# 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost to Maria Sharapova in the semifinals.
Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title, defeating Sharapova in the final, 7–5, 6–2.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
* Maria Sharapova (final)
* Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
* Nadia Petrova (first round)
* Anastasia Myskina (second round)
* Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
* Daniela Hantuchová (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 4 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | 4 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Maria Sharapova | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | |

### 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/WC | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Nagy | 2 | 0 | | Q | H Nagyová | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1/WC | A Mauresmo | 6$^{11}$ | 4 | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Müller | 2 | 0 | | | S Kuznetsova | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Li | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | 8 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Hantuchová | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | 4 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | Q | K Bondarenko | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Peschke | 7 | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 4 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | V Zvonareva | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | F Schiavone | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| WC | S Sfar | 2 | 7 | 6 | WC | S Sfar | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 4 | 4 | | 7 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | A Myskina | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | A Myskina | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Hingis | 6 | 7 | | WC | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mirza | 3 | 5 | | | | | | WC | M Hingis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Bartoli | 3 | 1 | | | V Dushevina | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | N Petrova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 2 | 3 | | | L Šafářová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Kirilenko | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 5 | 5 | | | E Likhovtseva | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |