2006 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2006 French Open
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Final score	6–4, 6–4

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

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 Ivanovic (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)

Qualifying

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	6^5	6	6
	11	Venus Williams	7^7	1	3
								16	Nicole Vaidišová	7	6^5	2
								8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	5	7^7	6
	14	Dinara Safina	6^5	0
	8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	7^7	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	6^5	1
	2	Kim Clijsters	7^7	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	6^5
		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	6^1	6	6																	16	N Vaidišová	6^5	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	6^1											Q	A Rezaï	1	7	0
		T Sun	6	7											16	N Vaidišová	6	6^6	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	6^2	2				E Laine	6^2	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	6^3				WC	A Molik	3	7	6
	Q	A Perianu	6	7				Q	A Perianu	6	6^5	3
	28	L Šafářová	1	6^7																		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	6^5	6	1											N Li	3	6^4
		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 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	6^8	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	6^2
	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	6^3	2				6	E Dementieva	3	6	6
		V Kutuzova	7	6					V Kutuzova	6	0	4
		V King	6^11	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	6^5																		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	6^4				2	K Clijsters	6	6
	2	K Clijsters	6	7

References

• 2006 French Open at ITF