title: 2006 French Open – Mixed doubles
text: # 2006 French Open – Mixed doubles
  
  2006 French Open mixed doubles was an event at the 2006 French Open.
  
  Daniela Hantuchová and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions, but Hantuchová chose not to participate that year. Santoro paired up alongside Amélie Mauresmo instead, but lost to eventual finalists Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor in the first round.
  
  Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić won the final against Likhovtseva and Nestor with the score of 6-3, 6-4.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Round | Dates |
  | - | - |
  | First round | 1 June, 2 June and 3 June 2006 |
  | Second round | 4 June and 5 June 2006 |
  | Quarterfinals | 6 June and 7 June 2006 |
  | Semifinals | 8 June 2006 |
  | Final | 9 June 2006 |
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Lisa Raymond / Jonas Björkman (first round)
  * Cara Black / Kevin Ullyett (first round)
  * Meghann Shaughnessy / Mike Bryan (first round)
  * Zheng Jie / Max Mirnyi (second round)
  * Rennae Stubbs / Todd Perry (quarterfinals)
  * Martina Navratilova / Bob Bryan (semifinals)
  * Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor (final)
  * Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić (champions)
  
  ## 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
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 6 | Martina Navratilova Bob Bryan | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | 6 | Martina Navratilova Bob Bryan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 8 | Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Katarina Srebotnik Nenad Zimonjić | 6 | 6 |
  | | Vera Zvonareva Andy Ram | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | L Raymond J Björkman | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Stewart M Matkowski | 2 | 6 | 6 | | B Stewart M Matkowski | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Myskina J Melzer | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | A Myskina J Melzer | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Suárez M Knowles | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | B Stewart M Matkowski | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | S Pe'er J Erlich | 2 | $6^8$ | | | | | | 7 | E Likhovtseva D Nestor | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | L Huber L Friedl | 6 | 7 | | | L Huber L Friedl | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Mauresmo F Santoro | 4 | $6^3$ | | 7 | E Likhovtseva D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | E Likhovtseva D Nestor | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Likhovtseva D Nestor | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | M Shaughnessy M Bryan | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Navratilova B Bryan | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | | M Kirilenko L Paes | 6 | 1 | 6 | | M Kirilenko L Paes | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Foretz M Llodra | 4 | 5 | | WC | S Brémond M Gicquel | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Brémond M Gicquel | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | M Kirilenko L Paes | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | M Hingis M Bhupathi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Navratilova B Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | S Arvidsson S Huss | 5 | 2 | | | M Hingis M Bhupathi | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Mirza P Hanley | 0 | 4 | | 6 | M Navratilova B Bryan | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | M Navratilova B Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | K Srebotnik N Zimonjić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Peschke M Damm | $6^7$ | 4 | | 8 | K Srebotnik N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | V Razzano A Dupuis | 3 | 1 | | Alt | C Castaño M Fyrstenberg | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | C Castaño M Fyrstenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | K Srebotnik N Zimonjić | $6^5$ | 6 | 9 | | | | |
  | WC | P Parmentier M Baghdatis | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | G Dulko F González | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
  | | G Dulko F González | 6 | 6 | | | G Dulko F González | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Z Yan C Haggard | 2 | 5 | | 4 | J Zheng M Mirnyi | $6^8$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | J Zheng M Mirnyi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Srebotnik N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | R Stubbs T Perry | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Zvonareva A Ram | 4 | 2 |
  | | V Ruano Pascual S Prieto | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | R Stubbs T Perry | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Chakvetadze J Knowle | 4 | r | | | N Pratt P Vízner | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Pratt P Vízner | 4 | | | | | | | | 5 | R Stubbs T Perry | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | | V Zvonareva A Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Zvonareva A Ram | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | A Cornet J Chardy | 3 | 0 | | | V Zvonareva A Ram | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Sun S Aspelin | 6 | 3 | 6 | | T Sun S Aspelin | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | C Black K Ullyett | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  