2006 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2006 US Open
Champion	Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva
Runner-up	Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik
Final score	7–6(7–5), 7-5

Defending champions Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were first seed. They were defeated in the semifinals by eighth seed Dinara Safina and Katarina Srebotnik who, in turn, had to give way in the finals to the unseeded Nathalie Dechy and Vera Zvonareva, the new champions.

Martina Navratilova made her final grand slam appearance, marking the end of a 33-year career.

Below are the seeds and draws for the 2006 US Open in the Women's Doubles event.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lisa Raymond   Samantha Stosur	7	6
	10	Martina Navratilova   Nadia Petrova	61	3
								1	Lisa Raymond   Samantha Stosur	4	6	3
								8	Dinara Safina   Katarina Srebotnik	6	1	6
	3	Cara Black   Rennae Stubbs	4	63
	8	Dinara Safina   Katarina Srebotnik	6	7
															8	Dinara Safina   Katarina Srebotnik	65	5
																Nathalie Dechy   Vera Zvonareva	7	7
	7	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	5	3
		Nathalie Dechy   Vera Zvonareva	7	6
									Nathalie Dechy   Vera Zvonareva	6	6
								6	Květa Peschke   Francesca Schiavone	4	1
	6	Květa Peschke   Francesca Schiavone	7	6
	2	Yan Zi   Zheng Jie	5	4

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Raymond S Stosur	2
		E Gagliardi T Garbin	1	r.				1	L Raymond S Stosur	6	6
		M Santangelo R Vinci	6	6					M Santangelo R Vinci	1	3
		R Operandi J Wöhr	1	3											1	L Raymond S Stosur	6	6
		E Bychkova H Šromová	1	3												S Asagoe A Morigami	3	4
		S Asagoe A Morigami	6	6					S Asagoe A Morigami	4	78	6
		C Martínez Granados M Vento-Kabchi	3	1				14	M Bartoli S Pe'er	6	66	4
	14	M Bartoli S Pe'er	6	6																		1	L Raymond Stosur	77	6
	10	M Navratilova N Petrova	6	6																		10	M Navratilova N Petrova	61	3
	WC	L Osterloh A Rolle	1	1				10	M Navratilova N Petrova	6	6
	WC	L Burdette M Burdette	4	4					M Krajicek C Morariu	2	1
		M Krajicek C Morariu	6	6											10	M Navratilova N Petrova	6	61	6
		Y Beygelzimer V Dushevina	4	2												A Ivanovic M Kirilenko	4	77	4
		A Ivanovic M Kirilenko	6	6					A Ivanovic M Kirilenko	6	65	7
		T Pironkova M Yuan	3	3				5	A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy	3	77	5
	5	A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	C Black R Stubbs	6	6
		J Jackson A Nakamura	3	3				3	C Black R Stubbs	6	4	6
		C Castaño J Craybas	7	6					C Castaño J Craybas	2	6	0
		V Bardina L Dekmeijere	5	3											3	C Black R Stubbs	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino M Sánchez Lorenzo	61	3											15	J Husárová E Likhovtseva	3	1
		A Rodionova A Vanc	77	6					A Rodionova A Vanc	3	1
	WC	J Kirkland L Lee-Waters	1	2				15	J Husárová E Likhovtseva	6	6
	15	J Husárová E Likhovtseva	6	6																		3	C Black R Stubbs	4	63
	ALT	A Rezaï O Savchuk	1	0																		8	D Safina K Srebotnik	6	77
		J Janković B Mattek	6	6					J Janković B Mattek	6	6
		S Brémond T Golovin	6	6					S Brémond T Golovin	3	2
		L Hradecká V Uhlířová	2	2												J Janković B Mattek	3	4
		E Birnerová A Yakimova	6	4	6										8	D Safina K Srebotnik	6	6
	WC	A Glatch A Spears	3	6	4				E Birnerová A Yakimova	3	4
		J Gajdošová B Stewart	5	1				8	D Safina K Srebotnik	6	6
	8	D Safina K Srebotnik	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		I Lisjak L Šafářová	3	3				7	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		A Frazier V King	6	6					A Frazier V King	4	3
		A Jidkova A Smashnova	2	3											7	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	4	6	6
		A Chakvetadze E Vesnina	6	6												A Chakvetadze E Vesnina	6	4	4
	WC	J Hampton A Weinhold	2	2					A Chakvetadze E Vesnina	6	6
		E Laine S Sfar	3	6	79				E Laine S Sfar	4	3
	12	ME Camerin G Dulko	6	2	67																	7	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	5	3
	16	É Loit N Pratt	63	711	3																		N Dechy V Zvonareva	7	3
		L Granville C Gullickson	77	69	6				L Granville C Gullickson	4	2
	ALT	M Czink A Serra Zanetti	4	1					M Ani M Tu	6	6
		M Ani M Tu	6	6												M Ani M Tu	4	1
		K Kanepi G Navrátilová	5	6	3											N Dechy V Zvonareva	6	6
		N Dechy V Zvonareva	7	1	6				N Dechy V Zvonareva	3	6	6
		Y Fedak T Perebiynis	4	4				4	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	4	2
	4	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	K Peschke F Schiavone	6	6
		S Arvidsson M Müller	0	0				6	K Peschke F Schiavone	7	6
		A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	6	6					A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	5	1
		M Suchá K Zakopalová	1	0											6	K Peschke F Schiavone	3	6	7
		S Bammer J Schruff	5	2											11	L Huber S Mirza	6	3	5
		S Cohen-Aloro MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	6					S Cohen-Aloro MJ Martínez Sánchez	0	3
	WC	A Haynes N Uberoi	4	0				11	L Huber S Mirza	6	6
	11	L Huber S Mirza	6	6																		6	K Peschke F Schiavone	7	6
	13	T Li T Sun	6	3	1																	2	Z Yan J Zheng	5	4
		A Harkleroad G Voskoboeva	4	6	6				A Harkleroad G Voskoboeva	2
	ALT	C Pin M Sequera	6	6				ALT	C Pin M Sequera	1	r.
	WC	A Prousis A Yelsey	4	3												A Harkleroad G Voskoboeva	3	4
		M Domachowska J Kostanić	7	6											2	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6
		N Li S Peng	5	4					M Domachowska J Kostanić	2	6	3
		I Benešová B Strýcová	5	6	63			2	Z Yan J Zheng	6	2	6
	2	Z Yan J Zheng	7	2	77

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