2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 2006 Wimbledon Championships FRA Amélie Mauresmo BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 128 (12 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 32 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 2006 Wimbledon Championships Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4thhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/5161122.stm Mauresmo clinches Wimbledon title 8 July 2006 BBC Sport 3 July 2017 It was her second and last major title, having won the Australian Open earlier in the year. Mauresmo was the first Frenchwoman to win Wimbledon since Suzanne Lenglen in 1925.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jul/08/wimbledon2006.wimbledon10 Mauresmo climbs the mountain 8 July 2006 The Guardian 3 July 2017 Henin-Hardenne was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam. Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jelena Janković.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5137314.stm Williams reign ended by Jankovic 1 July 2006 BBC Sport 3 July 2017 With Serena Williams not competing due to a knee injury, this marked the only edition of Wimbledon between 1999 and 2011 not to feature either of the Williams sisters in the final.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/5021230.stm Injured Serena to miss Wimbledon 26 May 2006 BBC Sport 3 July 2017https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/jankovic-ends-era-of-dominance-by-williams-sisters-6096434.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/jankovic-ends-era-of-dominance-by-williams-sisters-6096434.html 1 May 2022 subscription Jankovic ends era of dominance by Williams sisters 2 July 2006 The Independent 3 July 2017 Li Na was the first Chinese player (male or female) to reach a major singles quarterfinal.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2006-07/01/content_630879.htm Li Na makes Wimbledon history for China China Daily 1 July 2006 23 January 2018 Seeds 1 1 FRA Amélie Mauresmo (champion) 2 8 BEL Kim Clijsters (semifinals) 3 6 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (final) 4 3 RUS Maria Sharapova (semifinals) 5 7 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round) 6 2 USA Venus Williams (third round) 7 4 RUS Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals) 8 5 SUI Patty Schnyder (second round) 9 2 RUS Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals) 10 7 CZE Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round) 11 4 ITA Francesca Schiavone (first round) 12 5 SUI Martina Hingis (third round) 13 8 GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round) 14 1 RUS Dinara Safina (third round) 15 6 SVK Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round) 16 3 ITA Flavia Pennetta (fourth round) 17 8 RUS Maria Kirilenko (first round) 18 5 JPN Ai Sugiyama (fourth round) 19 1 SRB Ana Ivanovic (fourth round) 20 3 ISR Shahar Pe'er (second round) 21 6 SLO Katarina Srebotnik (third round) 22 4 FRA Nathalie Dechy (first round) 23 2 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round) 24 7 FRA Marion Bartoli (second round) 25 4 RUS Elena Likhovtseva (third round) 26 2 SRB Jelena Janković (fourth round) 27 7 CHN Li Na (quarterfinals) 28 8 SWE Sofia Arvidsson (first round) 29 1 FRA Tatiana Golovin (second round) 30 6 RUS Anna Chakvetadze (third round) 31 5 ARG Gisela Dulko (third round) 32 3 ITA Mara Santangelo (first round) Qualifying 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 6 3 6 9 RUS Anastasia Myskina 1 6 3 4 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6 