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2006 Wimbledon Championships
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<h2 id="notable-stories">Notable stories</h2> <h3>American performance and Serbian breakthrough</h3> <p>For the first time since <a href="/facts/1911_Wimbledon_Championships/uSuQurqx">1911</a>, no American player reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, and for the first time since the <a href="/facts/1976_Australian_Open/rDV2X6eJ">1976 Australian Open</a>, no American player reached a Grand Slam quarter-final.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Shenay_Perry/Shw1Y1do">Shenay Perry</a> was the only American player to reach the fourth round; she was defeated 6–2, 6–0 by <a href="/facts/Elena_Dementieva/k2g7Ix8A">Elena Dementieva</a> after losing the last ten games of the match.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Her defeat also meant that no American woman reached the Wimbledon final for the first time since <a href="/facts/1998_Wimbledon_Championships/URx1Dr9p">1998</a>. </p><p><a href="/facts/Venus_Williams/Dd83Bk9g">Venus Williams</a>' third round defeat by <a href="/facts/Jelena_Jankovi%25C4%2587/7w1RD8FM">Jelena Janković</a> of Serbia (on its first Grand Slam appearance as a newly established independent nation from the former <a href="/facts/Serbia_and_Montenegro/FR15c0Jn">Serbia and Montenegro</a>) caused the earliest exit by a defending women's champion at Wimbledon since <a href="/facts/Steffi_Graf/SFGb5zjf">Steffi Graf</a> lost in the first round in <a href="/facts/1994_Wimbledon_Championships/VyKx617P">1994</a> and meant that neither of the <a href="/facts/Williams_sisters/UJs5TtYt">Williams sisters</a> (<a href="/facts/Serena_Williams/meq6u81U">Serena Williams</a> withdrew due to injury) would be represented in a Wimbledon final for the first time since <a href="/facts/1999_Wimbledon_Championships/rdHkymeA">1999</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> These championships were also the first to feature three Serbian players in the fourth round of any Grand Slam tournament: along with Janković, <a href="/facts/Ana_Ivanovic/uDKT7D7D">Ana Ivanovic</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> and <a href="/facts/Novak_Djokovic/331DGEut">Novak Djokovic</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> also reached the fourth round, the former losing to <a href="/facts/Am%25C3%25A9lie_Mauresmo/3NMaPHQd">Amélie Mauresmo</a> and the latter losing to <a href="/facts/Mario_An%25C4%258Di%25C4%2587/V2bJcmbM">Mario Ančić</a>. </p> <h3>Li Na's run to the quarter-finals</h3> <p>China's <a href="/facts/Li_Na/rI9fFwcm">Li Na</a> became the first player from her country to ever be seeded or reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament. She upset the recent French Open finalist <a href="/facts/Svetlana_Kuznetsova/G7YFCA6s">Svetlana Kuznetsova</a> in the third round<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> and followed it up with a win over World No. 10 <a href="/facts/Nicole_Vaidi%25C5%25A1ov%25C3%25A1/7kbx5WYY">Nicole Vaidišová</a> in the fourth round,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> before losing her quarter-final to second seed <a href="/facts/Kim_Clijsters/mKgxAlDT">Kim Clijsters</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> Li would not reach another Grand Slam quarter-final until the <a href="/facts/2009_US_Open_(tennis)/wEAWAgtY">2009 US Open</a>, where again she was defeated by Clijsters.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> <h3>Streaker incident</h3> <p>Midway during the ladies' quarter-final match between <a href="/facts/Maria_Sharapova/6juhJ0WP">Maria Sharapova</a> and <a href="/facts/Elena_Dementieva/k2g7Ix8A">Elena Dementieva</a>, a streaker ran onto the Centre Court and interrupted the match, before ultimately being arrested and brought into custody by Wimbledon security guards.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> The streaker was later revealed to be Dutch DJ <a href="/facts/Sander_Lantinga/DexCWVSP">Sander Lantinga</a>, who carried out the stunt as part of the Dutch television show <i>Try Before You Die</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="point-and-prize-money-distribution">Point and prize money distribution</h2> <h3>Point distribution</h3> <p>Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament. </p> <h4>Senior points</h4> <table><tbody><tr><td>Event</td><td>W</td><td>F</td><td>SF</td><td>QF</td><td>Round of 16</td><td>Round of 32</td><td>Round of 64</td><td>Round of 128</td><td>Q</td><td>Q3</td><td>Q2</td><td>Q1</td></tr><tr><th>Men's singles</th><td rowspan="2">1000</td><td rowspan="2">700</td><td rowspan="2">450</td><td rowspan="2">250</td><td rowspan="2">150</td><td rowspan="2">75</td><td>35</td><td>5</td><td rowspan="2">12</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th>Men's doubles</th><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><th>Women's singles</th><td rowspan="2">650</td><td rowspan="2">456</td><td rowspan="2">292</td><td rowspan="2">162</td><td rowspan="2">90</td><td rowspan="2">56</td><td>32</td><td>2</td><td rowspan="2">30</td><td>21</td><td>12.5</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><th>Women's doubles</th><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Prize distribution</h3> <p>The total prize money for 2006 championships was £10,378,710. The winner of the men's title earned £655,000 while the women's singles champion earned £625,000.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><td>Event</td><td>W</td><td>F</td><td>SF</td><td>QF</td><td>Round of 16</td><td>Round of 32</td><td>Round of 64</td><td>Round of 128</td></tr><tr><td>Men's singles</td><td>£655,000</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Women's singles</td><td>£625,000</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Men's doubles *</td><td>£220,690</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Women's doubles *</td><td>£205,280</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Mixed doubles *</td><td>£90,000</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>* per team </p> <h2 id="champions">Champions</h2> <h3>Seniors</h3> <h4>Men's singles</h4> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_singles/jl87Mdon">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles</a></p> <p><a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe"></a> <a href="/facts/Roger_Federer/K0YhYPW9">Roger Federer</a> defeated <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Rafael_Nadal/uPWzC89o">Rafael Nadal</a>, 6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p> <h4>Women's singles</h4> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Women%2527s_singles/p35V6fgY">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles</a></p> <p><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Am%25C3%25A9lie_Mauresmo/3NMaPHQd">Amélie Mauresmo</a> defeated <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> <a href="/facts/Justine_Henin/xc4oMVRj">Justine Henin-Hardenne</a>, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p> <h4>Men's doubles</h4> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_doubles/2PESsE1Q">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles</a></p> <p><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Bob_Bryan/Ks0JStfu">Bob Bryan</a> / <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Mike_Bryan/bLvPA6xw">Mike Bryan</a> defeated <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Fabrice_Santoro/nb8E83JE">Fabrice Santoro</a> / <a href="/facts/Serbia/U0LVzPdI"></a> <a href="/facts/Nenad_Zimonji%25C4%2587/H4ezMUjv">Nenad Zimonjić</a>, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> </p> <h4>Women's doubles</h4> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Women%2527s_doubles/rTY1W9ta">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles</a></p> <p><a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p"></a> <a href="/facts/Yan_Zi_(tennis)/wkDKwt52">Yan Zi</a> / <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p"></a> <a href="/facts/Zheng_Jie/6mpCAdQC">Zheng Jie</a> defeated <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Virginia_Ruano_Pascual/NBFNe2vN">Virginia Ruano Pascual</a> / <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk"></a> <a href="/facts/Paola_Su%25C3%25A1rez/ao1Re0Cg">Paola Suárez</a>, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> </p> <h4>Mixed doubles</h4> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Mixed_doubles/Vq3qPhDA">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles</a></p> <p><a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY"></a> <a href="/facts/Andy_Ram/L8qu7g1d">Andy Ram</a> / <a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Vera_Zvonareva/VPhzb8Ba">Vera Zvonareva</a> defeated <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Venus_Williams/Dd83Bk9g">Venus Williams</a> / <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Bob_Bryan/Ks0JStfu">Bob Bryan</a>, 6–3, 6–2 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> </p> <h3>Juniors</h3> <h4>Boys' singles</h4> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Boys%2527_singles/7dNknWcR">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles</a></p> <p><a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Thiemo_de_Bakker/VVFxHEIu">Thiemo de Bakker</a> defeated <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D"></a> <a href="/facts/Marcin_Gawron/k8NEcvvL">Marcin Gawron</a>, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> </p> <h4>Girls' singles</h4> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Girls%2527_singles/BMA4M8N4">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles</a></p> <p><a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw"></a> <a href="/facts/Caroline_Wozniacki/6NSk53TT">Caroline Wozniacki</a> defeated <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Magdal%25C3%25A9na_Ryb%25C3%25A1rikov%25C3%25A1/65q0CTCv">Magdaléna Rybáriková</a>, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> </p> <h4>Boys' doubles</h4> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Boys%2527_doubles/Uucl9ngJ">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles</a></p> <p><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Kellen_Damico/ezyaheLr">Kellen Damico</a> / <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Nathaniel_Schnugg/dK5VJxpf">Nathaniel Schnugg</a> defeated <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Martin_Kli%25C5%25BEan/sDvCha37">Martin Kližan</a> / <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Andrej_Martin/XsF3xGba">Andrej Martin</a>, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> </p> <h4>Girls' doubles</h4> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Girls%2527_doubles/buNBBpL7">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles</a></p> <p><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Alisa_Kleybanova/5K9FjJsv">Alisa Kleybanova</a> / <a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Anastasia_Pavlyuchenkova/UWkmqDqy">Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova</a> defeated <a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj"></a> <a href="/facts/Khrystyna_Antoniichuk/flM5F13m">Khrystyna Antoniichuk</a> / <a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN"></a> <a href="/facts/Alexandra_Dulgheru/K1oBKPMz">Alexandra Dulgheru</a>, 6–1, 6–2 <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="other-events">Other events</h2> <h3>Gentlemen's invitation doubles</h3> <p><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Todd_Woodbridge/IM6zGvVx">Todd Woodbridge</a> / <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Mark_Woodforde/gwHmL0D0">Mark Woodforde</a> defeated <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/T._J._Middleton/g5owMNIM">T. J. Middleton</a> / <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/David_Wheaton/5dXkNFKJ">David Wheaton</a>, 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–4) </p> <h3>Ladies' invitation doubles</h3> <p><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Rosalyn_Fairbank/6HQKVAuQ">Rosalyn Nideffer</a> / <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Jana_Novotn%25C3%25A1/duDMeXKf">Jana Novotná</a> defeated <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Tracy_Austin/FNUSUYUk">Tracy Austin</a> / <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Nathalie_Tauziat/0I0CuX0t">Nathalie Tauziat</a>, 6–4, 6–3 </p> <h3>Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles</h3> <p><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Kevin_Curren/aGfRejnJ">Kevin Curren</a> / <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Johan_Kriek/IxgFImlS">Johan Kriek</a> defeated <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Peter_McNamara/Dmf6QMk7">Peter McNamara</a> / <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Paul_McNamee/8NWt4w9N">Paul McNamee</a>, 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(11–9) </p> <h3>Wheelchair men's doubles</h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Wheelchair_men%2527s_doubles/tYkKLqhx">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Wheelchair men's doubles</a></p> <p><a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT"></a> <a href="/facts/Shingo_Kunieda/8XNJQQe4">Shingo Kunieda</a> / <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT"></a> <a href="/facts/Satoshi_Saida/Gvl1hbDF">Satoshi Saida</a> defeated <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Micha%25C3%25ABl_Jeremiasz/JGeka7AN">Michaël Jeremiasz</a> / <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Jayant_Mistry/hP7hFSSD">Jayant Mistry</a>, 7–5, 6–2 </p> <h2 id="singles-seeds">Singles seeds</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td><h3>Men's singles</h3><ol><li><a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe"></a> <a href="/facts/Roger_Federer/K0YhYPW9">Roger Federer</a> (champion)</li><li><a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Rafael_Nadal/uPWzC89o">Rafael Nadal</a> <i>(final, lost to <a href="/facts/Roger_Federer/K0YhYPW9">Roger Federer</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Andy_Roddick/8LSG7wVx">Andy Roddick</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Andy_Murray/NclfB1M5">Andy Murray</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk"></a> <a href="/facts/David_Nalbandian/vkr0X7XT">David Nalbandian</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Fernando_Verdasco/hqxhI7ra">Fernando Verdasco</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw"></a> <a href="/facts/Ivan_Ljubi%25C4%258Di%25C4%2587/pwBvh1MY">Ivan Ljubičić</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Dmitry_Tursunov/SPVg40xf">Dmitry Tursunov</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Lleyton_Hewitt/FS8Ll7LU">Lleyton Hewitt</a> <i> (quarterfinals, lost to <a href="/facts/Marcos_Baghdatis/cRSqBJDc">Marcos Baghdatis</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw"></a> <a href="/facts/Mario_An%25C4%258Di%25C4%2587/V2bJcmbM">Mario Ančić</a> <i>(quarterfinals, lost to <a href="/facts/Roger_Federer/K0YhYPW9">Roger Federer</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/James_Blake_(tennis)/5Ko1NAB9">James Blake</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Max_Mirnyi/9gDyNv0L">Max Mirnyi</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Nikolay_Davydenko/kbqUcBYg">Nikolay Davydenko</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Alejandro_Falla/4w67m8o2">Alejandro Falla</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx"></a> <a href="/facts/Fernando_Gonz%25C3%25A1lez/WURKvt0H">Fernando González</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/David_Ferrer/f91RDamk">David Ferrer</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Tommy_Robredo/6K2oKIoS">Tommy Robredo</a> <i>(second round, lost to <a href="/facts/Novak_Djokovic/331DGEut">Novak Djokovic</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj"></a> <a href="/facts/Thomas_Johansson/NSfLFWfK">Thomas Johansson</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Jonas_Bj%25C3%25B6rkman/eH7QTr7A">Jonas Björkman</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Tom%25C3%25A1%25C5%25A1_Berdych/cc26q2MC">Tomáš Berdych</a> <i>(fourth round, lost to <a href="/facts/Roger_Federer/K0YhYPW9">Roger Federer</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Radek_%25C5%25A0t%25C4%259Bp%25C3%25A1nek/UM43skar">Radek Štěpánek</a> <i>(quarterfinals, lost to <a href="/facts/Jonas_Bj%25C3%25B6rkman/eH7QTr7A">Jonas Björkman</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A9bastien_Grosjean/SnDKvddw">Sébastien Grosjean</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Marcos_Baghdatis/cRSqBJDc">Marcos Baghdatis</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk"></a> <a href="/facts/Gast%25C3%25B3n_Gaudio/0zMtgDW3">Gastón Gaudio</a> <i>(second round, lost to <a href="/facts/Irakli_Labadze/vXy9bFmW">Irakli Labadze</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Robby_Ginepri/JLj5w3DJ">Robby Ginepri</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Mardy_Fish/HfWc0vKs">Mardy Fish</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Cyprus/t9wL6lVK"></a> <a href="/facts/Marcos_Baghdatis/cRSqBJDc">Marcos Baghdatis</a> <i>(semifinals, lost to <a href="/facts/Rafael_Nadal/uPWzC89o">Rafael Nadal</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Tommy_Haas/vtl2jgez">Tommy Haas</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Tom%25C3%25A1%25C5%25A1_Berdych/cc26q2MC">Tomáš Berdych</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Dominik_Hrbat%25C3%25BD/3qLgF3uL">Dominik Hrbatý</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Daniele_Bracciali/IfWFklPp">Daniele