2006 Wimbledon Championships


The 2006 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England. It was the 120th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 26 June to 9 July 2006. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Roger Federer won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title, defeating Rafael Nadal in what was to be the first of three consecutive Wimbledon finals played between the pair. Venus Williams was unsuccessful in her title defence, losing in the third round against Jelena Janković. Amélie Mauresmo won her second Grand Slam title, and first and only Wimbledon title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final in three sets. Mauresmo thus became the first Frenchwoman since 1925 to win the Wimbledon title. It was Henin-Hardenne's second of three Grand Slam final defeats of 2006, having lost the 2006 Australian Open final to Mauresmo earlier in the year; on that occasion, Henin-Hardenne retired due to a stomach virus.

Notable stories

American performance and Serbian breakthrough

For the first time since 1911, no American player reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, and for the first time since the 1976 Australian Open, no American player reached a Grand Slam quarter-final. Shenay Perry was the only American player to reach the fourth round; she was defeated 6–2, 6–0 by Elena Dementieva after losing the last ten games of the match. Her defeat also meant that no American woman reached the Wimbledon final for the first time since 1998.
Venus Williams' third round defeat by Jelena Janković of Serbia caused the earliest exit by a defending women's champion at Wimbledon since Steffi Graf lost in the first round in 1994 and meant that neither of the Williams sisters would be represented in a Wimbledon final for the first time since 1999. These championships were also the first to feature three Serbian players in the fourth round of any Grand Slam tournament: along with Janković, Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic also reached the fourth round, the former losing to Amélie Mauresmo and the latter losing to Mario Ančić.

Li Na's run to the quarter-finals

China's Li Na became the first player from her country to ever be seeded or reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament. She upset the recent French Open finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round and followed it up with a win over World No. 10 Nicole Vaidišová in the fourth round, before losing her quarter-final to second seed Kim Clijsters. Li would not reach another Grand Slam quarter-final until the 2009 US Open, where again she was defeated by Clijsters.

Streaker incident

Midway during the ladies' quarter-final match between Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva, a streaker ran onto the Centre Court and interrupted the match, before ultimately being arrested and brought into custody by Wimbledon security guards. The streaker was later revealed to be Dutch DJ Sander Lantinga, who carried out the stunt as part of the Dutch television show Try Before You Die.

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.

Senior points

Prize distribution

The total prize money for 2006 championships was £10,378,710. The winner of the men's title earned £655,000 while the women's singles champion earned £625,000.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's Singles£655,000
Women's Singles£625,000
Men's Doubles *£220,690
£205,280
Mixed Doubles *£90,000

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles

Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–0, 7–6, 6–7, 6–3

Women's Singles

Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4

Men's Doubles

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Women's Doubles

Yan Zi / Zheng Jie defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2

Mixed Doubles

Andy Ram / Vera Zvonareva defeated Venus Williams / Bob Bryan, 6–3, 6–2

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Thiemo de Bakker defeated Marcin Gawron, 6–2, 7–6

Girls' Singles

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Magdaléna Rybáriková, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3

Boys' Doubles

Kellen Damico / Nathaniel Schnugg defeated Martin Kližan / Andrej Martin, 7–6, 6–2

Girls' Doubles

Alisa Kleybanova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Kristina Antoniychuk / Alexandra Dulgheru, 6–1, 6–2

Other events

Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles

Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated T. J. Middleton / David Wheaton, 6–7, 7–5, 7–6

Ladies' Invitation Doubles

Rosalyn Nideffer / Jana Novotná defeated Tracy Austin / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 6–3

Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles

Kevin Curren / Johan Kriek defeated Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee, 7–5, 6–7, 7–6

Wheelchair Men's Doubles

Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida defeated Michaël Jeremiasz / Jayant Mistry, 7–5, 6–2

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Roger Federer
  2. Rafael Nadal '
  3. Andy Roddick '
  4. David Nalbandian '
  5. Ivan Ljubičić '
  6. Lleyton Hewitt
  7. Mario Ančić '
  8. James Blake '
  9. Nikolay Davydenko '
  10. Fernando González '
  11. Tommy Robredo '
  12. Thomas Johansson '
  13. Tomáš Berdych '
  14. Radek Štěpánek '
  15. Sébastien Grosjean '
  16. Gastón Gaudio '
  17. Robby Ginepri '
  18. Marcos Baghdatis '
  19. Tommy Haas '
  20. Dominik Hrbatý '
  21. Gaël Monfils '
  22. Jarkko Nieminen '
  23. David Ferrer '
  24. Juan Carlos Ferrero '
  25. Andre Agassi '
  26. Olivier Rochus
  27. Dmitry Tursunov '
  28. Fernando Verdasco'
  29. Paradorn Srichaphan '
  30. Kristof Vliegen '
  31. Nicolás Massú '
  32. Paul-Henri Mathieu ''

