2006 Australian Open - Women's Singles

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Results of the 2006 Australian Open tournament in the women's singles event won by Amélie Mauresmo.

1 Draw
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] Draw

[edit] First Round (128)

The upset was Venus Williams' loss to the previously-little-known Tszvetana Pironkova. A shocking second set -- Williams lost 6-0 -- and over 60 unforced errors meant the Bulgarian, who was ranked 94 at the time, was able to prevail.

Other seeds to be knocked out in the first round were Elena Dementieva (seeded 9th), Klara Koukalova (29th), Anabel Medina Garrigues (28th), Ai Sugiyama (26th) and Tatiana Golovin (24th).

Jelena Dokic was defeated in three sets by Virginie Razzano of France. Dokic last played in the Open in 2001, also losing in the first round, then to Lindsay Davenport. Dokic and her then-coach and father, Damir, shortly left the country and claimed that the draw had been rigged. This time Dokic left the Open disappointed by her loss, but pleased to be welcomed as a representative for Australia.^{[citation needed]}

Venus Williams lost to Bulgarian Tszvetana Pironkova, 2-6, 6-0, 9-7
Serena Williams defeats 52nd-ranked Li Na of China, 6-3, 6-7 (1-7), 6-2
Lindsay Davenport beat Australian Casey Dellacqua 6-2, 6-1
Jelena Dokic lost to Virginie Razzano of France 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1.
Maria Sharapova of Russia beat Sandra Kloesel of Germany 6-2, 6-1
Justine Henin defeated Marta Domachowska of Poland 6-2, 6-1
Julia Schruff of Germany defeated Elena Dementieva of Russia 7-5, 6-2
Nadia Petrova of Russia beat Sophie Ferguson of Australia 6-2, 6-1
Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia defeated Saori Obata of Japan 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan beat Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia defeated Lauren Breadmore of Australia 6-1, 6-3
Conchita Martinez Granados of Spain defeated Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-4, 6-3
Hana Šromová of the Czech Republic beat Akiko Morigami of Japan 3-0 (withdrew)
Ashley Harkleroad of the United States defeated Shuai Peng of China 6-4, 6-1
Jelena Kostanic of Croatia beat Mashona Washington of the United States 6-1, 6-2
Maria Kirilenko of Russia defeated Evgenia Linetskaya, also of Russia, 6-3, 6-1
Elena Likhovtseva of Russia beat Lisa Raymond of the United States 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5)
Galina Voskoboeva of Russia defeated Emmanuelle Gagliardi of Switzerland 6-4, 6-3
Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia beat Stephanie Foretz of France 6-4, 6-3
Camille Pin of France defeated Mariana Diaz-Oliva of Argentina 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
Elena Vesnina of Russia beat Ting Li of China 6-2, 6-3
Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia defeated Klára Koukalová of the Czech Republic 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
Karolina Sprem of Croatia beat Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-4, 6-2
Zuzana Ondrášková of the Czech Republic beat Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-3, 6-4
Olga Savchuk of Ukraine defeated Tzipora Obziler of Israel 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Maria Elena Camerin of Italy beat Yvonne Meusburger of Austria 6-4, 6-2
Martina Müller of Germany defeated Jarmila Gajdosova of Slovakia 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
Mara Santangelo of Italy beat Tatiana Golovin of France 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain defeated Lourdes Dominguez Lino also of Spain 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)
Jelena Janković of Serbia and Montenegro beat Jill Craybas of the United States 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain beat Tatiana Panova of Russia 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
Laura Granville of the United States defeated Kathrin Woerle of Germany 5-7, 6-2, 6-0

[edit] Second Round (64)

January 18 and 19, 2006.

