2006 French Open – Women's Singles

2006 French Open
Champion		Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up		Svetlana Kuznetsova
Final score		6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		-45		45+		women
WC Singles		men		women
WC Doubles		men		women

Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, and she defended her title by beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

Schedule

Round	Dates
First Round	May 28, 29 and 30, 2006
Second Round	May 31 and June 1, 2006
Third Round	June 2 and 3, 2006
Fourth Round	June 4, 2006
Quarterfinals	June 6, 2006
Semifinals	June 8, 2006
Finals	June 10, 2006

Seeds

1. Amélie Mauresmo (Fourth Round)
2. Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
3. Nadia Petrova (First Round)
4. Maria Sharapova (Fourth Round)
5. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Champion)
6. Elena Dementieva (Third Round)
7. Patty Schnyder (Fourth Round)
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Final)
9. Francesca Schiavone (Fourth Round)
10. Anastasia Myskina (Fourth Round)
11. Venus Williams (Quarterfinals)
12. Martina Hingis (Quarterfinals)
13. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (Quarterfinals)
14. Dinara Safina (Quarterfinals)
15. Daniela Hantuchová (Fourth Round)
16. Nicole Vaidišová (Semifinals)

17. Flavia Pennetta (Third Round)
18. Elena Likhovtseva (First Round)
19. Ana Ivanović (Third Round)
20. Maria Kirilenko (Third Round)
21. Nathalie Dechy (Third Round)
22. Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)
23. Tatiana Golovin (First Round)
24. Katarina Srebotnik (Third Round)
25. Marion Bartoli (Second Round)
26. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third Round)
27. Anna Chakvetadze (Second Round)
28. Lucie Šafářová (First Round)
29. Sofia Arvidsson (Second Round)
30. Klara Koukalová (First Round)
31. Shahar Pe'er (Fourth Round)
32. Gisela Dulko (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	16	Nicole Vaidišová	65	6	6
	11	Venus Williams	77	1	3
								16	Nicole Vaidišová	7	65	2
								8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	5	77	6
	14	Dinara Safina	65	0
	8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	77	6
															8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	4	4
															5	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	5	Justine Henin-Hardenne	7	6
	13	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	5	2
								5	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
								2	Kim Clijsters	3	2
	12	Martina Hingis	65	1
	2	Kim Clijsters	77	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
1	A Mauresmo	6	6
	M Shaughnessy	4	4				1	A Mauresmo	6	7
	A Rodionova	3	2					V Dushevina	1	65
	V Dushevina	6	6											1	A Mauresmo	6	6
	L Pous Tió	5	4												J Janković	3	3
	J Janković	7	6					J Janković	2	6	6
WC	A Védy	1	0				25	M Bartoli	6	4	1
25	M Bartoli	6	6																		1	A Mauresmo	7	1	2
22	A Sugiyama	61	6	6																	16	N Vaidišová	65	6	6
	E Daniilidou	7	0	3			22	A Sugiyama	6	4	3
Q	A Rezaï	6	7				Q	A Rezaï	4	6	6
Q	A Brianti	4	61											Q	A Rezaï	1	7	0
	T Sun	6	7											16	N Vaidišová	6	66	6
	E Bychkova	2	5					T Sun	1	3
	M Domachowska	1	3				16	N Vaidišová	6	6
16	N Vaidišová	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
11	V Williams	6	6
	S Bammer	4	3				11	V Williams	7	6
WC	Y Fedossova	6	62	2				E Laine	62	2
	E Laine	4	7	6										11	V Williams	7	6
	S Peng	6	6												K Šprem	5	3
	E Vesnina	2	2					S Peng	4	3	r
	K Šprem	6	6					K Šprem	6	4
18	E Likhovtseva	1	1																		11	V Williams	4	6	6
29	S Arvidsson	6	6																		7	P Schnyder	6	3	2
	M Vento-Kabchi	4	2				29	S Arvidsson	1	5
	M Yuan	1	2				Q	J Vakulenko	6	7
Q	J Vakulenko	6	6											Q	J Vakulenko	6	5	0
	J Gajdošová	6	5	6										7	P Schnyder	2	7	6
WC	S Cohen-Aloro	2	7	3				J Gajdošová	4	2
	M Krajicek	1	2				7	P Schnyder	6	6
7	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
4	M Sharapova	6	5	7
	M Washington	2	7	5			4	M Sharapova	6	6
	I Benešová	7	6					I Benešová	4	1
WC	P Parmentier	5	3											4	M Sharapova	6	7
WC	A Molik	7	7											WC	A Molik	0	5
	A Serra Zanetti	5	63				WC	A Molik	3	7	6
Q	A Perianu	6	7				Q	A Perianu	6	65	3
28	L Šafářová	1	67																		4	M Sharapova	5	6	5
24	K Srebotnik	6	4	6																	14	D Safina	7	2	7
	A Smashnova	4	6	2			24	K Srebotnik	6	6
	J Kostanić	5	6	5				A Harkleroad	3	2
	A Harkleroad	7	2	7										24	K Srebotnik	3	4
	H Šromová	6	7											14	D Safina	6	6
	R Vinci	1	5					H Šromová	0	2
	V Zvonareva	3	5				14	D Safina	6	6
14	D Safina	6	7

