2006 French Open
Date:		May 28 - June 11
Edition:		105th
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

In the men's quarter finals David Nalbandian won his match against Nikolay Davydenko

The 2006 French Open (Roland Garros) was held in Paris, France from May 28 to June 11, 2006. Both defending champions, Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin-Hardenne, retained their titles. It is one of the four tennis Grand Slams. This year makes French Open history as the first one to ever open on a Sunday. May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... “Nadal” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Justine Henin; ( ) (born June 1, 1982 in Liège) is a Belgian professional tennis player from the Walloon (French-speaking) region of Belgium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Jonas Lars Björkman (pronounced: YO-nas BYERK-mann) (born March 23, 1972, Alvesta, Sweden) is a Swedish professional male tennis player and former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Max Mirnyi (nicknamed The Beast) (Belarusian: Максім Мірны, Maksim Mirny; born July 6, 1977) is a tennis player from Belarus. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a professional female tennis player from the United States. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Samantha Stosur (born March 30, 1984 in Brisbane, Australia) is a professional tennis player from Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Katarina Srebotnik (born March 12, 1981 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovenian professional tennis player, coached by Biljana Veselinovic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... Nenad Zimonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Зимоњић; born June 4, 1976 in Belgrade, Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian tennis player. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 491 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1944 × 2375 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 491 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1944 × 2375 pixel, file size: 3. ... David Nalbandian (born January 1, 1982, Unquillo, Córdoba, Argentina) is a professional tennis player from Argentina. ... Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko (Russian: ; born June 2, 1981 in Severodonezk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is currently the top ranked Russian male tennis player, fourth in the world, and the winner of ten ATP singles titles. ... // ITF Grand Slam events Australian Open (January 16–29) Mens Singles: Roger Federer d. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... Outside the Philippe Chatrier Court, Roland Garros Stade de Roland Garros (Roland Garros Stadium) is located in southwest Paris, France, and has been the home of the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, played every year in May and June. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Nadal” redirects here. ... Justine Henin ( ) (born June 1, 1982 in Liège) is the current World No. ... A Grand Slam is a term in tennis used to denote winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open Wimbledon U.S. Open These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments, and rank as the most important tennis tournaments...

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2006 French Open - Men's Singles

Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4) Results of the 2006 French Open tournament in the mens singles event. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... “Nadal” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... “Federer” redirects here. ...

Women's singles

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Justine Henin def. Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-4 Results of the 2006 French Open tournament in the womens singles event. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Justine Henin; ( ) (born June 1, 1982 in Liège) is a Belgian professional tennis player from the Walloon (French-speaking) region of Belgium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (Cyrillic:  ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. ...

Men's doubles

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Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi def. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-5 Results of the 2006 French Open tournament in the mens doubles event. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Jonas Lars Björkman (pronounced: YO-nas BYERK-mann) (born March 23, 1972, Alvesta, Sweden) is a Swedish professional male tennis player and former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Max Mirnyi (nicknamed The Beast) (Belarusian: Максім Мірны, Maksim Mirny; born July 6, 1977) is a tennis player from Belarus. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Bob and Mike Bryan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Michael (Mike) Carl Bryan (born April 29, 1978 in Camarillo, California) is an American male professional tennis player. ...

Women's doubles

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Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur def. Daniela Hantuchova / Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-2 Results of the 2006 French Open tournament in the womens doubles event. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Lisa Raymond (born August 10, 1973 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a professional female tennis player from the United States. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Samantha Stosur (born March 30, 1984 in Brisbane, Australia) is a professional tennis player from Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... Country: Slovakia Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco Height: 5 11 1/4 Weight: 124 lbs. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Ai Sugiyama (Japanese: 杉山愛 Sugiyama Ai, born July 5, 1975, Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese professional tennis player. ...

Mixed doubles

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Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić def. Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor, 6-3, 6-4 Results of the 2006 French Open tournament in the mixed doubles event. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Katarina Srebotnik (born March 12, 1981 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovenian professional tennis player, coached by Biljana Veselinovic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... Nenad Zimonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Зимоњић; born June 4, 1976 in Belgrade, Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Elena Likhovtseva (Russian: Елена Лихоцева) (yi-LEN-ah LEE-half-tsih-vuh) is a Russian tennis player, born 8 September 1975 in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Daniel Mark Nestor (born in September 4, 1972 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Canadian tennis player from the Toronto, Ontario area. ...

Juniors

Boys' singles

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Martin Klizan def. Philip Bester 6-3, 6-1 Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... Martin Kližan (born July 11, 1989 in Bratislava, Slovakia) is a Slovak junior tennis player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Philip Bester (born October 6, 1988 in Sonthoffen, Germany) is a Canadian tennis player. ...

Girls' singles

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Agnieszka Radwańska def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-1 Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Agnieszka Roma RadwaÅ„ska (born 6 March 1989 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (born 3 July 1991 in Samara, Russia) is a Russian tennis player. ...

Boys' doubles

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Emiliano Massa / Kei Nishikori def. Artur Chernov / Valery Rudnev 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Kei Nishikori (born December 29, 1989 in Shimane, Japan) is a Japanese male tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ...

Girls' doubles

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Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Agnieszka Radwańska / Caroline Wozniacki 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-1 Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Sharon Fichman (born December 3, 1990, in Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian right-handed tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (born 3 July 1991 in Samara, Russia) is a Russian tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Agnieszka Roma RadwaÅ„ska (born 6 March 1989 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Caroline Wozniacki (born July 11, 1990) is a Danish tennis player, who is the reigning national champion. ...

Seeds

Main article: 2006 French Open Seeds

French Open logo Below is a list of the successful seeds of the 2006 French Open matches of men and women singles matches, or seeds. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... “Federer” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... “Nadal” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... David Nalbandian (born January 1, 1982, Unquillo, Córdoba, Argentina) is a professional tennis player from Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Ivan Ljubičić ([], born March 19, 1979) is a Croatian tennis player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Andrew Stephen Andy Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko (Russian: ; born June 2, 1981 in Severodonezk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is currently the top ranked Russian male tennis player, fourth in the world, and the winner of ten ATP singles titles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Tommy Robredo Garcés (born 1 May 1982 in Hostalric, Girona) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... James Riley Blake[1] (born December 28, 1979 in Yonkers, New York, United States) is an American professional tennis player and is currently the #6 ranked player in the world. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980), nicknamed Bombardero de La Reina (Spanish The La Reina Bomber), is a professional tennis player from Chile. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Gastón Norberto Gaudio (born December 9, 1978 in Temperley, Buenos Aires), nicknamed El Gato (The Cat in Spanish), is a professional tennis player from Argentina and Galician ancestry. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Radek Å tÄ›pánek (born November 27, 1978 in Karviná) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Mario Ančić (born March 30, 1984) is a professional tennis player from Croatia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Nicolas Kiefer (born July 5, 1977 in Holzminden), is a tennis player from Germany. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born February 24, 1981), is a former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... David Ferrer Ern (born April 2, 1982 in Javea, Spain) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Country: Finland Residence: Helsinki, FIN Height: 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight: 78 kg (172 lb) Plays: Left Turned pro: 2000 Highest singles ranking: 24 (16-01-2006) Singles titles: 1 Career prize money: $1,935,641 Jarkko Nieminen (born July 23, 1981 in Masku, Finland) is a professional... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Robby Ginepri (born October 7, 1982) is an American tennis player who turned professional in 2001. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Thomas Johansson (born March 24, 1975, in Linköping, Sweden) is a professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... Marcos Baghdatis (Greek: Μάρκος Παγδατής, pronounced ) born 17 June 1985, Limassol, Cyprus) is a Cypriot professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Tomáš Berdych (IPA: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈbÉ›rdɪx]; born September 17, 1985, in ValaÅ¡ské Meziříčí) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Sébastien René Grosjean (born May 29, 1978, Marseille, France) is a professional tennis player from France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... Dominik Hrbatý, (born January 4, 1978, Bratislava) is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Thomas Mario Haas (born April 3, 1978 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12, 1980) is a former World No. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Gaël Monfils (pronounced ) (born on September 1, 1986 in Bobigny (near Paris), France) is a professional male tennis player from France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... José Javier Chucho Acasuso (born October 20, 1982 in Posadas, Misiones, Argentina) is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Country: Belgium Residence: Auvelais, Belgium Height: 55 (165 cm) Weight: 130 lbs (59 kg) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1999 Highest singles ranking: 24 (10/17/2005) Singles titles: 2 Doubles titles: 2 Career Prize Money: $2,554,593 (as of 9/4/2006) Grand Slam Titles: 0 Olivier Rochus... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Fernando Verdasco (born November 15, 1983 in Madrid) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Paul-Henri Mathieu (born January 12, 1982 in Strasbourg, France) is a French tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Carlos Moyà Llompart (born August 27, 1976), also known as Carles Moyà, Carlos Moyá or Carlos Moya, is a former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov (Russian: Дми́трий И́горевич Турсу́нов ( ) (born December 12, 1982 in Moscow, Russia) is a professional male tennis player from Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (born October 10, 1979), nicknamed Vampiro (Spanish for vampire), is a tennis player from Chile. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Amélie Simone Mauresmo ( in French) (born on 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Kim Clijsters (IPA: ,  ; born June 8, 1983) is a Belgian retired tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Nadia Petrova (pee-TROH-vuh; Russian:  , Nadézhda Petróva; born June 8, 1982, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian:  ) (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and a former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Justine Henin ( ) (born June 1, 1982 in Liège) is the current World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Elena Vyacheslavovna Dementieva (pronounced: L-e-nuh de-MENT-ye-vuh Russian:  ); born October 15, 1981, Moscow), is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Patty Schnyder (born December 14, 1978, Basel, Switzerland) is one of the more popular players in womens professional tennis. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (Cyrillic:  ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Francesca Schiavone (June 23, 1980, Milan) is a professional tennis player from Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Анастасия Мыскина; in Russian pronounced //) (born July 8, 1981, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Venus Ebone Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980 in Lynwood, California) is an American professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Martina Hingis (pronounced: ) (born September 30, 1980 in KoÅ¡ice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Anna-Lena Grönefeld (born on June 4, 1985 in Nordhorn, then West Germany) is a professional tennis player from Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Safina at the 2007 Australian Open. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... Daniela Hantuchová (IPA: ) (pronounced: HAHN-too-khoh-vah; born April 23, 1983 in Poprad, Slovakia) is a Slovak professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Nicole VaidiÅ¡ová (born April 23, 1989 in Nürnberg, West Germany) is a Czech female tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Flavia Pennetta (February 25, 1982) is an Italian tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Elena Likhovtseva (Russian: Елена Лихоцева) (yi-LEN-ah LEE-half-tsih-vuh) is a Russian tennis player, born 8 September 1975 in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... Ana Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Ивановић, pronounced ,   born November 6, 1987 in Belgrade) is a Serbian womens professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Кириле́нко; born January 25, 1987 in Moscow) is a Russian professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nathalie Dechy (born on February 21, 1979 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a French professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Ai Sugiyama (Japanese: 杉山愛 Sugiyama Ai, born July 5, 1975, Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Tatiana Golovin (born 25 January 1988) is a French professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Katarina Srebotnik (born March 12, 1981 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovenian professional tennis player, coached by Biljana Veselinovic. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Marion Bartoli (born October 2, 1984) is a French professional tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Anabel Medina Garrigues (born July 31, 1982, Valencia, Spain) is a Spanish female tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Anna Chakvetadze (last named proncounced chuck-veh-tud-zeh) (born March 5, 1987, Moscow, Russia) is a professional female tennis player from Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Lucie Å afářová (pronounced: sa-fah-ROH-vuh) is a is a professional Czech tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Sofia Arvidsson (born 16 February 1984 in Halmstad) is a Swedish tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Klára Zakopalova (born as Klára Koukalová on February 24, 1982 in Prague, Czech Republic) is a Czech professional female tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Shahar Peer (Hebrew: שחר פאר, pronounced: SHAH-ḥar PAY-er ) (born May 1, 1987, Jerusalem, Israel) is a 5 7 right-handed professional female tennis player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Gisela Dulko (born on January 30, 1985 in Tigre, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) is an Argentine female tennis player. ...

External links

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