    Women's singles

  33. Amélie Mauresmo
  34. Kim Clijsters '
  35. Justine Henin-Hardenne '
  36. Maria Sharapova '
  37. Svetlana Kuznetsova '
  38. Venus Williams '
  39. Elena Dementieva '
  40. Patty Schnyder '
  41. Anastasia Myskina '
  42. Nicole Vaidišová '
  43. Francesca Schiavone '
  44. Martina Hingis '
  45. Anna-Lena Grönefeld '
  46. Dinara Safina '
  47. Daniela Hantuchová '
  48. Flavia Pennetta '
  49. Maria Kirilenko '
  50. Ai Sugiyama '
  51. Ana Ivanovic '
  52. Shahar Pe'er '
  53. Katarina Srebotnik '
  54. Nathalie Dechy '
  55. Anabel Medina Garrigues '
  56. Marion Bartoli '
  57. Elena Likhovtseva '
  58. Jelena Janković '
  59. Li Na '
  60. Sofia Arvidsson '
  61. Tatiana Golovin '
  62. Anna Chakvetadze '
  63. Gisela Dulko '
  64. Mara Santangelo

    Wild card entries

The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.
Men's Singles
  1. Jamie Baker
  2. Alex Bogdanovic
  3. Richard Bloomfield
  4. Jamie Delgado
  5. Martin Lee
  6. Alan Mackin
  7. Andrei Pavel
  8. Mark Philippoussis
Women's Singles
  1. Cara Black
  2. Sarah Borwell
  3. Naomi Cavaday
  4. Anne Keothavong
  5. Alicia Molik
  6. Katie O'Brien
  7. Agnieszka Radwańska
  8. Melanie South
Men's Doubles
  1. James Auckland / Jamie Delgado
  2. Lee Childs / Andrei Pavel
  3. Colin Fleming / Jamie Murray
  4. Josh Goodall / Ross Hutchins
  5. Martin Lee / Jonathan Marray
Women's Doubles
  1. Sarah Borwell / Jane O'Donoghue
  2. Claire Curran / Jamea Jackson
  3. Amanda Keen / Anne Keothavong
  4. Rebecca Llewellyn / Karen Paterson
  5. Katie O'Brien / Melanie South
Mixed Doubles
  1. Wayne Arthurs / Alicia Molik
  2. James Auckland / Claire Curran
  3. Paul Hanley / Tatiana Perebiynis
  4. Andy Murray / Kirsten Flipkens
  5. Cyril Suk / Helena Suková

    Qualifier entries

Men's singles

  1. Kevin Kim
  2. Irakli Labadze
  3. Roko Karanušić
  4. Marcel Granollers
  5. Michael Berrer
  6. Frank Dancevic
  7. Alejandro Falla
  8. Simon Stadler
  9. Alexander Peya
  10. Kristian Pless
  11. Josh Goodall
  12. Stefano Galvani
  13. Wayne Arthurs
  14. Benedikt Dorsch
  15. Robert Kendrick
  16. Benjamin Becker
The following player received entry into the lucky loser spot:
  1. Jean-Christophe Faurel

    Women's singles

  2. Romina Oprandi
  3. Nicole Pratt
  4. Séverine Brémond
  5. Tamarine Tanasugarn
  6. Clarisa Fernández
  7. Kristina Barrois
  8. Chan Yung-jan
  9. Vasilisa Bardina
  10. Ivana Abramović
  11. Meilen Tu
  12. Yaroslava Shvedova
  13. Kirsten Flipkens
The following player received entry into the lucky loser spot:
  1. Julia Vakulenko

    Men's doubles

  2. Irakli Labadze / Dušan Vemić
  3. Neil Bamford / Jim May
  4. Ramón Delgado / André Sá
  5. Kevin Kim / Cecil Mamiit
The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:
  1. Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana
  2. Zack Fleishman / Robert Smeets
  3. Tomáš Cakl / Pavel Šnobel
  4. Frédéric Niemeyer / Glenn Weiner

    Women's doubles

  5. Lucie Hradecká / Hana Šromová
  6. Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / María José Martínez Sánchez
  7. Yuliana Fedak / Tatiana Perebiynis
  8. Lilia Osterloh / Ahsha Rolle
The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:
  1. Chan Chin-wei / Hsieh Su-wei
  2. Melinda Czink / Vania King
  3. Mariana Díaz Oliva / Natalie Grandin

    Withdrawals

;Men's Singles
;Before the tournament
;Women's Singles
;Before the tournament
;During the tournament