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Women's Singles
	2006 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-up	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Final score	2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2] It was her first Wimbledon title and her second and last Grand Slam title, having won the Australian Open earlier in the year. Mauresmo also became the first French woman to win Wimbledon since Suzanne Lenglen in 1925.^[3] With her loss, Henin-Hardenne missed the chance of completing a career Grand Slam.^[2]

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jelena Jankovi?.^[4]

With Serena Williams not competing due to a knee injury, it marked the first Wimbledon women's final since 1999 not to feature either of the Williams sisters.^[5]^[6]

This was also the last time two women contested two major finals against one another in a single season until Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber met in the 2016 Australian Open and Wimbledon finals.

Li Na became the first Chinese player (male or female) to reach a Grand Slam singles quarterfinal.^[7] This also marked the Grand Slam debut of future World No. 2 and 2012 Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwa?ska, who reached the fourth round as a wildcard before losing to Kim Clijsters.

Seeds

01.

Amélie Mauresmo (Champion)

02.

Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)

03.

Justine Henin-Hardenne (Final)

04.

Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)

05.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third round)

06.

Venus Williams (Third round)

07.

Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)

08.

Patty Schnyder (Second round)

09.

Anastasia Myskina (Quarterfinals)

10.

Nicole Vaidi?ová (Fourth round)

11.

Francesca Schiavone (First round)

12.

Martina Hingis (Third round)

13.

Anna-Lena Grönefeld (First round)

14.

Dinara Safina (Third round)

15.

Daniela Hantuchová (Fourth round)

16.

Flavia Pennetta (Fourth round)

17.

Maria Kirilenko (First round)

18.

Ai Sugiyama (Fourth round)

19.

Ana Ivanovic (Fourth round)

20.

Shahar Pe'er (Second round)

21.

Katarina Srebotnik (Third round)

22.

Nathalie Dechy (First round)

23.

Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third round)

24.

Marion Bartoli (Second round)

25.

Elena Likhovtseva (Third round)

26.

Jelena Jankovi? (Fourth round)

27.

Li Na (Quarterfinals)

28.

Sofia Arvidsson (First round)

29.

Tatiana Golovin (Second round)

30.

Anna Chakvetadze (Third round)

31.

Gisela Dulko (Third round)

32.

Mara Santangelo (First round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final


1	Amélie Mauresmo	6	3	6

9	Anastasia Myskina	1	6	3
					1	Amélie Mauresmo	6	3	6

					4	Maria Sharapova	3	6	2
4	Maria Sharapova	6	6

7	Elena Dementieva	1	4
										1	Amélie Mauresmo	2	6	6

										3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	3	4
Q	Séverine Brémond	4	4

3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
					3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	7⁷

					2	Kim Clijsters	4	6⁴
27	Li Na	4	5

2	Kim Clijsters	6	7

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

1	A Mauresmo	6	6
Q	I Abramovi?	0	0		1	A Mauresmo	6	6
	M Krajicek	5	3			S Stosur	4	2
	S Stosur	7	6							1	A Mauresmo	6	6
	J Gajdo?ová	2	3							Q	N Pratt	1	2
Q	N Pratt	6	6		Q	N Pratt	2	6	6
	M Díaz Oliva	6	2	7	29	T Golovin	6	4	4
29	T Golovin	3	6	9											1	A Mauresmo	6	6
19	A Ivanovic	7	7⁷												19	A Ivanovic	3	4
	E Gagliardi	5	6⁴		19	A Ivanovic	6	6
	M Domachowska	3	7⁷	4	WC	S Borwell	1	2
WC	S Borwell	6	6³	6						19	A Ivanovic	3	7⁷	6
	M Washington	6	6							14	D Safina	6	6³	1
	J Schruff	3	4			M Washington	6	4	1
	J Craybas	6	5	5	14	D Safina	4	6	6
14	D Safina	3	7	7

