The 2006 US Open began August 28 and finished on September 10, 2006.
Roger Federer was successful in defending his 2005 title, defeating 2003 champion Andy Roddick in the final. Kim Clijsters was unable to defend her title due to injury. 19-year-old Maria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final. It was Henin-Hardenne's third Grand Slam final loss of 2006, having lost the Australian Open and Wimbledon finals earlier in the year.
Seniors
Men's singles
Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 It was Federer's 8th title of the year, and his 41st overall. It was his 9th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd (consecutive) US Open title.
Women's singles
Maria Sharapova defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne, 6–4, 6–4 It was Sharapova's 3rd title of the year, and her 13th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st US Open title.
Men's doubles
Martin Damm / Leander Paes defeated Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3
Women's doubles
Nathalie Dechy / Vera Zvonareva defeated Dinara Safina / Katarina Srebotnik, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Mixed doubles
Martina Navratilova / Bob Bryan defeated Květa Peschke / Martin Damm, 6–2, 6–3
Juniors
Boys' singles
Dušan Lojda defeated Peter Polansky 7-6(7–4), 6-3
Girls' singles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Tamira Paszek 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Boys' doubles
Jamie Hunt / Nathaniel Schnugg defeated Jarmere Jenkins/ Austin Krajicek 6–3, 6-3
Girls' doubles
Mihaela Buzărnescu / Ioana Raluca Olaru defeated Sharon Fichman/ Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7–5, 6-2
Wheelchair
Men's wheelchair singles
Robin Ammerlaan defeated Michaël Jérémiasz 6-7(1–7), 6–3, 7-5
Women's wheelchair singles
Esther Vergeer defeated Sharon Walraven 6–1, 6-2
Men's wheelchair doubles
Robin Ammerlaan / Michaël Jérémiasz defeated Shingo Kunieda / Tadeusz Kruszelnicki 7-6(7–2), 6-1
Women's wheelchair doubles
Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer defeated Korie Homan / Maaike Smit 6–4, 6-4
Seeds
Men's singles Roger Federer, Switzerland (champion) Rafael Nadal, Spain (quarterfinals) Ivan Ljubičić, Croatia (first round) David Nalbandian, Argentina (second round) James Blake, U.S. (quarterfinals) Tommy Robredo, Spain (fourth round) Nikolay Davydenko, Russia (semifinals) Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus (second round) Andy Roddick, U.S. (finalist) Fernando González, Chile (third round) David Ferrer, Spain (third round) Tomáš Berdych, Czech Republic (fourth round) Jarkko Nieminen, Finland (first round) Tommy Haas, Germany (quarterfinals) Lleyton Hewitt, Australia (quarterfinals) Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain (second round) Andy Murray, Great Britain (fourth round) Robby Ginepri, U.S. (third round) Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakia (first round) Novak Djokovic, Serbia (third round) Gastón Gaudio, Argentina (third round) Fernando Verdasco, Spain (third round) Dmitry Tursunov, Russia (third round) José Acasuso, Argentina (first round) Richard Gasquet, France (fourth round) Olivier Rochus, Belgium (third round) Gaël Monfils, France (second round) Agustín Calleri, Argentina (first round) Jonas Björkman, Sweden (second round) Sébastien Grosjean, France (second round) Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina (first round) Kristof Vliegen, Belgium (first round)
Top 10 elimination Key / LegendSFSemifinal roundQFQuarterfinal roundRRound
Seed Player Player Round 1 Amélie Mauresmo lost to Maria Sharapova SF 2 Justine Henin-Hardenne lost to Maria Sharapova Final 3 Maria Sharapova defeated Henin-Hardenne Final 4 Elena Dementieva lost to Jelena Janković QF 5 Nadia Petrova lost to Tatiana Golovin R3 6 Svetlana Kuznetsova lost to Jelena Janković R4 7 Patty Schnyder lost to Lindsay Davenport R4 8 Martina Hingis lost to Virginie Razzano R2 9 Nicole Vaidišová lost to Jelena Janković R3 10 Lindsay Davenport lost to Henin-Hardenne QF
Withdrawn players
Men's singles Mario Ančić → replaced by Flávio Saretta Igor Andreev → replaced by Jan Hernych Joachim Johansson → replaced by Ramón Delgado Nicolas Kiefer → replaced by Michael Berrer Radek Štěpánek → replaced by Olivier Patience
Women's singles Elena Bovina → replaced by Conchita Martínez Granados Kim Clijsters → replaced by Virginie Razzano Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Nicole Pratt Venus Williams → replaced by María José Martínez Sánchez
Player of the day Day 1 – Lindsay Davenport Day 2 – No competition due to the rain. Day 3 – David Nalbandian Day 4 – Andre Agassi Day 5 – Martina Navratilova Day 6 – No competition due to the rain. Day 7 – Serena Williams Day 8 – Jelena Janković Day 9 – No competition due to the rain. Day 10 – Tommy Haas Day 11 – Nikolay Davydenko Day 12 – Maria Sharapova Day 13 – Andy Roddick Day 14 – Roger Federer
References
External links
Official website of US Open Archived results on SI.com