Bracciali</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Ga%25C3%25ABl_Monfils/UlmH5jbb">Gaël Monfils</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Igor_Kunitsyn/bR3o7P6N">Igor Kunitsyn</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91"></a> <a href="/facts/Jarkko_Nieminen/5FHfjPsu">Jarkko Nieminen</a> <i>(quarterfinals, lost to <a href="/facts/Rafael_Nadal/uPWzC89o">Rafael Nadal</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/David_Ferrer/f91RDamk">David Ferrer</a> <i>(fourth round, lost to <a href="/facts/Lleyton_Hewitt/FS8Ll7LU">Lleyton Hewitt</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Juan_Carlos_Ferrero/8yHXK5rn">Juan Carlos Ferrero</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Radek_%25C5%25A0t%25C4%259Bp%25C3%25A1nek/UM43skar">Radek Štěpánek</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Andre_Agassi/YcRqTfwj">Andre Agassi</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Rafael_Nadal/uPWzC89o">Rafael Nadal</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> <a href="/facts/Olivier_Rochus/aS4IvIr3">Olivier Rochus</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Lleyton_Hewitt/FS8Ll7LU">Lleyton Hewitt</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Dmitry_Tursunov/SPVg40xf">Dmitry Tursunov</a> <i>(fourth round, lost to <a href="/facts/Jarkko_Nieminen/5FHfjPsu">Jarkko Nieminen</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Fernando_Verdasco/hqxhI7ra">Fernando Verdasco</a><i>(fourth round, lost to <a href="/facts/Radek_%25C5%25A0t%25C4%259Bp%25C3%25A1nek/UM43skar">Radek Štěpánek</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK"></a> <a href="/facts/Paradorn_Srichaphan/PE3NPtIY">Paradorn Srichaphan</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Agust%25C3%25ADn_Calleri/MzXVt7rT">Agustín Calleri</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> <a href="/facts/Kristof_Vliegen/ULwrnGp4">Kristof Vliegen</a> <i>(second round, lost to <a href="/facts/Nicolas_Mahut/MN1ePQaw">Nicolas Mahut</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx"></a> <a href="/facts/Nicol%25C3%25A1s_Mass%25C3%25BA/U75sEQ4U">Nicolás Massú</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Andy_Murray/NclfB1M5">Andy Murray</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Paul-Henri_Mathieu/Hj8krl2V">Paul-Henri Mathieu</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Mark_Philippoussis/VuMnJaQB">Mark Philippoussis</a>)</i></li></ol></td><td><h3>Women's singles</h3><ol><li><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Am%25C3%25A9lie_Mauresmo/3NMaPHQd">Amélie Mauresmo</a> (champion)</li><li><a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> <a href="/facts/Kim_Clijsters/mKgxAlDT">Kim Clijsters</a> <i>(semifinals, lost to <a href="/facts/Justine_Henin/xc4oMVRj">Justine Henin-Hardenne</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> <a href="/facts/Justine_Henin/xc4oMVRj">Justine Henin-Hardenne</a> <i>(final, lost to <a href="/facts/Am%25C3%25A9lie_Mauresmo/3NMaPHQd">Amélie Mauresmo</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Maria_Sharapova/6juhJ0WP">Maria Sharapova</a> <i>(semifinals, lost to <a href="/facts/Am%25C3%25A9lie_Mauresmo/3NMaPHQd">Amélie Mauresmo</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Svetlana_Kuznetsova/G7YFCA6s">Svetlana Kuznetsova</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Li_Na/rI9fFwcm">Li Na</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Venus_Williams/Dd83Bk9g">Venus Williams</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Jelena_Jankovi%25C4%2587/7w1RD8FM">Jelena Janković</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Elena_Dementieva/k2g7Ix8A">Elena Dementieva</a> <i>(quarterfinals, lost to <a href="/facts/Maria_Sharapova/6juhJ0WP">Maria Sharapova</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe"></a> <a href="/facts/Patty_Schnyder/wec5U5BG">Patty Schnyder</a> <i>(second round, lost to <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A9verine_Beltrame/GYdKkXQK">Séverine Brémond</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Anastasia_Myskina/GvLq1JaT">Anastasia Myskina</a> <i>(quarterfinals, lost to <a href="/facts/Am%25C3%25A9lie_Mauresmo/3NMaPHQd">Amélie Mauresmo</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Nicole_Vaidi%25C5%25A1ov%25C3%25A1/7kbx5WYY">Nicole Vaidišová</a> <i>(fourth round, lost to <a href="/facts/Li_Na/rI9fFwcm">Li Na</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF"></a> <a href="/facts/Francesca_Schiavone/r7snbSAM">Francesca Schiavone</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Melanie_South/roBK1oSM">Melanie South</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe"></a> <a href="/facts/Martina_Hingis/Ld5MwxnE">Martina Hingis</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Ai_Sugiyama/mw7TAEXm">Ai Sugiyama</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Anna-Lena_Gr%25C3%25B6nefeld/qCHMxAvw">Anna-Lena Grönefeld</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Tsvetana_Pironkova/VroJS4dP">Tsvetana Pironkova</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Dinara_Safina/PMY2GjXe">Dinara Safina</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Ana_Ivanovic/uDKT7D7D">Ana Ivanovic</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Daniela_Hantuchov%25C3%25A1/WyoMtyfp">Daniela Hantuchová</a> <i>(fourth round, lost to <a href="/facts/Justine_Henin/xc4oMVRj">Justine Henin-Hardenne</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF"></a> <a href="/facts/Flavia_Pennetta/LM2rj7DX">Flavia Pennetta</a> <i>(fourth round, lost to <a href="/facts/Maria_Sharapova/6juhJ0WP">Maria Sharapova</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Maria_Kirilenko/NSmCz78r">Maria Kirilenko</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Shinobu_Asagoe/4F3TDdf0">Shinobu Asagoe</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT"></a> <a