2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

2006 Wimbledon Championships
2005 Champions   Zimbabwe Cara Black
South Africa Liezel Huber
Champions   China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie
Runners-up   Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Final score   6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    seniors
WC Doubles    men    women  
Wimbledon Championships
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This page displays the progress of the Women's Doubles competition at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.

Cara Black and Liezel Huber were the defending champions but did not compete together to defend their title. Huber partnered Martina Navratilova and lost in the quarterfinals to Yan Zi and Zheng Jie. Black reached the semifinals alongside Rennae Stubbs before also losing to Yan and Zheng.

The Chinese pair went on to defeat Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez in the final by the score of 6–3, 3–6, 6–2.

Seeds

The seeded pairs are listed below. Those in bold are still in the Championship, others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur (Third Round)
  2. Zimbabwe Cara Black / Australia Rennae Stubbs (Semifinal)
  3. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová / Japan Ai Sugiyama (First Round)
  4. China Yan Zi / China Zheng Jie (Champions)
  5. Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld / United States Meghann Shaughnessy (Quarterfinal)
  6. Japan Shinobu Asagoe / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (First Round)
  7. South Africa Liezel Huber / United States Martina Navrátilová (Quarterfinal)
  8. Russia Elena Dementieva / Italy Flavia Pennetta (Third Round)
  9. Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Italy Francesca Schiavone (Quarterfinal)
  10. Greece Eleni Daniilidou / Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (Quarterfinal)
  11. Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Russia Anastasia Myskina (Third Round)
  12. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova / France Amélie Mauresmo (Second Round)
  13. China Ting Li / China Sun Tiantian (First Round)
  14. France Émilie Loit / Australia Nicole Pratt (First Round)
  15. N/A
  16. France Nathalie Dechy / Argentina Gisela Dulko (First Round)
  17. France Marion Bartoli / Israel Shahar Pe'er (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
     Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
 Argentina Paola Suárez
6 6 9  
10  Greece Eleni Daniilidou
 Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
7 3 7  
     Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
 Argentina Paola Suárez
6 6    
  Q  Ukraine Yuliana Fedak
 Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
4 3    
Q  Ukraine Yuliana Fedak
 Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
6 6 6
  5  Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
 United States Meghann Shaughnessy
7 4 4  
       Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
 Argentina Paola Suárez
3 6 2
  4  China Yan Zi
 China Zheng Jie
6 3 6
  7  South Africa Liezel Huber
 United States Martina Navratilova
6 4 0  
4  China Yan Zi
 China Zheng Jie
4 6 6  
  4  China Yan Zi
 China Zheng Jie
6 7  
  2  Zimbabwe Cara Black
 Australia Rennae Stubbs
2 63    
9  Czech Republic Květa Peschke
 Italy Francesca Schiavone
6 6 2
  2  Zimbabwe Cara Black
 Australia Rennae Stubbs
1 7 6  

Top Half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
7 6  
  United States A Frazier
United States A Spears
5 2   1 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
6 6  
  Poland M Domachowska
Slovakia M Suchá
4 4     Canada M Drake
Czech Republic N Vaidišová
4 2  
  Canada M Drake
Czech Republic N Vaidišová
6 6   1 United States L Raymond
Australia S Stosur
4 4  
  France V Razzano
Israel A Smashnova
2 1     Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
6 6  
  Spain Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
6 6     Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
6 6  
  Sweden S Arvidsson
Germany M Müller
1 1   17 France M Bartoli
Israel S Pe'er
4 1  
17 France M Bartoli
Israel S Pe'er
6 6     Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
6 6 9
10 Greece E Daniilidou
Spain A Medina Garrigues
6 6   10 Greece E Daniilidou
Spain A Medina Garrigues
7 3 7
LL Chinese Taipei Chan Cw
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Sw
4 2   10 Greece E Daniilidou
Spain A Medina Garrigues
6 5 6
  Russia A Rodionova
Romania A Vanc
6 6     Russia A Rodionova
Romania A Vanc
2 7 4
  Russia A Chakvetadze
Russia E Vesnina
3 4   10 Greece E Daniilidou
Spain A Medina Garrigues
6 7  
WC United Kingdom S Borwell
United Kingdom J O'Donoghue
6 5   5 Bosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić
Finland E Laine
4 6  
  Bosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić
Finland E Laine
7 7     Switzerland E Gagliardi
Italy M Santangelo
2 7 4
  Switzerland E Gagliardi
Italy M Santangelo
7 6   5 Bosnia and Herzegovina M Jugić-Salkić
Finland E Laine
6 6 6
6 Japan S Asagoe
Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 2  

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
3 Slovakia D Hantuchová
Japan A Sugiyama
3 4  
  Slovakia J Gajdošová
United States A Harkleroad
6 6     Slovakia J Gajdošová
United States A Harkleroad
7 6  
  Czech Republic I Benešová
Czech Republic B Strýcová
2 6 6   Czech Republic I Benešová
Czech Republic B Strýcová
5 4  
  Czech Republic G Navrátilová
Czech Republic M Paštiková
6 1 3   Slovakia J Gajdošová
United States A Harkleroad
 
WC United Kingdom K O'Brien
United Kingdom M South
4 4     Ukraine Y Fedak
Ukraine T Perebiynis
 
Q Ukraine Y Fedak
Ukraine T Perebiynis
6 6   Q Ukraine Y Fedak
Ukraine T Perebiynis
4 6 6
  Estonia M Ani
United States M Tu
6 1 6   Estonia M Ani
United States M Tu
6 4 2
16 France N Dechy
Argentina G Dulko
4 6 3 Q Ukraine Y Fedak
Ukraine T Perebiynis
6 6 6
12 Russia S Kuznetsova
France A Mauresmo
4 6 6 5 Germany Grönefeld
United States M Shaughnessy
7 4 4
  Argentina ME Salerni
Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi
6 2 0 12 Russia S Kuznetsova
France A Mauresmo
w / o
WC Republic of Ireland C Curran
United States J Jackson
6 2   Q Czech Republic L Hradecká
Czech Republic H Šromová
     
Q Czech Republic L Hradecká
Czech Republic H Šromová
7 6   Q Czech Republic L Hradecká
Czech Republic H Šromová
4 5  
  Belarus T Poutchek
Belarus A Yakimova
2 3   5 Germany AL Grönefeld
United States M Shaughnessy
6 7  
LL Argentina M Díaz-Oliva
South Africa N Grandin
6 6   LL Argentina M Díaz-Oliva
South Africa N Grandin
2 6  
  Latvia L Dekmeijere
Estonia K Kanepi
2 2   5 Germany AL Grönefeld
United States M Shaughnessy
6 7  
5 Germany AL Grönefeld
United States M Shaughnessy
6 6  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
7 South Africa L Huber
United States M Navratilova
6 6  
  Ukraine A Bondarenko
Ukraine K Bondarenko
3 1   7 South Africa L Huber
United States M Navratilova
6 3 6
  Serbia J Janković
Slovenia T Križan
6 6     Serbia J Janković
Slovenia T Križan
4 6 4
  Serbia A Ivanovic
Russia M Kirilenko
3 4   7 South Africa L Huber
United States M Navratilova
7 6  
WC United Kingdom A Keen
United Kingdom A Keothavong
4 7 3 11 Russia E Likhovtseva
Russia A Myskina
5 0  
  United States C Gullickson
Australia B Stewart
6 6 6   United States C Gullickson
Australia B Stewart
4 3  
  Tunisia S Sfar
Germany J Wöhr
3 4   11 Russia E Likhovtseva
Russia A Myskina
6 6  
11 Russia E Likhovtseva
Russia A Myskina
6 6   7 South Africa L Huber
United States M Navratilova
6 4 0
14 France É Loit
Australia N Pratt
5 7 3 4 China Yan Z
China Zheng J
4 6 6
  Italy ME Camerin
Italy T Garbin
7 6 6   Italy ME Camerin
Italy T Garbin
6 6  
  Spain L Dominguez-Lino
Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo
6 7     Spain L Domínguez Lino
Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo
3 3  
  United States L Granville
United States S Perry
3 6     Italy ME Camerin
Italy T Garbin
6 2 0
  United States J Craybas
Croatia J Kostanić
1 2   4 China Yan Z
China Zheng J
4 6 6
  Slovakia J Husárová
Russia V Zvonareva
6 6   Slovakia J Husárová
Russia V Zvonareva
0 6  
LL Hungary M Czink
United States V King
3 1   4 China Yan Z
China Zheng J
6 7  
4 China Yan Z
China Zheng J
6 6  

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
8 Russia E Dementieva
Italy F Pennetta
6 6  
  Austria S Bammer
Germany J Schruff
3 3   8 Russia E Dementieva
Italy F Pennetta
6 6  
  Netherlands M Krajicek
India S Mirza
6 4 6   Netherlands M Krajicek
India S Mirza
4 2  
  France S Foretz
Italy A Serra Zanetti
3 6 2 8 Russia E Dementieva
Italy F Pennetta
5 2  
  Russia V Dushevina
Russia G Voskoboeva
7 6 8 9 Czech Republic K Peschke
Italy F Schiavone
7 6  
  Japan A Morigami
Japan A Nakamura
6 7 6   Russia V Dushevina
Russia G Voskoboeva
6 6 1
  Ukraine Y Beygelzimer
Czech Republic E Birnerová
1 5   9 Czech Republic K Peschke
Italy F Schiavone
3 7 6
9 Czech Republic K Peschke
Italy F Schiavone
6 7 9 Czech Republic K Peschke
Italy F Schiavone
6 6 2
13 China Li T
China Sun T
6 3 2 2 Zimbabwe C Black
Australia R Stubbs
1 7 6
  United States B Mattek
United States M Washington
4 6 6   United States B Mattek
United States M Washington
3 5  
Q France S Cohen-Aloro
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 6   Q France S Cohen-Aloro
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
6 7  
Q United States L Osterloh
United States A Rolle
1 2   Q France S Cohen-Aloro
Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez
3 4  
  Czech Republic K Koukalová
Czech Republic V Uhlířová
3 4   2 Zimbabwe C Black
Australia R Stubbs
6 6  
  China Li N
China Peng S
6 6     China Li N
China Peng S
w / o
WC United Kingdom R Llewellyn
United Kingdom K Paterson
1 3   2 Zimbabwe C Black
Australia R Stubbs
     
2 Zimbabwe C Black
Australia R Stubbs
6 6  

References