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
9	F Schiavone	6	6
	A Bondarenko	3	4				9	F Schiavone	6	6
	N Vierin	6	4	0r				M Müller	2	2
	M Müller	4	6	3										9	F Schiavone	4	6	9
Q	V Pichet	2	3											17	F Pennetta	6	1	7
LL	K Flipkens	6	6				LL	K Flipkens	1	0
	B Mattek	3	1				17	F Pennetta	6	6
17	F Pennetta	6	6																		9	F Schiavone	6	4	4
27	A Chakvetadze	7	6																		8	S Kuznetsova	1	6	6
	E Birnerová	5	4				27	A Chakvetadze	5	3
	N Li	7	4	6				N Li	7	6
	A Frazier	65	6	1											N Li	3	64
	A Parra Santonja	4	1											8	S Kuznetsova	6	7
	M Santangelo	6	6					M Santangelo	5	2
	L Granville	4	0				8	S Kuznetsova	7	6
8	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	M Ani	3	0				5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7
	J Craybas	4	7	3				A Yakimova	2	5
	A Yakimova	6	5	6										5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
WC	A Cornet	6	4	6											T Garbin	4	0
	V Ruano Pascual	4	6	1			WC	A Cornet	2	4
	T Garbin	2	6	6				T Garbin	6	6
30	K Koukalová	6	4	1																	5	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
19	A Ivanović	6	6																		10	A Myskina	1	4
	S Stosur	0	3				19	A Ivanović	6	6
Q	C Fernández	6	2	3				É Loit	1	1
	É Loit	1	6	6										19	A Ivanović	2	3
	M Czink	6	4	6										10	A Myskina	6	6
Q	S Klösel	4	6	2				M Czink	2	4
	S Mirza	4	1				10	A Myskina	6	6
10	A Myskina	6	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
13	A-L Grönefeld	6	6
	C Pin	1	1				13	A-L Grönefeld	68	6	6
	Z Yan	2	3					J Jackson	7	2	1
	J Jackson	6	6											13	A-L Grönefeld	6	7
Q	S-w Hsieh	4	4											20	M Kirilenko	2	62
WC	M Johansson	6	6				WC	M Johansson	0	1
WC	S Brémond	6	2	6			20	M Kirilenko	6	6
20	M Kirilenko	1	6	8																	13	A-L Grönefeld	6	6
32	G Dulko	6	2	11																	32	G Dulko	3	4
Q	Y Beygelzimer	3	6	9			32	G Dulko	6	6
	K Brandi	2	3					Y Fedak	2	4
	Y Fedak	6	6											32	G Dulko	6	6
	S Perry	6	6												S Perry	1	1
	S Asagoe	3	1					S Perry	6	6
	A Morigami	6	6					A Morigami	3	0
3	N Petrova	2	2

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
6	E Dementieva	7	6
	M Suchá	63	2				6	E Dementieva	3	6	6
	V Kutuzova	7	6					V Kutuzova	6	0	4
	V King	611	2											6	E Dementieva	4	5
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	2											31	S Pe'er	6	7
	T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	2	3
	O Savchuk	1	1				31	S Pe'er	6	6
31	S Pe'er	6	6																		31	S Pe'er	3	6	3
23	T Golovin	3	65																		12	M Hingis	6	2	6
	J Zheng	6	7					J Zheng	4	4
	I Lisjak	6	6					I Lisjak	6	6
Q	G Voskoboeva	2	3												I Lisjak	1	1
	J Schruff	4	2											12	M Hingis	6	6
	Z Ondrášková	6	6					Z Ondrášková	1	3
	L Raymond	2	2				12	M Hingis	6	6
12	M Hingis	6	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
15	D Hantuchová	6	6
	L Domínguez Lino	1	4				15	D Hantuchová	3	6	6
	ME Camerin	4	2					E Gagliardi	6	2	3
	E Gagliardi	6	6											15	D Hantuchová	6	3	10
	C Castaño	4	6	6										21	N Dechy	3	6	8
	A Nakamura	6	3	1				C Castaño	4	6	3
	S Foretz	2	6	3			21	N Dechy	6	2	6
21	N Dechy	6	3	6																	15	D Hantuchová	1	4
26	A Medina Garrigues	0	6	9																	2	K Clijsters	6	6
Q	V Azarenka	6	3	7			26	A Medina Garrigues	6	4	6
	K Kanepi	6	6					K Kanepi	3	6	0
	K Peschke	2	3											26	A Medina Garrigues	3	4
	M Díaz-Oliva	4	6	1										2	K Clijsters	6	6
	C Martínez Granados	6	3	6				C Martínez Granados	0	3
	V Razzano	0	64				2	K Clijsters	6	6
2	K Clijsters	6	7

References

• 2006 French Open Main Draw