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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 |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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Mixed doubles | |
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Boys' singles | |
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Girls' singles | |
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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.
Rafael Nadal defeated
Roger Federer, [1] 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated
Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6–4, 6–4
Jonas Björkman /
Max Mirnyi defeated
Mike Bryan /
Bob Bryan, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
Lisa Raymond /
Samantha Stosur defeated
Daniela Hantuchová /
Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 6–2
Katarina Srebotnik /
Nenad Zimonjić defeated
Elena Likhovtseva /
Daniel Nestor, 6–3, 6–4
Martin Kližan defeated
Philip Bester 6–3, 6–1
Agnieszka Radwańska defeated
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–4, 6–1
Emiliano Massa /
Kei Nishikori defeated
Artur Chernov /
Valery Rudnev 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
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 entries
The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot: | Women's qualifiers entries
The following player received entry into a lucky loser spot: |
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