"The Swiss who does not Miss"

2006


2006 W-L Singles Record : 53-19
2006 W-L Doubles Record : 2-0
 
Sony Ericsson Championships - Madrid - Spain - (07/11 - 12/11)
Prize Money : US$ 3,000,000 - Tournament Director : Manolo Santana - Defending Champion : Justine Henin-Hardenne
Surface: Hardcourt / Indoors - Tier Level: Season-Ending Championships
    simple dames -> Round Robin - 3rd yellow group
  Round RobinJustine Henin-Hardenne(BEL - WTA 3)2-6 ; 7-6 (7-5) ; 1-6
Round RobinNadia Petrova(RUS - WTA 5)6-4 ; 3-6 ; 6-3
Round RobinAmélie Mauresmo(FRA - WTA 1)6-3 ; 1-6 ; 4-6

Sets win/lost : 4/5 - Matches win/lost : 1/2 - 7th at 2006 final WTA ranking
Zuerich Open - Switzerland - (16/10 - 22/10)
Location : Hallenstadion, Zürich - Prize Money : $ 1,340,000
Tournament Director : Beat Ritschard ; Defending Champion : Maria Sharapova
Surface : Hardcourt / Indoors ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> 1/4
  Tour 1Anna-Lena GroenefeldGER - WTA 196-0 ; 7-5
Tour 2Nathalie DechyFRA - WTA 426-3 ; 6-3
1/4Svetlana KuznetsovaRUS - WTA 41-6 ; 6-1 ; 3-6


Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships - Seoul - Korea - (25/09 - 01/10)
Prize Money : $ 145,000 ; Tournament Director : Jin-Soo Lee ; Defending Champion : Nicole Vaidisova
Surface: Hardcourt / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier IV
    simple dames -> Tour 2
  Tour 1Caroline Wozniacki(DEN - WTA 292)6-3 ; 6-2
Tour 2Sania Mirza(IND - WTA 59)6-4 ; 0-6 ; 4-6


Sunfeast Open - Kolkata - India - (18/09 - 24/09)
Prize Money : $ 175,000 - Tournament Director : Jaidip Mukerjea - Defending Champion : Anastasia Myskina
Surface: Greenset Carpet / Indoors - Tier Level: Tier III
    simple dames -> Finale (win)
  Tour 1Melinda Czink(HUN - WTA 71)6-1 ; 6-2
Tour 2Tzipora Obziler(ISR - WTA 131)6-2 ; 7-5
1/4Tamarine Tanasugarn(THA - WTA 125)7-5 ; 6-2
1/2Sania Mirza(IND - WTA 70)6-1 ; 6-0
FinaleOlga Poutchkova(RUS - WTA 85)6-0 ; 6-4

1st top10 player to play an official wta tournament in India
42eme WTA title
 
U.S. Open - Internationaux des Etats-Unis - Flushing Meadows - New York - (28/08 - 10/09)
Prize Money : $ 18,585,000 ; Defending Champion : Kim Clijsters - Tournament Director : Jim Curley
Surface: Hardcourt / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Grand Slam
    simple dames -> Tour 2
  Tour 1Shuai Peng(CHN - WTA 60)4-6 ; 6-1 ; 6-3
Tour 2Virginie Razzano(FRA - WTA 112)2-6 ; 4-6

What did she say about it ?

Rogers Cup - National Bank - Montreal - Canada (14/08 - 20/08)
Prize Money: $ 1,340,000 - Tournament Director : Eugenne Lapierre - Defending Champion : Kim Clijsters
Surface: Hardcourt / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> Finale (lost)
  Tour 1Bye
Tour 2Mara Santangelo(ITA - WTA 40)7-5 ; 7-6 (7-5)
Tour 3Daniela Hantuchova(SVK - WTA 17)7-5 ; 6-4
1/4Svetlana Kuznetsova(RUS - WTA 7)7-6 (7-4) ; 6-3
1/2Anna Chakvetadze(RUS - WTA 31)6-3 ; 3-1 retired
FinaleAna Ivanovic(SCG - WTA 19)2-6 ; 3-6