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

9	A Myskina	6	6
WC	C Black	0	4		9	A Myskina	6	6
	M Müller	6	6			M Müller	2	1
	K Kanepi	4	4							9	A Myskina	6	6
Q	C Fernández	6	4	4						23	A Medina Garrigues	3	4
	C Martínez Granados	2	6	3^r	Q	C Fernández	7⁹	5	9
	S-w Hsieh	3	2		23	A Medina Garrigues	6⁷	7	11
23	A Medina Garrigues	6	6												9	A Myskina	6	7⁷
26	J Jankovi?	6	6												26	J Jankovi?	4	6⁵
	L Domínguez Lino	3	4		26	J Jankovi?	6	4	6
LL	J Vakulenko	4^r				V King	2	6	4
	V King	5								26	J Jankovi?	7¹⁰	4	6
	L Raymond	3								6	V Williams	6⁸	6	4
Q	Y Shvedova	5^r				L Raymond	7⁷	5	2
	B Mattek	1	0		6	V Williams	6⁴	7	6
6	V Williams	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

4	M Sharapova	6	6
	A Smashnova	2	0		4	M Sharapova	6	6
	A Harkleroad	6	6			A Harkleroad	2	2
	J Kostani?	3	2						4	M Sharapova	6	6
	L Pous Tió	3	1							A Frazier	3	2
	M Czink	6	6			M Czink	2	3
	A Frazier	3	6	6		A Frazier	6	6
32	M Santangelo	6	3	4									4	M Sharapova	7⁷	3	6
20	S Pe'er	6	6										16	F Pennetta	6⁵	6	3
	Y Fedak	2	1		20	S Pe'er	4	6⁵
	E Daniilidou	4	4			S Peng	6	7⁷
	S Peng	6	6							S Peng	2	3
	M Ani	1	6³						16	F Pennetta	6	6
	L Granville	6	7⁷			L Granville	2	1
	S Klösel	7	4	2	16	F Pennetta	6	6
16	F Pennetta	5	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

11	F Schiavone	6	3	4
WC	M South	3	6	6	WC	M South	6⁵	2
	S Perry	7	5	8		S Perry	7⁷	6
Q	K Barrois	5	7	6							S Perry	7	6
	A Rodionova	1	7⁷	6							S Bammer	5	3
	É Loit	6	6⁵	4		A Rodionova	4	4
	S Bammer	7	7			S Bammer	6	6
22	N Dechy	5	5												S Perry	2	0
25	E Likhovtseva	6	6											7	E Dementieva	6	6
	S Foretz	0	2		25	E Likhovtseva	6	6
	T Sun	6	6			T Sun	3	3
	N Viérin	3	4							25	E Likhovtseva	5	3
	M Shaughnessy	4	6	6						7	E Dementieva	7	6
	A Bondarenko	6	2	3		M Shaughnessy	7	3	5
	S Mirza	6⁵	5		7	E Dementieva	5	6	7
7	E Dementieva	7⁷	7

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

8	P Schnyder	2	7⁷	6
	A Serra Zanetti	6	6⁴	2	8	P Schnyder	6	1	4
	A Yakimova	5	3		Q	S Brémond	4	6	6
Q	S Brémond	7	6							Q	S Brémond	7⁸	5	7
	H ?romová	4	3							31	G Dulko	6⁶	7	5
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6			V Ruano Pascual	5	4
	E Laine	6¹¹	1		31	G Dulko	7	6
31	G Dulko	7¹³	6												Q	S Brémond	7¹³	6
18	A Sugiyama	6	7												18	A Sugiyama	6¹¹	3
WC	N Cavaday	4	5		18	A Sugiyama	6	7
	V Dushevina	6	4	2		A Morigami	2	5
	A Morigami	1	6	6						18	A Sugiyama	7	3	6
	T Garbin	2	7⁷	6						12	M Hingis	5	6	4
WC	K O'Brien	6	6²	2		T Garbin	1	2
	O Savchuk	2	2		12	M Hingis	6	6
12	M Hingis	6	6

