2006 Australian Open Women's Doubles

Australian Open 2006

Main tournament
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed
Juniors
Singles	young men	girls
Doubles	young men	girls

The Chinese couple Zheng Jie / Yan Zi is the winner of the tournament.

Last year's champions - Svetlana Kuznetsova and Alicia Molik - did not defend their title, but Kuznetsova performed at the tournament and paired with Amelie Moresmo reached the third round.

Content

1 Sowing
2 tournament progress
- 2.1 Abbreviations Used
- 2.2 Final Rounds
- 2.3 First rounds
  - 2.3.1 Section 1
  - 2.3.2 Section 2
  - 2.3.3 Section 3
  - 2.3.4 Section 4
3 References

Sowing

Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (Final)
Kara Black / Renne Stubbs (Quarter Final)
Vera Zvonareva / Elena Likhovtseva (Quarter Final)
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suarez (Quarter Final)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Meghann Shaughnessy (Semifinal)
Daniela Gantuhova / Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
Elena Dementieva / Flavia Pennett (Third Round)
Liesel Huber / Francesca Schiavone (Third Round)

Shinobu Asago / Katarina Srebotnik (Semifinal)
Hisela Dulko / Maria Kirilenko (Quarter Final)
Emily Lua / Nicole Pratt (Third Round)
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (Title)
Anastasia Myskina / Dinara Safina (Second Round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova / Amelie Moresmo (Third Round, Withdrawal from the Tournament)
Eleni Danilidou / Anabel Medina Garrigues (First round)
Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (Third Round)

Tournament

Abbreviations Used

Q ( English qualifier , literally - qualified ) - the winner of the qualification tournament.
WC ( English wild card , wild card) - a special invitation from the organizers.
LL ( English lucky loser , literally - lucky loser ) - the player with the highest rating of the losers in the final qualifying round, invited as a replacement for the late star player of the main grid.
R ( eng. Retired , literally - withdrawn ) - the player's refusal to continue the game during the match.
W / O ( English walkover , literally - passage ) - winning an opponent’s absenteeism for the game.
SE ( English special exempt ) - the special admission. It is used for players who have successfully played in the week preceding the tournament, and therefore could not participate in the qualification.
PR ( English protected ranking , literally - protected rating ). It is used for admission to the tournament of players who have missed a long time due to injury and dropped in the ranking.
ALT ( English alternate ) - an alternative player in the grid (replacing one of the late withdrawn from the tournament).
S ( Eng. Suspended , literally - postponed ) - the match is suspended due to rain or darkness.
D ( eng. Defaulted ) - one of the athletes removed from the tournament for unsportsmanlike behavior.

Final Rounds

Semifinals				The final

one	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	6	6
5	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meganne Shaughnessy	2	four
				one	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	6	6 ⁷	3

				12	Yan zi Zheng Jie	2	7	6
12	Yan zi Zheng Jie	6	7

9	Shinobu Asago Katarina Srebotnik	2	6 ²

First Rounds

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarter final

one	L. Raymond S. Stosur	6	four	6
	M. Vento N. Llagoster	3	6	one	one	L. Raymond S. Stosur	6	6
	M. Ani A. Wank	6	7			M. Ani A. Wank	one	3
	R. Fujiwara C. Zhuang	2	5						one	L. Raymond S. Stosur	6	6
	G. Navratilova M. Pashtikova	6 ⁵	6	one					16	T. Lee T. Sun	3	four
WC	C. Dellaccqua T. Musgrave	7	2	6	WC	C. Dellaccqua T. Musgrave	5	four
	J. Beigelsimer M. Yugich	four	6	four	16	T. Lee T. Sun	7	6
16	T. Lee T. Sun	6	four	6									one	L. Raymond S. Stosur	6	6
10	H. Dulko M. Kirilenko	6	6										10	H. Dulko M. Kirilenko	3	2
	D. Randriantefi A. Smashnova	2	2		10	H. Dulko M. Kirilenko	6	6
WC	M. Adamchak K. Choriatopoulos	7	3	6	WC	M. Adamchak K. Choriatopoulos	3	2
	L. Makshey B. Stewart	6 ⁵	6	four					10	H. Dulko M. Kirilenko	6	6
	N. Lee Sh. Peng	6	6						6	D. Gantukhova A. Sugiyama	one	one
	M. E. Salerni M. Sequera	2	3			N. Lee Sh. Peng	four	3
	N. Vaidishova B. Strytsova	5	3		6	D. Gantukhova A. Sugiyama	6	6
6	D. Gantukhova A. Sugiyama	7	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarter final

3	V. Zvonareva E. Likhovtseva	6	6
WC	B. Seculowski S. Watson	2	3		3	V. Zvonareva E. Likhovtseva	6	6
Alt	E. Layne G. Shromova	four	3			V. Kutuzova A. Rodionova	3	2
	V. Kutuzova A. Rodionova	6	6							3	V. Zvonareva E. Likhovtseva	6	6
	S. Klözel M. Koryttseva	one	0								A. Serra S. Foretz	2	one
	A. Serra S. Foretz	6	6			A. Serra S. Foretz	four	6	7
	E. Bychkova Z. Ondrashkova	four	3		13	A. Myskina D. Safina	6	four	6 ⁵
13	A. Myskina D. Safina	6	6												3	V. Zvonareva E. Likhovtseva	3	3
eleven	E. Lua N. Pratt	6	0	6											5	A.-L. Grönefeld M. Shaughnessy	6	6
	E. Vesnina A. Chakvetadze	3	6	one	eleven	E. Lua N. Pratt	7	6
WC	L. Bradmore D. Dominicovich	one	3			C. Brandi C. Castagno	5	2
	C. Brandi C. Castagno	6	6							eleven	E. Lua N. Pratt	6	3	one
	J. Ver Yu. Schruff	5	3							5	A.-L. Grönefeld M. Shaughnessy	four	6	6
WC	C. Willer S. Ferguson	7	6			C. Willer S. Ferguson	one	0
	E. Birnerova M. Santangelo	four	one		5	A.-L. Grönefeld M. Shaughnessy	6	6
5	A.-L. Grönefeld M. Shaughnessy	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarter final

7	E. Dementieva F. Pennetta	6 ³	7	6
	L. Grenville A. Spears	7	5	0	7	E. Dementieva F. Pennetta	7	four	6
	T. Garbin M.E. Kamerin	6	6			T. Garbin M.E. Kamerin	5	6	3
	K. Koukalova L. Shafarzhova	2	2							7	E. Dementieva F. Pennetta	one	2
	S. Arvidsson S. Bammer	3	four							12	C. Zheng C. Yan	6	6
	L. Dominguez M. Sanchez	6	6			L. Dominguez M. Sanchez	four	0
	G. Voskoboeva E. Lineckaya	one	0		12	C. Zheng C. Yan	6	6
12	C. Zheng C. Yan	6	6												12	C. Zheng C. Yan	four	7	6
fourteen	S. Kuznetsova A. Moresmo	6	6												four	V. Rouano P. Suarez	6	5	one
	S. Mirza C. Morariu	2	one		fourteen	S. Kuznetsova A. Moresmo	6	6
	A. Nakamura Y. Cho	four	2			S. Bremont S. Sfar	3	one
	S. Bremont S. Sfar	6	6							fourteen	S. Kuznetsova A. Moresmo
	J. Kreibas M. Tu	6	6							four	V. Rouano P. Suarez	w	/	o
WC	S. McDowell J. Moore	3	0			J. Kreibas M. Tu	7	four	3
	V. Dushevina S. Peer	four	5		four	V. Rouano P. Suarez	5	6	6
four	V. Rouano P. Suarez	6	7

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarter final

8	F. Schiavone L. Huber	6	four	6
	I. Beneshova E. Kostanich	2	6	3	8	F. Schiavone L. Huber	0	6	6
	E. Galliardi C. Sprem	6	3	6		E. Galliardi C. Sprem	6	3	0
	T. Krizhan J. Russell	3	6	2						8	F. Schiavone L. Huber	four	6	6 ⁵
	S. Xie T. Tanasugarn	7	6							9	S. Asagoe K. Srebotnik	6	3	7
	R. Vinci M. Domakhovsk	5	0			S. Xie T. Tanasugarn	6 ³	2
	B. Razzano D. Khladkova	2	2		9	S. Asagoe K. Srebotnik	7	6
9	S. Asagoe K. Srebotnik	6	6												9	S. Asagoe K. Srebotnik	6	four	6
fifteen	E. Danilidou A. Medina	5	6	four											2	C. Black R. Stubbs	3	6	0
	M. Krycek A. Sawai	7	four	6		M. Krycek A. Sawai	6	6 ²	6
	S. Talaya E. Jankovic	6	3	3		T. Golovin N. Deshi	2	7	3
	T. Golovin N. Deshi	one	6	6							M. Krycek A. Sawai	four	one
	L. Decmeyer M. Diaz	2	0							2	C. Black R. Stubbs	6	6
	J. Lee E. Fraser	6	6			J. Lee E. Fraser	one	four
	M. Washington L. Pous	2	one		2	C. Black R. Stubbs	6	6
2	C. Black R. Stubbs	6	6

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