# 2006 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open – Singles

Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but lost in semifinals to Katarina Srebotnik
Vera Zvonareva won the title, defeating Srebotnik 6–2, 6–4 in the final. It was the 2nd title of the year and the 5th on her career.

## Seeds

* Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
* Anastasia Myskina (first round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (withdrew due to a right foot injury)
* Katarina Srebotnik (final)
* Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
* Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals)
* Tatiana Golovin (first round)
* Gisela Dulko (second round)
* Sania Mirza (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| 4 | Katarina Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| 4 | Katarina Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 7$^8$ | 4 | Katarina Srebotnik | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 |
| | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 |
| | Serena Williams | 2 | 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | P Schnyder | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Osterloh | 7 | 2 | 6$^1$ | 1 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Spears | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | A Spears | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Glatch | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | P Schnyder | 7$^9$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | S Mirza | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | E Laine | 6 | 6 | | | E Laine | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Stevenson | 1 | 0$^r$ | | 9 | S Mirza | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Mirza | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| 4 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Srebotnik | 4 | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| Q | R de los Ríos | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 4 | K Srebotnik | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Yuan | 6 | 7 | | | M Yuan | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | V Bardina | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | H Šromová | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | Q | V Bardina | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C-w Chan | 2 | 3 | | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Bartoli | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | T Golovin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | V Lepchenko | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Grandin | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | |
| LL | C Gullickson | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | J Janković | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 6 | 6 | | | ME Camerin | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | O Savchuk | 3 | 2 | | 5 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | G Dulko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | S Williams | 2 | 3 |
| | M Domachowska | 5 | 3 | | 8 | G Dulko | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Kirkland | 3 | 4 | | | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Frazier | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | B Mattek | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | S Perry | 6 | 1 | 2 | | B Mattek | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Myskina | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |