2006 French Open

2006 French Open
The 2006 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France from 28 May to 11 June 2006. It was the 110th staging of the French Open, and the second of the four Grand Slam tennis events of 2006. This edition made history as it became the first Grand Slam tournament to start on a Sunday. It was the 2nd time since 1985 that all top 4 seeds reached the semifinals in the men's singles of a Grand Slam tournament. This did not happen again until the same tournament five years later. Both defending champions, Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin-Hardenne, retained their titles.
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
It was Nadal's 2nd career Grand Slam title, and his 2nd (consecutive) French Open title.
Women's singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–4, 6–4
It was Henin-Hardenne's 3rd title of the year, and her 26th overall. It was her 5th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd French Open title.
Men's doubles
Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi defeated Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
Women's doubles
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur defeated Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 6–2
Mixed doubles
Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor, 6–3, 6–4
Juniors
Boys' singles
Martin Kližan defeated Philip Bester 6–3, 6–1
Girls' singles
Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–4, 6–1
Boys' doubles
Emiliano Massa / Kei Nishikori defeated Artur Chernov / Valery Rudnev 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Girls' doubles
Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Agnieszka Radwańska / Caroline Wozniacki 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–1
Seeds
Men's singles
Roger Federer (Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal)
Rafael Nadal (champion)
David Nalbandian (semifinals, retired against Roger Federer)
Ivan Ljubičić (semifinals, lost to Rafael Nadal)
Andy Roddick (first round, retired against Alberto Martín)
Nikolay Davydenko (quarterfinals, lost to David Nalbandian)
Tommy Robredo (fourth round, lost to Mario Ančić)
James Blake (third round, lost to Gaël Monfils)
Fernando González (second round, lost to Novak Djokovic)
Gastón Gaudio (fourth round, lost to Nikolay Davydenko)
Radek Štěpánek (third round, lost to Julien Benneteau)
Mario Ančić (quarterfinals, lost to Roger Federer)
Nicolas Kiefer (third round, retired against Tomáš Berdych)
Lleyton Hewitt (fourth round, lost to Rafael Nadal)
David Ferrer (third round, lost to Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo)
Jarkko Nieminen (first round, retired against Raemon Sluiter)
Robby Ginepri (first round, lost to Albert Montañés)
Thomas Johansson (first round, lost to Christophe Rochus)
Marcos Baghdatis (second round, lost to Julien Benneteau)
Tomáš Berdych (fourth round, lost to Roger Federer)
Sébastien Grosjean (second round, lost to Martín Vassallo Argüello)
Dominik Hrbatý (third round, lost to Lleyton Hewitt)
Tommy Haas (third round, lost to Novak Djokovic)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (third round, lost to Gastón Gaudio)
Gaël Monfils (fourth round, lost to Novak Djokovic)
José Acasuso (second round, lost to Lukáš Dlouhý)
Olivier Rochus (third round, lost to Alberto Martín)
Fernando Verdasco (second round, lost to Juan Mónaco)
Paul-Henri Mathieu (third round, lost to Rafael Nadal)
Carlos Moyá (third round, lost to Nikolay Davydenko)
Dmitry Tursunov (third round, lost to David Nalbandian)
Nicolas Massú (third round, lost to Roger Federer)
Women's singles
Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round, lost to Nicole Vaidišová)
Kim Clijsters (semifinals, lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne)
Nadia Petrova (first round, lost to Akiko Morigami)
Maria Sharapova (fourth round, lost to Dinara Safina)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
Elena Dementieva (third round, lost to Shahar Pe'er)
Patty Schnyder (fourth round, lost to Venus Williams)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (Runner-up, lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne)
Francesca Schiavone (fourth round, lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova)
Anastasia Myskina (fourth round, lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne)
Venus Williams (quarterfinals, lost to Nicole Vaidišová)
Martina Hingis (quarterfinals, lost to Kim Clijsters)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld (quarterfinals, lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne)
Dinara Safina (quarterfinals, lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova)
Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round, lost to Kim Clijsters)
Nicole Vaidišová (semifinals, lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova)
Flavia Pennetta (third round, lost to Francesca Schiavone)
Elena Likhovtseva (first round, lost to Karolina Šprem)
Ana Ivanovic (third round, lost to Anastasia Myskina)
Maria Kirilenko (third round, lost to Anna-Lena Grönefeld)
Nathalie Dechy (third round, lost to Daniela Hantuchová)
Ai Sugiyama (second round, lost to Aravane Rezaï)
Tatiana Golovin (first round, lost to Zheng Jie)
Katarina Srebotnik (third round, lost to Dinara Safina)
Marion Bartoli (second round, lost to Jelena Janković)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round, lost to Kim Clijsters)
Anna Chakvetadze (second round, lost to Li Na)
Lucie Šafářová (first round, lost to Anda Perianu)
Sofia Arvidsson (second round, lost to Julia Vakulenko)
Klára Koukalová (first round, lost to Tathiana Garbin)
Shahar Pe'er (fourth round, lost to Martina Hingis)
Gisela Dulko (fourth round, lost to Anna-Lena Grönefeld)
Wild card entries
Below are the lists of the wild cards awardees entering in the main draws.
