2006 Italian Open – Women's singles

2006 Italian Open SUI Martina Hingis RUS Dinara Safina 6–2, 7–5 56 16 2006 Italian Open (tennis) Martina Hingis defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Italian Open. It was her first title since coming out of retirement. Amélie Mauresmo was the reigning champion, but withdrew due to illness. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. Champion seeds are shown in bold while text in italics indicates the round in which seeds were eliminated. 30em FRA Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew due to illness) BEL Kim Clijsters (third round) RUS Maria Sharapova (withdrew due to right foot) RUS Nadia Petrova (withdrew due to right pectoralis strain) RUS Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals) SUI Patty Schnyder (third round) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals) ITA Francesca Schiavone (third round) USA Venus Williams (semifinals) RUS Anastasia Myskina (third round) GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld (third round) CZE Nicole Vaidišová (second round) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (first round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva (first round) ITA Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals) RUS Dinara Safina (final) FRA Nathalie Dechy (second round) JPN Ai Sugiyama (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 15 ITA Flavia Pennetta 3 1     SUI Martina Hingis 6 6     SCG Jelena Janković 7 4 1 9 USA Venus Williams 5 6 6 7 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 5 77 Q ITA Romina Oprandi 4 7 65 5 RUS Elena Dementieva 1 1   16 RUS Dinara Safina 6 6     SUI Martina Hingis 0 6 6 9 USA Venus Williams 6 3 3 7 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 4 5 16 RUS Dinara Safina 3 6 7   SUI Martina Hingis 6 7   16 RUS Dinara Safina 2 5   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA J Craybas 5 4     ESP A Medina Garrigues 7 6     COL C Castaño 6 7   ARG G Dulko 3 60 Q UKR K Bondarenko 2 6 4 15 ITA F Pennetta 6 2 6 12 CZE N Vaidišová 5 6 6   FIN E Laine 7 1 3   SUI M Hingis 6 6 Q ITA S Errani 0 1 ITA M Santangelo 3 6 7   RUS M Kirilenko 6 3 5 18 JPN A Sugiyama 2 6 4   ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 4 6   COL C Castaño 3 3   15 ITA F Pennetta 6 6   12 CZE N Vaidišová 5 3     SUI M Hingis 7 6   ITA M Santangelo 4 0   8 ITA F Schiavone 6 6     ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 6 4 15 ITA F Pennetta 6 3 6 SUI M Hingis 6 7   8 ITA F Schiavone 0 5   15 ITA F Pennetta 3 1 SUI M Hingis 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals SLO K Srebotnik 6 6     AUS A Molik 2 0   LL ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6 WC ITA T Garbin 4 4   SCG J Janković 6 6   14 RUS E Likhovtseva 4 3   9 USA V Williams 6 6   Q CZE Z Ondrášková 3 2   CZE L Šafářová 7 6   CZE K Peschke 61 4 CZE K Koukalová 2 1     RUS V Dushevina 6 6   LL RUS E Bychkova 6 3 2   SLO K Srebotnik 3 6 6 LL ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 3 6 2 SCG J Janković 6 4 6 9 USA V Williams 6 6     CZE L Šafářová 1 4   RUS V Dushevina 68 2   6 SUI P Schnyder 7 6     SLO K Srebotnik 67 1   SCG J Janković 7 6   9 USA V Williams 7 3 6 6 SUI P Schnyder 62 6 1 SCG J Janković 7 4 1 9 USA V Williams 5 6 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ISR A Smashnova 4 6 6 LL EST M Ani 6 0 4   SWE S Arvidsson 2 1   ITA R Vinci 6 6 Q BLR V Azarenka 3 6 66 10 RUS A Myskina 6 3 7 13 SVK D Hantuchová 2 6 3   AUS S Stosur 6 1 6 Q PUR K Brandi 0 7 3 Q ITA R Oprandi 6 5 6 RUS V Zvonareva 1 6 6   ISR S Pe'er 6 2 0 7 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6   ISR A Smashnova 1 3   ITA R Vinci 0 6 4 10 RUS A Myskina 6 1 6 AUS S Stosur 2 2   Q ITA R Oprandi 6 6   RUS V Zvonareva 6 6   17 FRA N Dechy 2 2   7 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6   10 RUS A Myskina 1 4   Q ITA R Oprandi 6 6   RUS V Zvonareva 0 1   7 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 5 7 Q ITA R Oprandi 4 7 64 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ESP L Domínguez Lino 3 0 r   CHN S Peng 6 3     JPN A Nakamura 7 6   POL M Domachowska 65 3   FRA V Razzano 2 6 4 11 GER A-L Grönefeld 6 4 6 16 RUS D Safina 6 6   Q ESP L Pous Tió 4 2 WC ITA ME Camerin 7 4 WC ITA N Viérin 5 1 r RUS A Chakvetadze 6 2 2r Q JPN A Morigami 4 6 4 5 RUS E Dementieva w / o   CHN S Peng   JPN A Nakamura 4 3   11 GER A-L Grönefeld 6 6   16 RUS D Safina 6 6   WC ITA ME Camerin 4 4   Q JPN A Morigami 6 1 3 2 BEL K Clijsters 4 6 6 5 RUS E Dementieva 7 3 6 11 GER A-L Grönefeld 61 6 1 16 RUS D Safina 6 7   2 BEL K Clijsters 4 62   5 RUS E Dementieva 1 1 16 RUS D Safina 6 6 External links WTA tournament draws Italian Open - Singles Women's Singles Category:2006 in Italian women's sport