2006 Italian Open – Women's doubles

2006 Italian Open s SVK Daniela Hantuchová JPN Ai Sugiyama ITA Francesca Schiavone CZE Květa Peschke 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 28 8 The women's doubles tournament at the 2006 Italian Open took place between 8 May and 22 May on the outdoor clay courts of the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama won the title, defeating Francesca Schiavone and Květa Peschke in the final. Seeds 30em USA Lisa Raymond / AUS Samantha Stosur (second round) ZIM Cara Black / AUS Rennae Stubbs (semifinals) RSA Liezel Huber / USA Martina Navratilova (second round) SVK Daniela Hantuchová / JPN Ai Sugiyama (champions) ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues / SLO Katarina Srebotnik (semifinals) ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez (first round) RUS Elena Dementieva / ITA Flavia Pennetta (withdrew) CZE Květa Peschke / ITA Francesca Schiavone (final) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 5 ESP Anabel Medina GarriguesSLO Katarina Srebotnik 5 2 8 CZE Květa PeschkeITA Francesca Schiavone 7 6 4 SVK Daniela HantuchováJPN Ai Sugiyama 6 6 2 ZIM Cara BlackAUS Rennae Stubbs 4 0 8 CZE Květa PeschkeITA Francesca Schiavone 6 3 1 4 SVK Daniela HantuchováJPN Ai Sugiyama 3 6 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals WC ITA K KnappITA R Oprandi 4 3 ARG G DulkoRUS M Kirilenko 6 6 RUS E LikhovtsevaRUS A Myskina 6 1 64 FRA N DechyGER AL Grönefeld 3 6 7 RUS V DushevinaRUS G Voskoboeva 5 3 5 ESP A Medina GarriguesSLO K Srebotnik 7 6 POL M DomachowskaSUI E Gagliardi 3 3 RUS D SafinaITA R Vinci 6 6 Q BLR V AzarenkaUKR K Bondarenko 5 2 UKR Y BeygelzimerROU A Vanc 7 6 USA M TuRUS V Zvonareva 4 4 8 CZE K PeschkeITA F Schiavone 6 6 1 USA L RaymondAUS S Stosur 3 5 ARG G DulkoRUS M Kirilenko 6 7 FRA N DechyGER AL Grönefeld 3 0 5 ESP A Medina GarriguesSLO K Srebotnik 6 6 3 RSA L HuberUSA M Navratilova 3 7 61 RUS D SafinaITA R Vinci 6 63 7 UKR Y BeygelzimerROU A Vanc 1 2 8 CZE K PeschkeITA F Schiavone 6 6 ARG G DulkoRUS M Kirilenko 65 6 5 5 ESP A Medina GarriguesSLO K Srebotnik 7 4 7 RUS D SafinaITA R Vinci 5 3 8 CZE K PeschkeITA F Schiavone 7 6 5 ESP A Medina GarriguesSLO K Srebotnik 5 2 8 CZE K PeschkeITA F Schiavone 7 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 ESP V Ruano PascualARG P Suárez 2 2 CHN T LiCHN T Sun 6 6 LL JPN A MorigamiJPN A Nakamura 2 1 ITA ME CamerinITA T Garbin 6 6 BIH M Jugić-SalkićSLO T Križan 6 3 3 ITA M SantangeloUSA M Washington 4 6 6 LL ITA C DentoniITA V Perugini 2 1 SVK J HusárováISR S Pe'er 6 6 AUS N PrattAUS B Stewart 6 6 WC ITA S ErraniITA G Gabba 2 2 CZE G NavrátilováCZE V Uhlířová 6 3 6 SCG J JankovićFRA V Razzano 1 6 0 CHN T LiCHN T Sun 6 6 ITA ME CamerinITA T Garbin 1 2 ITA M SantangeloUSA M Washington 2 1 4 SVK D HantuchováJPN A Sugiyama 6 6 5 SVK J HusárováISR S Pe'er 4 2 AUS N PrattAUS B Stewart 6 6 CZE G NavrátilováCZE V Uhlířová 3 4 2 ZIM C BlackAUS R Stubbs 6 6 CHN T LiCHN T Sun 4 1 4 SVK D HantuchováJPN A Sugiyama 6 6 5 AUS N PrattAUS B Stewart 65 6 65 2 ZIM C BlackAUS R Stubbs 7 4 7 4 SVK D HantuchováJPN A Sugiyama 6 6 2 ZIM C BlackAUS R Stubbs 4 0 External links WTA tournament draws Italian Open - Doubles Women's Doubles Category:2006 in Italian women's sport