2006 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

Nadia Petrova defeated the defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 WTA German Open. This was the third consecutive title for Petrova over a span of a month, extending her winning streak to a career-high 15 matches.

Singles
2006 Qatar Telecom German Open
Champion	Nadia Petrova
Runner-up	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Score	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Seeds

1. Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
2. Nadia Petrova (champion)
3. Justine Henin-Hardenne (final)
4. Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
5. Elena Dementieva (third round)
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
7. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)
8. Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
9. Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
10. Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
11. Flavia Pennetta (first round)
12. Ana Ivanovic (first round)
13. Nathalie Dechy (first round)
14. Ai Sugiyama (first round)
15. Maria Kirilenko (third round)
16. Anabel Medina Garrigues (second 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	Amélie Mauresmo	4	6	6
		Martina Hingis	6	4	4
								1	Amélie Mauresmo	1	2
								3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	7
	6	Svetlana Kuznetsova	4	62
															3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	4	5
															2	Nadia Petrova	4	6	7
		Li Na	2	7	7
	4	Patty Schnyder	6	63	61
									Li Na	1	0
								2	Nadia Petrova	6	6
	10	Dinara Safina	6	4	3
	2	Nadia Petrova	3	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Mauresmo	6	6
	Q	T Garbin	6	63	2				V Dushevina	1	2
		V Dushevina	2	7	6										1	A Mauresmo	6	6
		I Benešová	1	3												A Chakvetadze	4	2
		A Chakvetadze	6	6					A Chakvetadze	6	6
	Q	T Panova	1	2					A Medina Garrigues	3	4
	16	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		1	A Mauresmo	4	6	6
	11	F Pennetta	5	3																			M Hingis	6	4	4
		M Hingis	7	6					M Hingis	6	6
		E Laine	1	4					J Schruff	4	3
		J Schruff	6	6												M Hingis	6	6
	Q	J Vakulenko	6	6											5	E Dementieva	3	2
		M Domachowska	4	3				Q	J Vakulenko	2	0r
								5	E Dementieva	6	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	WC	S Lisicki	6	2	1				M Santangelo	4	1
		M Santangelo	3	6	6										3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		E Daniilidou	5	5											15	M Kirilenko	1	0
		K Koukalová	7	7					K Koukalová	4	3
		R Vinci	4	3				15	M Kirilenko	6	6
	15	M Kirilenko	6	6																		3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7
	9	E Likhovtseva	4	3																		6	S Kuznetsova	4	62
	Q	L Pous Tió	6	6				Q	L Pous Tió	4	6	5
		M Krajicek	3	2					S Bammer	6	4	7
		S Bammer	6	6												S Bammer	2	4
	WC	M Müller	1	6	6										6	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		J Craybas	6	2	2			WC	M Müller	3	6	0
								6	S Kuznetsova	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	AL Grönefeld	3	6	3
	WC	S Klösel	6	1	1				C Castaño	6	2	6
		C Castaño	2	6	6											C Castaño	1	0
	Q	N Viérin	6	6												N Li	6	6
		S Arvidsson	2	2				Q	N Viérin	1	0
		N Li	1						N Li	6	6
	12	A Ivanovic	6	r																		6	N Li	2	7	7
	14	A Sugiyama	1	6	2																	4	P Schnyder	6	63	61
		V Razzano	6	4	6				V Razzano	6	5	3
		E Bychkova	4	6	4				A Smashnova	4	7	6
		A Smashnova	6	4	6											A Smashnova	3	3
		M Ani	69	6	6										4	P Schnyder	6	6
		P Suárez	7	2	0			WC	M Ani	1	4
								4	P Schnyder	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	D Hantuchová	6	0	6
		K Srebotnik	1	6	6				K Srebotnik	4	6	1
		J Janković	6	3	2										8	D Hantuchová	3	2
		K Peschke	6	6											10	D Safina	6	6
	Q	E Vesnina	4	3					K Peschke	1	4
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	1	4				10	D Safina	6	6
	10	D Safina	6	6																		10	D Safina	6	4	3
	13	N Dechy	64	2																		2	N Petrova	3	6	6
		J Zheng	7	6					J Zheng	7	6
	Q	I Lisjak	6	7				Q	I Lisjak	64	3
	Q	A Kremer	0	64												J Zheng	63	6	4
		V Zvonareva	3	6	6										2	N Petrova	7	4	6
		G Dulko	6	2	2			Q	V Zvonareva	1	63
								2	N Petrova	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Elena Vesnina (qualified)
2. Tathiana Garbin (qualified)
3. Yan Zi (first round)
4. Tsvetana Pironkova (second round)
5. Jarmila Gajdošová (second round)
6. Yuan Meng (second round)
7. Laura Pous Tió (qualified)
8. Camille Pin (first round)
9. Sun Tiantian (first round)
10. Anastassia Rodionova (first round)
11. Hana Šromová (first round)
12. Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
13. María Emilia Salerni (first round)
14. Meilen Tu (first round)
15. Ivana Lisjak (qualified)
16. Nathalie Viérin (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Elena Vesnina
2. Tathiana Garbin
3. Ivana Lisjak
4. Anne Kremer
5. Julia Vakulenko
6. Nathalie Viérin
7. Laura Pous Tió
8. Tatiana Panova

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Elena Vesnina	6	6
		Kyra Nagy	1	1
								1	Elena Vesnina	6	6
								12	Kateryna Bondarenko	2	4
	WC	Andrea Petkovic	1	7	6
	12	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	5	1

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Tathiana Garbin	6	6
		Séverine Brémond	4	2
								2	Tathiana Garbin	6	6
									Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	0	1
		Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	3	6	6
	9	Sun Tiantian	6	1	0

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Yan Zi	7	0	1
		Kathrin Wörle	5	6	6
									Kathrin Wörle	1	2
								15	Ivana Lisjak	6	6
		Vanessa Henke	62	4
	15	Ivana Lisjak	7	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Tsvetana Pironkova	6	7
	WC	Angelika Rösch	2	5
								4	Tsvetana Pironkova	4	5
									Anne Kremer	6	7
	WC	Anne Kremer	6	6
	10	Anastasia Rodionova	1	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Jarmila Gajdošová	6	6
		Laura Siegemund	4	4
								5	Jarmila Gajdošová	6	65	3
									Julia Vakulenko	3	7	6
		Julia Vakulenko	64	6	6
	13	María Emilia Salerni	7	3	1

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Yuan Meng	66	6	6
		Angelika Bachmann	7	3	2
								6	Yuan Meng	5	1
								16	Nathalie Viérin	7	6
		Ľudmila Cervanová	3	1
	16	Nathalie Viérin	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Laura Pous Tió	6	6
	WC	Tatjana Malek	1	2
								7	Laura Pous Tió	6	6
									Galina Voskoboeva	2	3
		Galina Voskoboeva	6	7
	14	Meilen Tu	1	65

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Camille Pin	6	1	4
		Tatiana Panova	2	6	6
									Tatiana Panova	7	1	2
									Li Ting	68	6	6
		Li Ting	6	7
	11	Hana Šromová	3	61

External links

• Main draw