# 2006 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

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

* Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
* Nadia Petrova (champion)
* Justine Henin-Hardenne (final)
* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Elena Dementieva (third round)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
* Flavia Pennetta (first round)
* Ana Ivanovic (first round)
* Nathalie Dechy (first round)
* Ai Sugiyama (first round)
* Maria Kirilenko (third round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martina Hingis | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martina Hingis | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | Li Na | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^1$ | | Li Na | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 10 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Nadia Petrova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Garbin | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | V Dushevina | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | A Chakvetadze | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Panova | 1 | 2 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | F Pennetta | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | M Hingis | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | M Hingis | 7 | 6 | | | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Laine | 1 | 4 | | | J Schruff | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Schruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Vakulenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | E Dementieva | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 4 | 3 | | Q | J Vakulenko | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | E Dementieva | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Lisicki | 6 | 2 | 1 | | M Santangelo | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Santangelo | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 15 | M Kirilenko | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 7 | 7 | | | K Koukalová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 4 | 3 | | 15 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| Q | L Pous Tió | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Pous Tió | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krajicek | 3 | 2 | | | S Bammer | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Bammer | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | M Müller | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 2 | 2 | WC | M Müller | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | AL Grönefeld | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Klösel | 6 | 1 | 1 | | C Castaño | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castaño | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Castaño | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | N Viérin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 2 | 2 | | Q | N Viérin | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Li | 1 | | | | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Ivanovic | 6 | $^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Li | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | A Sugiyama | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^1$ |
| | V Razzano | 6 | 4 | 6 | | V Razzano | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bychkova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | A Smashnova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | A Smashnova | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Ani | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Suárez | 7 | 2 | 0 | WC | M Ani | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 1 | 6 | 6 | | K Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | D Hantuchová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | E Vesnina | 4 | 3 | | | K Peschke | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 1 | 4 | | 10 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | D Safina | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | N Dechy | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | J Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Lisjak | 6 | 7 | | Q | I Lisjak | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kremer | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | J Zheng | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | V Zvonareva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 6 | 2 | 2 | Q | V Zvonareva | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Elena Vesnina (qualified)
* Tathiana Garbin (qualified)
* Yan Zi (first round)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (second round)
* Jarmila Gajdošová (second round)
* Yuan Meng (second round)
* Laura Pous Tió (qualified)
* Camille Pin (first round)
* Sun Tiantian (first round)
* Anastassia Rodionova (first round)
* Hana Šromová (first round)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
* María Emilia Salerni (first round)
* Meilen Tu (first round)
* Ivana Lisjak (qualified)
* Nathalie Viérin (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Elena Vesnina
* Tathiana Garbin
* Ivana Lisjak
* Anne Kremer
* Julia Vakulenko
* Nathalie Viérin
* Laura Pous Tió
* Tatiana Panova

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kyra Nagy | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Kyra Nagy | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 2 | 4 |
| WC | Andrea Petkovic | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Tathiana Garbin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Séverine Brémond | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Séverine Brémond | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Tathiana Garbin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro | 0 | 1 |
| | Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sun Tiantian | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Yan Zi | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Kathrin Wörle | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kathrin Wörle | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Kathrin Wörle | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | 15 | Ivana Lisjak | 6 | 6 |
| | Vanessa Henke | 6$^2$ | 4 | | 15 | Ivana Lisjak | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Ivana Lisjak | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Angelika Rösch | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Angelika Rösch | 2 | 5 | 4 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | Anne Kremer | 6 | 7 |
| WC | Anne Kremer | 6 | 6 | | Anne Kremer | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Anastasia Rodionova | 1 | 3 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Laura Siegemund | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Laura Siegemund | 4 | 4 | | 5 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | Julia Vakulenko | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| | Julia Vakulenko | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | Julia Vakulenko | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | María Emilia Salerni | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Yuan Meng | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Angelika Bachmann | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Yuan Meng | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | 16 | Nathalie Viérin | 7 | 6 |
| | Ľudmila Cervanová | 3 | 1 | | 16 | Nathalie Viérin | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | Nathalie Viérin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Tatjana Malek | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Tatjana Malek | 1 | 2 | 7 | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Galina Voskoboeva | 2 | 3 |
| | Galina Voskoboeva | 6 | 7 | | Galina Voskoboeva | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Meilen Tu | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Camille Pin | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Tatiana Panova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tatiana Panova | 2 | 6 | 6 | Tatiana Panova | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | Li Ting | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Li Ting | 6 | 7 | | Li Ting | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Hana Šromová | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | |