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 won the title without losing a set during the tournament, and without facing a tiebreak in any set.

Women's singles
2006 French Open
Final
ChampionBelgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-upRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
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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

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  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

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 5

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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References

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Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by