Women's singles Champion Justine Henin-Hardenne Runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova Final score 6–4, 6–4 Seeds 32
2006 tennis event results
Justine Henin-Hardenne successfully defended her title, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 French Open . Henin-Hardenne won the title without losing a set in the entire tournament, or without facing a tiebreak in any set.
This was the first French Open main draw appearance for future French Open champion and world No. 2 (as well as China's first Grand Slam singles champion) 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)
Qualifying [ ]
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
Finals [ ]
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 [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
Section 2 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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
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 [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Section 8 [ ]
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
References [ ]
2006 WTA Tour « 2005
2007 »
Grand Slam events Tier I tournaments
Tokyo (S , D )
Indian Wells (S , D )
Miami (S , D )
Charleston (S , D )
Berlin (S , D )
Rome (S , D )
San Diego (S , D )
Toronto (, )
Moscow (S , D )
Zurich (S , D )
Tier II tournaments
Sydney (S , D )
Paris (S , D )
Antwerp (S , D )
Dubai (S , D )
Doha (S , D )
Amelia Island (S , D )
Warsaw (S , D )
Eastbourne (S , D )
Stanford (S , D )
Los Angeles (S , D )
New Haven (S , D )
Beijing (S , D )
Luxembourg (S , D )
Stuttgart (S , D )
Linz (S , D )
Tier III tournaments
Gold Coast (S , D )
Bangalore (S , D )
Memphis (S , D )
Bogotá (S , D )
Acapulco (S , D )
Strasbourg (S , D )
İstanbul (S , D )
Birmingham (S , D )
Rosmalen (S , D )
Cincinnati (S , D )
Bali (S , D )
Kolkata (S , D )
Guangzhou (S , D )
Tokyo (S , D )
Bangkok (S , D )
Quebec City (S , D )
Tier IV tournaments
Auckland (S , D )
Canberra (S , D )
Hobart (S , D )
Pattaya (S , D )
Estoril (S , D )
Prague (S , D )
Rabat (S , D )
Palermo (S , D )
Budapest (S , D )
Stockholm (S , D )
Forest Hills (S )
Portorož (S , D )
Seoul (S , D )
Tashkent (S , D )
Team events
WTA Championships, Madrid (S , D )
Justine Henin
45 WTA Tour-level Titles: 43 SGL & 2 DBL
Entourage
Carlos Rodriguez (former coach; 1995–2008, 2010–2011)
Pat Etcheberry (former fitness coach)
Gilles Cervara (former hitting partner)
Pierre-Yves Hardenne (former boyfriend & assistant, 1998—2006; fiancé: 2001—2002; husband: 2002—2006)
Title-winning doubles partners
Kim Clijsters
Virginie Razzano
Meghann Shaughnessy
Elena Bovina
Career
Statistics
World No.1 (singles)
Belgium BJK Cup team
Belgium Hopman Cup team
Rivalries Year-end No.1 Grand Slam titles
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
WTA Tour titles
Other professional titles7 singles & 2 doubles
ITF Tour
SGL
1997 Le Touquet
1997 Koksijde
1997 Gelos
1998 Grenelefe
1998 Ramat Hasharon
1998 Reims
2000 Liège
DBL
with Kim Clijsters
1998 Ramat Hasharon
with Virginie Razzano
2000 Cergy
National representation