| Mixed doubles at the 2006 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8–13 December 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 44 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Tennis at the 2006 Asian Games |
Mixed doubles at the 2006 Asian Games was won by Sania Mirza and Leander Paes of India.
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 8 December 2006 | 15:00 | Round of 32 |
| Saturday, 9 December 2006 | 11:00 | Round of 16 |
| Sunday, 10 December 2006 | 16:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Tuesday, 12 December 2006 | 11:00 | Semifinals |
| Wednesday, 13 December 2006 | 18:00 | Final |
| Final | ||||||
| 1 |  Leander Paes (IND) Sania Mirza (IND) | 7 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 7 |  Satoshi Iwabuchi (JPN) Akiko Morigami (JPN) | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Leander Paes (IND) Sania Mirza (IND) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Murad Inoyatov (UZB) Dilyara Saidkhodjayeva (UZB) | 62 | 7 | 6 | Murad Inoyatov (UZB) Dilyara Saidkhodjayeva (UZB) | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Wayne Wong (HKG) Lam Po Kuen (HKG) | 77 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Leander Paes (IND) Sania Mirza (IND) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Mirhusein Yakhyaev (TJK) Zarrina Fayzullaeva (TJK) | 0 | 0 | 6 |  Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) Montinee Tangphong (THA) | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Abdulrahman Shehab (BRN) Linda Abu Mushref (BRN) | 6 | 6 | Abdulrahman Shehab (BRN) Linda Abu Mushref (BRN) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) Montinee Tangphong (THA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Leander Paes (IND) Sania Mirza (IND) | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Yu Xinyuan (CHN) Sun Tiantian (CHN) | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Yu Xinyuan (CHN) Sun Tiantian (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Im Kyu-tae (KOR) Kim Mi-ok (KOR) | 6 | 6 | Im Kyu-tae (KOR) Kim Mi-ok (KOR) | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Patrick John Tierro (PHI) Czarina Arevalo (PHI) | 2 | 4 | 4 | Yu Xinyuan (CHN) Sun Tiantian (CHN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Jimmy Wang (TPE) Chuang Chia-jung (TPE) | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toshihide Matsui (JPN) Tomoko Yonemura (JPN) | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jimmy Wang (TPE) Chuang Chia-jung (TPE) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Zeng Shaoxuan (CHN) Yan Zi (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarvar Ikramov (UZB) Albina Khabibulina (UZB) | 6 | 7 | Sarvar Ikramov (UZB) Albina Khabibulina (UZB) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lê Quốc Khánh (VIE) Huỳnh Mai Huỳnh (VIE) | 1 | 5 | 5 | Zeng Shaoxuan (CHN) Yan Zi (CHN) | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yu Hiu Tung (HKG) Tong Ka-po (HKG) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Lu Yen-hsun (TPE) Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| An Jae-sung (KOR) Kim So-jung (KOR) | 3 | 6 | 6 | An Jae-sung (KOR) Kim So-jung (KOR) | 7 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lu Yen-hsun (TPE) Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lu Yen-hsun (TPE) Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) | 65 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Satoshi Iwabuchi (JPN) Akiko Morigami (JPN) | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Satoshi Iwabuchi (JPN) Akiko Morigami (JPN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Arcilla (PHI) Denise Dy (PHI) | 6 | 6 | Johnny Arcilla (PHI) Denise Dy (PHI) | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abdullatif Mohamed (BRN) Safa Haji (BRN) | 1 | 0 | 7 | Satoshi Iwabuchi (JPN) Akiko Morigami (JPN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA) Suchanun Viratprasert (THA) | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA) Suchanun Viratprasert (THA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) Shikha Uberoi (IND) | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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