Amélie Mauresmo of France defeated Sun Tiantian of China 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Martina Hingis of Switzerland beat Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-1, 6-2
Dinara Safina of Russia defeated Tathiana Garbin of Italy 6-0, 6-1
Mary Pierce of France defeated Nicole Pratt of Australia 6-1, 6-1
Kim Clijsters of Belgium beat Cho Yoon-jeong of South Korea 6-3, 6-0
Samantha Stosur of Australia defeated Severine Bremond of France 6-3, 6-4
Nicole Vaidišová of the Czech Republic beat Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus 6-1, 6-3
Sania Mirza of India beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-6 (8-6), 6-2
Ana Ivanović of Serbia defeated Shenay Perry of the United States 6-4, 6-4
Martina Sucha of Slovakia defeated Anna Smashnova of Israel 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Shinobu Asagoe of Japan beat Shahar Peer of Israel 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Aiko Nakamura of Japan defeated Alize Cornet of France 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Anastasia Myskina of Russia beat Yuliana Fedak of Ukraine 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
Maria Sanchez Lorenzo of Spain defeated Lucie Šafářová of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3
Emma Laine of Finland beat Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain 6-1, 6-1
Anna-Lena Grönefeld of Germany beat Laura Pous Tio of Spain 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
Roberta Vinci of Italy beat Megan Shaughnessy of the United States 7-5, 6-4
Anna Chakvetadze of Russia beat Zheng Jie of China 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Emilie Loit of France defeated Viktoriya Kutuzova of Russia 6-2, 6-0
Catalina Castano of Colombia defeated Vera Douchevina of Russia 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
Jamea Jackson of the United States beat Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
Sybille Bammer of Austria beat Eva Birnerová of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-4
Marion Bartoli of France defeated Amy Frazier of the United States 6-3, 6-2
Francesca Schiavone of Italy defeated Antonella Serra Zanetti of Italy 6-2, 7-5
Yuan Meng of China beat Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-4, 6-2
Gisela Dulko of Argentina defeated Maret Ani of Estonia 6-0, 7-6 (9-7)
Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden beat Maria Vento-Kabchi of Venezuela 6-1, 6-2
Iveta Benešová of the Czech Republic beat Rika Fujiwara of Japan 2-6, 6-1, 7-5
Patty Schnyder of Switzerland beat Eleni Danilidou of Greece 6-4, 6-3
Yan Zi of China defeated Nathalie Dechy of France 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-3
Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands defeated Kristina Brandi of Puerto Rico 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)
Flavia Pennetta of Italy beat Cara Black of Zimbabwe 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

[edit] Third and subsequent rounds

Third Round (32)		Fourth Round (16)		Quarter-Final (8)		Semi-Final (4)		Final
January 20 and 21, 2006		January 22 and 23, 2006		January 24 and 25, 2006		January 26, 2006		January 28, 2006

Lindsay Davenport United States [1]	6,4,6

Maria Kirilenko Russia [25]	4,6,2
		Davenport	6,6

		Kuznetsova	2,4
Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia [14]	6,6

Mara Santangelo Italy	3,1
				Davenport	6,2,3

				Henin	2,6,6
Virginia Ruano Pascual Spain	6,6

Laura Granville United States	3,3
		Pascual	0,3

		Henin	6,6
Justine Henin Belgium [8]	6,6

Virginie Razzano France	4,1
						Henin	4,6,6

						Sharapova	6,1,4
Maria Sharapova Russia [4]	6,6

Jelena Kostanic Croatia	0,1
		Sharapova	6,6

		Hantuchova	4,4
Daniela Hantuchova Slovakia [17]	6, 7⁵

Serena Williams United States [13]	1,6
				Sharapova	7⁶,6

				Petrova	6,4
Elena Vesnina Russia	5,6,6

Olga Savchuk Ukraine	7,2,4
		Vesnina	3,1

		Petrova	6,6
Nadia Petrova Russia [6]	6,6

Maria Elena Camerin Italy	1,2
								Henin	1,0 ret'd

								Mauresmo	6,2
Patty Schnyder Switzerland [7]	6,6

Aiko Nakamura Japan	2,3
		Schnyder	6,6

		Myskina	2,1
Anastasia Myskina Russia [12]	6,6

Sofia Arvidsson Sweden	3,1
				Schnyder	3,0

				Mauresmo	6,6
Nicole Vaidišová Czech Republic [16]	6,6

Flavia Pennetta Italy [20]	4,2
		Vaidišová	1,1

		Mauresmo	6,6
Amélie Mauresmo France [3]	6,—

Michaella Krajicek Netherlands	2,ret'd
						Mauresmo	5,6,3

						Clijsters	7,2,2 ret'd
Martina Hingis Switzerland	6,6

Iveta Benešová Czech Republic	4,1
		Hingis	6,7⁸

		Stosur	1,6
Samantha Stosur Australia	7,4,6

Sybille Bammer Austria	5,6,3
				Hingis	3,6,4

				Clijsters	6,2,6
Francesca Schiavone Italy [15]	6,6

Maria Sanchez Lorenzo Spain	0,0
		Schiavone	6,4

		Clijsters	7⁵,6
Kim Clijsters Belgium [2]	6,6

Roberta Vinci Italy	1,2