Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships. It was her second and last major title, having won the Australian Open earlier in the year. Mauresmo was the first Frenchwoman to win Wimbledon since Suzanne Lenglen in 1925. Henin-Hardenne was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam.

Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jelena Janković.

With Serena Williams not competing due to a knee injury, this marked the only edition of Wimbledon between 1999 and 2011 not to feature either of the Williams sisters in the final.

Li Na was the first Chinese player (male or female) to reach a major singles quarterfinal.

Seeds

Amélie Mauresmo (champion) Kim Clijsters (semifinals) Justine Henin-Hardenne (final) Maria Sharapova (semifinals) Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round) Venus Williams (third round) Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals) Patty Schnyder (second round) Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals) Nicole Vaidišová (fourth round) Francesca Schiavone (first round) Martina Hingis (third round) Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round) Dinara Safina (third round) Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round) Flavia Pennetta (fourth round)

Maria Kirilenko (first round) Ai Sugiyama (fourth round) Ana Ivanovic (fourth round) Shahar Pe'er (second round) Katarina Srebotnik (third round) Nathalie Dechy (first round) Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round) Marion Bartoli (second round) Elena Likhovtseva (third round) Jelena Janković (fourth round) Li Na (quarterfinals) Sofia Arvidsson (first round) Tatiana Golovin (second round) Anna Chakvetadze (third round) Gisela Dulko (third round) Mara Santangelo (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Championship match statistics Category Mauresmo Henin-Hardenne 1st serve %54/89 (61%) 53/91 (58%) 1st serve points won36 of 54 = 67% 33 of 53 = 62% 2nd serve points won 20 of 35 = 57% 22 of 38 = 58% Total service points won56 of 89 = 62.92% 55 of 91 = 60.44% Aces8 1 Double faults 1 2 Winners 20 31 Unforced errors 27 26 Net points won 30 of 51 = 59% 32 of 52 = 62% Break points converted 3 of 9 = 33% 3 of 9 = 33% Return points won 36 of 91 = 40% 33 of 89 = 37% Total points won 92 88Source

References

External links

2006 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation