2006 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2006 French Open
Champion Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova
Score6–4, 6–4
Seeds32
Main article: 2006 French Open

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.[1] It was her third French Open title and fifth major title overall. Henin-Hardenne did not lose a set during the tournament, and did not face 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

  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

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

  1. ^ "Henin-Hardenne wins third French title". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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