2006 Wimbledon Championships

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. 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
Date26 June – 9 July
Edition120th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48XD
Prize money£10,378,710
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll 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. 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.

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