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2006 Australian Open
| 2006 >Australian Open | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 16 – 29 January | ||
| Edition | 94th | ||
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | ||
| Surface | Hardcourt (Rebound Ace) | ||
| Location | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Venue | Melbourne Park | ||
| Champions | |||
| Men's Singles | |||
| Roger Federer | |||
| Women's Singles | |||
| Amélie Mauresmo | |||
| Men's Doubles | |||
| Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | |||
| Women's Doubles | |||
| Yan Zi / Zheng Jie | |||
| Mixed Doubles | |||
| Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi | |||
| Wheelchair Men's Singles | |||
| Michael Jeremiasz | |||
| Wheelchair Women's Singles | |||
| Esther Vergeer | |||
| Wheelchair Men's Doubles | |||
| Robin Ammerlaan / Martin Legner | |||
| Wheelchair Women's Doubles | |||
| Esther Vergeer / Jiske Griffioen | |||
| Boys' Singles | |||
| Alexandre Sidorenko | |||
| Girls' Singles | |||
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | |||
| Boys' Doubles | |||
| Błażej Koniusz / Grzegorz Panfil | |||
| Girls' Doubles | |||
| Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | |||
| Men's Legends Doubles | |||
| John Fitzgerald / Todd Woodbridge | |||
| Legends Mixed Doubles | |||
| Phil Dent / Dianne Balestrat | |||
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Day-by-day schedules
Day 1 (16 January)
| Matches on Main Courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 1st Round | Lindsay Davenport [1] | Casey Dellacqua [WC] | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | David Nalbandian [4] | Danai Udomchoke [Q] | 6–2, 6–2, 1–6, 6–7, 6–1 |
| Women's Singles 1st Round | Maria Sharapova [4] | Sandra Kloesel | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Women's Singles 1st Round | Serena Williams [13] | Li Na | 6–3, 6–7 , 6–2 |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Andy Roddick [2] | Michael Lammer [Q] | 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Matches on Melbourne Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Robby Ginepri [13] | Jürgen Melzer | 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Women's Singles 1st Round | Tsvetana Pironkova | Venus Williams [10] | 2–6, 6–0, 9–7 |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Ivan Ljubičić [7] | Chris Guccione [WC] | 7–6 , 6–4, 7–6 |
| Women's Singles 1st Round | Justine Henin-Hardenne [8] | Marta Domachowska | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Gastón Gaudio [8] | Răzvan Sabău | 6–2, 5–0 ret. |
| Women's Singles 1st Round | Virginie Razzano | Jelena Dokić [WC] | 3–6, 7–6 , 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Guillermo García-López | Taylor Dent [27] | 7–6 , 6–3, 7–6 |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Dmitry Tursunov | Tim Henman | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |
Day 2 (17 January)
| Matches on Main Courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Roger Federer [1] | Denis Istomin [WC] | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Women's Singles 1st Round | Amélie Mauresmo [3] | Sun Tiantian | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Lleyton Hewitt [3] | Robin Vik | 6–4, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6 , 6–3 |
| Women's Singles 1st Round | Martina Hingis [WC] | Vera Zvonareva [30] | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Sébastien Grosjean [25] | Mark Philippoussis [WC] | 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Matches on Melbourne Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 1st Round | Mary Pierce [5] | Nicole Pratt {WC] | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Tommy Haas | Richard Gasquet [14] | 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Juan Ignacio Chela | Andy Murray | 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Women's Singles 1st Round | Kim Clijsters [2] | Cho Yoon-jeong | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Guillermo Coria [6] | Victor Hănescu | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Women's Singles 1st Round | Samantha Stosur | Séverine Brémond | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Alex Bogomolov, Jr. [Q] | Fernando González [9] | 4–6, 7–6 , 6–3, 6–7 , 7–5 |
| Men's Singles 1st Round | Juan Carlos Ferrero [15] | Tomáš Zíb | 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 |
Day 3 (18 January)
| Matches on Main Courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles 2nd Round | Ivan Ljubičić [7] | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Women's Singles 2nd Round | Justine Henin-Hardenne [8] | Hana Šromová | 7–6 , 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 2nd Round | Andy Roddick [2] | Wesley Moodie | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Women's Singles 2nd Round | Maria Sharapova [4] | Ashley Harkleroad [Q] | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Men's Singles 2nd Round | David Nalbandian [4] | Stanislas Wawrinka | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Matches on Melbourne Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 2nd Round | Lindsay Davenport [1] | Karolina Šprem | 7–6 , 6–3 |
