2006 US Open (tennis)

July 2023 July 2023 September 2023 2006 US Open August 28 – September 10 126th Hardcourt Grand Slam (ITF) New York City, U.S. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center SUI Roger Federer RUS Maria Sharapova CZE Martin Damm / IND Leander Paes FRA Nathalie Dechy / RUS Vera Zvonareva USA Bob Bryan / USA Martina Navratilova CZE Dušan Lojda RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova USA Jamie Hunt / USA Nathaniel Schnugg ROU Mihaela Buzărnescu / ROU Ioana Raluca Olaru NED Robin Ammerlaan NED Esther Vergeer NED Robin Ammerlaan / FRA Michaël Jérémiasz NED Jiske Griffioen / NED Esther Vergeer The 2006 US Open began August 28 and finished on September 10, 2006. Roger Federer was successful in defending his 2005 title, defeating 2003 champion Andy Roddick in the final. Kim Clijsters was unable to defend her title due to injury. 19-year-old Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final. It was Henin-Hardenne's third Grand Slam final loss of 2006, having lost the Australian Open and Wimbledon finals earlier in the year. Seniors right|thumb|Women's singles champion Maria Sharapova. This was her second Major title. Men's singles 2006 US Open – Men's singles SUI Roger Federer defeated USA Andy Roddick, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 It was Federer's 8th title of the year, and his 41st overall. It was his 9th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd (consecutive) US Open title. Women's singles 2006 US Open – Women's singles RUS Maria Sharapova defeated BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne, 6–4, 6–4 It was Sharapova's 3rd title of the year, and her 13th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st US Open title. Men's doubles 2006 US Open – Men's doubles CZE Martin Damm / IND Leander Paes defeated SWE Jonas Björkman / BLR Max Mirnyi, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3 Women's doubles 2006 US Open – Women's doubles FRA Nathalie Dechy / RUS Vera Zvonareva defeated RUS Dinara Safina / SVN Katarina Srebotnik, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 Mixed doubles 2006 US Open – Mixed doubles USA Martina Navratilova / USA Bob Bryan defeated CZE Květa Peschke / CZE Martin Damm, 6–2, 6–3 Juniors Boys' singles 2006 US Open – Boys' singles CZE Dušan Lojda defeated CAN Peter Polansky 7-6(7–4), 6-3 Girls' singles 2006 US Open – Girls' singles RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated AUT Tamira Paszek 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 Boys' doubles 2006 US Open – Boys' doubles USA Jamie Hunt / USA Nathaniel Schnugg defeated USA Jarmere Jenkins/USA Austin Krajicek 6–3, 6-3 Girls' doubles 2006 US Open – Girls' doubles ROU Mihaela Buzărnescu / ROU Ioana Raluca Olaru defeated CAN Sharon Fichman/RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7–5, 6-2 Wheelchair Men's wheelchair singles 2006 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles NED Robin Ammerlaan defeated FRA Michaël Jérémiasz 6-7(1–7), 6–3, 7-5 Women's wheelchair singles 2006 US Open – Wheelchair women's singles NED Esther Vergeer defeated NED Sharon Walraven 6–1, 6-2 Men's wheelchair doubles 2006 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles NED Robin Ammerlaan / FRA Michaël Jérémiasz defeated JPN Shingo Kunieda / POL Tadeusz Kruszelnicki 7-6(7–2), 6-1 Women's wheelchair doubles 2006 US Open – Wheelchair women's doubles NED Jiske Griffioen / NED Esther Vergeer defeated NED Korie Homan / NED Maaike Smit 6–4, 6-4 Seeds Men's singles SUI Roger Federer, Switzerland (champion) ESP Rafael Nadal, Spain (quarterfinals) CRO Ivan Ljubičić, Croatia (first round) ARG David Nalbandian, Argentina (second round) USA James Blake, U.S. (quarterfinals) ESP Tommy Robredo, Spain (fourth round) RUS Nikolay Davydenko, Russia (semifinals) CYP Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus (second round) USA Andy Roddick, U.S. (finalist) CHI Fernando González, Chile (third round) ESP David Ferrer, Spain (third round) CZE Tomáš Berdych, Czech Republic (fourth round) FIN Jarkko Nieminen, Finland (first round) GER Tommy Haas, Germany (quarterfinals) AUS Lleyton Hewitt, Australia (quarterfinals) ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain (second round)GBR Andy Murray, Great Britain (fourth round) USA Robby Ginepri, U.S. (third round) SVK Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakia (first round) SRB 2004 Novak Djokovic, Serbia (third round) ARG Gastón Gaudio, Argentina (third round) ESP Fernando Verdasco, Spain (third round) RUS Dmitry Tursunov, Russia (third round) ARG José Acasuso, Argentina (first round) FRA Richard Gasquet, France (fourth round) BEL Olivier Rochus, Belgium (third round) FRA Gaël Monfils, France (second round) ARG Agustín Calleri, Argentina (first round) SWE Jonas Björkman, Sweden (second round) FRA Sébastien Grosjean, France (second round) ARG Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina (first round) BEL Kristof Vliegen, Belgium (first round) Top 10 elimination Key / LegendSFSemifinal roundQFQuarterfinal roundRRound Seed Player Player Round 1 FRA Amélie Mauresmo lost to RUS Maria Sharapova [3] SF 2 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne lost to RUS Maria Sharapova [3] Final 3 RUS Maria Sharapova defeated BEL Henin-Hardenne [2] Final 4 RUS Elena Dementieva lost to SRB 2004 Jelena Janković [19] QF 5 RUS Nadia Petrova lost to FRA Tatiana Golovin [27] R3 6 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova lost to SRB 2004 Jelena Janković [19] R4 7 SUI Patty Schnyder lost to USA Lindsay Davenport [10] R4 8 SUI Martina Hingis lost to FRA Virginie Razzano R2 9 CZE Nicole Vaidišová lost to SRB 2004 Jelena Janković [19] R3 10 USA Lindsay Davenport lost to BEL Henin-Hardenne [2] QF Withdrawn players Men's singles CRO Mario Ančić → replaced by BRA Flávio Saretta RUS Igor Andreev → replaced by CZE Jan Hernych SWE Joachim Johansson → replaced by PAR 1990 Ramón Delgado GER Nicolas Kiefer → replaced by GER Michael Berrer CZE Radek Štěpánek → replaced by FRA Olivier Patience Women's singles RUS Elena Bovina → replaced by ESP Conchita Martínez Granados BEL Kim Clijsters → replaced by FRA Virginie Razzano ITA Flavia Pennetta → replaced by AUS Nicole Pratt USA Venus Williams → replaced by ESP María José Martínez Sánchez Player of the day Day 1 – USA Lindsay Davenport Day 2 – No competition due to the rain. Day 3 – ARG David Nalbandian Day 4 – USA Andre Agassi Day 5 – USA Martina Navratilova Day 6 – No competition due to the rain. Day 7 – USA Serena Williams Day 8 – SRB 2004 Jelena Janković Day 9 – No competition due to the rain. Day 10 – GER Tommy Haas Day 11 – RUS Nikolay Davydenko Day 12 – RUS Maria Sharapova Day 13 – USA Andy Roddick Day 14 – SUI Roger Federer References External links 2006 US Open (tennis) Official website of US Open Archived results on SI.com American tennis player Andre Agassi retires 2006 Wimbledon Championships Grand Slams 2007 Australian Open Category:2006 US Open Series Category:2006 in American tennis Category:2006 in sports in New York City Category:August 2006 sports events in the United States Category:September 2006 sports events in the United States