2006 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2006 French Open
Final
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Seeds	32
Events

Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 French Open. It was her third French Open title and fifth major title overall. She won the title without losing a set during the tournament, and without facing a tiebreak in any set.

This was the first French Open main draw appearance for future champion and world No. 2 Li Na, who lost in the third round to Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Seeds

Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round)
Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
Nadia Petrova (first round)
Maria Sharapova (fourth round)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
Elena Dementieva (third round)
Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)
Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)
Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)
Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld (quarterfinals)
Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)
Nicole Vaidišová (semifinals)
Flavia Pennetta (third round)
Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
Ana Ivanovic (third round)
Maria Kirilenko (third round)
Nathalie Dechy (third round)
Ai Sugiyama (second round)
Tatiana Golovin (first round)
Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
Marion Bartoli (second round)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)
Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
Lucie Šafářová (first round)
Sofia Arvidsson (second round)
Klára Koukalová (first round)
Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
Gisela Dulko (fourth round)

Qualifying

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	7⁷
	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	7⁷	1	2
22	A Sugiyama	6¹	6	6											16	N Vaidišová	6⁵	6	6
	E Daniilidou	7⁷	0	3	22	A Sugiyama	6	4	3
Q	A Rezaï	6	7⁷		Q	A Rezaï	4	6	6
Q	A Brianti	4	6¹							Q	A Rezaï	1	7⁸	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	7⁷	6
WC	Y Fedossova	6	6²	2		E Laine	6²	2
	E Laine	4	7⁷	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	7⁷							WC	A Molik	0	5
	A Serra Zanetti	5	6³		WC	A Molik	3	7⁷	6
Q	A Perianu	6	7⁹		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 Viérin	6	4	0^r		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
Q	E Birnerová	5	4		27	A Chakvetadze	5	3
	N Li	7⁷	4	6		N Li	7	6
	A Frazier	6⁵	6	1						N Li	3	6⁴
	A Parra Santonja	4	1						8	S Kuznetsova	6	7⁷
	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 Ivanovic	6	6										10	A Myskina	1	4
	S Stosur	0	3		19	A Ivanovic	6	6
Q	C Fernández	6	2	3		É Loit	1	1
	É Loit	1	6	6					19	A Ivanovic	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	7¹⁰	2	1
	J Jackson	6	6							13	A-L Grönefeld	6	7⁷
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	7⁷	6
	M Suchá	6³	2	6	E Dementieva	3	6	6
	V Kutuzova	7¹³	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	7⁷		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	7⁷

Championship match statistics

Category	Henin-Hardenne	Kuznetsova
1st serve %	33/65 (51%)	48/68 (71%)
1st serve points won	25 of 33 = 76%	29 of 48 = 60%
2nd serve points won	14 of 32 = 44%	9 of 20 = 45%
Total service points won	39 of 65 = 60.00%	38 of 68 = 55.88%
Aces	4	0
Double faults	3	3
Winners	12	17
Unforced errors	30	35
Net points won	5 of 5 = 100%	11 of 13 = 85%
Break points converted	4 of 7 = 57%	2 of 2 = 50%
Return points won	30 of 68 = 44%	26 of 65 = 40%
Total points won	69	54
Source

References

2006 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2006 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles