2006 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

The Singles Tournament at the 2006 Qatar Telecom German Open took place between May 5 and May 13 on the outdoor clay courts of the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, Germany. Nadia Petrova won the title, defeating Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final. This was the third consecutive tournament win 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
Final score4–6, 6–4, 7–5

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

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

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

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

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

References
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