# 2006 Italian Open – Women's singles

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.
* Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew due to illness)
* Kim Clijsters (third round)
* Maria Sharapova (withdrew due to right foot)
* Nadia Petrova (withdrew due to right pectoralis strain)
* Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
* Patty Schnyder (third round)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)
* Francesca Schiavone (third round)
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Anastasia Myskina (third round)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld (third round)
* Nicole Vaidišová (second round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
* Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
* Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
* Dinara Safina (final)
* Nathalie Dechy (second round)
* Ai Sugiyama (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 15 | Flavia Pennetta | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | Martina Hingis | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Venus Williams | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Jelena Janković | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | Venus Williams | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 9 | Venus Williams | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Venus Williams | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Martina Hingis | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Dinara Safina | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Dinara Safina | 2 | 5 |
| Q | Romina Oprandi | 4 | 7 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Romina Oprandi | 4 | 7 | 6$^5$ | 7 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Dinara Safina | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 5 | Elena Dementieva | 1 | 1 | | 16 | Dinara Safina | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 16 | Dinara Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| | | | | | 18 | A Sugiyama | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 5 | 4 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Castaño | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | F Pennetta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 3 | 6$^0$ | | | C Castaño | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | F Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | F Pennetta | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | N Vaidišová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Hingis | 6 | 6 |
| | E Laine | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | N Vaidišová | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | M Hingis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Errani | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Hingis | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Santangelo | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | F Schiavone | 0 | 5 | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 6 | 3 | 5 | | M Santangelo | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | LL | E Bychkova | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | K Srebotnik | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Molik | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | K Srebotnik | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | |
| LL | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Janković | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | T Garbin | 4 | 4 | LL | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | J Janković | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Janković | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | V Williams | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Z Ondrášková | 3 | 2 | 9 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 7 | 6 | | L Šafářová | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Peschke | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | 9 | V Williams | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | P Schnyder | 6$^2$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | V Dushevina | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | P Schnyder | 7 | 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 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Smashnova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Smashnova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Ani | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 10 | A Myskina | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | R Vinci | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Azarenka | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | 10 | A Myskina | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Myskina | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | D Hantuchová | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Q | R Oprandi | 4 | 7 | 6$^4$ |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 1 | 6 | | S Stosur | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Brandi | 0 | 7 | 3 | Q | R Oprandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Oprandi | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | Q | R Oprandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Zvonareva | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Zvonareva | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 6 | 2 | 0 | | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 17 | N Dechy | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | E Dementieva | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 3 | 0 | r | | S Peng | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | E Dementieva | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | A-L Grönefeld | 6$^1$ | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | A Nakamura | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Dementieva | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | D Safina | 6 | 6 |
| Q | L Pous Tió | 4 | 2 | | 16 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | ME Camerin | 7 | 4 | | WC | ME Camerin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Viérin | 5 | 1 | r | | | | | | 16 | D Safina | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 2 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| Q | A Morigami | 4 | 6 | 4 | Q | A Morigami | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |