# 2006 French Open – Women's doubles

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the two-time defending champions, but they were defeated in the second round by Anna Chakvetadze and Elena Vesnina.
Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur won the title, defeating Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama in the final 6–3, 6–2. With the victory, Raymond completed the career Grand Slam in Women's Doubles.

## Schedule

| Round | Dates |
| First round | May 30, May 31 and June 1, 2006 |
| Second round | June 2 and June 3, 2006 |
| Third round | June 4 and June 5, 2006 |
| Quarterfinals | June 7, 2006 |
| Semifinals | June 9, 2006 |
| Final | June 11, 2006 |

## Seeds

* Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (champions)
* Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Meghann Shaughnessy (second round)
* Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (semifinals)
* Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (final)
* Shinobu Asagoe / Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
* Liezel Huber / Martina Navratilova (second round)
* Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (second round)
* Elena Dementieva / Flavia Pennetta (second round)
* Květa Peschke / Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
* Gisela Dulko / Maria Kirilenko (third round)
* Émilie Loit / Nicole Pratt (first round)
* Elena Likhovtseva / Anastasia Myskina (third round)
* Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (second round)
* Eleni Daniilidou / Anabel Medina Garrigues (semifinals)
* Dinara Safina / Roberta Vinci (third round)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Eleni Daniilidou Anabel Medina Garrigues | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 15 | Eleni Daniilidou Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | 15 | Eleni Daniilidou Anabel Medina Garrigues | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 3 | 2 |
| | Anna Chakvetadze Elena Vesnina | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 7 | | 5 | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | L Raymond S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska J Wöhr | 1 | 4 | | 1 | L Raymond S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Granville S Perry | 7 | 2 | 4 | | E Laine V Uhlířová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Laine V Uhlířová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | L Raymond S Stosur | 7 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova A Vanc | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | D Safina R Vinci | 5 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Craybas J Kostanić | 6 | 1 | 4 | | A Rodionova A Vanc | 6$^3$ | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Brunel F Haring | 1 | 1 | | 16 | D Safina R Vinci | 7 | 6$^5$ | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | D Safina R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Raymond S Stosur | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | K Peschke F Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | K Peschke F Schiavone | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| | S Cohen-Aloro S Sfar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | K Peschke F Schiavone | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Jackson M Washington | 2 | 5 | | | N Li S Peng | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Li S Peng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 10 | K Peschke F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cornet V Pichet | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | A Bondarenko Y Fedak | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko Y Fedak | 6 | 6 | | | A Bondarenko Y Fedak | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Navrátilová M Paštiková | 3 | 1 | | 7 | L Huber M Navratilova | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Huber M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krajicek Á Szávay | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Husárová S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | J Husárová S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castaño C Martínez Granados | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Husárová S Mirza | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Bammer J Schruff | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 15 | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Czink K Kanepi | 6$^3$ | 7 | 4 | | S Bammer J Schruff | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano A Smashnova | 4 | 2 | | 15 | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | E Dementieva F Pennetta | 0 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | N Dechy V Zvonareva | 1 | 4 |
| | ME Camerin T Garbin | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | E Dementieva F Pennetta | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Coin Y Fedossova | 2 | 1 | | | M Ani M Tu | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ani M Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Ani M Tu | 2 | 6$^0$ | | | | |
| | N Dechy V Zvonareva | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | N Dechy V Zvonareva | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Morigami A Nakamura | 6 | 1 | 5 | | N Dechy V Zvonareva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi M Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | | E Gagliardi M Santangelo | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Asagoe K Srebotnik | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hradecká M Suchá | 2 | 0 | | 8 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foretz An Serra Zanetti | 4 | 3 | | | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | G Dulko M Kirilenko | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | S Brémond S Lefèvre | 3 | 2 | | | L Domínguez Lino M Sánchez Lorenzo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Harkleroad B Mattek | 4 | 2 | | 11 | G Dulko M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | G Dulko M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | T Li T Sun | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Z Yan J Zheng | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | M Drake N Vaidišová | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | T Li T Sun | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier V King | 6 | 5 | 2 | | I Benešová B Strýcová | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová B Strýcová | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | I Benešová B Strýcová | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Janković T Križan | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | Z Yan J Zheng | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | ME Salerni M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | ME Salerni M Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Gullickson B Stewart | 2 | 4 | | 4 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Dhenin M Johansson | 4 | 3 | | 5 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson M Müller | 6 | 6 | | | S Arvidsson M Müller | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Díaz Oliva A Molik | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | P Parmentier C Pin | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | M Bartoli S Pe'er | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | |
| | L Dekmeijere P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | L Dekmeijere P Schnyder | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bartoli S Pe'er | 3 | | | | M Bartoli S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | É Loit N Pratt | 3 | r | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | E Likhovtseva A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | C Black R Stubbs | 1 | 6$^5$ |
| | Y Beygelzimer E Birnerová | 1 | 4 | | 13 | E Likhovtseva A Myskina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova M Yuan | 6 | 6 | | | T Pironkova M Yuan | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Poutchek A Yakimova | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 13 | E Likhovtseva A Myskina | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina G Voskoboeva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | C Black R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Bychkova M Jugić-Salkić | 6 | 6 | | | E Bychkova M Jugić-Salkić | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Koukalová L Šafářová | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | C Black R Stubbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Black R Stubbs | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |