The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.
Several leading men's players declined to attend the Open due to injury, including Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and defending champion Marat Safin.
The women's tournament fared much better, with no absentees among the top 20 ranked players.
It was Martina Hingis' first grand slam event in her comeback to the game. Lindsay Davenport and Serena Williams were among those who welcomed ...
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The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.
Several leading men's players declined to attend the Open due to injury, including Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and defending champion Marat Safin.
The women's tournament fared much better, with no absentees among the top 20 ranked players.
It was Martina Hingis' first grand slam event in her comeback to the game. Lindsay Davenport and Serena Williams were among those who welcomed her return to the circuit as a positive step forward for women's tennis.
Roger Federer def. Marcos Baghdatis, 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
Amélie Mauresmo def. Justine Henin, 6–1, 2–0, retired
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. Martin Damm / Leander Paes, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Yan Zi / Zheng Jie def. Samantha Stosur / Lisa Raymond, 2–6, 7–6(7), 6–3
Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi def. Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor, 6–3, 6–3
Alexandre Sidorenko def. Nick Lindahl, 6–3, 7–6(4)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Caroline Wozniacki, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
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