2006 Wimbledon Championships

2006 Wimbledon Championships
The 2006 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 120th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 2006. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Roger Federer won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, defeating Rafael Nadal in what was to be the first of three consecutive Wimbledon finals played between the pair. Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, losing in the third round against Jelena Janković. Amélie Mauresmo won her second Grand Slam title, and first and only Wimbledon title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final in three sets. Mauresmo thus became the first Frenchwoman since 1925 to win the Wimbledon title. It was Henin-Hardenne's second of three Grand Slam final defeats of 2006, having lost the 2006 Australian Open final to Mauresmo earlier in the year; on that occasion, Henin-Hardenne retired due to a stomach virus.
Notable stories
American performance and Serbian breakthrough
For the first time since 1911, no American player reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, and for the first time since the 1976 Australian Open, no American player reached a Grand Slam quarter-final. Shenay Perry was the only American player to reach the fourth round; she was defeated 6–2, 6–0 by Elena Dementieva after losing the last ten games of the match. Her defeat also meant that no American woman reached the Wimbledon final for the first time since 1998.
Venus Williams' third round defeat by Jelena Janković of Serbia (on its first Grand Slam appearance as a newly established independent nation from the former Serbia and Montenegro) caused the earliest exit by a defending women's champion at Wimbledon since Steffi Graf lost in the first round in 1994 and meant that neither of the Williams sisters (Serena Williams withdrew due to injury) would be represented in a Wimbledon final for the first time since 1999. These championships were also the first to feature three Serbian players in the fourth round of any Grand Slam tournament: along with Janković, Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic also reached the fourth round, the former losing to Amélie Mauresmo and the latter losing to Mario Ančić.
Li Na's run to the quarter-finals
China's Li Na became the first player from her country to ever be seeded or reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament. She upset the recent French Open finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round and followed it up with a win over World No. 10 Nicole Vaidišová in the fourth round, before losing her quarter-final to second seed Kim Clijsters. Li would not reach another Grand Slam quarter-final until the 2009 US Open, where again she was defeated by Clijsters.
Streaker incident
Midway during the ladies' quarter-final match between Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva, a streaker ran onto the Centre Court and interrupted the match, before ultimately being arrested and brought into custody by Wimbledon security guards. The streaker was later revealed to be Dutch DJ Sander Lantinga, who carried out the stunt as part of the Dutch television show Try Before You Die.
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.
Senior points
Prize distribution
The total prize money for 2006 championships was £10,378,710. The winner of the men's title earned £655,000 while the women's singles champion earned £625,000.
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Women's singles
Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Men's doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Women's doubles
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Mixed doubles
Andy Ram / Vera Zvonareva defeated Venus Williams / Bob Bryan, 6–3, 6–2
Juniors
Boys' singles
Thiemo de Bakker defeated Marcin Gawron, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Girls' singles
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Magdaléna Rybáriková, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Boys' doubles
Kellen Damico / Nathaniel Schnugg defeated Martin Kližan / Andrej Martin, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
Girls' doubles
Alisa Kleybanova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Khrystyna Antoniichuk / Alexandra Dulgheru, 6–1, 6–2
Other events
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated T. J. Middleton / David Wheaton, 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Ladies' invitation doubles
Rosalyn Nideffer / Jana Novotná defeated Tracy Austin / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 6–3
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Kevin Curren / Johan Kriek defeated Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee, 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(11–9)
Wheelchair men's doubles
Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida defeated Michaël Jeremiasz / Jayant Mistry, 7–5, 6–2
Singles seeds
Men's singles
Roger Federer (champion)
Rafael Nadal (final, lost to Roger Federer)
Andy Roddick (third round, lost to Andy Murray)
David Nalbandian (third round, lost to Fernando Verdasco)
Ivan Ljubičić (third round, lost to Dmitry Tursunov)
Lleyton Hewitt (quarterfinals, lost to Marcos Baghdatis)
Mario Ančić (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer)
James Blake (third round, lost to Max Mirnyi)
Nikolay Davydenko (first round, lost to Alejandro Falla)
Fernando González (third round, lost to David Ferrer)
Tommy Robredo (second round, lost to Novak Djokovic)
Thomas Johansson (first round, lost to Jonas Björkman)
Tomáš Berdych (fourth round, lost to Roger Federer)
Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals, lost to Jonas Björkman)
Sébastien Grosjean (third round, lost to Marcos Baghdatis)
Gastón Gaudio (second round, lost to Irakli Labadze)
Robby Ginepri (first round, lost to Mardy Fish)