7 RUS Elena Dementieva 1 4 Q FRA Séverine Brémond 4 4 3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6 27 CHN Li Na 4 5 2 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 7 1 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 6 3 6 4 RUS Maria Sharapova 3 6 2 3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 77 2 BEL Kim Clijsters 4 64 1 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 2 6 6 3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 3 4 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 Q CRO I Abramović 0 0 NED M Krajicek 5 3 AUS S Stosur 7 6 SVK J Gajdošová 2 3 Q AUS N Pratt 6 6 ARG M Díaz Oliva 6 2 7 29 FRA T Golovin 3 6 9 19 SRB A Ivanovic 7 77 SUI E Gagliardi 5 64 POL M Domachowska 3 77 4 WC GBR S Borwell 6 63 6 USA M Washington 6 6 GER J Schruff 3 4 USA J Craybas 6 5 5 14 RUS D Safina 3 7 7 1 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 AUS S Stosur 4 2 Q AUS N Pratt 2 6 6 29 FRA T Golovin 6 4 4 19 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6 WC GBR S Borwell 1 2 USA M Washington 6 4 1 14 RUS D Safina 4 6 6 1 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 Q AUS N Pratt 1 2 19 SRB A Ivanovic 3 77 6 14 RUS D Safina 6 63 1 1 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 19 SRB A Ivanovic 3 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 RUS A Myskina 6 6 WC ZIM C Black 0 4 GER M Müller 6 6 EST K Kanepi 4 4 Q ARG C Fernández 6 4 4 ESP C Martínez Granados 2 6 3r TPE S-w Hsieh 3 2 23 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6 26 SRB J Janković 6 6 ESP L Domínguez Lino 3 4 LL UKR J Vakulenko 4r USA V King 5 USA L Raymond 3 Q RUS Y Shvedova 5r USA B Mattek 1 0 6 USA V Williams 6 6 9 RUS A Myskina 6 6 GER M Müller 2 1 Q ARG C Fernández 79 5 9 23 ESP A Medina Garrigues 67 7 11 26 SRB J Janković 6 4 6 USA V King 2 6 4 USA L Raymond 77 5 2 6 USA V Williams 64 7 6 9 RUS A Myskina 6 6 23 ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 4 26 SRB J Janković 710 4 6 6 USA V Williams 68 6 4 9 RUS A Myskina 6 77 26 SRB J Janković 4 65 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 ISR A Smashnova 2 0 USA A Harkleroad 6 6 CRO J Kostanić 3 2 ESP L Pous Tió 3 1 HUN M Czink 6 6 USA A Frazier 3 6 6 32 ITA M Santangelo 6 3 4 20 ISR S Pe'er 6 6 UKR Y Fedak 2 1 GRE E Daniilidou 4 4 CHN S Peng 6 6 EST M Ani 1 63 USA L Granville 6 77 GER S Klösel 7 4 2 16 ITA F Pennetta 5 6 6 4 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 USA A Harkleroad 2 2 HUN M Czink 2 3 USA A Frazier 6 6 20 ISR S Pe'er 4 65 CHN S Peng 6 77 USA L Granville 2 1 16 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 4 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 USA A Frazier 3 2 CHN S Peng 2 3 16 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 4 RUS M Sharapova 77 3 6 16 ITA F Pennetta 65 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 ITA F Schiavone 6 3 4 WC GBR M South 3 6 6 USA S Perry 7 5 8 Q GER K Barrois 5 7 6 RUS A Rodionova 1 77 6 FRA É Loit 6 65 4 AUT S Bammer 7 7 22 FRA N Dechy 5 5 25 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 FRA S Foretz 0 2 CHN T Sun 6 6 ITA N Viérin 3 4 USA M Shaughnessy 4 6 6 UKR A Bondarenko 6 2 3 IND S Mirza 65 5 7 RUS E Dementieva 77 7 WC GBR M South 65 2 USA S Perry 77 6 RUS A Rodionova 4 4 AUT S Bammer 6 6 25 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 CHN T Sun 3 3 USA M Shaughnessy 7 3 5 7 RUS E Dementieva 5 6 7 USA S Perry 7 6 AUT S Bammer 5 3 25 RUS E Likhovtseva 5 3 7 RUS E Dementieva 7 6 USA S Perry 2 0 7 RUS E Dementieva 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 