2006 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

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.

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

Main article: 2006 Australian Open

Seeds

1. Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (Final)
2. Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs (Quarterfinals)
3. Elena Likhovtseva / Vera Zvonareva (Quarterfinals)
4. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Quarterfinals)
5. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Meghann Shaughnessy (Semifinals)
6. Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (Third round)
7. Elena Dementieva / Flavia Pennetta (Third round)
8. Liezel Huber / Francesca Schiavone (Third round)
9. Shinobu Asagoe / Katarina Srebotnik (Semifinals)
10. Gisela Dulko / Maria Kirilenko (Quarterfinals)
11. Émilie Loit / Nicole Pratt (Third round)
12. Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (Champions)
13. Anastasia Myskina / Dinara Safina (Second round)
14. Svetlana Kuznetsova / Amélie Mauresmo (Third round, withdrew)
15. Eleni Daniilidou / Anabel Medina Garrigues (First round)
16. Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (Third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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
	WC	C Dellacqua T Musgrave	7	2	6			WC	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
	WC	M Adamczak C Horiatopoulos	7	3	6			WC	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
	WC	B Sekulovski C Watson	2	3				3	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	6	6
	Alt	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
	WC	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
	WC	S Ferguson C Wheeler	7	6				WC	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
	WC	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
	WC	S-w Hsieh T Tanasugarn	7	6											9	S Asagoe K Srebotnik	6	3	7
		M Domachowska R Vinci	5	0				WC	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

• 2006 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation
• WTA Draw on page 3
• Australian Open 2006 – Schedule of Play