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The 2006 French Open Tennis Tournament

Introduction

The French Tournament is the second Grand Slam event that is held in a year. It is held in the period between mid may and early June. It is held after the Australian Open. This tournament is named after a hero of World War I named Roland Garros who was a pilot. This tournament is officially known as the Tournoi de Roland Garros or the Roland Garros tournament. In its earlier stages it was only a national tournament but after 1925 it became open to international competitors. It is the only Grand Slam Event that is featured by clay courts. Due to this it provides great challenges to the participants as these courts tend to slower the ball pace and also add extra bounce to the ball.

So, the game strategy changes in these courts. The 2006 French Open Tennis Tournament was one such event held in the red clay court of Philippe Chatrier.

The 2006 French Open Tennis Tournament Statistics

The 2006 French Open Tennis Tournament featured the events of Mens Singles, Womens Singles, Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Junior Championships. In the Mens Singles category Rafael defended hid title and defeated Roger Federer by 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6. In the Womens Singles Justine Henin won the title again by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova by straight sets. The score line was 6-4, 6-4. In the Mens Doubles Jonas Bjorkman and Marx Mirnyi again won the title and defeated Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan by 6-7, 6-4, 7-5. In the Womens Doubles Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur defeated Daniela Hantuchova and Ai Sugiyama by straight sets 6-3, 6-2. In the Mixed Doubles category Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjic defeated Elena Likhovtseva and Daniel Nestor by 6-3, 6-4. In the Junior Championships the Boys Singles was won by Martin Klizan. The Girls Singles was won by Agnieszka Radwanska. The Boys Doubles was won by Emiliano Massa and Kei Nishikori and the Girls Doubles was won by Sharon Fichman.

The 2006 French Open Tennis Tournament Summary

The 2006 French Open Tennis Tournament saw most of the top seeds defending their titles successfully. The tournament was a real treat for the eyes of the spectators.