2006 Generali Ladies Linz

2006 Generali Ladies Linz 23–29 October 20th Tier II Series USD600,000 28S / 16D Hard (indoor) Linz, Austria TipsArena Linz RUS Maria Sharapova USA Lisa Raymond / AUS Samantha Stosur Linz Open Generali Ladies Linz Generali Ladies Linz The 2006 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2006 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from 23 October until 29 October 2006 at the TipsArena Linz. First-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title. Finals Singles 2006 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles RUS Maria Sharapova defeated RUS Nadia Petrova, 7–5, 6–2.Wood Barry Sharapova beats Petrova to claim Linz title https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-linz-idUSL2989111420061029 4 February 2017 Reuters 29 October 2006 Linz It was the 5th singles title for Sharapova in the season and the 15th title in her career. Doubles 2006 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles USA Lisa Raymond / AUS Samantha Stosur defeated USA Corina Morariu / SLO Katarina Srebotnik, 6–3, 6–0 It was the 58th title for Raymond and the 15th title for Stubbs in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 8th for the pair during the season. Points and prize money Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Singles195137884925111.756.7541 Doubles 1 Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Singles$95,500$51,000$27,300$14,600$7,820$4,175$2,230$1,195$640Doubles *$30,000$16,120$8,620$4,610$2,465 * per team Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank Seed RUS Maria Sharapova 3 1 RUS Nadia Petrova 5 2 SUI Patty Schnyder 8 3 CZE Nicole Vaidišová 11 4 SRB Ana Ivanovic 13 5 SRB Jelena Janković 14 6 RUS Anna Chakvetadze 16 7 ITA Francesca Schiavone 17 8 Rankings are as of 16 October 2006 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: FRA Nathalie Dechy AUT Tamira Paszek The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: UKR Alona Bondarenko GRE Eleni Daniilidou POL Agnieszka Radwańska RUS Elena Vesnina Withdrawals FRA Tatiana Golovin → replaced by NED Michaëlla Krajicek ITA Flavia Pennetta → replaced by ITA Mara Santangelo RUS Dinara Safina → replaced by AUS Samantha Stosur Retirements RUS Maria Kirilenko (right hip strain) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (right rib injury) FRA Mary Pierce (left knee injury) Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank SeedUSALisa RaymondAUSSamantha Stosur21CZEKvěta PeschkeITAFrancesca Schiavone192SVKDaniela HantuchováJPNAi Sugiyama233FRANathalie DechyRUSVera Zvonareva344 Rankings are as of 16 October 2006 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: AUT Sybille Bammer / AUT Melanie Klaffner SRB Jelena Janković / SLO Tina Križan The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: SVK Jarmila Gajdošová / AUS Bryanne Stewart The following pair received entry as lucky losers: GER Martina Müller / GER Julia Schruff Withdrawals Before the tournament RUS Maria Kirilenko (right hip strain) → replaced by Müller / Schruff During the tournament FRA Nathalie Dechy (left knee pain due to a tendonitis) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (right rib injury) ITA Francesca Schiavone (right knee injury) RUS Elena Vesnina (low back injury) References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) Generali Ladies Linz Category:Linz Open Generali Ladies Linz Generali Ladies Linz Gen