2006 French Open – Women's singles

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 did not lose a set during the tournament, and did not face a tiebreak in any set.

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

Main article: 2006 French Open

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

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. Klára Koukalová (first round)
31. Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
32. Gisela Dulko (fourth round)

Qualifying

Main article: 2006 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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	3r
		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	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
	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