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.
| 2006 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 June – 9 July |
| Edition | 120th
 |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Draw | 128S / 64D / 48XD |
| Prize money | £10,378,710 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Roger Federer | |
| Women's singles | |
 Amélie Mauresmo | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Yan Zi / Zheng Jie | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 Andy Ram /  Vera Zvonareva | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
 Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida | |
| Boys' singles | |
 Thiemo de Bakker | |
| Girls' singles | |
 Caroline Wozniacki | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Kellen Damico / Nathaniel Schnugg | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Alisa Kleybanova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | |
| Gentlemen's invitation doubles | |
 Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde | |
| Ladies' invitation doubles | |
Rosalyn Nideffer /  Jana Novotná | |
| Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles | |
| Kevin Curren / Johan Kriek | |
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
editAmerican performance and Serbian breakthrough
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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
editChina'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
editMidway 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
editPoint distribution
editBelow are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.
Senior points
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 75 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
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| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Women's singles | 650 | 456 | 292 | 162 | 90 | 56 | 32 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 12.5 | 4 |
| Women's doubles | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Prize distribution
editThe 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]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round 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
editSeniors
editMen's singles
edit Roger Federer defeated 
Rafael Nadal, 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3 [17]
Women's singles
edit Amélie Mauresmo defeated 
Justine Henin-Hardenne, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 [18]
Men's doubles
edit Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Fabrice Santoro / 
Nenad Zimonjić, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 [19]
Women's doubles
edit Yan Zi / Zheng Jie defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual / 
Paola Suárez, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 [20]
Mixed doubles
edit Andy Ram / Vera Zvonareva defeated Venus Williams / Bob Bryan, 6–3, 6–2 [21]
Juniors
editBoys' singles
edit Thiemo de Bakker defeated 
Marcin Gawron, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) [22]
Girls' singles
edit Caroline Wozniacki defeated 
Magdaléna Rybáriková, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 [23]
Boys' doubles
edit Kellen Damico / Nathaniel Schnugg defeated Martin Kližan / Andrej Martin, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 [24]
Girls' doubles
edit Alisa Kleybanova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated 
Khrystyna Antoniichuk / 
Alexandra Dulgheru, 6–1, 6–2 [25]
Other events
editGentlemen's invitation doubles
edit Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated T. J. Middleton / David Wheaton, 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Ladies' invitation doubles
edit Rosalyn Nideffer / Jana Novotná defeated Tracy Austin / Nathalie Tauziat, 6–4, 6–3
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
edit Kevin Curren / Johan Kriek defeated Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee, 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(11–9)
Wheelchair men's doubles
edit Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida defeated Michaël Jeremiasz / 
Jayant Mistry, 7–5, 6–2
Singles seeds
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Wild card entries
editThe following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.
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Men's doubles
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Women's doubles
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Mixed doubles
Qualifier entries
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Men's singlesedit
The following player received entry into the lucky loser spot: |
Women's singlesedit
The following player received entry into the lucky loser spot:
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Men's doublesedit
The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot: |
Women's doublesedit
The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:
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Withdrawals
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References
edit- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
- ^ Mauresmo takes Wimbledon title – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- ^ Americans head home early, again – Tennis – ESPN
- ^ Perry, last American, loses; Sharapova, Li advance – Tennis – ESPN
- ^ Perry, not Venus, reaches second week – Tennis – ESPN
- ^ Lawn Tennis: Ana issues warning to Mauresmo; WIMBLEDON 2006. – Free Online Library
- ^ Tennis: Ancic power gives him hope of upsetting Federer's four-year-plan | Sport | The Guardian
- ^ Hingis, Kuznetsova lose in third-round matches – Tennis – ESPN
- ^ China's Na Li makes history – Tennis – ESPN
- ^ Belgians ready for third meeting of 2006 – Tennis – ESPN
- ^ US Open 2009: Kim Clijsters beats Li Na to reach semi-finals – Telegraph
- ^ Newman, Paul (5 July 2006). "Sharapova streaks past Dementieva". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Wylie, Ian (5 July 2006). Streaker stops play on Centre Court Archived 12 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Salford Advertiser, Retrieved 15 November 2010
- ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
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