2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
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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.[1][2] It was her second and final major title, having won the Australian Open earlier in the year. Mauresmo also became the first Frenchwoman to win Wimbledon since Suzanne Lenglen in 1925.[3] Henin-Hardenne was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam.[2]
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Champion | Amélie Mauresmo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Justine Henin-Hardenne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 128 (12 Q / 8 WC ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jelena Janković.[4]
With Serena Williams not competing due to a knee injury, this marked the first Wimbledon since 1999 not to feature either of the Williams sisters in the final.[5][6]
Li Na became the first Chinese player (male or female) to reach a major singles quarterfinal.[7] This also marked the major debut of future world No. 2 Agnieszka Radwańska, who reached the fourth round as a wildcard before losing to Kim Clijsters.