# 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.
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

* Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round)
* Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
* Nadia Petrova (first round)
* Maria Sharapova (fourth round)
* Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
* Elena Dementieva (third round)
* Patty Schnyder (fourth round)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (final)
* Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)
* Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)
* Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
* Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld (quarterfinals)
* Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
* Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)
* Nicole Vaidišová (semifinals)
* Flavia Pennetta (third round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* Ana Ivanovic (third round)
* Maria Kirilenko (third round)
* Nathalie Dechy (third round)
* Ai Sugiyama (second round)
* Tatiana Golovin (first round)
* Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)
* Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
* Lucie Šafářová (first round)
* Sofia Arvidsson (second round)
* Klára Koukalová (first round)
* Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
* Gisela Dulko (fourth 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 |
| 16 | Nicole Vaidišová | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Venus Williams | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | Kim Clijsters | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 4 | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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$^7$ | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | A Sugiyama | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | N Vaidišová | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | E Daniilidou | 7$^7$ | 0 | 3 | 22 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rezaï | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | A Rezaï | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Brianti | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | Q | A Rezaï | 1 | 7$^8$ | 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 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 4 | 3 | | 11 | V Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Fedossova | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | E Laine | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Laine | 4 | 7$^7$ | 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 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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$^7$ | | | | | | | WC | A Molik | 0 | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 5 | 6$^3$ | | WC | A Molik | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Perianu | 6 | 7$^9$ | | 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 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 3 | 4 | | 9 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Viérin | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | 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 | 7$^7$ | 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$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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$^{10}$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | E Dementieva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 6$^3$ | 2 | 6 | E Dementieva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kutuzova | 7$^{13}$ | 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$^7$ | | 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 | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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 |||