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This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2006. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
Roger Federer triumphed in four top tennis contests in 2006: Wimbledon, the Australian Open, the US Open, and the Tennis Masters Cup. Amélie Mauresmo won at Wimbledon and the Australian Open; while Justine Henin-Hardenne won the French Open and the WTA Tour Championships. Other champions that year included Rafael Nadal in the French Open, and Maria Sharapova in the US Open. In international team competitions, the Russian men's team beat Argentina to win the Davis Cup, and the Italian women's team beat Belgium to win the Fed Cup.
World Group Draw
Round One | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
S | Croatia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
U | Austria* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Croatia* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Argentina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Argentina* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
U | Sweden | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Argentina * | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Australia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
U | Belarus* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
U | Belarus | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Australia* | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Australia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
U | Switzerland* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Russia* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
U | Germany* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
S | France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
S | France* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
U | Netherlands* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Russia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Russia* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
S | United States | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
U | Romania | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
S | United States* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
S | United States* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
U | Chile | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
U | Chile* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
S | Slovakia | 1 |
World Group Playoffs
Date: 22 Sep – 24 Sep
Venue | Winner | Score | Loser |
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Portschach, Austria | Austria | 5–0 | Mexico |
Düsseldorf, Germany | Germany | 4–1 | Thailand |
Leiden, Netherlands | Czech Republic | 4–1 | Netherlands |
Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 4–1 | Korea Republic |
Bratislava, Slovakia | Belgium | 3–2 | Slovakia |
Santander, Spain | Spain | 4–1 | Italy |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Sweden | 3–1 | Brazil |
Geneva, Switzerland | Switzerland | 4–1 | Serbia and Montenegro |
World Group I Draw
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
S | France* | 1 | ||||||||||||
U | Italy | 4 | ||||||||||||
U | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||
S | Spain* | 1 | ||||||||||||
S | Spain* | 5 | ||||||||||||
U | Austria | 0 | ||||||||||||
U | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||
U | Belgium | 2 | ||||||||||||
U | Germany* | 2 | ||||||||||||
S | United States | 3 | ||||||||||||
S | United States | 0 | ||||||||||||
U | Belgium * | 4 | ||||||||||||
U | Belgium * | 3 | ||||||||||||
S | Russia | 2 |
(May 21 – May 27)
Red Group | TP | TW | MW | SW |
---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Blue Group | TP | TW | MW | SW |
---|---|---|---|---|
Croatia | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
Chile | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Spain | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
United States | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Justine Henin is a Belgian former world No. 1 tennis player. She spent a total of 117 weeks as the world No. 1 and was the year-end No. 1 in 2003, 2006 and 2007. Henin, coming from a country with limited success in tennis, helped establish Belgium as a leading force in women's tennis alongside Kim Clijsters, and led the country to its first Fed Cup crown in 2001. She was known for her all-court style of play and for being one of the few female players to use a single-handed backhand.
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2004. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
The 2004 US Open was held between August 30, 2004 – September 12, 2004.
The 2005 French Open was the 109th edition of the tournament.
The 2003 US Open was held between August 25 – September 7, 2003.
The 2004 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 January to 1 February 2004.
The 2006 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 2, 2006, and concluded on November 12, 2006 after 61 events.
The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2005. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
The 2006 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France from 28 May to 11 June 2006. It was the 110th staging of the French Open, and the second of the four Grand Slam tennis events of 2006. This edition made history as it became the first Grand Slam tournament to start on a Sunday. It was the 2nd time since 1985 that all top 4 seeds reached the semifinals in the men's singles of a Grand Slam tournament. This did not happen again until the same tournament five years later. Both defending champions, Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin-Hardenne, retained their titles.
The 2007 French Open was held in Paris, France from 27 May through to 10 June 2007. Rafael Nadal became the first man to win the tournament 3 times consecutively since Björn Borg, 1978–81; and maintained his unbeaten run at Roland Garros. Justine Henin also equaled Monica Seles' record of three consecutive wins. This was the third straight year that Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin won the French Open singles titles.
The 2006 US Open began 28 August and finished on 10 September 2006.
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2007. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.
The 2007 US Open was held from 27 August to 9 September 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City.
The 2004 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2004 season. The 2004 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tier I-V Events, the Fed Cup, the Summer Olympic Games and the year-end championships.
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2008. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, the Fed Cup, and the Olympics.
The 2006 NASDAQ-100 Open was the 22nd edition of this tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts. The tournament was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2006 ATP Tour and was classified as a Tier I event on the 2006 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, United States, from March 20 through April 2, 2006.
The 2004 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 115th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2004 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2004 WTA Tour. The men's event took place at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from July 26 through August 1, 2004, and the women's event at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from August 2 through August 8, 2004.
The 2003 Canada Masters and the Rogers AT&T Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 114th edition of the Canada Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2003 WTA Tour. The men's tournament took place at the du Maurier Stadium in Montreal in Canada from August 4 through August 10, 2003 while the women's event took place at the National Tennis Centre in Toronto in Canada from August 11 through August 17, 2003.
The 2004 Adidas International was a combine men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney in Australia that was part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 2004 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from 11 through 18 January 2004. Lleyton Hewitt and Justine Henin-Hardenne won the singles titles.