# 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. 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.
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.
* Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
* Justine Henin-Hardenne (final)
* Maria Sharapova (champion)
* Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
* Nadia Petrova (third round)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
* Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
* Martina Hingis (second round)
* Nicole Vaidišová (third round)
* Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
* Anastasia Myskina (first round)
* Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
* Mary Pierce (third round)
* Francesca Schiavone (third round)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round)
* Ana Ivanovic (third round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
* Flavia Pennetta (withdrew)
* Jelena Janković (semifinals)
* Maria Kirilenko (third round)
* Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
* Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
* Anna Chakvetadze (fourth round)
* Li Na (fourth round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
* Marion Bartoli (third round)
* Tatiana Golovin (quarterfinals)
* Ai Sugiyama (third round)
* Zheng Jie (second round)
* Venus Williams (withdrew)
* Nathalie Dechy (first round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
* Vera Zvonareva (third 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 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Dinara Safina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Dinara Safina | 2 | 3 | 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Maria Sharapova | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 27 | Tatiana Golovin | 6$^4$ | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Tatiana Golovin | 6$^4$ | 6$^0$ | | | | | | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Elena Dementieva | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | M Santangelo | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 6$^4$ | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kutuzova | 6 | 6 | | | V Kutuzova | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 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 |
| 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krajicek | 3 | 0 | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Loit | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | É Loit | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pin | 7 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 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 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | M Pierce | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6$^4$ | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 4 | 1 | 23 | A Chakvetadze | 7$^8$ | 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 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 2 | 1 | | | | | 5 | N Petrova | 5 | 7$^7$ | 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 | 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 | Fourth round |
| 6 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Klösel | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Albanese | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | WC | L Albanese | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Savchuk | 7$^7$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | J Janković | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | J Janković | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | G Dulko | 7$^7$ | 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 | 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 | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rezaï | 2 | 6 | 6 | | A Rezaï | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | L Šafářová | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 7 | 6 |
| | M Domachowska | 6$^4$ | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 7$^{11}$ | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 26 | M Bartoli | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | V Lepchenko | 6$^9$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | E Bychkova | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Skavronskaia | 6$^1$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | 22 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 10 | L Davenport | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | J Kostanić | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 1 | 4 | | 10 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 |
| 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 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | M Müller | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 21 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | A Yakimova | 6$^2$ | 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 | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 6 | | T Garbin | 7$^7$ | 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 |||