href="/facts/Ai_Sugiyama/mw7TAEXm">Ai Sugiyama</a> <i>(fourth round, lost to <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A9verine_Br%25C3%25A9mond_Beltrame/GYdKkXQK">Séverine Brémond</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Serbia/U0LVzPdI"></a> <a href="/facts/Ana_Ivanovic/uDKT7D7D">Ana Ivanovic</a> <i>(fourth round, lost to <a href="/facts/Am%25C3%25A9lie_Mauresmo/3NMaPHQd">Amélie Mauresmo</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY"></a> <a href="/facts/Shahar_Pe%2527er/P2DwzYNc">Shahar Pe'er</a> <i>(second round, lost to <a href="/facts/Peng_Shuai/CXSAMcTn">Shuai Peng</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Slovenia/EcYU22W4"></a> <a href="/facts/Katarina_Srebotnik/17T1lhUN">Katarina Srebotnik</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Daniela_Hantuchov%25C3%25A1/WyoMtyfp">Daniela Hantuchová</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Nathalie_Dechy/uNygspYC">Nathalie Dechy</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Sybille_Bammer/XpnMEVnq">Sybille Bammer</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Anabel_Medina_Garrigues/PzDmoa4Y">Anabel Medina Garrigues</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Anastasia_Myskina/GvLq1JaT">Anastasia Myskina</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Marion_Bartoli/2ovxVNFh">Marion Bartoli</a> <i>(second round, lost to <a href="/facts/Karolina_%25C5%25A0prem/7UASHafd">Karolina Šprem</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Elena_Likhovtseva/KNvIzzSh">Elena Likhovtseva</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Elena_Dementieva/k2g7Ix8A">Elena Dementieva</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Serbia/U0LVzPdI"></a> <a href="/facts/Jelena_Jankovi%25C4%2587/7w1RD8FM">Jelena Janković</a> <i>(fourth round, lost to <a href="/facts/Anastasia_Myskina/GvLq1JaT">Anastasia Myskina</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p"></a> <a href="/facts/Li_Na/rI9fFwcm">Li Na</a> <i>(quarterfinals, lost to <a href="/facts/Kim_Clijsters/mKgxAlDT">Kim Clijsters</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj"></a> <a href="/facts/Sofia_Arvidsson/UX6ly5K5">Sofia Arvidsson</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Eva_Birnerov%25C3%25A1/Ke5Wr0Dd">Eva Birnerová</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Tatiana_Golovin/qNG6tFED">Tatiana Golovin</a> <i>(second round, lost to <a href="/facts/Nicole_Pratt/A9C3p9uQ">Nicole Pratt</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Anna_Chakvetadze/ACDIwFXD">Anna Chakvetadze</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/Justine_Henin/xc4oMVRj">Justine Henin-Hardenne</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk"></a> <a href="/facts/Gisela_Dulko/9P37tnJu">Gisela Dulko</a> <i>(third round, lost to <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A9verine_Beltrame/GYdKkXQK">Séverine Brémond</a>)</i></li><li><a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF"></a> <a href="/facts/Mara_Santangelo/kd8v5k2K">Mara Santangelo</a> <i>(first round, lost to <a href="/facts/Amy_Frazier/WWGJEKw7">Amy Frazier</a>)</i></li></ol></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="wild-card-entries">Wild card entries</h2> <p>The following players received <a href="/facts/Wild_card_(sports)/CEXDlfID">wild cards</a> into the main draw senior events. </p> <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Men's singles</p><ol><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Jamie_Baker_(tennis)/9b1jkkHK">Jamie Baker</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Alex_Bogdanovic/CJUk9W7Q">Alex Bogdanovic</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Richard_Bloomfield/l3UdmTht">Richard Bloomfield</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Jamie_Delgado/qoDjlHSp">Jamie Delgado</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Martin_Lee_(tennis)/Et563m3g">Martin Lee</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Alan_Mackin_(tennis)/28mmUC7k">Alan Mackin</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN"></a> <a href="/facts/Andrei_Pavel/d6v3oXDN">Andrei Pavel</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Mark_Philippoussis/VuMnJaQB">Mark Philippoussis</a></li></ol></td><td><p>Women's singles</p><ol><li><a href="/facts/Zimbabwe/8Yqt8490"></a> <a href="/facts/Cara_Black/fUCbn9IW">Cara Black</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Sarah_Borwell/p27Np9V5">Sarah Borwell</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Naomi_Cavaday/eD4jGuPQ">Naomi Cavaday</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Anne_Keothavong/bU6jRCHx">Anne Keothavong</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Alicia_Molik/W5Nb7YhN">Alicia Molik</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Katie_O%2527Brien/WBJc2WXI">Katie O'Brien</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D"></a> <a href="/facts/Agnieszka_Radwa%25C5%2584ska/mK1f7c9q">Agnieszka Radwańska</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Melanie_South/roBK1oSM">Melanie South</a></li></ol></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Men's doubles</p><ol><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/James_Auckland/kvpcsvUG">James Auckland</a> / <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Jamie_Delgado/qoDjlHSp">Jamie Delgado</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Lee_Childs/Q2vgKKFo">Lee Childs</a> / <a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN"></a> <a href="/facts/Andrei_Pavel/d6v3oXDN">Andrei Pavel</a> (<i>Withdrew</i>)</li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Colin_Fleming/0kzHq4s6">Colin Fleming</a> / <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Jamie_Murray/R7nY7Usd">Jamie Murray</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Josh_Goodall/mJ4nELju">Josh Goodall</a> / <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Ross_Hutchins/lLu1daUq">Ross