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.^{[citation needed]}

Women's doubles
2006 French Open
Champion	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
Runner-up	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama
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.^[1][2] With the victory, Raymond completed the career Grand Slam in Women's Doubles.^{[citation needed]}

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	65	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	65

Top half

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	62	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	63	7	7
	WC	D Brunel F Haring	1	1				16	D Safina R Vinci	7	65	9
	16	D Safina R Vinci	6	6																		1	L Raymond S Stosur	65	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	65	6										15	E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		M Czink K Kanepi	63	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	64	6	6
		M Ani M Tu	6	6												M Ani M Tu	2	60
		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

Bottom half

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 An 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	63	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	62	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	65
		Y Beygelzimer E Birnerová	1	4				13	E Likhovtseva A Myskina	7	6
		T Pironkova M Yuan	6	6					T Pironkova M Yuan	64	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