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