Acura Classic - San Diego - CA, USA - (31/07 - 06/08)
Location : La Costa Resort in Carlsbad - San Diego - Prize Money: $ 1,340,000
Defending Champion : Maria Sharapova ; Tournament Director : Raquel Giscafre/Jane Stratton
Surface : Hardcourt Decoturf / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> 1/4
  Tour 1Bye
Tour 2Meilen Tu(USA - WTA 91)6-2 ; 6-3
Tour 3Flavia Pennetta(ITA - WTA 18)6-2 ; 3-6 ; 6-1
1/4Kim Clijsters(BEL - WTA 2)5-7 ; 2-6


Internationaux d'Angleterre - The Lawn Tennis Championships - Wimbledon/London - England - (26/06 - 09/07)
Location: The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club - Prize Money: £ 4'446'490 -
Defending Champion : Venus Williams - Tournament Director : Ian Ritchie
Surface: Grass / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Grand Slam
    simple dames -> Tour 3
  Tour 1Olga Savchuk(UKR - WTA 102)6-2 ; 6-2
Tour 2Tathiana Garbin(ITA - WTA 68)6-1 ; 6-2
Tour 3Ai Sugiyama(JPN - WTA 21)5-7 ; 6-3 ; 4-6

What did she say about it ?

Roland Garros - Internationaux de France - French Open - Paris, France - (28/05 - 11/06)
Location: Porte d'Auteuil - Prize Money: € 6,145,760 - $ 7,448,047
Defending Champion : Justine Henin-Hardenne - Tournament Director : Stéphane Simian
Surface: Red Clay / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Grand Slam
    simple dames -> 1/4
  Tour 1Lisa Raymond(USA - WTA 81)6-2 ; 6-2
Tour 2Zuzana Ondraskova(CZE - WTA 114)6-1 ; 6-3
Tour 3Ivana Lisjak(CRO - WTA 111)6-1 ; 6-1
Tour 4Shahar Peer(ISR - WTA 26)6-3 ; 2-6 ; 6-3
1/4Kim Clijsters(BEL - WTA 2)6-7 (5-7) ; 1-6
    Mixed Double with Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) -> Tour 2
  Tour 1Sofia Arvidsson / Stephen Huss(SWE / AUS)7-5 ; 6-2
Tour 2Martina NAVRATILOVA / Bob Bryan(USA)W.O.

What did she say about it ?
Prize Money 2006

Internazionali d'Italia - Rome - Italy - (15/05 - 21/05)
Location: Foro Italico - Prize Money: $ 1,340,000
Defending Champion : Amélie Mauresmo - Tournament Director : Sergio Palmieri
Surface: Red Clay / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> Finale (win)
  Tour 1Sara Errani(ITA - WTA 219)6-0 ; 6-1
Tour 2Nicole Vaidisova(CZE - WTA 15)7-5 ; 6-3
Tour 3Francesca Schiavone(ITA - WTA 11)6-0 ; 7-5
1/4Flavia Pennetta(ITA - WTA 18)6-3 ; 6-1
1/2Venus Williams(USA - WTA 12)0-6 ; 6-3 ; 6-3
FinaleDinara Safina(RUS - WTA 19)6-2 ; 7-5

1st 2006 finale
41eme WTA title
Photos

Qatar Telecom German Open - Berlin - Germany (08/05 - 14/05)
Location: LTTC "Rot-Weiss" - Prize Money: $ 1,340,000
Defending Champion : Justine Henin-Hardenne - Tournament Director : Ayman Azmy Galal
Surface: Red Clay / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> 1/4
  Tour 1Flavia Pennetta(ITA - WTA 18)7-5 ; 6-3
Tour 2Julia Schruff(GER - WTA 60)6-4 ; 6-3
Tour 3Elena Dementieva(RUS - WTA 8)6-3 ; 6-2
1/4Amélie Mauresmo(FRA - WTA 1)6-4 ; 4-6 ; 4-6

