Tennis tournament
The2006 US Open began August 28 and finished on September 10, 2006.
Roger Federer was successful in defending his 2005 title, defeating2003 championAndy Roddick in the final.Kim Clijsters was unable to defend her title due to injury. 19-year-oldMaria Sharapova won her second Grand Slam title, defeatingJustine Henin-Hardenne in the final. It was Henin-Hardenne's third Grand Slam final loss of 2006, having lost theAustralian Open andWimbledon finals earlier in the year.
Women's singles championMaria Sharapova. This was her second Major title.
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.
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.
Martin Damm /
Leander Paes defeated
Jonas Björkman /
Max Mirnyi, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–3
Nathalie Dechy /
Vera Zvonareva defeated
Dinara Safina /
Katarina Srebotnik, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Martina Navratilova /
Bob Bryan defeated
Květa Peschke /
Martin Damm, 6–2, 6–3
Dušan Lojda defeated
Peter Polansky 7-6(7–4), 6-3
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated
Tamira Paszek 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Jamie Hunt /
Nathaniel Schnugg defeated
Jarmere Jenkins/
Austin Krajicek 6–3, 6-3
Mihaela Buzărnescu /
Ioana Raluca Olaru defeated
Sharon Fichman/
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7–5, 6-2
Men's wheelchair singles
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Robin Ammerlaan defeated
Michaël Jérémiasz 6-7(1–7), 6–3, 7-5
Women's wheelchair singles
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Esther Vergeer defeated
Sharon Walraven 6–1, 6-2
Men's wheelchair doubles
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Robin Ammerlaan /
Michaël Jérémiasz defeated
Shingo Kunieda /
Tadeusz Kruszelnicki 7-6(7–2), 6-1
Women's wheelchair doubles
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Jiske Griffioen /
Esther Vergeer defeated
Korie Homan /
Maaike Smit 6–4, 6-4
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)
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| SF | Semifinal round |
| QF | Quarterfinal round |
| R | Round |
- Men's singles
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| ATP International Series | - Adelaide (S, D)
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| Tier I tournaments | - Tokyo (S, D)
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| Tier II tournaments | - Sydney (S, D)
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| Tier III tournaments | - Gold Coast (S, D)
- Bangalore (S, D)
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- Hasselt (S, D)
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| Tier IV tournaments | - Auckland (S, D)
- Canberra (S, D)
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- Pattaya (S, D)
- Estoril (S, D)
- Prague (S, D)
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- Stockholm (S, D)
- Forest Hills (S)
- Portorož (S, D)
- Seoul (S, D)
- Tashkent (S, D)
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