2006 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

Martina Hingis and Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. With the win, Bhupathi completed the career Grand Slam in mixed doubles, becoming the 14th player to do so. It was Hingis' first major mixed doubles title; she would later also complete the career Grand Slam in the discipline.

Mixed doubles
2006 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Runner-upRussia Elena Likhovtseva
Canada Daniel Nestor
Score6–3, 6–3
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Samantha Stosur and Scott Draper were the reigning champions, but Draper retired from the sport in 2005. Stosur partnered Paul Hanley, but lost in the semifinals to Hingis and Bhupathi.

Seeds

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  1.   Cara Black /   Kevin Ullyett (first round)
  2.   Lisa Raymond /   Jonas Björkman (second round)
  3.   Vera Zvonareva /   Bob Bryan (quarterfinals)
  4.   Corina Morariu /   Mike Bryan (quarterfinals)
  5.   Samantha Stosur /   Paul Hanley (semifinals)
  6.   Elena Likhovtseva /   Daniel Nestor (final)
  7.   Liezel Huber /   Andy Ram (second round)
  8.   Rennae Stubbs /   Todd Perry (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Nathalie Dechy
  Leander Paes
6 4 [4]
6   Elena Likhovtseva
  Daniel Nestor
3 6 [10]
6   Elena Likhovtseva
  Daniel Nestor
3 3  
WC   Martina Hingis
  Mahesh Bhupathi
6 6  
5   Samantha Stosur
  Paul Hanley
3 3  
WC   Martina Hingis
  Mahesh Bhupathi
6 6  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   C Black
  K Ullyett
3 4  
    N Dechy
  L Paes
6 6       N Dechy
  L Paes
6 77  
    V Ruano Pascual
  S Prieto
1 r       M Shaughnessy
  S Aspelin
3 64  
    M Shaughnessy
  S Aspelin
1         N Dechy
  L Paes
6 77  
    A-L Grönefeld
  F Čermák
6 6       A-L Grönefeld
  F Čermák
1 64  
WC   L McShea
  M Kimmich
4 1       A-L Grönefeld
  F Čermák
6 6  
    K Srebotnik
  N Zimonjić
5 69   7   L Huber
  A Ram
2 3  
7   L Huber
  A Ram
7 711       N Dechy
  L Paes
6 4 [4]
3   V Zvonareva
  B Bryan
6 6   6   E Likhovtseva
  D Nestor
3 6 [10]
    S Mirza
  S Huss
3 3   3   V Zvonareva
  B Bryan
6 6
    L Šafářová
  L Friedl
6 3 [10]     L Šafářová
  L Friedl
2 1  
WC   C Dellacqua
  P Luczak
1 6 [7] 3   V Zvonareva
  B Bryan
4 4  
    M Kirilenko
  I Andreev
77 2 [4] 6   E Likhovtseva
  D Nestor
6 6  
WC   A Ivanovic
  N Djokovic
64 6 [10] WC   A Ivanovic
  N Djokovic
6 1 [5]
    J Janković
  J Knowle
6 4 [11] 6   E Likhovtseva
  D Nestor
3 6 [10]
6   E Likhovtseva
  D Nestor
3 6 [13]

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   S Stosur
  P Hanley
6 6  
Alt   N Pratt
  C Suk
3 4   5   S Stosur
  P Hanley
6 6  
    B Stewart
  J Thomas
7 64 [10]     B Stewart
  J Thomas
4 3  
WC   T Musgrave
  N Healey
5 77 [8] 5   S Stosur
  P Hanley
77 4 [10]
    P Suárez
  M Knowles
63 6 [9] 4   C Morariu
  M Bryan
64 6 [8]
WC   A Cornet
  G Monfils
77 2 [11] WC   A Cornet
  G Monfils
2 3  
    A Chakvetadze
  M Damm
3 5   4   C Morariu
  M Bryan
6 6  
4   C Morariu
  M Bryan
6 7   5   S Stosur
  P Hanley
3 3  
8   R Stubbs
  T Perry
7 6   WC   M Hingis
  M Bhupathi
6 6  
    S Pe'er
  J Erlich
5 3   8   R Stubbs
  T Perry
6 7
    F Pennetta
  C Moyá
4 4       A Sugiyama
  W Arthurs
4 5  
    A Sugiyama
  W Arthurs
6 6   8   R Stubbs
  T Perry
5 65  
WC   M Hingis
  M Bhupathi
6 6   WC   M Hingis
  M Bhupathi
7 77  
WC   N Li
  J Wang
2 2   WC   M Hingis
  M Bhupathi
7 67 [10]
    A Myskina
  J Melzer
2 2   2   L Raymond
  J Björkman
5 79 [7]
2   L Raymond
  J Björkman
6 6  
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