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After overcoming a tricky section which included Serena Williams and Daniela Hantuchov\u00e1, she reached the semi-finals for the second (of four) consecutive year, where she fell in three sets to Justine Henin-Hardenne.[1]Indian Wells & Miami[edit]Sharapova won her first title of the year at Indian Wells, by defeating compatriot Elena Dementieva in the final in straight sets; it was her first title since she won Birmingham in 2005, and it was the eleventh final out of the last thirteen contested in which she won.[2] Her good form continued into Miami, where she also reached the final for the second consecutive year. However, she was defeated in straight sets by Svetlana Kuznetsova; this marked only the fourth final in which she lost.[3] After the latter defeat, Sharapova took two months off the Tour to recover from a foot injury.European clay court season[edit]Sharapova was seeded fourth at the French Open. In the first round, she overcame Mashona Washington, saving three match points in the process.[4] She then lost in the fourth round to Dinara Safina (after leading 5\u20131 in the final set), thus failing to make the quarter-finals of the French Open for the first time since 2003.[5]Wimbledon[edit]Sharapova was again seeded fourth at Wimbledon, where she reached the semi-finals for the third consecutive year. After winning her first three matches in straight sets, she was more sternly tested by Flavia Pennetta in the fourth round, but still pulled through in three sets.In the final eight, she faced first-time Wimbledon quarter-finalist Elena Dementieva and won through in straight sets after a streaker briefly interrupted the match in the second set.[6]In the semi-finals, she lost to Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo, who eventually captured the title.[7] This marked the fifth time since her Wimbledon victory in 2004 in which she lost to the eventual champion at a Major, and also the fifth time in which she was defeated in the semi-finals of a Major tournament.US Open series[edit]In the lead-up to the US Open, Sharapova captured her second title of the season by defeating Kim Clijsters in the final of the Acura Classic in San Diego, and in doing so claimed her first victory over the Belgian in five attempts.[8]Sharapova entered the US Open as the third seed. She defeated Micha\u00eblla Krajicek, \u00c9milie Loit, Elena Likhovtseva, Li Na and Tatiana Golovin all in straight sets, before being tested in three sets by World No. 1 Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo, who had beaten her at Wimbledon earlier in the year. Sharapova would be too good for the Frenchwoman this time, winning in three sets, two of which were won without dropping a game.[9] In the final, she faced Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne, who had previously captured the title in 2003 (and would do so again in 2007), and recorded an impressive straight sets victory to claim her second Grand Slam title at just 19 years of age.[10]Fall series[edit]After her success at the us open she won back to back titles at the tier 1 Zurich Open by defeating Shahar Pe’er, Timea Bacsinszky, Katarina Srebotnik, Daniela Hantuchova. She also won the tier 2 Linz Open by defeating Nadia Petrova in the final and thus taking her 5th title of the year.WTA Tour Championships[edit]Sharapova qualified for the year-end WTA Tour Championships for the third consecutive year, having captured five titles during the regular season. As the second seed, she was drawn in the Red Group along with Kim Clijsters, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva. Sharapova went through the round robin stage undefeated, and thus qualified for the semi-finals after finishing first in the group.The semi-final saw her up against Justine Henin-Hardenne for the fourth time in the year. Sharapova was defeated in straight sets, thus bringing an end to her otherwise impressive 2006 season.All matches[edit]This table chronicles all the matches of Sharapova in 2006, including walkovers (W\/O) which the WTA does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.KeyW\u00a0F\u00a0SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis\/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic\/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won \/ competed); (W\u2013L) win\u2013loss record.To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player’s participation has ended.Singles matches[edit]Tournament#RoundOpponentResultScoreAustralian OpenMelbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard, outdoor16\u201329 January 20061 1R Sandra Kl\u00f6sel Win6\u20132, 6\u201312 2R Ashley Harkleroad Win6\u20131, 7\u201353 3R Jelena Kostani\u0107 Win6\u20130, 6\u201314 4R Daniela Hantuchov\u00e1 Win6\u20134, 6\u201345 QF Nadia Petrova Win7\u20136(8\u20136), 6\u201346 SF Justine Henin-HardenneLoss6\u20134, 1\u20136, 4\u20136Pacific Life OpenIndian Wells, United States of AmericaTier IHard, outdoor6\u201319 March 2006 1RBye 2R Jamea Jackson Win6\u20134, 6\u20133 3R Lisa Raymond Win6\u20134, 6\u20130 4R Shahar Pe’er Win7\u20136(7\u20132), 6\u20131 QF Anna-Lena Gr\u00f6nefeld Win6\u20131, 6\u20133 SF Martina Hingis Win6\u20133, 6\u20133 W Elena Dementieva Win (1)6\u20131, 6\u20132NASDAQ-100 OpenMiami, United States of AmericaTier IHard, outdoor20 March\u20132 April 2006 1RBye 2R Li Na Win6\u20132, 6\u20134 3R Maria Elena Camerin Win6\u20132, 7\u20136(7\u20132) 4R Maria Kirilenko Win3\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20131 QF Anastasia Myskina Win6\u20134, 6\u20134 SF Tatiana Golovin Win6\u20133, 6\u20137(5\u20137), 4\u20133, ret. F Svetlana Kuznetsova Loss (2)4\u20136, 3\u20136French OpenParis, FranceGrand SlamClay, outdoor28 May\u201311 June 2006 1R Mashona Washington Win6\u20132, 5\u20137, 7\u20135 2R Iveta Bene\u0161ov\u00e1 Win6\u20134, 6\u20131 3R Alicia Molik Win6\u20130, 7\u20135 4R Dinara Safina Loss5\u20137, 6\u20132, 5\u20137WimbledonLondon, Great BritainGrand SlamGrass, outdoor26 June\u20139 July 2006 1R Anna Smashnova Win6\u20132, 6\u20130 2R Ashley Harkleroad Win6\u20132, 6\u20132 3R Amy Frazier Win6\u20133, 6\u20132 4R Flavia Pennetta Win7\u20136(7\u20135), 3\u20136, 6\u20133 QF Elena Dementieva Win6\u20131, 6\u20134 SF Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo Loss3\u20136, 6\u20133, 2\u20136Acura ClassicSan Diego, United States of AmericaTier IHard, outdoor29 July\u20136 August 2006 1RBye 2R Vasilisa Bardina Win6\u20134, 6\u20131 3R Vera Zvonareva Win6\u20134, 6\u20134 QF Mary Pierce Win6\u20132, 6\u20133 SF Patty Schnyder Win7\u20135, 6\u20134 W Kim Clijsters Win (2)7\u20135, 7\u20135US OpenNew York City, United States of AmericaGrand SlamHard, outdoor28 August\u201310 September 2006 1R Micha\u00eblla Krajicek Win6\u20133, 6\u20130 2R \u00c9milie Loit Win6\u20130, 6\u20131 3R Elena Likhovtseva Win6\u20133, 6\u20132 4R Li Na Win6\u20134, 6\u20132 QF Tatiana Golovin Win7\u20136(7\u20134), 7\u20136(7\u20130) SF Am\u00e9lie Mauresmo Win6\u20130, 4\u20136, 6\u20130 W Justine Henin-Hardenne Win (3)6\u20134, 6\u20134Zurich OpenZurich, SwitzerlandTier IHard, indoor16\u201322 October 2006 1RBye 2R Shahar Pe’er Win6\u20134, 7\u20136(7\u20134) QF Timea Bacsinszky Win6\u20134, 6\u20133 SF Katarina Srebotnik Win7\u20136(7\u20133), 6\u20132 W Daniela Hantuchov\u00e1 Win (4)6\u20131, 4\u20136, 6\u20133Generali Ladies LinzLinz, AustriaTier IIHard, indoor23\u201329 October 2006 1RBye 2R Eleni Daniilidou Win7\u20135, 6\u20131 QF Ana Ivanovic Win7\u20136(7\u20133), 7\u20135 SF Patty Schnyder Win7\u20135, 7\u20135 W Nadia Petrova Win (5)7\u20135, 6\u20132WTA Tour ChampionshipsMadrid, SpainWTA Tour ChampionshipsHard, indoor7\u201312 November 2006 RR Svetlana Kuznetsova Win6\u20131, 6\u20134 RR Kim Clijsters Win6\u20134, 6\u20134 RR Elena Dementieva Win6\u20131, 6\u20134 SF Justine Henin-Hardenne Loss2\u20136, 6\u20137(5\u20137)Tournament schedule[edit]Singles Schedule[edit]Yearly Records[edit]Head-to-head matchups[edit]Ordered by number of winsFinals[edit]Singles: 7 (5\u20132)[edit]CategoryGrand Slam (1\u20130)WTA Tier I (3\u20131)WTA Tier II (1\u20131)Titles by surfaceHard (5\u20132)Titles by conditionsOutdoors (3\u20132)Indoors (2\u20130)OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the finalRunner-up3.February 26, 2006 Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Justine Henin-Hardenne5\u20137, 2\u20136Winner11.March 19, 2006 Indian Wells, USA (1)Hard Elena Dementieva6\u20131, 6\u20132Runner-up4.April 1, 2006 Miami, USA (2)Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova4\u20136, 3\u20136Winner12.August 6, 2006 San Diego, USA (1)Hard Kim Clijsters7\u20135, 7\u20135Winner13.September 9, 2006 New York City, USA (1)Hard Justine Henin-Hardenne4\u20136, 4\u20136Winner14.October 22, 2006 Zurich, SwitzerlandHard (i) Daniela Hantuchov\u00e16\u20131, 4\u20136, 6\u20133Winner15.October 29, 2006 Linz, AustriaHard (i) Nadia Petrova7\u20135, 6\u20132See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2015\/08\/25\/2006-maria-sharapova-tennis-season\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2006 Maria Sharapova tennis season"}}]}]