2006 French Open – Women's Doubles

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the two-time defending champions, but they were defeated in the second round by Anna Chakvetadze and Elena Vesnina.

Women's Doubles
2006 French Open
Champion	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
Runner-up	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama
Final score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	64 (7 WC )
Seeds	16

Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur won the title, defeating Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama in the final 6–3, 6–2. With the victory, Raymond completed the career Grand Slam in Women's Doubles.

Schedule

Round	Dates
First Round	May 30, May 31 and June 1, 2006
Second Round	June 2 and June 3, 2006
Third Round	June 4 and June 5, 2006
Quarterfinals	June 7, 2006
Semifinals	June 9, 2006
Final	June 11, 2006

Seeds

1. Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (Champions)
2. Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs (Quarterfinals)
3. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Meghann Shaughnessy (Second Round)
4. Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (Semifinals)
5. Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (Final)
6. Shinobu Asagoe / Katarina Srebotnik (First Round)
7. Liezel Huber / Martina Navratilova (Second Round)
8. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Second Round)
9. Elena Dementieva / Flavia Pennetta (Second Round)
10. Květa Peschke / Francesca Schiavone (Quarterfinals)
11. Gisela Dulko / Maria Kirilenko (Third Round)
12. Émilie Loit / Nicole Pratt (First Round)
13. Elena Likhovtseva / Anastasia Myskina (Third Round)
14. Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (Second Round)
15. Eleni Daniilidou / Anabel Medina Garrigues (Semifinals)
16. Dinara Safina / Roberta Vinci (Third Round)

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
	1	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	6^5	6	6
	10	Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone	7	1	0
								1	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	6	6
								15	Eleni Daniilidou Anabel Medina Garrigues	2	2
	15	Eleni Daniilidou Anabel Medina Garrigues	6	6
		Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva	1	4
															1	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	6	6
															5	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	3	2
		Anna Chakvetadze Elena Vesnina	6	2	1
	4	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	4	6	6
								4	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	3	6	3
								5	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	6	3	6
	5	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	6	7
	2	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	1	6^5

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Raymond S Stosur	6	6
		M Domachowska J Wöhr	1	4				1	L Raymond S Stosur	6	6
		L Granville S Perry	7	2	4				E Laine V Uhlířová	1	3
		E Laine V Uhlířová	5	6	6										1	L Raymond S Stosur	7	6^2	6
		A Rodionova A Vanc	3	6	6										16	D Safina R Vinci	5	7	1
		J Craybas J Kostanić	6	1	4				A Rodionova A Vanc	6^3	7	7
	WC	D Brunel F Haring	1	1				16	D Safina R Vinci	7	6^5	9
	16	D Safina R Vinci	6	6																		1	L Raymond S Stosur	6^5	6	6
	10	K Peschke F Schiavone	3	6	6																	10	K Peschke F Schiavone	7	0	1
		S Cohen-Aloro S Sfar	6	4	1			10	K Peschke F Schiavone	w/o
		J Jackson M Washington	2	5					N Li S Peng
		N Li S Peng	6	7											10	K Peschke F Schiavone	6	6
	WC	A Cornet V Pichet	4	0												A Bondarenko Y Fedak	4	3
		A Bondarenko Y Fedak	6	6					A Bondarenko Y Fedak	6	3	6
		G Navrátilová M Paštiková	3	1				7	L Huber M Navratilova	3	6	4
	7	L Huber M Navratilova	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy	3	6	6
		M Krajicek Á Szávay	6	1	4			3	A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy	3	4
		J Husárová S Mirza	6	6					J Husárová S Mirza	6	6
		C Castaño C Martínez Granados	1	3												J Husárová S Mirza	0	4
		S Bammer J Schruff	7	6^5	6										15	E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		M Czink K Kanepi	6^3	7	4				S Bammer J Schruff	1	2
		V Razzano A Smashnova	4	2				15	E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues	6	6
	15	E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		15	E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues	6	6
	9	E Dementieva F Pennetta	0	6	8																		N Dechy V Zvonareva	1	4
		ME Camerin T Garbin	6	1	6			9	E Dementieva F Pennetta	7	4	4
	WC	J Coin Y Fedossova	2	1					M Ani M Tu	6^4	6	6
		M Ani M Tu	6	6												M Ani M Tu	2	6^0
		N Dechy V Zvonareva	3	6	7											N Dechy V Zvonareva	6	7
		A Morigami A Nakamura	6	1	5				N Dechy V Zvonareva	5	6	6
		E Gagliardi M Santangelo	6	6					E Gagliardi M Santangelo	7	2	1
	6	S Asagoe K Srebotnik	3	2

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		L Hradecká M Suchá	2	0				8	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	2	6	6
		S Foretz A Serra Zanetti	4	3					A Chakvetadze E Vesnina	6	4	8
		A Chakvetadze E Vesnina	6	6												A Chakvetadze E Vesnina	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6											11	G Dulko M Kirilenko	3	4
	WC	S Brémond S Lefèvre	3	2					L Domínguez Lino M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	3
		A Harkleroad B Mattek	4	2				11	G Dulko M Kirilenko	6	6
	11	G Dulko M Kirilenko	6	6																			A Chakvetadze E Vesnina	6	2	1
	14	T Li T Sun	7	2	6																	4	Z Yan J Zheng	4	6	6
		M Drake N Vaidišová	5	6	0			14	T Li T Sun	6	6^3	4
		A Frazier V King	6	5	2				I Benešová B Strýcová	4	7	6
		I Benešová B Strýcová	4	7	6											I Benešová B Strýcová	6	4	2
		J Janković T Križan	3	6	3										4	Z Yan J Zheng	3	6	6
		ME Salerni M Vento-Kabchi	6	3	6				ME Salerni M Vento-Kabchi	2	1
		C Gullickson B Stewart	2	4				4	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6
	4	Z Yan J Zheng	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6
	WC	C Dhenin M Johansson	4	3				5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6
		S Arvidsson M Müller	6	6					S Arvidsson M Müller	1	1
	WC	M Díaz Oliva A Molik	4	4											5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	1	7	6
	WC	P Parmentier C Pin	1	2												M Bartoli S Pe'er	6	6^2	2
		L Dekmeijere P Schnyder	6	6					L Dekmeijere P Schnyder	1	3
		M Bartoli S Pe'er	3						M Bartoli S Pe'er	6	6
	12	É Loit N Pratt	3	r																		5	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	7
	13	E Likhovtseva A Myskina	6	6																		2	C Black R Stubbs	1	6^5
		Y Beygelzimer E Birnerová	1	4				13	E Likhovtseva A Myskina	7	6
		T Pironkova M Yuan	6	6					T Pironkova M Yuan	6^4	0
		T Poutchek A Yakimova	3	0											13	E Likhovtseva A Myskina	4	3
		V Dushevina G Voskoboeva	4	3											2	C Black R Stubbs	6	6
		E Bychkova M Jugić-Salkić	6	6					E Bychkova M Jugić-Salkić	3	4
		K Koukalová L Šafářová	6	4	3			2	C Black R Stubbs	6	6
	2	C Black R Stubbs	3	6	6

External links

• 2006 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation