Along the way, she defeated Patty Schnyder, Alona Bondarenko, world No. 2,
Ana Ivanovic, and Francesca Schiavone(who defeated world No. 1
and defending champion Justine Henin in the quarterfinals).
Although Henin had already clinched a spot in the semifinals, both Henin and Bartoli did not know Bartoli had to replace Serena Williams until several hours before the match and lost 6- 0, 6- 0.[42] In the semifinals,
Henin defeated Ivanovic 6- 4, 6- 4.