2006 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2006 Australian Open
Champion	Yan Zi Zheng Jie
Runner-up	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
Final score	2–6, 7–6, 6–3

Twelfth-seeded Yan Zi and Zheng Jie defeated first-seeded Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur, 2–6, 7–6 (7), 6–3 to win the Women's Doubles title at the 2006 Australian Open.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lisa Raymond   Samantha Stosur	6	6
	10	Gisela Dulko   Maria Kirilenko	3	2
								1	Lisa Raymond   Samantha Stosur	6	6
								5	Anna-Lena Grönefeld   Meghann Shaughnessy	2	4
	3	Elena Likhovtseva   Vera Zvonareva	3	3
	5	Anna-Lena Grönefeld   Meghann Shaughnessy	6	6
															1	Lisa Raymond   Samantha Stosur	6	6	3
															12	Yan Zi   Zheng Jie	2	7	6
	12	Yan Zi   Zheng Jie	4	7	6
	4	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	6	5	1
								12	Yan Zi   Zheng Jie	6	7
								9	Shinobu Asagoe   Katarina Srebotnik	2	6
	9	Shinobu Asagoe   Katarina Srebotnik	6	4	6
	2	Cara Black   Rennae Stubbs	3	6	0

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Raymond S Stosur	6	4	6
		N Llagostera Vives M Vento-Kabchi	3	6	1			1	L Raymond S Stosur	6	6
		M Ani A Vanc	6	7					M Ani A Vanc	1	3
		C-j Chuang R Fujiwara	2	5											1	L Raymond S Stosur	6	6
		G Navrátilová M Paštiková	6	6	1										16	T Li T Sun	3	4
		C Dellacqua T Musgrave	7	2	6				C Dellacqua T Musgrave	5	4
		Y Beygelzimer M Jugić-Salkić	4	6	4			16	T Li T Sun	7	6
	16	T Li T Sun	6	4	6																	1	L Raymond S Stosur	6	6
	10	G Dulko M Kirilenko	6	6																		10	G Dulko M Kirilenko	3	2
		D Randriantefy A Smashnova	2	2				10	G Dulko M Kirilenko	6	6
		M Adamczak C Horiatopoulos	7	3	6				M Adamczak C Horiatopoulos	3	2
		L McShea B Stewart	6	6	4										10	G Dulko M Kirilenko	6	6
		N Li S Peng	6	6											6	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	1	1
		ME Salerni M Sequera	2	3					N Li S Peng	4	3
		B Strýcová N Vaidišová	5	3				6	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6
	6	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	7	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	6	6
		B Sekulovski C Watson	2	3				3	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	6	6
		E Laine H Šromová	4	3					V Kutuzova A Rodionova	3	2
		V Kutuzova A Rodionova	6	6											3	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	6	6
		S Klösel M Koryttseva	1	0												S Foretz A Serra Zanetti	2	1
		S Foretz A Serra Zanetti	6	6					S Foretz A Serra Zanetti	4	6	7
		E Bychkova Z Ondrášková	4	3				13	A Myskina D Safina	6	4	6
	13	A Myskina D Safina	6	6																		3	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	3	3
	11	É Loit N Pratt	6	0	6																	5	A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy	6	6
		A Chakvetadze E Vesnina	3	6	1			11	É Loit N Pratt	7	6
		L Breadmore D Dominikovic	1	3					K Brandi C Castaño	5	2
		K Brandi C Castaño	6	6											11	É Loit N Pratt	6	3	1
		J Schruff J Wöhr	5	3											5	A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy	4	6	6
		S Ferguson C Wheeler	7	6					S Ferguson C Wheeler	1	0
		E Birnerová M Santangelo	4	1				5	A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy	6	6
	5	A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	E Dementieva F Pennetta	6	7	6
		L Granville A Spears	7	5	0			7	E Dementieva F Pennetta	7	4	6
		ME Camerin T Garbin	6	6					ME Camerin T Garbin	5	6	3
		K Koukalová L Šafářová	2	2											7	E Dementieva F Pennetta	1	2
		S Arvidsson S Bammer	3	4											12	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6					L Domínguez Lino M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	0
		E Linetskaya G Voskoboeva	1	0				12	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6
	12	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6																		12	Z Yan J Zheng	4	7	6
	14	S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo	6	6																		4	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	5	1
		S Mirza C Morariu	2	1				14	S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo	6	6
		Y-j Cho A Nakamura	4	2					S Brémond S Sfar	3	1
		S Brémond S Sfar	6	6											14	S Kuznetsova A Mauresmo
		J Craybas M Tu	6	6											4	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	w	/	o
		S McDowell J Moore	3	0					J Craybas M Tu	7	4	3
		V Dushevina S Pe'er	4	5				4	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	5	6	6
	4	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	7

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	L Huber F Schiavone	6	4	6
		I Benešová J Kostanić	2	6	3			8	L Huber F Schiavone	0	6	6
		E Gagliardi K Šprem	6	3	6				E Gagliardi K Šprem	6	3	0
		T Križan J Russell	3	6	2										8	L Huber F Schiavone	4	6	6
		S-w Hsieh T Tanasugarn	7	6											9	S Asagoe K Srebotnik	6	3	7
		M Domachowska R Vinci	5	0					S-w Hsieh T Tanasugarn	6	2
		D Chládková V Razzano	2	2				9	S Asagoe K Srebotnik	7	6
	9	S Asagoe K Srebotnik	6	6																		9	S Asagoe K Srebotnik	6	4	6
	15	E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues	5	6	4																	2	C Black R Stubbs	3	6	0
		M Krajicek Á Szávay	7	4	6				M Krajicek Á Szávay	6	6	6
		J Janković S Talaja	6	3	3				N Dechy T Golovin	2	7	3
		N Dechy T Golovin	1	6	6											M Krajicek Á Szávay	4	1
		L Dekmeijere M Díaz-Oliva	2	0											2	C Black R Stubbs	6	6
		A Frazier J Lee	6	6					A Frazier J Lee	1	4
		L Pous Tió M Washington	2	1				2	C Black R Stubbs	6	6
	2	C Black R Stubbs	6	6

External links

• WTA Draw on page 3
• Australian Open 2006 – Schedule of Play
• ITF Tournament Overview