Who Won the 2006 US Open Women's Singles Title?
Date:
Sep 9, 2006
Winner:
Maria Sharapova
Score:
6-4, 6-4
Runner Up:
Justine Henin Maria Sharapova won her first US Open in 2006. The 19 year-old Sharapova defeated number two seed Justine Henin-Hardenne by a score of 6-4, 6-4.
The US Open win was Sharapova's second grand slam victory - the first being in Wimbledon in 2004.
The other two semi-finalists were Amelie Mauresmo and Jelena Jankovic. The matchups and scores of the final four rounds are below.
| Amelie Mauresmo | |||
| Serena Williams | Amelie Mauresmo | ||
| 6-4,0-6,6-2 | Amelie Mauresmo | ||
| Dinara Safina | Dinara Safina | 6-2,6-3 | |
| Virginie Razzano | 6-0,7-5 | ||
| Maria Sharapova | |||
| Maria Sharapova | 6-0,4-6,6-0 | ||
| Na Li | Maria Sharapova | ||
| 6-4,6-2 | Maria Sharapova | ||
| Anna Chakvetadze | Tatiana Golovin | 7-6,7-6 | |
| Tatiana Golovin | 6-3,6-2 | ||
| Maria Sharapova 2006 US Open Champion 6-4, 6-4 |
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| Svetlana Kuznetsova | |||
| Jelena Jankovic | Jelena Jankovic | ||
| 6-7,6-3,6-2 | Jelena Jankovic | ||
| Arvane Rezai | Elena Dementieva | 6-2,6-1 | |
| Elena Dementieva | 7-5,6-4 | ||
| Justine Henin-Hardenne | |||
| Patty Schnyder | 4-6,6-4,6-0 | ||
| Lindsay Davenport | Lindsay Davenport | ||
| 6-4,6-4 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | ||
| Shahar Peer | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6-4,6-4 | |
| Justine Hedin-Hardenne | 6-1,6-0 | ||