Tennis tournament
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
In the men's quarter finals,
David Nalbandian won his match against
Nikolay Davydenko .
Rafael Nadal defeated
Roger Federer ,
[1] 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.
Qualifier entries
Withdrawn players
Men's singles
Women's singles
External links
Notes
^ Federer became the first male player from Switzerland to reach the Men's Singles final.
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