2006 French Open – Women's Singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne successfully defended her title, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final 6–4, 6–4 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2006 French Open. Henin-Hardenne won the title without losing a set in the entire tournament, or without facing a tiebreak in any set.

Women's Singles
2006 French Open
Champion Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova
Final score6–4, 6–4
Seeds32
Main article: 2006 French Open

This was the first French Open main draw appearance for future French Open champion and world No. 2 (as well as China's first Grand Slam singles champion) 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. Klara 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

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

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
  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  

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  

References
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