2006 US Open – Women's Singles

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

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

Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final.

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 Amélie Mauresmo's semi-final loss.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

1. Amélie Mauresmo (Semifinals)
2. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Final)
3. Maria Sharapova (Champion)
4. Elena Dementieva (Quarterfinals)
5. Nadia Petrova (Third Round)
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth Round)
7. Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round)
8. Martina Hingis (Second Round)
9. Nicole Vaidišová (Third Round)
10. Lindsay Davenport (Quarterfinals)
11. Anastasia Myskina (First Round)
12. Dinara Safina (Quarterfinals)
13. Mary Pierce (Third Round)
14. Francesca Schiavone (Third Round)
15. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (First Round)
16. Ana Ivanovic (Third Round)
17. Daniela Hantuchová (Second Round)

18. Flavia Pennetta (Withdrew)
19. Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
20. Maria Kirilenko (Third Round)
21. Shahar Pe'er (Fourth Round)
22. Katarina Srebotnik (Third Round)
23. Anna Chakvetadze (Fourth Round)
24. Li Na (Fourth Round)
25. Anabel Medina Garrigues (First Round)
26. Marion Bartoli (Third Round)
27. Tatiana Golovin (Quarterfinals)
28. Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
29. Zheng Jie (Second Round)
30. Venus Williams (Withdrew due to wrist injury, replaced by María José Martínez Sánchez)
31. Nathalie Dechy (First Round)
32. Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round)
33. Vera Zvonareva (Third Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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 Janković	6	6
	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	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
		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	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 Gajdošová	3	0
		J Gajdošová	6	6					J Gajdošová	6	77
		V Kutuzova	6	6					V Kutuzova	3	65
	LL	MJ Martínez Sánchez	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
		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	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 Radwańska	4	3
	Q	A Radwańska	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 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	77	3	2
	19	J Janković	62	6	6																	19	J Janković	65	6	6
		G Dulko	77	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
		A Jidkova	3	6	6										9	N Vaidišová	7	3	2
	WC	J Kirkland	6	2	4				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							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	15	AL Grönefeld	6	0	4
		A Rezaï	2	6	6				A Rezaï	77	2	6
		S Stosur	2	65					L Šafářová	66	6	4
		L Šafářová	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 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							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
		C Martínez Granados	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 Kostanić	6	77					J Kostanić	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 Šprem	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	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		Z Ondrášková	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	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