# 2006 Qatar Telecom German Open – Doubles

The doubles Tournament at the 2006 Qatar Telecom German Open took place between 5 May and 13 May 2006 on the outdoor clay courts of the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, Germany. Yan Zi and Zheng Jie won the title, defeating Elena Dementieva and Flavia Pennetta in the final.

## Seeds

* Liezel Huber / Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
* Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
* Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (champions)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
* Elena Dementieva / Flavia Pennetta (final)
* Gisela Dulko / Maria Kirilenko (second round)
* Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (first round)
* Eleni Daniilidou / Anabel Medina Garrigues (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Dinara Safina Roberta Vinci | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | 3 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Nadia Petrova | 3 | 3 | 5 | Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | L Huber E Likhovtseva | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Brémond S Cohen-Aloro | 1 | 5 | | | D Safina R Vinci | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Safina R Vinci | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | D Safina R Vinci | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Janković T Križan | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | V Dushevina G Voskoboeva | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | A Bachmann V Henke | 6 | 6 | | | A Bachmann V Henke | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina G Voskoboeva | 7 | 6 | | | V Dushevina G Voskoboeva | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Li T Sun | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Safina R Vinci | 2 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin M Santangelo | 7 | 6 | | | T Garbin M Santangelo | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Klösel K Wörle | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Z Yan J Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Jans M Jugić-Salkić | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Rodionova A Vanc | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Rodionova A Vanc | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tu V Zvonareva | 4 | 4 | | 8 | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | G Dulko M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Klemenschits S Klemenschits | 1 | 1 | | 6 | G Dulko M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová M Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | I Benešová M Krajicek | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik J Wöhr | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | I Benešová M Krajicek | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Black N Dechy | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | AL Grönefeld N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 5 | 6 | 5 | | C Black N Dechy | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | AL Grönefeld N Petrova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | AL Grönefeld N Petrova | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | E Dementieva F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Dementieva F Pennetta | 6 | 6 |
| | K Bondarenko H Šromová | 2 | 3 | | 5 | E Dementieva F Pennetta | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Laine L Siegemund | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | ME Salerni B Stewart | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Salerni B Stewart | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | E Dementieva F Pennetta | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Castaño J Craybas | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 0 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Müller J Schruff | 6 | 4 | 5 | | C Castaño J Craybas | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |