2006 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost to Maria Sharapova in the semifinals.

Women's Singles
2006 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Final score	7–5, 6–2

Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title, defeating Sharapova in the final, 7–5, 6–2.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Amélie Mauresmo (Quarterfinals)
2. Lindsay Davenport (Semifinals)
3. Maria Sharapova (Final)
4. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Champion)
5. Nadia Petrova (First round)
6. Anastasia Myskina (Second round)
7. Francesca Schiavone (Quarterfinals)
8. Daniela Hantuchová (Second round)

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Svetlana Kuznetsova	2	5
	4	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	7
								4	Justine Henin-Hardenne	7	6
								3	Maria Sharapova	5	2
	3	Maria Sharapova	3	6	6
	2	Lindsay Davenport	6	1	3

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1/WC	A Mauresmo	6	6
	Q	K Nagy	2	0				Q	H Nagyová	3	1
	Q	H Nagyová	6	6											1/WC	A Mauresmo	6^11	4
		S Kuznetsova	6	6												S Kuznetsova	7	6
	Q	M Müller	2	0					S Kuznetsova	3	6	7
		N Li	6	4	6^4			8	D Hantuchová	6	1	5
	8	D Hantuchová	3	6	7																		S Kuznetsova	2	5
																						4	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7
								4	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7
	Q	K Bondarenko	6^4	6	7			Q	K Bondarenko	4	5
		K Peschke	7	3	6^2										4	J Henin-Hardenne	6	7
		V Zvonareva	6	5	3										7	F Schiavone	4	6^5
	WC	S Sfar	2	7	6			WC	S Sfar	2	3
		V Razzano	4	4				7	F Schiavone	6	6
	7	F Schiavone	6	6

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	A Myskina	6	6^7	6
		J Zheng	3	7	1			6	A Myskina	4	3
	WC	M Hingis	6	7				WC	M Hingis	6	6
		S Mirza	3	5											WC	M Hingis	3	4
		V Dushevina	6	6											3	M Sharapova	6	6
		M Bartoli	3	1					V Dushevina	1	0
								3	M Sharapova	6	6
																						3	M Sharapova	3	6	6
	5	N Petrova	4	1																		2	L Davenport	6	1	3
		M Kirilenko	6	6					M Kirilenko	6	6
		A Sugiyama	2	3					L Šafářová	4	3
		L Šafářová	6	6												M Kirilenko	6	2	3
		E Likhovtseva	7	7											2	L Davenport	4	6	6
		J Janković	5	5					E Likhovtseva	0	0
								2	L Davenport	6	6

References

• Main and qualifying draw