Hutchins</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Martin_Lee_(tennis)/Et563m3g">Martin Lee</a> / <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Jonathan_Marray/ebhHc9eY">Jonathan Marray</a></li></ol></td><td><p>Women's doubles</p><ol><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Sarah_Borwell/p27Np9V5">Sarah Borwell</a> / <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Jane_O%2527Donoghue/9rYhkXJE">Jane O'Donoghue</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Claire_Curran/Ya7BycvX">Claire Curran</a> / <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Jamea_Jackson/MQN7RrRW">Jamea Jackson</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Amanda_Keen/r2Mq3GyA">Amanda Keen</a> / <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Anne_Keothavong/bU6jRCHx">Anne Keothavong</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Rebecca_Llewellyn/mY7kh8gY">Rebecca Llewellyn</a> / <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Karen_Paterson/AsrVY5sN">Karen Paterson</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Katie_O%2527Brien/WBJc2WXI">Katie O'Brien</a> / <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Melanie_South/roBK1oSM">Melanie South</a></li></ol></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Mixed doubles </p> <ol><li><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Wayne_Arthurs_(tennis)/bLjrn8jK">Wayne Arthurs</a> / <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Alicia_Molik/W5Nb7YhN">Alicia Molik</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/James_Auckland/kvpcsvUG">James Auckland</a> / <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Claire_Curran/Ya7BycvX">Claire Curran</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Paul_Hanley_(tennis)/YvBsNbFn">Paul Hanley</a> / <a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj"></a> <a href="/facts/Tatiana_Perebiynis/nhHI7N6h">Tatiana Perebiynis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Andy_Murray/NclfB1M5">Andy Murray</a> / <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> <a href="/facts/Kirsten_Flipkens/4dMLnanG">Kirsten Flipkens</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Cyril_Suk/PTmxKlfE">Cyril Suk</a> / <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Helena_Sukov%25C3%25A1/r9RXgvqm">Helena Suková</a></li></ol> <h2 id="qualifier-entries">Qualifier entries</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td><h3>Men's singles</h3><p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_singles_qualifying/UFXTxnrV">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying</a></p><ol><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Kevin_Kim/oFjWmxUu">Kevin Kim</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Georgia_(country)/ccBF8bBE"></a> <a href="/facts/Irakli_Labadze/vXy9bFmW">Irakli Labadze</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw"></a> <a href="/facts/Roko_Karanu%25C5%25A1i%25C4%2587/d1Xrr1rM">Roko Karanušić</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Marcel_Granollers/8bMxuMuB">Marcel Granollers</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Michael_Berrer/CNtrL2J0">Michael Berrer</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc"></a> <a href="/facts/Frank_Dancevic/2DlBskjG">Frank Dancevic</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Colombia/nl7r8Q2u"></a> <a href="/facts/Alejandro_Falla/4w67m8o2">Alejandro Falla</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Simon_Stadler/4Lku0NFk">Simon Stadler</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc"></a> <a href="/facts/Alexander_Peya/J4Sw7o2h">Alexander Peya</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw"></a> <a href="/facts/Kristian_Pless/8xa0eGWP">Kristian Pless</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Josh_Goodall/mJ4nELju">Josh Goodall</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF"></a> <a href="/facts/Stefano_Galvani/MCKqCyNX">Stefano Galvani</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Wayne_Arthurs_(tennis)/bLjrn8jK">Wayne Arthurs</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Benedikt_Dorsch/K3eICgMN">Benedikt Dorsch</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Robert_Kendrick/2RjVml1J">Robert Kendrick</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Benjamin_Becker/6VDQMXBQ">Benjamin Becker</a></li></ol><p>The following player received entry into the lucky loser spot:</p><ol><li><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Jean-Christophe_Faurel/QN93z3z3">Jean-Christophe Faurel</a></li></ol></td><td><h3>Women's singles</h3><p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Women%2527s_singles_qualifying/am5rKt8S">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying</a></p><ol><li><a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF"></a> <a href="/facts/Romina_Oprandi/xAo7aL93">Romina Oprandi</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Nicole_Pratt/A9C3p9uQ">Nicole Pratt</a></li><li><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A9verine_Beltrame/GYdKkXQK">Séverine Brémond</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK"></a> <a href="/facts/Tamarine_Tanasugarn/jAK9zjxc">Tamarine Tanasugarn</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk"></a> <a href="/facts/Clarisa_Fern%25C3%25A1ndez/cnmSctq4">Clarisa Fernández</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Kristina_Barrois/wqSUuVIA">Kristina Barrois</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Chinese_Taipei/DUYRXqxI"></a> <a href="/facts/Latisha_Chan/d3LqQh0T">Chan Yung-jan</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Vasilisa_Bardina/hLuThbM8">Vasilisa Bardina</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw"></a> <a href="/facts/Ivana_Abramovi%25C4%2587/uuKmFbna">Ivana Abramović</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Meilen_Tu/TIH5HIbY">Meilen