Men's singles
Thierry Ascione
Jérémy Chardy
Jean-Christophe Faurel
Marc Gicquel
Nathan Healey
Michaël Llodra
Mathieu Montcourt
Olivier Patience
Women's singles
Séverine Brémond
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
Alizé Cornet
Youlia Fedossova
Mathilde Johansson
Alicia Molik
Pauline Parmentier
Aurélie Védy
Men's doubles
Thierry Ascione / Florent Serra
Jean-François Bachelot / Stéphane Robert
Grégory Carraz / Antony Dupuis
Jérémy Chardy / Josselin Ouanna
Nicolas Devilder / Olivier Patience
Marc Gicquel / Gilles Simon
Jérôme Haehnel / Alexandre Sidorenko
Women's doubles
Séverine Brémond / Sophie Lefèvre
Diana Brunel / Florence Haring
Julie Coin / Youlia Fedossova
Alizé Cornet / Virginie Pichet
Caroline Dhenin / Mathilde Johansson
Mariana Díaz Oliva / Alicia Molik
Pauline Parmentier / Camille Pin
Mixed doubles
Séverine Brémond / Marc Gicquel
Alizé Cornet / Jérémy Chardy
Stéphanie Foretz / Michaël Llodra
Émilie Loit / Julien Jeanpierre (withdrew)
Pauline Parmentier / Marcos Baghdatis
Virginie Razzano / Antony Dupuis
Qualifier entries
Men's qualifiers entries
Wayne Arthurs
Roko Karanušić
Martín Vassallo Argüello
Juan Martín del Potro
Dick Norman
Stefano Galvani
Edgardo Massa
Kristian Pless
Evgeny Korolev
Sergio Roitman
Dieter Kindlmann
Saša Tuksar
Ilija Bozoljac
Diego Hartfield
Júlio Silva
Óscar Hernández
The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot:
Melle van Gemerden
Kevin Kim
Alejandro Falla
Women's qualifiers entries
Julia Vakulenko
Eva Birnerová
Sandra Klösel
Clarisa Fernández
Victoria Azarenka
Alberta Brianti
Hsieh Su-wei
Anda Perianu
Virginie Pichet
Galina Voskoboeva
Aravane Rezaï
Yuliya Beygelzimer
The following player received entry into a lucky loser spot:
Kirsten Flipkens
Withdrawn players
Men's singles
Andre Agassi → replaced by Kenneth Carlsen
Igor Andreev → replaced by Albert Portas
Agustín Calleri → replaced by Kevin Kim
Arnaud Clément → replaced by Melle van Gemerden
Guillermo Coria → replaced by Fernando Vicente
Taylor Dent → replaced by Oliver Marach
Victor Hănescu → replaced by Alejandro Falla
Women's singles
Elena Bovina → replaced by Ivana Lisjak
Lindsay Davenport → replaced by Yuliana Fedak
Nuria Llagostera Vives → replaced by Nathalie Viérin
Conchita Martínez → replaced by Arantxa Parra Santonja
Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian → replaced by Anastasia Rodionova
Mary Pierce → replaced by Kirsten Flipkens
Serena Williams → replaced by Hana Šromová
External links
French Open official website
Notes
2006 in French tennis
2006 in Paris
May 2006 sports events in France
June 2006 sports events in France