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2006 Open Gaz De France – Singles
Dinara Safina was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amélie Mauresmo. Mauresmo went on to win the title, defeating Mary Pierce in the final 6–1, 7–6(7–2). Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seed (tennis), seeds received a bye (tennis), bye to the second round. # Amélie Mauresmo (champion) # Mary Pierce ''(final)'' # Nadia Petrova ''(quarterfinals)'' # Patty Schnyder ''(semifinals)'' # Elena Dementieva ''(quarterfinals)'' # Flavia Pennetta ''(first round)'' # Dinara Safina ''(quarterfinals)'' # Anna-Lena Grönefeld ''(first round)'' Draw Final Section 1 Section 2 External links 2006 Open Gaz de France draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Open Gaz de France - Singles Open GDF Suez, Singles 2006 WTA Tour, Open Gaz de France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo (; born 5 July 1979) is a French former List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 tennis player and tournament director. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major singles titles at the 2006 Australian Open – Women's singles, 2006 Australian Open and 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, Wimbledon Championships, and also won the silver medal in singles at the Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, 2004 Summer Olympics and the singles title at the 2005 WTA Tour Championships – Singles, 2005 year-end championships. Mauresmo first attained the top ranking on 13 September 2004, holding it for five weeks on that occasion. She was known for her powerful one-handed backhand and strong net play. She officially announced her retirement from professional tennis on 3 December 2009, ending a career of 15 years. The following year, she started coaching several Women's Tennis Association, WTA and Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