Tu</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Yaroslava_Shvedova/eF8hbBof">Yaroslava Shvedova</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> <a href="/facts/Kirsten_Flipkens/4dMLnanG">Kirsten Flipkens</a></li></ol><p>The following player received entry into the lucky loser spot:</p><ol><li><a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj"></a> <a href="/facts/Julia_Vakulenko/bS1S1IN0">Julia Vakulenko</a></li></ol></td></tr></tbody></table> <table><tbody><tr><td><h3>Men's doubles</h3><p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Men%2527s_doubles_qualifying/Nxs5PhP3">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles qualifying</a></p><ol><li><a href="/facts/Georgia_(country)/ccBF8bBE"></a> <a href="/facts/Irakli_Labadze/vXy9bFmW">Irakli Labadze</a> / <a href="/facts/Serbia/U0LVzPdI"></a> <a href="/facts/Du%25C5%25A1an_Vemi%25C4%2587/I69UpL4U">Dušan Vemić</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Neil_Bamford/hxD9h502">Neil Bamford</a> / <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2"></a> <a href="/facts/Jim_May_(tennis)/0eq7zY7I">Jim May</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Paraguay/sbzfv4Rl"></a> <a href="/facts/Ram%25C3%25B3n_Delgado/lLf16WXM">Ramón Delgado</a> / <a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL"></a> <a href="/facts/Andr%25C3%25A9_S%25C3%25A1/byG8YYET">André Sá</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Kevin_Kim/oFjWmxUu">Kevin Kim</a> / <a href="/facts/Philippines/ARpmxXQV"></a> <a href="/facts/Cecil_Mamiit/VfcoJkVb">Cecil Mamiit</a></li></ol><p>The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:</p><ol><li><a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK"></a> <a href="/facts/Sanchai_Ratiwatana/fpsV84va">Sanchai Ratiwatana</a> / <a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK"></a> <a href="/facts/Sonchat_Ratiwatana/jg9eM5RG">Sonchat Ratiwatana</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Zack_Fleishman/yxTqHLyD">Zack Fleishman</a> / <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq"></a> <a href="/facts/Robert_Smeets/p49JYl2h">Robert Smeets</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Tom%25C3%25A1%25C5%25A1_Cakl/0dSJpu8o">Tomáš Cakl</a> / <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Pavel_%25C5%25A0nobel/pEfRU6d5">Pavel Šnobel</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc"></a> <a href="/facts/Fr%25C3%25A9d%25C3%25A9ric_Niemeyer/79BksRrl">Frédéric Niemeyer</a> / <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Glenn_Weiner/EzRSFqlB">Glenn Weiner</a></li></ol></td><td><h3>Women's doubles</h3><p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/2006_Wimbledon_Championships_%25E2%2580%2593_Women%2527s_doubles_qualifying/EfeaY9vv">2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying</a></p><ol><li><a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Lucie_Hradeck%25C3%25A1/RUNV2h3E">Lucie Hradecká</a> / <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Hana_%25C5%25A0romov%25C3%25A1/pXsFqxQY">Hana Šromová</a></li><li><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/St%25C3%25A9phanie_Cohen-Aloro/kJvcMRul">Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro</a> / <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Mar%25C3%25ADa_Jos%25C3%25A9_Mart%25C3%25ADnez_S%25C3%25A1nchez/MmTYPj3P">María José Martínez Sánchez</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj"></a> <a href="/facts/Yuliana_Fedak/ATaBXlT3">Yuliana Fedak</a> / <a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj"></a> <a href="/facts/Tatiana_Perebiynis/nhHI7N6h">Tatiana Perebiynis</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Lilia_Osterloh/bV4aPgfq">Lilia Osterloh</a> / <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Ahsha_Rolle/YScL0yXD">Ahsha Rolle</a></li></ol><p>The following teams received entry into the lucky loser spot:</p><ol><li><a href="/facts/Chinese_Taipei/DUYRXqxI"></a> <a href="/facts/Chan_Chin-wei/DT21b3Yg">Chan Chin-wei</a> / <a href="/facts/Chinese_Taipei/DUYRXqxI"></a> <a href="/facts/Hsieh_Su-wei/AKqbvNPj">Hsieh Su-wei</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Hungary/YRedQLtI"></a> <a href="/facts/Melinda_Czink/WtH5CSnj">Melinda Czink</a> / <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Vania_King/cNWKaIU3">Vania King</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk"></a> <a href="/facts/Mariana_D%25C3%25ADaz_Oliva/zg5qBDRR">Mariana Díaz Oliva</a> / <a href="/facts/South_Africa/vvXQpLgq"></a> <a href="/facts/Natalie_Grandin/lEVLfVzc">Natalie Grandin</a></li></ol></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="withdrawals">Withdrawals</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td>Men's SinglesBefore the tournament<ul><li><a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk"></a> <a href="/facts/Jos%25C3%25A9_Acasuso/MhhuJKE7">José Acasuso</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j"></a> <a href="/facts/Dick_Norman/AH23KYzs">Dick Norman</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Igor_Andreev/DzhomfQn">Igor Andreev</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Guillermo_Garc%25C3%25ADa_L%25C3%25B3pez/QWQlpKeT">Guillermo García López</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk"></a> <a href="/facts/Guillermo_Coria/0HTHDtXu">Guillermo Coria</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/Chinese_Taipei/DUYRXqxI"></a> <a href="/facts/Lu_Yen-hsun/vtxQ1oxK">Lu Yen-hsun</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Taylor_Dent/tqeSvLwo">Taylor Dent</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Tom%25C3%25A1%25C5%25A1_Z%25C3%25ADb/CUa0Tv9X">Tomáš Zíb</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN"></a> <a href="/facts/Victor_H%25C4%2583nescu/G4XwrbVK">Victor Hănescu</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN"></a> <a href="/facts/R%25C4%2583zvan_Sab%25C4%2583u/YQhxCqAx">Răzvan