Section 6

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

15	D Hantuchová	6	4	6
	ME Camerin	4	6	1	15	D Hantuchová	6	4	7
Q	K Flipkens	6	4	1		J Jackson	3	6	5
	J Jackson	4	6	6						15	D Hantuchová	6	7⁷
WC	A Molik	7	6							21	K Srebotnik	4	6²
Q	Y-j Chan	5	1		WC	A Molik	2	1
	M Suchá	4	1		21	K Srebotnik	6	6
21	K Srebotnik	6	6											15	D Hantuchová	3	1
30	A Chakvetadze	6	6											3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	Z Yan	3	2		30	A Chakvetadze	6	3	6
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	4	3		E Vesnina	4	6	3
	E Vesnina	2	6	6						30	A Chakvetadze	2	3
	A Nakamura	3	6	3						3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	E Bychkova	6	1	6		E Bychkova	1	2
	M Yuan	0	1		3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6

Section 7

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

5	S Kuznetsova	6	6
Q	R Oprandi	3	2	5	S Kuznetsova	4	6	6
	K Peschke	6	6		K Peschke	6	1	4
	K Brandi	3	0						5	S Kuznetsova	6	2	3
Q	M Tu	6	6						27	N Li	3	6	6
Q	V Bardina	3	0	Q	M Tu	2	4
	V Razzano	2	0	27	N Li	6	6
27	N Li	6	6											27	N Li	4	6	6
24	M Bartoli	6	6											10	N Vaidi?ová	6	1	3
	C Pin	0	2	24	M Bartoli	6	2	3
	K ?prem	6	6		K ?prem	3	6	6
WC	A Keothavong	0	2							K ?prem	5	5
	I Lisjak	4	5						10	N Vaidi?ová	7	7
	K Bondarenko	6	7		K Bondarenko	1	1
	K Koukalová	5	5	10	N Vaidi?ová	6	6
10	N Vaidi?ová	7	7

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

13	A-L Grönefeld	6	3	1
	T Pironkova	3	6	6		T Pironkova	5	6⁵
WC	A Radwa?ska	7	6		WC	A Radwa?ska	7	7⁷
	V Azarenka	5	4							WC	A Radwa?ska	6	6
	C Castaño	7⁷	1	2						Q	T Tanasugarn	3	2
Q	T Tanasugarn	6²	6	6	Q	T Tanasugarn	6	7
	S Asagoe	6	7⁷			S Asagoe	3	5
17	M Kirilenko	2	6¹											WC	A Radwa?ska	2	2
28	S Arvidsson	2	4											2	K Clijsters	6	6
	E Birnerová	6	6			E Birnerová	6⁶	7	3
	J Zheng	7	6			J Zheng	7⁸	5	6
	I Bene?ová	5	2								J Zheng	3	2
	V Kutuzova	6	3							2	K Clijsters	6	6
	L Osterloh	4	3^r			V Kutuzova	w/o
	V Zvonareva	5	3		2	K Clijsters
2	K Clijsters	7	6

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ ^a ^b "Mauresmo clinches Wimbledon title". BBC Sport. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 2017.
^ "Mauresmo climbs the mountain". The Guardian. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 2017.
^ "Williams reign ended by Jankovic". BBC Sport. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 2017.
^ "Injured Serena to miss Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 2017.
^ "Jankovic ends era of dominance by Williams sisters". The Independent. 2 July 2006. Retrieved 2017.
^ "Li Na makes Wimbledon history for China". China Daily. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 2018.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
2006 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
2006 Wimbledon Championships - Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[Mauresmo-2] "Mauresmo clinches Wimbledon title". BBC Sport. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 2017.

[3] "Mauresmo climbs the mountain". The Guardian. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 2017.

[4] "Williams reign ended by Jankovic". BBC Sport. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 2017.

[5] "Injured Serena to miss Wimbledon". BBC Sport. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 2017.

[6] "Jankovic ends era of dominance by Williams sisters". The Independent. 2 July 2006. Retrieved 2017.

[7] "Li Na makes Wimbledon history for China". China Daily. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 2018.

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