Marcos Baghdatis (semifinals, lost to Rafael Nadal)
Tommy Haas (third round, lost to Tomáš Berdych)
Dominik Hrbatý (first round, lost to Daniele Bracciali)
Gaël Monfils (first round, lost to Igor Kunitsyn)
Jarkko Nieminen (quarterfinals, lost to Rafael Nadal)
David Ferrer (fourth round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round, lost to Radek Štěpánek)
Andre Agassi (third round, lost to Rafael Nadal)
Olivier Rochus (third round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
Dmitry Tursunov (fourth round, lost to Jarkko Nieminen) Fernando Verdasco(fourth round, lost to Radek Štěpánek) Paradorn Srichaphan (first round, lost to Agustín Calleri) Kristof Vliegen (second round, lost to Nicolas Mahut) Nicolás Massú (first round, lost to Andy Murray) Paul-Henri Mathieu (first round, lost to Mark Philippoussis)Women's singles
Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
Kim Clijsters (semifinals, lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne) Justine Henin-Hardenne (final, lost to Amélie Mauresmo) Maria Sharapova (semifinals, lost to Amélie Mauresmo) Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round, lost to Li Na) Venus Williams (third round, lost to Jelena Janković) Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals, lost to Maria Sharapova) Patty Schnyder (second round, lost to Séverine Brémond) Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals, lost to Amélie Mauresmo) Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round, lost to Li Na) Francesca Schiavone (first round, lost to Melanie South) Martina Hingis (third round, lost to Ai Sugiyama) Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round, lost to Tsvetana Pironkova) Dinara Safina (third round, lost to Ana Ivanovic) Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round, lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne) Flavia Pennetta (fourth round, lost to Maria Sharapova) Maria Kirilenko (first round, lost to Shinobu Asagoe) Ai Sugiyama (fourth round, lost to Séverine Brémond) Ana Ivanovic (fourth round, lost to Amélie Mauresmo) Shahar Pe'er (second round, lost to Shuai Peng) Katarina Srebotnik (third round, lost to Daniela Hantuchová) Nathalie Dechy (first round, lost to Sybille Bammer) Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round, lost to Anastasia Myskina) Marion Bartoli (second round, lost to Karolina Šprem) Elena Likhovtseva (third round, lost to Elena Dementieva) Jelena Janković (fourth round, lost to Anastasia Myskina) Li Na (quarterfinals, lost to Kim Clijsters) Sofia Arvidsson (first round, lost to Eva Birnerová) Tatiana Golovin (second round, lost to Nicole Pratt) Anna Chakvetadze (third round, lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne) Gisela Dulko (third round, lost to Séverine Brémond) Mara Santangelo (first round, lost to Amy Frazier)Wild card entries
The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.
Men's singles
Jamie Baker
Alex Bogdanovic
Richard Bloomfield
Jamie Delgado
Martin Lee
Alan Mackin
Andrei Pavel
Mark Philippoussis
Women's singles
Cara Black
Sarah Borwell
Naomi Cavaday
Anne Keothavong
Alicia Molik
Katie O'Brien
Agnieszka Radwańska
Melanie South
Men's doubles
James Auckland / Jamie Delgado
Lee Childs / Andrei Pavel (Withdrew'')
Colin Fleming / Jamie Murray
Josh Goodall / Ross Hutchins
Martin Lee / Jonathan Marray
Women's doubles
Sarah Borwell / Jane O'Donoghue
Claire Curran / Jamea Jackson
Amanda Keen / Anne Keothavong
Rebecca Llewellyn / Karen Paterson
Katie O'Brien / Melanie South
Mixed doubles
Wayne Arthurs / Alicia Molik
James Auckland / Claire Curran
Paul Hanley / Tatiana Perebiynis
Andy Murray / Kirsten Flipkens
Cyril Suk / Helena Suková
Qualifier entries
Men's singles
Kevin Kim
Irakli Labadze
Roko Karanušić
Marcel Granollers
Michael Berrer
Frank Dancevic
Alejandro Falla
Simon Stadler
Alexander Peya
Kristian Pless
Josh Goodall
Stefano Galvani
Wayne Arthurs
Benedikt Dorsch
Robert Kendrick
Benjamin Becker
The following player received entry into the lucky loser spot:
Jean-Christophe Faurel
Women's singles
Romina Oprandi
Nicole Pratt
Séverine Brémond
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Clarisa Fernández
Kristina Barrois
Chan Yung-jan
Vasilisa Bardina
Ivana Abramović
Meilen Tu
Yaroslava Shvedova
Kirsten Flipkens
The following player received entry into the lucky loser spot:
Julia Vakulenko
Men's doubles
Irakli Labadze / Dušan Vemić
Neil Bamford / Jim May
Ramón Delgado / André Sá
Kevin Kim / Cecil Mamiit
The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:
Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana
Zack Fleishman / Robert Smeets
Tomáš Cakl / Pavel Šnobel
Frédéric Niemeyer / Glenn Weiner
Women's doubles
Lucie Hradecká / Hana Šromová
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / María José Martínez Sánchez
Yuliana Fedak / Tatiana Perebiynis
Lilia Osterloh / Ahsha Rolle
The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:
Chan Chin-wei / Hsieh Su-wei
Melinda Czink / Vania King
Mariana Díaz Oliva / Natalie Grandin
Withdrawals
Men's Singles
Before the tournament
José Acasuso → replaced by Dick Norman
Igor Andreev → replaced by Guillermo García López
Guillermo Coria → replaced by Lu Yen-hsun
Taylor Dent → replaced by Tomáš Zíb
Victor Hănescu → replaced by Răzvan Sabău
Nicolas Kiefer → replaced by Jean-Christophe Faurel
Carlos Moyá → replaced by Melle van Gemerden
Women's Singles
Before the tournament
Lindsay Davenport → replaced by Sandra Klösel
Nuria Llagostera Vives → replaced by Ivana Lisjak
Nadia Petrova → replaced by Julia Vakulenko
Mary Pierce → replaced by Victoria Azarenka
Lucie Šafářová → replaced by Kateryna Bondarenko
Roberta Vinci → replaced by Hsieh Su-wei
Serena Williams → replaced by Lilia Osterloh
During the tournament
Viktoriya Kutuzova
References
External links
Official Wimbledon Championships website
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