2006 French Open – Women's singles

2006 French Open BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–4 32 French Open – Women's singles French Open – Women's singles 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.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jun/10/tennis.frenchopen2006 Henin-Hardenne wins third French title The Guardian 23 July 2025 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 30em FRA Amélie Mauresmo (fourth round) BEL Kim Clijsters (semifinals) RUS Nadia Petrova (first round) RUS Maria Sharapova (fourth round) BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion) RUS Elena Dementieva (third round) SUI Patty Schnyder (fourth round) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (final) ITA Francesca Schiavone (fourth round) RUS Anastasia Myskina (fourth round) USA Venus Williams (quarterfinals) SUI Martina Hingis (quarterfinals) GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld (quarterfinals) RUS Dinara Safina (quarterfinals) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round) CZE Nicole Vaidišová (semifinals) ITA Flavia Pennetta (third round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (first round) SCG Ana Ivanovic (third round) RUS Maria Kirilenko (third round) FRA Nathalie Dechy (third round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round) FRA Tatiana Golovin (first round) SLO Katarina Srebotnik (third round) FRA Marion Bartoli (second round) ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round) RUS Anna Chakvetadze (second round) CZE Lucie Šafářová (first round) SWE Sofia Arvidsson (second round) CZE Klára Koukalová (first round) ISR Shahar Pe'er (fourth round) ARG Gisela Dulko (fourth round) Qualifying 2006 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 183 16 CZE Nicole Vaidišová 65 6 6 11 USA Venus Williams 77 1 3 14 RUS Dinara Safina 65 0 8 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 77 6 5 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 7 6 13 GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld 5 2 12 SUI Martina Hingis 65 1 2 BEL Kim Clijsters 77 6 16 CZE Nicole Vaidišová 7 65 2 8 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 5 77 6 5 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6 2 BEL Kim Clijsters 3 2 8 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 4 4 5 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6     USA M Shaughnessy 4 4     RUS A Rodionova 3 2     RUS V Dushevina 6 6     ESP L Pous Tió 5 4     SCG J Janković 7 6   WC FRA A Védy 1 0   25 FRA M Bartoli 6 6   22 JPN A Sugiyama 61 6 6   GRE E Daniilidou 77 0 3 Q FRA A Rezaï 6 77   Q ITA A Brianti 4 61     CHN T Sun 6 7     RUS E Bychkova 2 5     POL M Domachowska 1 3   16 CZE N Vaidišová 6 6   1 FRA A Mauresmo 6 77     RUS V Dushevina 1 65     SCG J Janković 2 6 6 25 FRA M Bartoli 6 4 1 22 JPN A Sugiyama 6 4 3 Q FRA A Rezaï 4 6 6   CHN T Sun 1 3   16 CZE N Vaidišová 6 6   1 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6     SCG J Janković 3 3   Q FRA A Rezaï 1 78 0 16 CZE N Vaidišová 6 66 6 1 FRA A Mauresmo 77 1 2 16 CZE N Vaidišová 65 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 USA V Williams 6 6     AUT S Bammer 4 3   WC FRA Y Fedossova 6 62 2   FIN E Laine 4 77 6   CHN S Peng 6 6     RUS E Vesnina 2 2     CRO K Šprem 6 6   18 RUS E Likhovtseva 1 1   29 SWE S Arvidsson 6 6     VEN M Vento-Kabchi 4 2     CHN M Yuan 1 2   Q UKR J Vakulenko 6 6     SVK J Gajdošová 6 5 6 WC FRA S Cohen-Aloro 2 7 3   NED M Krajicek 1 2   7 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   11 USA V Williams 77 6     FIN E Laine 62 2     CHN S Peng 4 3r   CRO K Šprem 6 4   29 SWE S Arvidsson 1 5   Q UKR J Vakulenko 6 7     SVK J Gajdošová 4 2   7 SUI P Schnyder 6 6   11 USA V Williams 7 6     CRO K Šprem 5 3   Q UKR J Vakulenko 6 5 0 7 SUI P Schnyder 2 7 6 11 USA V Williams 4 6 6 7 SUI P Schnyder 6 3 2 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 RUS M Sharapova 6 5 7   USA M Washington 2 7 5   CZE I Benešová 7 6   WC FRA P Parmentier 5 3   WC AUS A Molik 7 77     ITA A Serra Zanetti 5 63   Q ROU A Perianu 6 79   28 CZE L Šafářová 1 67   24 SLO K Srebotnik 6 4 6   ISR A Smashnova 4 6 2   CRO J Kostanić 5 6 5   USA A Harkleroad 7 2 7   CZE H Šromová 6 7     ITA R Vinci 1 5     RUS V Zvonareva 3 5   14 RUS D Safina 6 7   4 RUS M Sharapova 6 6     CZE I Benešová 4 1   WC AUS A Molik 3 77 6 Q ROU A Perianu 6 65 3 24 SLO K Srebotnik 6 6     USA A Harkleroad 3 2     CZE H Šromová 0 2   14 RUS D Safina 6 6   4 RUS M Sharapova 6 7   WC AUS A Molik 0 5   24 SLO K Srebotnik 3 4   14 RUS D Safina 6 6   4 RUS M Sharapova 5 6 5 14 RUS D Safina 7 2 7 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 