# 2006 US Open – Women's doubles

Nathalie Dechy and Vera Zvonareva defeated Dinara Safina and Katarina Srebotnik in the final, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7-5 to win the women's doubles title at the 2006 US Open.
Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were the defending champions and first seed, but lost in the semifinals to Safina and Srebotnik.
Martina Navratilova made her final major appearance, marking the end of a 33-year career.

## Seeds

* Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (semifinals)
* Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (quarterfinals)
* Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
* Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (second round)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
* Květa Peschke / Francesca Schiavone (semifinals)
* Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (quarterfinals)
* Dinara Safina / Katarina Srebotnik (finalists)
* Eleni Daniilidou / Anabel Medina Garrigues (withdrew from the tournament)
* Martina Navratilova / Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
* Liezel Huber / Sania Mirza (third round)
* Maria Elena Camerin / Gisela Dulko (first round)
* Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (first round)
* Marion Bartoli / Shahar Pe'er (second round)
* Janette Husárová / Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
* Émilie Loit / Nicole Pratt (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Martina Navratilova Nadia Petrova | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Martina Navratilova Nadia Petrova | 6$^1$ | 3 | 1 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | 4 | 6$^3$ | 8 | Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik | 6$^5$ | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva | 7 | 7 |
| | Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone | 7 | 6 | 6 | Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | L Raymond S Stosur | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi T Garbin | 1 | r | 1 | L Raymond S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Santangelo R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | M Santangelo R Vinci | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Oprandi J Wöhr | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | L Raymond S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Bychkova H Šromová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | S Asagoe A Morigami | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe A Morigami | 6 | 6 | | S Asagoe A Morigami | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Martínez Granados M Vento-Kabchi | 3 | 1 | 14 | M Bartoli S Pe'er | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Bartoli S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Raymond Stosur | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 10 | M Navratilova N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Navratilova N Petrova | 6$^1$ | 3 |
| WC | L Osterloh A Rolle | 1 | 1 | 10 | M Navratilova N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Burdette M Burdette | 4 | 4 | | M Krajicek C Morariu | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krajicek C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | M Navratilova N Petrova | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Beygelzimer V Dushevina | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | A Ivanovic M Kirilenko | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | A Ivanovic M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | A Ivanovic M Kirilenko | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova M Yuan | 3 | 3 | 5 | A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | C Black R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Jackson A Nakamura | 3 | 3 | | 3 | C Black R Stubbs | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castaño J Craybas | 7 | 6 | | | C Castaño J Craybas | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Bardina L Dekmeijere | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | C Black R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | 15 | J Husárová E Likhovtseva | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Rodionova A Vanc | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | A Rodionova A Vanc | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Kirkland L Lee-Waters | 1 | 2 | | 15 | J Husárová E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Husárová E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Black R Stubbs | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| ALT | A Rezaï O Savchuk | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | D Safina K Srebotnik | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | J Janković B Mattek | 6 | 6 | | | J Janković B Mattek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Brémond T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | S Brémond T Golovin | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hradecká V Uhlířová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Janković B Mattek | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Birnerová A Yakimova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | D Safina K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Glatch A Spears | 3 | 6 | 4 | | E Birnerová A Yakimova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová B Stewart | 5 | 1 | | 8 | D Safina K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Safina K Srebotnik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Lisjak L Šafářová | 3 | 3 | | 7 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier V King | 6 | 6 | | | A Frazier V King | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova A Smashnova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | J Hampton A Weinhold | 2 | 2 | | | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Laine S Sfar | 3 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | E Laine S Sfar | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | ME Camerin G Dulko | 6 | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 5 | 3 |
| 16 | É Loit N Pratt | 6$^3$ | 7$^{11}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Dechy V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 |
| | L Granville C Gullickson | 7$^7$ | 6$^9$ | 6 | | L Granville C Gullickson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ALT | M Czink A Serra Zanetti | 4 | 1 | | | M Ani M Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ani M Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Ani M Tu | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | K Kanepi G Navrátilová | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | N Dechy V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Dechy V Zvonareva | 7 | 1 | 6 | | N Dechy V Zvonareva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Fedak T Perebiynis | 4 | 4 | | 4 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | K Peschke F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson M Müller | 0 | 0 | | 6 | K Peschke F Schiavone | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Suchá K Zakopalová | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | K Peschke F Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Bammer J Schruff | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | L Huber S Mirza | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro MJ Martínez Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | S Cohen-Aloro MJ Martínez Sánchez | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Haynes N Uberoi | 4 | 0 | | 11 | L Huber S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | L Huber S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Peschke F Schiavone | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | T Li T Sun | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Z Yan J Zheng | 5 | 4 |
| | A Harkleroad G Voskoboeva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Harkleroad G Voskoboeva | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ALT | C Pin M Sequera | 6 | 6 | | ALT | C Pin M Sequera | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Prousis A Yelsey | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Harkleroad G Voskoboeva | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska J Kostanić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Li S Peng | 5 | 4 | | | M Domachowska J Kostanić | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová B Strýcová | 5 | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Z Yan J Zheng | 7 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |