2006 US Open - Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2006 US Open
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] Sharapova dropped just one set the entire tournament, to world No.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.

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.

Qualifying

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 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

	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
	PR	A Jidkova	3	6	6										9	N Vaidišová	7	3	2
	WC	J Kirkland	6	2	4			PR	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	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	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 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	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

External links

• 2006 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation