2006_French_Open
2006 French Open
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.
2006 French Open | ||||
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Date | 28 May – 11 June 2006 | |||
Edition | 105 | |||
Category | 76th Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
Surface | Clay | |||
Location | Paris (XVIe), France | |||
Venue | Stade Roland Garros | |||
Champions | ||||
Men's singles | ||||
Rafael Nadal | ||||
Women's singles | ||||
Justine Henin-Hardenne | ||||
Men's doubles | ||||
Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi | ||||
Women's doubles | ||||
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur | ||||
Mixed doubles | ||||
Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić | ||||
Boys' singles | ||||
Martin Kližan | ||||
Girls' singles | ||||
Agnieszka Radwańska | ||||
Boys' doubles | ||||
Emiliano Massa / Kei Nishikori | ||||
Girls' doubles | ||||
Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | ||||
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Men's singles
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
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
Below are the lists of the wild cards awardees entering in the main draws.
Men's singles |
Women's singles
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Men's doubles |
Women's doubles
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Mixed doubles
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Men's qualifiers entriesMain article: 2006 French Open – Men's singles qualifying
The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot: |
Women's qualifiers entriesMain article: 2006 French Open – Women's singles qualifying
The following player received entry into a lucky loser spot:
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- Federer became the first male player from Switzerland to reach the Men's Singles final.
Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |