2006 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles
	2006 Australian Open
Champion	Martina Hingis; Mahesh Bhupathi
Runner-up	Elena Likhovtseva; Daniel Nestor
Final score	6–3, 6–3

Martina Hingis and Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor in the final 6–3, 6–3 to win the Mixed Doubles title at the 2006 Australian Open. With this win, Bhupathi completed the Career Grand Slam in Mixed Doubles, becoming the 14th player to do so. This was Hingis' first Grand Slam Mixed Doubles title; she would also later complete the Career Grand Slam in this discipline.

Samantha Stosur and Scott Draper were the defending champions, but Draper retired from the sport in 2005. Stosur participated with Paul Hanley, but lost in the semifinals to Hingis and Bhupathi.

Seeds

Cara Black / Kevin Ullyett (First round)
Lisa Raymond / Jonas Björkman (Second round)
Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan (Quarterfinals)
Corina Morariu / Mike Bryan (Quarterfinals)
Samantha Stosur / Paul Hanley (Semifinals)
Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor (Final)
Liezel Huber / Andy Ram (Second round)
Rennae Stubbs / Todd Perry (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals					Final


	Nathalie Dechy Leander Paes	6	4	[4]

6	Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor	3	6	[10]
					6	Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor	3	3

					WC	Martina Hingis Mahesh Bhupathi	6	6
5	Samantha Stosur Paul Hanley	3	3

WC	Martina Hingis Mahesh Bhupathi	6	6

Top Half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

1	C Black K Ullyett	3	4
	N Dechy L Paes	6	6			N Dechy L Paes	6	7⁷
	V Ruano Pascual S Prieto	1	r			M Shaughnessy S Aspelin	3	6⁴
	M Shaughnessy S Aspelin	1									N Dechy L Paes	6	7⁷
	A-L Grönefeld F Čermák	6	6								A-L Grönefeld F Čermák	1	6⁴
WC	L McShea M Kimmich	4	1			A-L Grönefeld F Čermák	6	6
	K Srebotnik N Zimonjić	5	6⁹		7	L Huber A Ram	2	3
7	L Huber A Ram	7	7¹¹												N Dechy L Paes	6	4	[4]
3	V Zvonareva B Bryan	6	6											6	E Likhovtseva D Nestor	3	6	[10]
	S Mirza S Huss	3	3		3	V Zvonareva B Bryan	6	6
	L Šafářová L Friedl	6	3	[10]		L Šafářová L Friedl	2	1
WC	C Dellacqua P Luczak	1	6	[7]						3	V Zvonareva B Bryan	4	4
	M Kirilenko I Andreev	7⁷	2	[4]						6	E Likhovtseva D Nestor	6	6
WC	A Ivanovic N Djokovic	6⁴	6	[10]	WC	A Ivanovic N Djokovic	6	1	[5]
	J Janković J Knowle	6	4	[11]	6	E Likhovtseva D Nestor	3	6	[10]
6	E Likhovtseva D Nestor	3	6	[13]

Bottom Half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

5	S Stosur P Hanley	6	6
Alt	N Pratt C Suk	3	4		5	S Stosur P Hanley	6	6
	B Stewart J Thomas	7	6⁴	[10]		B Stewart J Thomas	4	3
WC	T Musgrave N Healey	5	7⁷	[8]						5	S Stosur P Hanley	7⁷	4	[10]
	P Suárez M Knowles	6³	6	[9]						4	C Morariu M Bryan	6⁴	6	[8]
WC	A Cornet G Monfils	7⁷	2	[11]	WC	A Cornet G Monfils	2	3
	A Chakvetadze M Damm	3	5		4	C Morariu M Bryan	6	6
4	C Morariu M Bryan	6	7												5	S Stosur P Hanley	3	3
8	R Stubbs T Perry	7	6												WC	M Hingis M Bhupathi	6	6
	S Pe'er J Erlich	5	3		8	R Stubbs T Perry	6	7
	F Pennetta C Moyá	4	4			A Sugiyama W Arthurs	4	5
	A Sugiyama W Arthurs	6	6							8	R Stubbs T Perry	5	6⁵
WC	M Hingis M Bhupathi	6	6							WC	M Hingis M Bhupathi	7	7⁷
WC	N Li J Wang	2	2		WC	M Hingis M Bhupathi	7	6⁷	[10]
	A Myskina J Melzer	2	2		2	L Raymond J Björkman	5	7⁹	[7]
2	L Raymond J Björkman	6	6

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