ITA F Schiavone 6 6     UKR A Bondarenko 3 4     ITA N Viérin 6 4 0r   GER M Müller 4 6 3 Q FRA V Pichet 2 3   LL BEL K Flipkens 6 6     USA B Mattek 3 1   17 ITA F Pennetta 6 6   27 RUS A Chakvetadze 7 6   Q CZE E Birnerová 5 4     CHN N Li 77 4 6   USA A Frazier 65 6 1   ESP A Parra Santonja 4 1     ITA M Santangelo 6 6     USA L Granville 4 0   8 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6   9 ITA F Schiavone 6 6     GER M Müller 2 2   LL BEL K Flipkens 1 0   17 ITA F Pennetta 6 6   27 RUS A Chakvetadze 5 3     CHN N Li 7 6     ITA M Santangelo 5 2   8 RUS S Kuznetsova 7 6   9 ITA F Schiavone 4 6 9 17 ITA F Pennetta 6 1 7   CHN N Li 3 64   8 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 77   9 ITA F Schiavone 6 4 4 8 RUS S Kuznetsova 1 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6     EST M Ani 3 0     USA J Craybas 4 7 3   BLR 1995 A Yakimova 6 5 6 WC FRA A Cornet 6 4 6   ESP V Ruano Pascual 4 6 1   ITA T Garbin 2 6 6 30 CZE K Koukalová 6 4 1 19 SCG A Ivanovic 6 6     AUS S Stosur 0 3   Q ARG C Fernández 6 2 3   FRA É Loit 1 6 6   HUN M Czink 6 4 6 Q GER S Klösel 4 6 2   IND S Mirza 4 1   10 RUS A Myskina 6 6   5 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 7     BLR 1995 A Yakimova 2 5   WC FRA A Cornet 2 4     ITA T Garbin 6 6   19 SCG A Ivanovic 6 6     FRA É Loit 1 1     HUN M Czink 2 4   10 RUS A Myskina 6 6   5 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6     ITA T Garbin 4 0   19 SCG A Ivanovic 2 3   10 RUS A Myskina 6 6   5 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6   10 RUS A Myskina 1 4   Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 GER A-L Grönefeld 6 6     FRA C Pin 1 1     CHN Z Yan 2 3     USA J Jackson 6 6   Q TPE S-w Hsieh 4 4   WC FRA M Johansson 6 6   WC FRA S Brémond 6 2 6 20 RUS M Kirilenko 1 6 8 32 ARG G Dulko 6 2 11 Q UKR Y Beygelzimer 3 6 9   PUR K Brandi 2 3     UKR Y Fedak 6 6     USA S Perry 6 6     JPN S Asagoe 3 1     JPN A Morigami 6 6   3 RUS N Petrova 2 2   13 GER A-L Grönefeld 68 6 6   USA J Jackson 710 2 1 WC FRA M Johansson 0 1   20 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6   32 ARG G Dulko 6 6     UKR Y Fedak 2 4     USA S Perry 6 6     JPN A Morigami 3 0   13 GER A-L Grönefeld 6 77   20 RUS M Kirilenko 2 62   32 ARG G Dulko 6 6     USA S Perry 1 1   13 GER A-L Grönefeld 6 6   32 ARG G Dulko 3 4   Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 RUS E Dementieva 77 6     SVK M Suchá 63 2     UKR V Kutuzova 713 6     USA V King 611 2     ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 3 2     BUL T Pironkova 6 6     UKR O Savchuk 1 1   31 ISR S Pe'er 6 6   23 FRA T Golovin 3 65     CHN J Zheng 6 77     CRO I Lisjak 6 6   Q RUS G Voskoboeva 2 3     GER J Schruff 4 2     CZE Z Ondrášková 6 6     USA L Raymond 2 2   12 SUI M Hingis 6 6   6 RUS E Dementieva 3 6 6   UKR V Kutuzova 6 0 4   BUL T Pironkova 2 3   31 ISR S Pe'er 6 6     CHN J Zheng 4 4     CRO I Lisjak 6 6     CZE Z Ondrášková 1 3   12 SUI M Hingis 6 6   6 RUS E Dementieva 4 5   31 ISR S Pe'er 6 7     CRO I Lisjak 1 1   12 SUI M Hingis 6 6   31 ISR S Pe'er 3 6 3 12 SUI M Hingis 6 2 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 SVK D Hantuchová 6 6     ESP L Domínguez Lino 1 4     ITA ME Camerin 4 2     SUI E Gagliardi 6 6     COL C Castaño 4 6 6   JPN A Nakamura 6 3 1   FRA S Foretz 2 6 3 21 FRA N Dechy 6 3 6 26 ESP A Medina Garrigues 0 6 9 Q BLR 1995 V Azarenka 6 3 7   EST K Kanepi 6 6     CZE K Peschke 2 3     ARG M Díaz Oliva 4 6 1   ESP C Martínez Granados 6 3 6   FRA V Razzano 0 64   2 BEL K Clijsters 6 77   15 SVK D Hantuchová 3 6 6   SUI E Gagliardi 6 2 3   COL C Castaño 4 6 3 21 FRA N Dechy 6 2 6 26 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 4 6   EST K Kanepi 3 6 0   ESP C Martínez Granados 0 3   2 BEL K Clijsters 6 6   15 SVK D Hantuchová 6 3 10 21 FRA N Dechy 3 6 8 26 ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 4   2 BEL K Clijsters 6 6   15 SVK D Hantuchová 1 4   2 BEL K Clijsters 6 6   Championship match statistics Category BEL Henin-Hardenne RUS Kuznetsova 1st serve % 33/65 (51%) 48/68 (71%) 1st serve points won25 of 33 = 76% 29 of 48 = 60% 2nd serve points won 14 of 32 = 44% 9 of 20 = 45% Total service points won39 of 65 = 60.00% 38 of 68 = 55.88% Aces4 0 Double faults 3 3 Winners 12 17 Unforced errors30 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 54Source References 2006 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2006 Australian Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles collapsed Women's Singles Category:French Open by year – Women's singles French Open - Women's Singles Category:2006 in women's tennis Category:2006 in French women's sport