Sabău</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Nicolas_Kiefer/ufrgCn73">Nicolas Kiefer</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Jean-Christophe_Faurel/QN93z3z3">Jean-Christophe Faurel</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Carlos_Moy%25C3%25A1/V1P1CmMX">Carlos Moyá</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT"></a> <a href="/facts/Melle_van_Gemerden/V0HyLQNf">Melle van Gemerden</a></li></ul></td><td>Women's SinglesBefore the tournament<ul><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Lindsay_Davenport/m6sBtsu0">Lindsay Davenport</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Sandra_Kl%25C3%25B6sel/xkvPQ9NL">Sandra Klösel</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY"></a> <a href="/facts/Nuria_Llagostera_Vives/7zJqGtlT">Nuria Llagostera Vives</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw"></a> <a href="/facts/Ivana_Lisjak/UYuAqDfv">Ivana Lisjak</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn"></a> <a href="/facts/Nadia_Petrova/bFx2rGwc">Nadia Petrova</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj"></a> <a href="/facts/Julia_Vakulenko/bS1S1IN0">Julia Vakulenko</a></li><li><a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3"></a> <a href="/facts/Mary_Pierce/GKyDKwf1">Mary Pierce</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/Belarus/vweHwgob"></a> <a href="/facts/Victoria_Azarenka/x6S1cNSP">Victoria Azarenka</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q"></a> <a href="/facts/Lucie_%25C5%25A0af%25C3%25A1%25C5%2599ov%25C3%25A1/xcodAp8G">Lucie Šafářová</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj"></a> <a href="/facts/Kateryna_Bondarenko/cRqt09Qn">Kateryna Bondarenko</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF"></a> <a href="/facts/Roberta_Vinci/9cng5bjk">Roberta Vinci</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/Chinese_Taipei/DUYRXqxI"></a> <a href="/facts/Hsieh_Su-wei/AKqbvNPj">Hsieh Su-wei</a></li><li><a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Serena_Williams/meq6u81U">Serena Williams</a> → replaced by <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5"></a> <a href="/facts/Lilia_Osterloh/bV4aPgfq">Lilia Osterloh</a></li></ul>During the tournament<ul><li><a href="/facts/Ukraine/Qof0uqAj"></a> <a href="/facts/Viktoriya_Kutuzova/8UHxPHqC">Viktoriya Kutuzova</a></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.wimbledon.com/index.html">Official Wimbledon Championships website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700. <a href="978-0942257700" target="_blank">978-0942257700</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230. <a href="9-781909-534230" target="_blank">9-781909-534230</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Mauresmo takes Wimbledon title – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-07-09/mauresmo-takes-wimbledon-title/1796724" target="_blank">http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-07-09/mauresmo-takes-wimbledon-title/1796724</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Americans head home early, again – Tennis – ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon06/news/story?id=2508282" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon06/news/story?id=2508282</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Perry, last American, loses; Sharapova, Li advance – Tennis – ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon06/news/story?id=2507971" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon06/news/story?id=2507971</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Perry, not Venus, reaches second week – Tennis – ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon06/news/story?id=2506719" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon06/news/story?id=2506719</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Lawn Tennis: Ana issues warning to Mauresmo; WIMBLEDON 2006. – Free Online Library <a href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lawn+Tennis%3A+Ana+issues+warning+to+Mauresmo%3B+WIMBLEDON+2006.-a0147733911" target="_blank">http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lawn+Tennis%3A+Ana+issues+warning+to+Mauresmo%3B+WIMBLEDON+2006.-a0147733911</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Tennis: Ancic power gives him hope of upsetting Federer's four-year-plan | Sport | The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jul/04/wimbledon2006.wimbledon4" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jul/04/wimbledon2006.wimbledon4</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Hingis, Kuznetsova lose in third-round matches – Tennis – ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon06/news/story?id=2505118" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon06/news/story?id=2505118</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>China's Na Li makes history – Tennis – ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon06/news/story?page=06grassstains9" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon06/news/story?page=06grassstains9</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Belgians ready for third meeting of 2006 – Tennis – ESPN <a href="https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon06/news/story?id=2509138" target="_blank">https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon06/news/story?id=2509138</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>US Open 2009: Kim Clijsters beats Li Na to reach semi-finals – Telegraph <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/usopen/6158263/US-Open-2009-Kim-Clijsters-beats-Li-Na-to-reach-semi-finals.html" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/usopen/6158263/US-Open-2009-Kim-Clijsters-beats-Li-Na-to-reach-semi-finals.html</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Newman, Paul (5 July 2006). 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