| Men's Singles 2nd Round | Mario Ančić [18] | Jan Hernych | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Women's Singles 2nd Round | Serena Williams [13] | Camille Pin | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 2nd Round | James Blake [20] | Jean-Christophe Faurel [Q] | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles 2nd Round | Denis Gremelmayr [Q] | Robby Ginepri [13] | 2–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Women's Singles 2nd Round | Daniela Hantuchová [17] | Akgul Amanmuradova [WC] | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 2nd Round | Gilles Simon [Q] | Tomáš Berdych [19] | 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Men's Singles 2nd Round | Thomas Johansson [10] | Xavier Malisse | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Girls' Doubles
Seeds
Men's Singles
| Seed | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Federer | Winner |
| 2 | Andy Roddick | lost in R16 (to Marcos Baghdatis) |
| 3 | Lleyton Hewitt | lost in R64 (to Juan Ignacio Chela) |
| 4 | David Nalbandian | lost in SF (to Marcos Baghdatis) |
| 5 | Nikolay Davydenko | lost in QF (to Roger Federer) |
| 6 | Guillermo Coria | lost in R32 (to Sébastien Grosjean) |
| 7 | Ivan Ljubičić | lost in QF (to Marcos Baghdatis) |
| 8 | Gastón Gaudio | lost in R32 (to Fabrice Santoro) |
| 9 | Fernando González | lost in R128 (to Alex Bogomolov, Jr.) |
| 10 | Thomas Johansson | lost in R16 (to Ivan Ljubičić) |
| 11 | David Ferrer | lost in R16 (to Fabrice Santoro) |
| 12 | Dominik Hrbatý | lost in R16 (to Nikolay Davydenko) |
| 13 | Robby Ginepri | lost in R64 (to Denis Gremelmayr) |
| 14 | Richard Gasquet | lost in R128 (to Tommy Haas) |
| 15 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | lost in R32 (to Nicolas Kiefer) |
| 16 | Tommy Robredo | lost in R16 (to David Nalbandian) |
| 17 | Radek Štěpánek | lost in R64 (to Marcos Baghdatis) |
| 18 | Mario Ančić | lost in R32 (to David Ferrer) |
| 19 | Tomáš Berdych | lost in R64 (to Gilles Simon) |
| 20 | James Blake | lost in R32 (to Tommy Robredo) |
| 21 | Nicolas Kiefer | lost in SF (to Roger Federer) |
| 22 | Gaël Monfils | lost in R128 (to Luis Horna) |
| 23 | Igor Andreev | lost in R32 (to Dominik Hrbatý) |
| 24 | Olivier Rochus | lost in R64 (to Peter Luczak) |
| 25 | Sébastien Grosjean | lost in QF (to Nicolas Kiefer) |
| 26 | Jarkko Nieminen | lost in R32 (to David Nalbandian) |
| 27 | Taylor Dent | lost in R128 (to Guillermo García-López) |
| 28 | Fernando Verdasco | lost in R64 (to Kristof Vliegen) |
| 29 | Filippo Volandri | lost in R128 (to Nathan Healey) |
| 30 | Max Mirnyi | lost in R32 (to Roger Federer) |
| 31 | Feliciano López | lost in R32 (to Ivan Ljubičić) |
| 32 | Carlos Moyá | lost in R128 (to Andrei Pavel) |
Women's Singles
| Seed | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | lost in QF (to Justine Henin-Hardenne) |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters | lost in SF (to Amélie Mauresmo) |
| 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | Winner |
| 4 | Maria Sharapova | lost in SF (to Justine Henin-Hardenne) |
| 5 | Mary Pierce | lost in R64 (to Iveta Benešová) |
| 6 | Nadia Petrova | lost in QF (to Maria Sharapova) |
| 7 | Patty Schnyder | lost in QF (to Amélie Mauresmo) |
| 8 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | lost in Final (to Amélie Mauresmo) |
| 9 | Elena Dementieva | lost in R128 (to Julia Schruff) |
| 10 | Venus Williams | lost in R128 (to Tsvetana Pironkova) |
| 11 | Nathalie Dechy | lost in R128 (to Yan Zi) |
| 12 | Anastasia Myskina | lost in R16 (to Patty Schnyder) |
| 13 | Serena Williams | lost in R32 (to Daniela Hantuchová) |
| 14 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | lost in R16 (to Lindsay Davenport) |
| 15 | Francesca Schiavone | lost in R16 (to Kim Clijsters) |
| 16 | Nicole Vaidišová | lost in R16 (to Amélie Mauresmo) |
| 17 | Daniela Hantuchová | lost in R16 (to Maria Sharapova) |
| 18 | Elena Likhovtseva | lost in R64 (to Virginia Ruano Pascual) |
| 19 | Dinara Safina | lost in R64 (to Sofia Arvidsson) |
| 20 | Flavia Pennetta | lost in R32 (to Nicole Vaidišová) |
| 21 | Ana Ivanovic | lost in R64 (to Samantha Stosur) |
| 22 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | lost in R64 (to María Sánchez Lorenzo) |
| 23 | Jelena Janković | lost in R64 (to Olga Savchuk) |
| 24 | Tatiana Golovin | lost in R128 (to Mara Santangelo) |
| 25 | Maria Kirilenko | lost in R32 (to Lindsay Davenport) |
| 26 | Ai Sugiyama | lost in R128 (to Conchita Martínez Granados) |
| 27 | Marion Bartoli | lost in R64 (to Roberta Vinci) |
| 28 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | lost in R128 (to Zuzana Ondrášková) |
| 29 | Klára Koukalová | lost in R128 (to Ekaterina Bychkova) |
| 30 | Vera Zvonareva | lost in R128 (to Martina Hingis) |
| 31 | Gisela Dulko | lost in R64 (to Aiko Nakamura) |
| 32 | Sania Mirza | lost in R64 (to Michaëlla Krajicek) |
Attendance
| Day | Day Session | Night Session | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36,890 | 12,855 | 49,745 |
| 2 | 42,533 | 15,300 | 57,833 |
| 3 | 40,291 | 16,391 | 56,682 |
| 4 | 37,668 | 17,728 | 55,396 |
| 5 | 32,664 | 15,454 | 48,118 |
| 6 | 41,247 | 15,439 | 56,686 |
| 7 | 22,679 | 14,958 | 37,637 |
| 8 | 25,350 | 15,033 | 40,383 |
| 9 | 19,385 | 15,115 | 34,500 |
| 10 | 17,570 | 14,542 | 32,112 |
| 11 | 15,954 | 14,943 | 30,897 |
| 12 | 16,303 | – | 16,303 |
| 13 | 15,452 | – | 15,452 |
| 14 | 18,806 | – | 18,806 |
| Total | 382,792 | 167,758 | 550,550 |
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Miroslaw Jaworski