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J & S Cup - Warsaw - Poland - (01/05 - 07/05)
Location: Warsaw - Prize Money: $ 600,000
Defending Champions : Justine Henin-Hardenne - Tournament Director : Stefan Makarczyk
Surface: Red Clay / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier II
    simple dames -> Tour 2
  Tour 1Maria Kirilenko(RUS - WTA 23)7-5 ; 7-6 (7-1)
Tour 2Venus Williams(USA - WTA 13)6-4 ; 5-7 ; 4-6

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Tennis Master Series - Nasdaq-100 Open - Miami, FL - USA - (22/03 - 02/04)
Location: Key Biscayne - Prize Money: $ 3,450,000
Defending Champions : Kim Clijsters - Tournament Director : Adam Barrett
Surface: Hardcourt / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> Tour 3
  Tour 1Bye - -
Tour 2TianTian Sun(CHN - WTA 124)6-3 ; 6-2
Tour 3Svetlana Kuznetsova(RUS - WTA 14)6-3 ; 1-6 ; 6-7 (9-11)

Photos
What did she say about it ?
Prize Money

Tennis Master Series - Pacific Life Open - Indian Wells - CA, USA - (08/03 - 19/03)
Location: Indian Wells Tennis Garden - Prize Money: $ 2,100,000
Defending Champion : Kim Clijsters - Tournament Director : Steve Simon-Charlie Pasarell
Surface: Hardcourts / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> 1/2
  Tour 1Bye--
Tour 2Camille Pin(FRA - WTA 118)6-1 ; 6-3
Tour 3Sybille Bammer(AUT - WTA 62)6-0 ; 6-3
Tour 4Lindsay Davenport(USA - WTA 4)6-3 ; 1-6 ; 6-2
1/4Dinara Safina(RUS - WTA 21)6-3 ; 6-4
1/2Maria Sharapova(RUS - WTA 5)3-6 ; 3-6

What did she say about it ?

Qatar Total Open Tennis Tournament - Doha - Qatar - (27/02 - 04/03)
Location: Khalifa Tennis Complex - Prize Money: $ 600,000
Defending Champion : Maria Sharapova
Tournament Director : Ayman Azmy - Mohammed A. Shaheen
Surface: Hardcourts / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier II
    simple dames -> 1/2
  Tour 1Mashona Washington(USA - WTA 94)6-1 ; 6-2
Tour 2Francesca Schiavone(ITA - WTA 11)6-1 ; 6-2
1/4Svetlana Kuznetsova(RUS - WTA 14)7-6 (9-7) ; 6-2
1/2Amélie Mauresmo(FRA - WTA 2)2-6 ; 2-6

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Dubai Tennis Championships - Dubai Duty Free Women's Open - Dubai - United Arab Emirates (20/02 - 25/02)
Location: Dubai Duty Free - Prize Money: $ 1,000,000
Defending Champion : Lindsay Davenport - Tournament Director : Salah Tahlak
Surface: Hardcourts / Outdoors ; Tier Level: Tier II - Balls : Wilson Regular Duty
    simple dames -> 1/4
  Tour 1Sania Mirza(IND - WTA 36)6-3 ; 7-5
Tour 2Anastasia Myskina(RUS - WTA 12)6-4 ; 6-3
1/4Maria Sharapova(RUS - WTA 4)3-6 ; 4-6

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Tournoi Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo - Japan (31/01 - 05/02)
Prize Money: $ 1,340,000 ; Surface: Carpet Indoor ; Defending Champion : Maria Sharapova
Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium ; Tier Level: Tier I
    simple dames -> Finale (lost)
  Tour 1Cho Yoon-Jeong(S-KOR - WTA 61)6-0 ; 6-0
Tour 2Nathalie Dechy(FRA - WTA 21)4-6 ; 7-5 ; 6-2
1/4Maria Kirilenko(RUS - WTA 23)6-2 ; 6-1
1/2Maria Sharapova(RUS - WTA 4)6-3 ; 6-1
FinaleElena Dementieva(RUS - WTA 9)2-6 ; 0-6

