# 2006 Australian Open – Women's singles

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 6–1, 2–0 ret., to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. It was her first major title. Henin-Hardenne was suffering from stomach cramps resulting from the accidental misuse of anti-inflammatories for a chronic shoulder injury. This was Mauresmo's third match of the tournament where her opponent retired. Mauresmo and Henin-Hardenne would have a rematch in the Wimbledon final later that year, where Mauresmo would win in three sets.
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but was defeated in the third round by Daniela Hantuchová.
This tournament saw three-time Australian Open champion Martina Hingis make her first major appearance since the 2002 US Open, after a three-year absence from the sport. It marked the first major main draw appearance for future world No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka.

## Seeds

* Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
* Kim Clijsters (semifinals, retired due to an ankle injury)
* Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
* Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
* Mary Pierce (second round)
* Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Justine Henin-Hardenne (final, retired due to stomach cramps)
* Elena Dementieva (first round)
* Venus Williams (first round)
* Nathalie Dechy (first round)
* Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)
* Serena Williams (third round)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
* Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)
* Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* Dinara Safina (second round)
* Flavia Pennetta (third round)
* Ana Ivanovic (second round)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)
* Jelena Janković (second round)
* Tatiana Golovin (first round)
* Maria Kirilenko (third round)
* Ai Sugiyama (first round)
* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
* Klára Koukalová (first round)
* Vera Zvonareva (first round)
* Gisela Dulko (second round)
* Sania Mirza (second 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Maria Sharapova | 7$^8$ | 6 | | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Nadia Petrova | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nadia Petrova | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 1 | 0$^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Patty Schnyder | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Kim Clijsters | 7 | 2 | 2$^r$ | | | | |
| WC | Martina Hingis | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Kim Clijsters | 7 | 2 | 2$^r$ | | | | |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Dellacqua | 2 | 1 | | 1 | L Davenport | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 4 | 2 | | | K Šprem | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Šprem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 25 | M Kirilenko | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | G Voskoboeva | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Linetskaya | 1 | 1 | r | 25 | M Kirilenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 |
| 24 | T Golovin | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 4 |
| | M Santangelo | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Santangelo | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | K Srebotnik | 6$^5$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foretz | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Santangelo | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 14 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Parra Santonja | 4 | 7 | 6 | | A Parra Santonja | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Breadmore | 1 | 3 | | 14 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 10 | V Williams | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 2 | 6 | 9 | | T Pironkova | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Wörle | 7 | 2 | 0 | | L Granville | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Granville | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | L Granville | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | 18 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | E Likhovtseva | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | A Sugiyama | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 |
| | C Martínez Granados | 6 | 6 | | | C Martínez Granados | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Dokić | 6 | 6$^6$ | 1 | | V Razzano | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | V Razzano | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | H Šromová | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 0 | r | | | H Šromová | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 2 | 1 | | 8 | J Henin-Hardenne | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Klösel | 2 | 1 | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Harkleroad | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Harkleroad | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Washington | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | J Kostanić | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Ondrášková | 6 | 6 | | | Z Ondrášková | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| 17 | D Hantuchová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 17 | D Hantuchová | 4 | 4 |
| | S Obata | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Randriantefy | 3 | 6 | 1 | WC | A Amanmuradova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Amanmuradova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 17 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | 13 | S Williams | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | C Pin | 2 | 7 | 6 | | C Pin | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Li | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 13 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Williams | 6 | 6$^1$ | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | E Dementieva | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Schruff | 7 | 6 | | | J Schruff | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | E Vesnina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Li | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Obziler | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Q | O Savchuk | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | O Savchuk | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | O Savchuk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 2 | 6 | 4 | 23 | J Janković | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | J Janković | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | K Koukalová | 1 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 |
| | E Bychkova | 6 | 5 | 6 | | E Bychkova | 6 | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 6 | 6 | | | ME Camerin | 4 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Meusburger | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | ME Camerin | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | J Gajdošová | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Müller | 1 | 6 | 6 | | M Müller | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Ferguson | 2 | 1 | | 6 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 4 | 3 | | 7 | P Schnyder | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 6 | 1 | 4 | | S Asagoe | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Cornet | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | A Nakamura | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Nakamura | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ani | 0 | 6$^7$ | | 31 | G Dulko | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | G Dulko | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| 19 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | A Myskina | 2 | 1 |
| | T Garbin | 0 | 1 | | 19 | D Safina | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 1 | 2 | | | S Arvidsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Arvidsson | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Jackson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Tanasugarn | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | J Jackson | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Fedak | 6$^6$ | 1 | | 12 | A Myskina | 7$^7$ | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Myskina | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Yakimova | 1 | 3 | | 16 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze | 5 | 6 | 6 | | A Chakvetadze | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | 16 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 20 | F Pennetta | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 3 | 4 | | M Suchá | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Black | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | F Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 16 | N Vaidišová | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | S Mirza | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 |
| Q | V Azarenka | 6$^6$ | 2 | | 32 | S Mirza | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krajicek | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | M Krajicek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | M Krajicek | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | V Kutuzova | 2 | 0 | | | É Loit | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sun | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | A Mauresmo | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Pratt | 1 | 1 | | 5 | M Pierce | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 2 | 6 | 7 | | I Benešová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fujiwara | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | I Benešová | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | E Laine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 1 | 1 | | | E Laine | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | V Zvonareva | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Hingis | 6 | 7$^{10}$ |
| 21 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Stosur | 1 | 6$^8$ |
| | S Perry | 4 | 4 | | 21 | A Ivanovic | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | S Stosur | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Brémond | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | S Stosur | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Birnerová | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | S Bammer | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 7 | 6 | | | S Bammer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Yan | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | Z Yan | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | N Dechy | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | F Schiavone | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 2 | 5 | | 15 | F Schiavone | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 7 | 3 | 1 | | C Castaño | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castaño | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pous Tió | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | A-L Grönefeld | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | F Schiavone | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| 27 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | A Frazier | 3 | 2 | | 27 | M Bartoli | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 7 | 6 | | | R Vinci | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Vinci | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | M Yuan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Czink | 4 | 2 | | Q | M Yuan | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Cho | 3 | 0 | | 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | Mauresmo | Henin-Hardenne |
| 1st serve % | 23/37 (62%) | 8/25 (32%) |
| 1st serve points won | 15 of 23 = 65% | 2 of 8 = 25% |
| 2nd serve points won | 9 of 14 = 64% | 7 of 17 = 41% |
| Total service points won | 24 of 37 = 64.86% | 9 of 25 = 36.00% |
| Aces | 0 | 0 |
| Double faults | 0 | 1 |
| Winners | 15 | 2 |
| Unforced errors | 11 | 20 |
| Net points won | 5 of 10 = 50% | 6 of 8 = 75% |
| Break points converted | 3 of 5 = 60% | 0 of 1 = 0% |
| Return points won | 16 of 25 = 64% | 13 of 37 = 35% |
| Total points won | 40 | 22 |
| Source |||