Wimbledon 2006 Tennis Championship Winners

Gentlemen’s Singles

Roger Federer had to don his stylish white jacket yet again, when he claimed his fourth back-to-back Wimbledon singles crown.

The Swiss number one lost only one set, conceded only four service games and had just five double faults in the entire tournament. The undisputed king of grass hammered Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3 to claim his 48^th consecutive victory on grass.

There is intense rivalry between the two players, a rivalry which is great for tennis. Although Federer has claimed the crown at the All England Club, Nadal is the frontrunner as far as head to head results are concerned. Nadal has won six of their seven previous matches, including four finals!

“Jeez, what a match,” said Federer. “It was awfully tight and I was getting awfully nervous too. To win four is out of this world,” he said.

He is now attempting to emulate the great Bjorn Borg, who won five successive titles at Wimbledon, and the seven titles in all from American legend, Pete Sampras.

Ladies’ Singles

Amelie Mauresmo became the first Frenchwomen, since Suzanne Lenglen won the last of her six titles in 1925, to win the ladies’ singles event.

The 27-year-old claimed her second Grand Slam of the year when she defeated Belgian favourite Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6 6-3 6-4. Earlier in the year she had denied the very same Henin-Hardenne the Australian Open crown.

Mauresmo is known to battle with her nerves and many of her detractors believed that she did not have the skill or finesse to win a Grand Slam. She has surely put that rumour to bed!

Gentlemen’s Doubles

The Bryan brothers took centre stage yet again when they claimed the men’s doubles title at Wimbledon, their second Grand Slam victory of the year. Earlier the identical twin brothers, Bob and Mike Bryan, had won the Australian Open.

The Wimbledon 2006 tennis championship winners defeated Fabrice Santoro of France and his Serbian partner, Nenad Zimonjic, 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2 in a little under two hours.

The 28-year-old top seeds were runners-up at last year’s tournament and were clearly delighted with their win.

Ladies’ Doubles

The People’s Republic of China captured its first ever Wimbledon trophy when Zi Yan and Jie Zheng Ji defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez in three sets 6-3 3-6 6-2.

The fourth seeds took just 128 minutes to demolish their rivals, consolidating China’s growing reputation as a booming tennis nation. The couple had shown their very best form in 2006, having won the Australian Open doubles title in January.

Mixed Doubles

Vera Zvonareva of Russia and Andy Ram of Israel defeated the American duo of Bob Bryan and Venus Williams in straight sets to claim the mixed doubles title.

The number nine seeds played brilliant tennis with sparkling shot selection to overcome the Americans.

Bryan, who 45 minutes prior to the match had been battling it out with his brother Mike Bryan in the men’s doubles, just could not emulate a second victory.

Bryan and Williams, who was the 2005 ladies’ singles champion, were thrashed 6-3 6-2.

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