US Open results

2006-09-09 07:46

New York - Results on Friday in the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre (seedings in parentheses):

Singles

Semifinals

Justine Henin-Hardenne (2), Belgium, def. Jelena Jankovic (19), Serbia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0.

Maria Sharapova (3), Russia, def. Amelie Mauresmo (1), France, 6-0, 4-6, 6-0.

Doubles

Men

Semifinals

Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden, and Max Mirnyi (2), Belarus, def. Ashley Fisher, Australia, and Tripp Phillips, United States, 6-1, 6-4.

Martin Damm, Czech Republic, and Leander Paes (6), India, def. Paul Hanley, Australia, and Kevin Ullyett (4), Zimbabwe, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (7), 7-5.

Women

Semifinals

Nathalie Dechy, France, and Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Francesca Schiavone (6), Italy, 6-4, 6-1.

Dinara Safina, Russia, and Katarina Srebotnik (8), Slovenia, def. Lisa Raymond, United States, and Samantha Stosur (1), Australia, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

Mixed

Semifinals

Martina Navratilova and Bob Bryan (5), United States, def. Meghann Shaughnessy and Justin Gimelstob, United States, walkover.

Junior Singles

Boys

Quarterfinals

Dusan Lojda (10), Czech Republic, def. Artem Smirnov, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-2.

Donald Young (4), United States, def. Pavel Chekhov (11), Russia, 7-6 (1), 6-3.

Peter Polansky, Canada, def. Roman Jebavy (12), Czech Republic, 7-6 (9), 6-1.

Luka Belic (9), Croatia, def. Jonathan Eysseric (2), France, 6-4, 6-4.

Girls

Quarterfinals

Katerina Vankova, Czech Republic, def. Sharon Fichman (13), Canada, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Lauren Albanese, United States, def. Petra Martic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-4.

Tamira Paszek (11), Austria, def. Sacha Jones, New Zealand, 6-1, 6-2.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (1), Russia, def. Raluca Olaru (10), Romania, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.

Junior Doubles

Girls

Quarterfinals

Katerina Kramperova and Katerina Vankova, Czech Republic, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania and Alexandra Panova (6), Russia, 7-5, 0-6, 7-6 (5).

Sharon Fichman, Canada and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (1), Russia, def. Chelsey Gullickson and Jamie Hampton, United States, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1.

Melanie Klaffner and Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Sacha Jones, New Zealand and Lena Litvak, United States, 6-4, 7-5.

Wheelchair

Singles

Men

Semifinals

Robin Ammerlaan (2), Netherlands, def. Ronald Vink, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-4.

Michael Jeremiasz (1), France, def. Shingo Kunieda, Japan, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1.

Women

Semifinals

Sharon Walraven, Netherlands, def. Korie Homan, Netherlands, 7-6 (1), 5-7, 6-1.

Esther Vergeer (1), Netherlands, def. Maaike Smit, Netherlands, 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles

Men

First Round

Shingo Kunieda, Japan and Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (2), Poland, def. Larry Quintero and Jon Rydberg, United States, 6-2, 6-2.

Women

First Round

Esther Vergeer and Jiske Griffioen (1), Netherlands, def. Beth Arnoult-Ritthaler and Kaitlyn Verfuerth, United States, 6-2, 6-2.

Champions Invitational

Round Robin

Men's Singles

Henri Leconte, France, def. Mats Wilander, Sweden, 2-6, 6-3, 10-4 tiebreak.

Women's Singles

Jana Novotna, Czech Republic, def. Nathalie Tauziat, France, 5-7, 6-2, 10-5 tiebreak.

Mixed Doubles

Gigi Fernandez, United States, and Andres Gomez, Ecuador, def. Natasha Zvereva, Belarus, and Luke Jensen, United States, 6-4, 7-6 (1).

- AP