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.

Contents

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)
  1. Flavia Pennetta (Third Round)
  2. Elena Likhovtseva (First Round)
  3. Ana Ivanović (Third Round)
  4. Maria Kirilenko (Third Round)
  5. Nathalie Dechy (Third Round)
  6. Ai Sugiyama (Second Round)
  7. Tatiana Golovin (First Round)
  8. Katarina Srebotnik (Third Round)
  9. Marion Bartoli (Second Round)
  10. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third Round)
  11. Anna Chakvetadze (Second Round)
  12. Lucie Šafářová (First Round)
  13. Sofia Arvidsson (Second Round)
  14. Klara Koukalová (First Round)
  15. Shahar Pe'er (Fourth Round)
  16. Gisela Dulko (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

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    

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