SUI P Schnyder 2 77 6 ITA A Serra Zanetti 6 64 2 BLR 1995 A Yakimova 5 3 Q FRA S Brémond 7 6 CZE H Šromová 4 3 ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 6 FIN E Laine 611 1 31 ARG G Dulko 713 6 18 JPN A Sugiyama 6 7 WC GBR N Cavaday 4 5 RUS V Dushevina 6 4 2 JPN A Morigami 1 6 6 ITA T Garbin 2 77 6 WC GBR K O'Brien 6 62 2 UKR O Savchuk 2 2 12 SUI M Hingis 6 6 8 SUI P Schnyder 6 1 4 Q FRA S Brémond 4 6 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual 5 4 31 ARG G Dulko 7 6 18 JPN A Sugiyama 6 7 JPN A Morigami 2 5 ITA T Garbin 1 2 12 SUI M Hingis 6 6 Q FRA S Brémond 78 5 7 31 ARG G Dulko 66 7 5 18 JPN A Sugiyama 7 3 6 12 SUI M Hingis 5 6 4 Q FRA S Brémond 713 6 18 JPN A Sugiyama 611 3 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 SVK D Hantuchová 6 4 6 ITA ME Camerin 4 6 1 Q BEL K Flipkens 6 4 1 USA J Jackson 4 6 6 WC AUS A Molik 7 6 Q TPE Y-j Chan 5 1 SVK M Suchá 4 1 21 SLO K Srebotnik 6 6 30 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 6 CHN Z Yan 3 2 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 4 3 RUS E Vesnina 2 6 6 JPN A Nakamura 3 6 3 RUS E Bychkova 6 1 6 CHN M Yuan 0 1 3 BEL J Henin 6 6 15 SVK D Hantuchová 6 4 7 USA J Jackson 3 6 5 WC AUS A Molik 2 1 21 SLO K Srebotnik 6 6 30 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 3 6 RUS E Vesnina 4 6 3 RUS E Bychkova 1 2 3 BEL J Henin 6 6 15 SVK D Hantuchová 6 77 21 SLO K Srebotnik 4 62 30 RUS A Chakvetadze 2 3 3 BEL J Henin 6 6 15 SVK D Hantuchová 3 1 3 BEL J Henin 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 Q ITA R Oprandi 3 2 CZE K Peschke 6 6 PUR K Brandi 3 0 Q USA M Tu 6 6 Q RUS V Bardina 3 0 FRA V Razzano 2 0 27 CHN N Li 6 6 24 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 FRA C Pin 0 2 CRO K Šprem 6 6 WC GBR A Keothavong 0 2 CRO I Lisjak 4 5 UKR K Bondarenko 6 7 CZE K Koukalová 5 5 10 CZE N Vaidišová 7 7 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 4 6 6 CZE K Peschke 6 1 4 Q USA M Tu 2 4 27 CHN N Li 6 6 24 FRA M Bartoli 6 2 3 CRO K Šprem 3 6 6 UKR K Bondarenko 1 1 10 CZE N Vaidišová 6 6 5 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 2 3 27 CHN N Li 3 6 6 CRO K Šprem 5 5 10 CZE N Vaidišová 7 7 27 CHN N Li 4 6 6 10 CZE N Vaidišová 6 1 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 GER A-L Grönefeld 6 3 1 BUL T Pironkova 3 6 6 WC POL A Radwańska 7 6 BLR 1995 V Azarenka 5 4 COL C Castaño 77 1 2 Q THA T Tanasugarn 62 6 6 JPN S Asagoe 6 77 17 RUS M Kirilenko 2 61 28 SWE S Arvidsson 2 4 CZE E Birnerová 6 6 CHN J Zheng 7 6 CZE I Benešová 5 2 UKR V Kutuzova 6 3 USA L Osterloh 4 3r RUS V Zvonareva 5 3 2 BEL K Clijsters 7 6 BUL T Pironkova 5 65 WC POL A Radwańska 7 77 Q THA T Tanasugarn 6 7 JPN S Asagoe 3 5 CZE E Birnerová 66 7 3 CHN J Zheng 78 5 6 UKR V Kutuzova w/o 2 BEL K Clijsters WC POL A Radwańska 6 6 Q THA T Tanasugarn 3 2 CHN J Zheng 3 2 2 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 WC POL A Radwańska 2 2 2 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 Championship match statistics Category FRA Mauresmo BEL Henin-Hardenne 1st serve %54/89 (61%) 53/91 (58%) 1st serve points won36 of 54 = 67% 33 of 53 = 62% 2nd serve points won 20 of 35 = 57% 22 of 38 = 58% Total service points won56 of 89 = 62.92% 55 of 91 = 60.44% Aces8 1 Double faults 1 2 Winners 20 31 Unforced errors 27 26 Net points won 30 of 51 = 59% 32 of 52 = 62% Break points converted 3 of 9 = 33% 3 of 9 = 33% Return points won 36 of 91 = 40% 33 of 89 = 37% Total points won 92 88Source References External links 2006 LS 2006 Wimbledon Championships on 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