Photos + What did she say about it

Internationaux d'Australie / Australian Open (16/1 - 29/1)
Melbourne Park (ex-Flinders Park) - Prize Money: $ 7,000,000 - A$ 19,300,000
Defending Champion : Serena Williams - Tournament Director : Paul McNamee
Surface: Rebound Ace Hardcourt Outdoor ; Tier Level: Grand Slam
    simple dames -> 1/4
  Tour 1Vera Zvonareva(RUS - WTA 29)6-1 ; 6-2
Tour 2Emma Laine(FIN - WTA 85)6-1 ; 6-1
Tour 3Iveta Benesova(CZE - WTA 42)6-4 ; 6-1
Tour 4Samantha Stosur(AUS - WTA 98)6-1 ; 7-6 (10-8)
1/4Kim Clijsters(BEL - WTA 2)3-6 ; 6-2 ; 4-6
    Mixed Double with Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) -> Finale (win)
  Tour 1Yeu-Tzuoo Wang / Na Li(TPE / CHN)6-2 ; 6-2
Tour 2Jonas Bjorkman / Lisa Raymond(SWE / USA)7-5 ; 6-7 (7-9) ; 7-6 (10-7)
1/4Todd Perry / Rennae Stubbs(AUS)7-5 ; 7-6 (7-5)
1/2Paul Hanley / Samantha Stosur(AUS)6-3 ; 6-3
FinaleDaniel Nestor / Elena Likhovtseva(CAN / RUS)6-3 ; 6-3

Martina won the 1997-98-99 Singles titles and Doubles titles (with Zvereva, Lucic, Kournikova) and 2002 Double title (with Kournikova)
In 1999, Martina Hingis became just the third woman to win the Australian Open singles and doubles titles for three consecutive years (1997-99). The other women are Margaret Court (1969-71) and Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1974-76). 6 finales consécutives / 6 time running finals 97-2002 (Evonne Goolagong 1971-1976 and Esna Boyd 1922-1928).

3rd defeat in simple of the year
1st mixed double victory

What did she say about it ?
Martina is back !
Photos

Open de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud - Medibank International - Tournoi de Sydney - Australia - (8/01 - 13/01)
Olympic Park - Prize Money: 600,000 $ - Tier Level: II - Rebound Ace Hardcourt Outdoor
Defending Champion : Alicia Molik - Tournament Director : Craig Watson
    simple dames -> Tour 1
  Tour 1Justine Hénin-Hardenne(BEL - WTA 8)3-6 ; 3-6


Sydney 02 - Photos

Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts - Gold Coast - Brisbane - Australia - (2/01 - 8/01)
Prize Money: 175,000 $ - Tier Level: Tier III - Rebound Ace Hardcourt Outdoor
Tournament Director : Liz Smylie - Defending Champion : Patty Schnyder
    simple dames -> 1/2
  Tour 1Maria-Alejandra Vento-Kabchi(VEN - WTA 62)6-2 ; 6-1
Tour 2Klara Koukalova(CZE - WTA 35)6-3 ; 6-2
1/4Nuria Llagostera Vives(ESP - WTA 50)6-2 ; 4-6 ; 6-0
1/2Flavia Pennetta(ITA - WTA 23)6-1 ; 6-7 (2-7) ; 2-6
    double dames with Tatiana Golovin (FRA) -> 1/2
  Tour 1Li Ting / TianTian Sun(CHINA)6-1 ; 6-4
1/4Roberta Vinci / Emmanuelle Gagliardi (ITA / SUI)6-3 ; 6-4
1/2Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs(ZIM / AUS)forfait - W/O


Gold Coast 06 - Photos




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