2006 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

2006 Qatar Telecom German Open RUS Nadia Petrova BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 56 16 singles doubles Qatar Total German Open – Singles German Open (WTA) WTA German Open 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. Seeds 30em FRA Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals) RUS Nadia Petrova (champion) BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne (final) SUI Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals) RUS Elena Dementieva (third round) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals) GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (third round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (first round) RUS Dinara Safina (quarterfinals) ITA Flavia Pennetta (first round) SCG Ana Ivanovic (first round) FRA Nathalie Dechy (first round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (first round) RUS Maria Kirilenko (third round) ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 170 1 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 4 6 6   SUI Martina Hingis 6 4 4 3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 7   6 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 4 62     CHN Li Na 2 7 7 4 SUI Patty Schnyder 6 63 61 10 RUS Dinara Safina 6 4 3 2 RUS Nadia Petrova 3 6 6 1 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 1 2   3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6     CHN Li Na 1 0   2 RUS Nadia Petrova 6 6   3 BEL Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 4 5 2 RUS Nadia Petrova 4 6 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q ITA T Garbin 6 63 2 RUS V Dushevina 2 7 6 CZE I Benešová 1 3 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 6 Q RUS T Panova 1 2 16 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6 11 ITA F Pennetta 5 3 SUI M Hingis 7 6 FIN E Laine 1 4 GER J Schruff 6 6 Q UKR J Vakulenko 6 6 POL M Domachowska 4 3 1 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 RUS V Dushevina 1 2 RUS A Chakvetadze 6 6 ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 4 SUI M Hingis 6 6 GER J Schruff 4 3 Q UKR J Vakulenko 2 0r 5 RUS E Dementieva 6 3 1 FRA A Mauresmo 6 6 RUS A Chakvetadze 4 2 SUI M Hingis 6 6 5 RUS E Dementieva 3 2 1 FRA A Mauresmo 4 6 6 SUI M Hingis 6 4 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC GER S Lisicki 6 2 1 ITA M Santangelo 3 6 6 GRE E Daniilidou 5 5 CZE K Koukalová 7 7 ITA R Vinci 4 3 15 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6 9 RUS E Likhovtseva 4 3 Q ESP L Pous Tió 6 6 NED M Krajicek 3 2 AUT S Bammer 6 6 WC GER M Müller 1 6 6 USA J Craybas 6 2 2 3 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6 ITA M Santangelo 4 1 CZE K Koukalová 4 3 15 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6 Q ESP L Pous Tió 4 6 5 AUT S Bammer 6 4 7 WC GER M Müller 3 6 0 6 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 3 6 3 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 6 15 RUS M Kirilenko 1 0 AUT S Bammer 2 4 6 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 3 BEL J Henin-Hardenne 6 7 6 RUS S Kuznetsova 4 62 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC GER S Klösel 6 1 1 COL C Castaño 2 6 6 Q ITA N Viérin 6 6 SWE S Arvidsson 2 2 CHN N Li 1 12 SCG A Ivanovic 6 r 14 JPN A Sugiyama 1 6 2 FRA V Razzano 6 4 6 RUS E Bychkova 4 6 4 ISR A Smashnova 6 4 6 EST M Ani 69 6 6 ARG P Suárez 7 2 0 7 GER AL Grönefeld 3 6 3 COL C Castaño 6 2 6 Q ITA N Viérin 1 0 CHN N Li 6 6 FRA V Razzano 6 5 3 ISR A Smashnova 4 7 6 WC EST M Ani 1 4 4 SUI P Schnyder 6 6 COL C Castaño 1 0 CHN N Li 6 6 ISR A Smashnova 3 3 4 SUI P Schnyder 6 6 CHN N Li 2 7 7 4 SUI P Schnyder 6 63 61 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals SLO K Srebotnik 1 6 6 SCG J Janković 6 3 2 CZE K Peschke 6 6 Q RUS E Vesnina 4 3 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 4 10 RUS D Safina 6 6 13 FRA N Dechy 64 2 CHN J Zheng 7 6 Q CRO I Lisjak 6 7 Q LUX A Kremer 0 64 RUS V Zvonareva 3 6 6 ARG G Dulko 6 2 2 8 SVK D Hantuchová 6 0 6 SLO K Srebotnik 4 6 1 CZE K Peschke 1 4 10 RUS D Safina 6 6 CHN J Zheng 7 6 Q CRO I Lisjak 64 3 Q RUS V Zvonareva 1 63 2 RUS N Petrova 6 7 8 SVK D Hantuchová 3 2 10 RUS D Safina 6 6 CHN J Zheng 63 6 4 2 RUS N Petrova 7 4 6 10 RUS D Safina 6 4 3 2 RUS N Petrova 3 6 6 Qualifying Seeds 30em RUS Elena Vesnina (qualified) ITA Tathiana Garbin (qualified) CHN Yan Zi (first round) BUL Tsvetana Pironkova (second round) SVK Jarmila Gajdošová (second round) CHN Yuan Meng (second round) ESP Laura Pous Tió (qualified) FRA Camille Pin (first round) CHN Sun Tiantian (first round) RUS Anastassia Rodionova (first round) CZE Hana Šromová (first round) UKR Kateryna Bondarenko (first round) ARG María Emilia Salerni (first round) USA Meilen Tu (first round) CRO Ivana Lisjak (qualified) ITA Nathalie Viérin (qualified) Qualifiers 30em RUS Elena Vesnina ITA Tathiana Garbin CRO Ivana Lisjak LUX Anne Kremer UKR Julia Vakulenko ITA Nathalie Viérin ESP Laura Pous Tió RUS Tatiana Panova Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 RUS Elena Vesnina 6 6 HUN Kyra Nagy 1 1 WC GER Andrea Petkovic 1 7 6 12 UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 6 5 1 1 RUS Elena Vesnina 6 6 12 UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 2 4 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 2 ITA Tathiana Garbin 6 6 FRA Séverine Brémond 4 2 FRA Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro 3 6 6 9 CHN Sun Tiantian 6 1 0 2 ITA Tathiana Garbin 6 6 FRA Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro 0 1 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 CHN Yan Zi 7 0 1 GER Kathrin Wörle 5 6 6 GER Vanessa Henke 62 4 15 CRO Ivana Lisjak 7 6 GER Kathrin Wörle 1 2 15 CRO Ivana Lisjak 6 6 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 BUL Tsvetana Pironkova 6 7 WC GER Angelika Rösch 2 5 WC LUX Anne Kremer 6 6 10 RUS Anastasia Rodionova 1 3 4 BUL Tsvetana Pironkova 4 5 LUX Anne Kremer 6 7 Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 5 SVK Jarmila Gajdošová 6 6 GER Laura Siegemund 4 4 UKR Julia Vakulenko 64 6 6 13 ARG María Emilia Salerni 7 3 1 5 SVK Jarmila Gajdošová 6 65 3 UKR Julia Vakulenko 3 7 6 Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 6 CHN Yuan Meng 66 6 6 GER Angelika Bachmann 7 3 2 SVK Ľudmila Cervanová 3 1 16 ITA Nathalie Viérin 6 6 6 CHN Yuan Meng 5 1 16 ITA Nathalie Viérin 7 6 Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 7 ESP Laura Pous Tió 6 6 WC GER Tatjana Malek 1 2 RUS Galina Voskoboeva 6 7 14 USA Meilen Tu 1 65 7 ESP Laura Pous Tió 6 6 RUS Galina Voskoboeva 2 3 Eighth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 8 FRA Camille Pin 6 1 4 RUS Tatiana Panova 2 6 6 CHN Li Ting 6 7 11 CZE Hana Šromová 3 61   RUS Tatiana Panova 7 1 2 CHN Li Ting 68 6 6 External links Main draw 2006 Singles Qatar Telecom German Open - Singles