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Women's Singles
	2006 US Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Final score	6-4, 6-4
Events

Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 6-4, 6-4, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2006 US Open.^[1] Sharapova dropped just one set the entire tournament, to world No.1 Amélie Mauresmo in the semifinals. 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 Grand Slam finals in a calendar year. By losing the final, Henin-Hardenne missed an opportunity to return to World No.1 in the rankings, following Mauresmo's semi-final loss.^[]

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year due to injury.

This marked the first Grand Slam where Serena Williams was unseeded since the 1999 Australian Open. Needing a wild card to participate due to her low ranking (which was 139th in the world at the entry cut-off), Williams defeated top 20 players Daniela Hantuchová and Ana Ivanovic en route to the fourth round, where she was beaten by Mauresmo in three sets. As of 2020, this is the most recent US Open tournament Williams has participated in where has failed to advance to at least the quarterfinals.

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 Vaidi?ová (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 Jankovi? (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 due to wrist injury, replaced by María José Martínez Sánchez) ^[2]
Nathalie Dechy (First Round)
Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round)
Vera Zvonareva (Third Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

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 Jankovi?	6	6

4	Elena Dementieva	2	1
				19	Jelena Jankovi?	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
		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	0	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 Gajdo?ová	3	0
	J Gajdo?ová	6	6			J Gajdo?ová	6	7⁷
	V Kutuzova	6	6			V Kutuzova	3	6⁵
LL		3	3											12	D Safina	6	7
25	A Medina Garrigues	2	1												V Razzano	0	5
Q	Y Fedossova	6	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
		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 Radwa?ska	4	3
Q	A Radwa?ska	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 ?romová	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 Jankovi?	6²	6	6											19	J Jankovi?	6⁵	6	6
	G Dulko	7⁷	1	4	19	J Jankovi?	6	6
Q	Y-J Chan	4	2		Q	K Flipkens	2	3
Q	K Flipkens	6	6							19	J Jankovi?	5	6	6
PR	A Jidkova	3	6	6						9	N Vaidi?ová	7	3	2
WC	J Kirkland	6	2	4	PR	A Jidkova	2	6	3
WC	C Rubin	4	3		9	N Vaidi?ová	6	3	6
9	N Vaidi?ová	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 ?afá?ová	6⁶	6	4
	L ?afá?ová	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 Bene?ová	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
		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 Kostani?	6	7⁷			J Kostani?	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 ?prem	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		6	6
	Z Ondrá?ková	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		4	6	6
WC	A Molik	3	2		V King	1	2
	ME Camerin	2	1	2		6	6
2		6	6

Notes and references

^ "Sharapova wins in variety show but slips on banana". Guardian. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 2020.
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External links

2006 US Open - Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

[1] "Sharapova wins in variety show but slips on banana". Guardian. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 2020.

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