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Tim Henman and Dmitry Tursunov playing on the Margaret Court Arena in the first round. The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006. Marat Safin could not defend his 2005 title, due to an injury he suffered in late 2005. Roger Federer won his second Australian Open title, defeating Marcos Baghdatis in the final in four ...
Roger Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis in the final, 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and his seventh major title overall. Baghdatis became the first Cypriot to reach a major final. [1] [2]
Contents. 2006 Australian Open – Women's singles. Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 6–1, 2–0 ret., to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. It was her first major title. Henin-Hardenne was suffering from stomach cramps resulting from the accidental misuse of anti-inflammatories for ...
The Australian Open [a] [b] is an annual tennis tournament created in 1905 and played on outdoor hard courts [c] [d] at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. [6]The women's singles was first contested in 1922 along with the women's and mixed doubles competition as the last three events to be added.
The following is a list of Australian Open champions in tennis: Champions. Senior. Year ... 2006: Roger Federer (x2) ... List of Australian Open men's singles champions;
Murray is a five-time finalist, but lost all of those appearances. Nadal reached six finals, winning twice. The women who have reached the final at least four times in the Open Era are Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova. [4]
Olivier Patience (qualifying competition) Iván Navarro (first round) Janko Tipsarević (qualified) Lars Burgsmüller (qualified) Peter Wessels (first round) Paul Capdeville (second round) Antony Dupuis (first round) Steve Darcis (second round) Kristian Pless (second round)
Mixed doubles. Martina Hingis and Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. With the win, Bhupathi completed the career Grand Slam in mixed doubles, becoming the 14th player to do so. It was Hingis' first major mixed doubles title ...