2006 US Open – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 US Open.^[1] It was her second major title. 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 major finals in a calendar year, and remains the last woman to achieve the feat.^{[citation needed]}

Women's singles
2006 US Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	128
Seeds	32

Main article: 2006 US Open (tennis)

Kim Clijsters was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to injury.

This marked the final major appearance of two-time major champion Mary Pierce, who lost to Li Na in the third round.

This marked the first major since the 1999 Australian Open where Serena Williams was unseeded. Needing a wild card to participate due to her ranking of world No. 139, Williams defeated top-20 players Daniela Hantuchová and Ana Ivanovic en route to the fourth round, where she was beaten by Amélie Mauresmo in three sets.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

1. Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
2. Justine Henin-Hardenne (final)
3. Maria Sharapova (champion)
4. Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
5. Nadia Petrova (third round)
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
7. Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
8. Martina Hingis (second round)
9. Nicole Vaidišová (third round)
10. Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
11. Anastasia Myskina (first round)
12. Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
13. Mary Pierce (third round)
14. Francesca Schiavone (third round)
15. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round)
16. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
17. Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
18. Flavia Pennetta (withdrew)
19. Jelena Janković (semifinals)
20. Maria Kirilenko (third round)
21. Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
22. Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
23. Anna Chakvetadze (fourth round)
24. Li Na (fourth round)
25. Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
26. Marion Bartoli (third round)
27. Tatiana Golovin (quarterfinals)
28. Ai Sugiyama (third round)
29. Zheng Jie (second round)
30. Venus Williams (withdrew)^[2]
31. Nathalie Dechy (first round)
32. Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
33. Vera Zvonareva (third round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2006 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	4			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	5	1																			V Razzano	0	5
	Q	Y Fedossova	7	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	63	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

Championship match statistics

Category	Sharapova	Henin-Hardenne
1st serve %	46/64 (72%)	32/60 (53%)
1st serve points won	34 of 46 = 74%	21 of 32 = 66%
2nd serve points won	9 of 18 = 50%	16 of 28 = 57%
Total service points won	43 of 64 = 67.19%	37 of 60 = 61.67%
Aces	5	2
Double faults	4	2
Winners	18	12
Unforced errors	27	27
Net points won	8 of 11 = 73%	8 of 9 = 89%
Break points converted	3 of 7 = 43%	1 of 1 = 100%
Return points won	23 of 60 = 38%	21 of 64 = 33%
Total points won	66	58
Source