2006 Wimbledon Championships

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2006 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 9 July
Edition120th
Federer Nadal trophy presentation 2006.jpg
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48XD
Prize money£10,378,710
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Women's singles
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Women's doubles
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
Mixed doubles
Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram / Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva
Wheelchair men's doubles
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda / Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Saida
Boys' singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thiemo de Bakker
Girls' singles
Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki
Boys' doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Kellen Damico / Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Schnugg
Girls' doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Alisa Kleybanova / Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
Ladies' invitation doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rosalyn Nideffer / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Curren / Flag of the United States.svg Johan Kriek
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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 the United Kingdom. [1] [2] 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.

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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. [3] 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

Jelena Jankovic knocked Venus Williams out of Wimbledon in the third round. Jelena Jankovic at 2006 Wimbledon Championships.jpg
Jelena Janković knocked Venus Williams out of Wimbledon in the third round.

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. [4] 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. [5] 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 (on its first Grand Slam appearance as a newly established independent nation from the former Serbia and Montenegro) 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 (Serena Williams withdrew due to injury) would be represented in a Wimbledon final for the first time since 1999. [6] 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 [7] and Novak Djokovic [8] 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 [9] and followed it up with a win over World No. 10 Nicole Vaidišová in the fourth round, [10] before losing her quarter-final to second seed Kim Clijsters. [11] Li would not reach another Grand Slam quarter-final until the 2009 US Open, where again she was defeated by Clijsters. [12]

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. [13] 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. [14]

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

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

Senior points

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles10007004502501507535512840
Men's doubles000
Women's singles6504562921629056322302112.54
Women's doubles000

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. [15] [16]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£655,000
Women's singles£625,000
Men's doubles *£220,690
Women's doubles *£205,280
Mixed doubles *£90,000

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer defeated Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal, 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3 [17]

Women's singles

Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo defeated Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin-Hardenne, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 [18]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan defeated Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro / Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Nenad Zimonjić, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 [19]

Women's doubles

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie defeated Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual / Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 [20]

Mixed doubles

Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram / Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva defeated Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams / Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan, 6–3, 6–2 [21]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thiemo de Bakker defeated Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Gawron, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) [22]

Girls' singles

Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki defeated Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 [23]

Boys' doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Kellen Damico / Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Schnugg defeated Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan / Flag of Slovakia.svg Andrej Martin, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 [24]

Girls' doubles

Flag of Russia.svg Alisa Kleybanova / Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Flag of Ukraine.svg Khrystyna Antoniichuk / Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru, 6–1, 6–2 [25]

Other events

Gentlemen's invitation doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde defeated Flag of the United States.svg T. J. Middleton / Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton, 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)

Ladies' invitation doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Rosalyn Nideffer / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná defeated Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 6–3

Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Curren / Flag of the United States.svg Johan Kriek defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McNamara / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul McNamee, 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(11–9)

Wheelchair men's doubles

Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda / Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Saida defeated Flag of France.svg Michaël Jeremiasz / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jayant Mistry, 7–5, 6–2

Singles seeds

Wild card entries

The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.

Mixed doubles

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Arthurs / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
  2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Auckland / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Claire Curran
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley / Flag of Ukraine.svg Tatiana Perebiynis
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková

Qualifier entries

Withdrawals

References

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  2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN   9-781909-534230.
  3. Mauresmo takes Wimbledon title – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  4. Americans head home early, again – Tennis – ESPN
  5. Perry, last American, loses; Sharapova, Li advance – Tennis – ESPN
  6. Perry, not Venus, reaches second week – Tennis – ESPN
  7. Lawn Tennis: Ana issues warning to Mauresmo; WIMBLEDON 2006. – Free Online Library
  8. Tennis: Ancic power gives him hope of upsetting Federer's four-year-plan | Sport | The Guardian
  9. Hingis, Kuznetsova lose in third-round matches – Tennis – ESPN
  10. China's Na Li makes history – Tennis – ESPN
  11. Belgians ready for third meeting of 2006 – Tennis – ESPN
  12. US Open 2009: Kim Clijsters beats Li Na to reach semi-finals – Telegraph
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