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo
61 3 15 Slovakia J Husárová
Russia E Likhovtseva
3 1
Russia A Rodionova
Romania A Vanc
77 6 Russia A Rodionova
Romania A Vanc
3 1
WC United States J Kirkland
United States L Lee-Waters
1 2 15 Slovakia J Husárová
Russia E Likhovtseva
6 6
15 Slovakia J Husárová
Russia E Likhovtseva
6 6 3 Zimbabwe C Black
Australia R Stubbs
4 63
ALT France A Rezaï
Ukraine O Savchuk
1 0 8 Russia D Safina
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 77
Serbia J Janković
United States B Mattek
6 6 Serbia J Janković
United States B Mattek
6 6
France S Brémond
France T Golovin
6 6 France S Brémond
France T Golovin
3 2
Czech Republic L Hradecká
Czech Republic V Uhlířová
2 2 Serbia J Janković
United States B Mattek
3 4
Czech Republic E Birnerová
Belarus A Yakimova
6 4 6 8 Russia D Safina
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 6
WC United States A Glatch
United States A Spears
3 6 4 Czech Republic E Birnerová
Belarus A Yakimova
3 4
Slovakia J Gajdošová
Australia B Stewart
5 1 8 Russia D Safina
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 6
8 Russia D Safina
Slovenia K Srebotnik
7 6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
7 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
6 6
Croatia I Lisjak
Czech Republic L Šafářová
3 3 7 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
6 6
United States A Frazier
United States V King
6 6 United States A Frazier
United States V King
4 3
Russia A Jidkova
Israel A Smashnova
2 3 7 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
4 6 6
Russia A Chakvetadze
Russia E Vesnina
6 6 Russia A Chakvetadze
Russia E Vesnina
6 4 4
WC United States J Hampton
United States A Weinhold
2 2 Russia A Chakvetadze
Russia E Vesnina
6 6
Finland E Laine
Tunisia S Sfar
3 6 79 Finland E Laine
Tunisia S Sfar
4 3
12 Italy ME Camerin
Argentina G Dulko
6 2 67 7 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
5 3
16 France É Loit
Australia N Pratt
63 711 3 France N Dechy
Russia V Zvonareva
7 3
United States L Granville
United States C Gullickson
77 69 6 United States L Granville
United States C Gullickson
4 2
ALT Hungary M Czink
Italy A Serra Zanetti
4 1 Estonia M Ani
United States M Tu
6 6
Estonia M Ani
United States M Tu
6 6 Estonia M Ani
United States M Tu
4 1
Estonia K Kanepi
Czech Republic G Navrátilová
5 6 3 France N Dechy
Russia V Zvonareva
6 6
France N Dechy
Russia V Zvonareva
7 1 6 France N Dechy
Russia V Zvonareva
3 6 6
Ukraine Y Fedak
Ukraine T Perebiynis
4 4 4 Slovakia D Hantuchová
Japan A Sugiyama
6 4 2
4 Slovakia D Hantuchová
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
6 Czech Republic K Peschke
Italy F Schiavone
6 6
Sweden S Arvidsson
Germany M Müller
0 0 6 Czech Republic K Peschke
Italy F Schiavone
7 6
Ukraine A Bondarenko
Ukraine K Bondarenko
6 6 Ukraine A Bondarenko
Ukraine K Bondarenko
5 1
Slovakia M Suchá
Czech Republic K Zakopalová
1 0 6 Czech Republic K Peschke
Italy F Schiavone
3 6 7
Austria S Bammer
Germany J Schruff
5 2 11 India S Mirza
South Africa L Huber
6 3 5
France S Cohen-Aloro
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
7 6 France S Cohen-Aloro
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
0 3
WC United States A Haynes
United States N Uberoi
4 0 11 India S Mirza
South Africa L Huber
6 6
11 India S Mirza
South Africa L Huber
6 6 6 Czech Republic K Peschke
Italy F Schiavone
7 6
13 China T Li
China T Sun
6 3 1 2 China Z Yan
China J Zheng
5 4
United States A Harkleroad
Russia G Voskoboeva
4 6 6 United States A Harkleroad
Russia G Voskoboeva
2
ALT France C Pin
Venezuela M Sequera
6 6 ALT France C Pin
Venezuela M Sequera
1 r.
WC United States A Prousis
United States A Yelsey
4 3 United States A Harkleroad
Russia G Voskoboeva
3 4
Poland M Domachowska
Croatia J Kostanić
7 6 2 China Z Yan
China J Zheng
6 6
China N Li
China S Peng
5 4 Poland M Domachowska
Croatia J Kostanić
2 6 3
Czech Republic I Benešová
Czech Republic B Strýcová
5 6 63 2 China Z Yan
China J Zheng
6 2 6
2 China Z Yan
China J Zheng
7 2 77

Notes