2006 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
2006 Australian Open
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Runner-upRussia Elena Likhovtseva
Canada Daniel Nestor
Score6–3, 6–3
Details
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Martina Hingis and Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. With the win, Bhupathi completed the career Grand Slam in mixed doubles, becoming the 14th player to do so. It was Hingis' first major mixed doubles title; she would later also complete the career Grand Slam in the discipline.

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

Seeds

  1. Zimbabwe Cara Black / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett (first round)
  2. United States Lisa Raymond / Sweden Jonas Björkman (second round)
  3. Russia Vera Zvonareva / United States Bob Bryan (quarterfinals)
  4. United States Corina Morariu / United States Mike Bryan (quarterfinals)
  5. Australia Samantha Stosur / Australia Paul Hanley (semifinals)
  6. Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Canada Daniel Nestor (final)
  7. South Africa Liezel Huber / Israel Andy Ram (second round)
  8. Australia Rennae Stubbs / Australia Todd Perry (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  France Nathalie Dechy
India Leander Paes
6 4 [4]
6 Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Canada Daniel Nestor
3 6 [10]
6 Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Canada Daniel Nestor
3 3  
WC Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Mahesh Bhupathi
6 6  
5 Australia Samantha Stosur
Australia Paul Hanley
3 3  
WC Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Mahesh Bhupathi
6 6  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Zimbabwe C Black
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
3 4  
  France N Dechy
India L Paes
6 6     France N Dechy
India L Paes
6 77  
  Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina S Prieto
1 r     United States M Shaughnessy
Sweden S Aspelin
3 64  
  United States M Shaughnessy
Sweden S Aspelin
1       France N Dechy
India L Paes
6 77  
  Germany A-L Grönefeld
Czech Republic F Čermák
6 6     Germany A-L Grönefeld
Czech Republic F Čermák
1 64  
WC Australia L McShea
Australia M Kimmich
4 1     Germany A-L Grönefeld
Czech Republic F Čermák
6 6  
  Slovenia K Srebotnik
Serbia and Montenegro N Zimonjić
5 69   7 South Africa L Huber
Israel A Ram
2 3  
7 South Africa L Huber
Israel A Ram
7 711     France N Dechy
India L Paes
6 4 [4]
3 Russia V Zvonareva
United States B Bryan
6 6   6 Russia E Likhovtseva
Canada D Nestor
3 6 [10]
  India S Mirza
Australia S Huss
3 3   3 Russia V Zvonareva
United States B Bryan
6 6
  Czech Republic L Šafářová
Czech Republic L Friedl
6 3 [10]   Czech Republic L Šafářová
Czech Republic L Friedl
2 1  
WC Australia C Dellacqua
Australia P Luczak
1 6 [7] 3 Russia V Zvonareva
United States B Bryan
4 4  
  Russia M Kirilenko
Russia I Andreev
77 2 [4] 6 Russia E Likhovtseva
Canada D Nestor
6 6  
WC Serbia and Montenegro A Ivanovic
Serbia and Montenegro N Djokovic
64 6 [10] WC Serbia and Montenegro A Ivanovic
Serbia and Montenegro N Djokovic
6 1 [5]
  Serbia and Montenegro J Janković
Austria J Knowle
6 4 [11] 6 Russia E Likhovtseva
Canada D Nestor
3 6 [10]
6 Russia E Likhovtseva
Canada D Nestor
3 6 [13]

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Australia S Stosur
Australia P Hanley
6 6  
Alt Australia N Pratt
Czech Republic C Suk
3 4   5 Australia S Stosur
Australia P Hanley
6 6  
  Australia B Stewart
United States J Thomas
7 64 [10]   Australia B Stewart
United States J Thomas
4 3  
WC Australia T Musgrave
Australia N Healey
5 77 [8] 5 Australia S Stosur
Australia P Hanley
77 4 [10]
  Argentina P Suárez
The Bahamas M Knowles
63 6 [9] 4 United States C Morariu
United States M Bryan
64 6 [8]
WC France A Cornet
France G Monfils
77 2 [11] WC France A Cornet
France G Monfils
2 3  
  Russia A Chakvetadze
Czech Republic M Damm
3 5   4 United States C Morariu
United States M Bryan
6 6  
4 United States C Morariu
United States M Bryan
6 7   5 Australia S Stosur
Australia P Hanley
3 3  
8 Australia R Stubbs
Australia T Perry
7 6   WC Switzerland M Hingis
India M Bhupathi
6 6  
  Israel S Pe'er
Israel J Erlich
5 3   8 Australia R Stubbs
Australia T Perry
6 7
  Italy F Pennetta
Spain C Moyá
4 4     Japan A Sugiyama
Australia W Arthurs
4 5  
  Japan A Sugiyama
Australia W Arthurs
6 6   8 Australia R Stubbs
Australia T Perry
5 65  
WC Switzerland M Hingis
India M Bhupathi
6 6   WC Switzerland M Hingis
India M Bhupathi
7 77  
WC China N Li
Chinese Taipei J Wang
2 2   WC Switzerland M Hingis
India M Bhupathi
7 67 [10]
  Russia A Myskina
Austria J Melzer
2 2   2 United States L Raymond
Sweden J Björkman
5 79 [7]
2 United States L Raymond
Sweden J Björkman
6 6