2006 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

Singles
2006 Qatar Telecom German Open
Final
ChampionRussia Nadia Petrova
Runner-upBelgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Score4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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  1. France Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
  2. Russia Nadia Petrova (champion)
  3. Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne (final)
  4. Switzerland Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
  5. Russia Elena Dementieva (third round)
  6. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
  7. Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld (second round)
  8. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
  9. Russia Elena Likhovtseva (first round)
  10. Russia Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
  11. Italy Flavia Pennetta (first round)
  12. Serbia and Montenegro Ana Ivanovic (first round)
  13. France Nathalie Dechy (first round)
  14. Japan Ai Sugiyama (first round)
  15. Russia Maria Kirilenko (third round)
  16. Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 France Amélie Mauresmo 4 6 6
  Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 4 4
1 France Amélie Mauresmo 1 2  
3 Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6  
3 Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 7  
6 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 4 62  
3 Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 4 5
2 Russia Nadia Petrova 4 6 7
  China Li Na 2 7 7
4 Switzerland Patty Schnyder 6 63 61
  China Li Na 1 0  
2 Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6  
10 Russia Dinara Safina 6 4 3
2 Russia Nadia Petrova 3 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 France A Mauresmo 6 6
Q Italy T Garbin 6 63 2 Russia V Dushevina 1 2
Russia V Dushevina 2 7 6 1 France A Mauresmo 6 6
Czech Republic I Benešová 1 3 Russia A Chakvetadze 4 2
Russia A Chakvetadze 6 6 Russia A Chakvetadze 6 6
Q Russia T Panova 1 2 Spain A Medina Garrigues 3 4
16 Spain A Medina Garrigues 6 6 1 France A Mauresmo 4 6 6
11 Italy F Pennetta 5 3 Switzerland M Hingis 6 4 4
Switzerland M Hingis 7 6 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6
Finland E Laine 1 4 Germany J Schruff 4 3
Germany J Schruff 6 6 Switzerland M Hingis 6 6
Q Ukraine J Vakulenko 6 6 5 Russia E Dementieva 3 2
Poland M Domachowska 4 3 Q Ukraine J Vakulenko 2 0r
5 Russia E Dementieva 6 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 6 6
WC Germany S Lisicki 6 2 1 Italy M Santangelo 4 1
Italy M Santangelo 3 6 6 3 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 6 6
Greece E Daniilidou 5 5 15 Russia M Kirilenko 1 0
Czech Republic K Koukalová 7 7 Czech Republic K Koukalová 4 3
Italy R Vinci 4 3 15 Russia M Kirilenko 6 6
15 Russia M Kirilenko 6 6 3 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 6 7
9 Russia E Likhovtseva 4 3 6 Russia S Kuznetsova 4 62
Q Spain L Pous Tió 6 6 Q Spain L Pous Tió 4 6 5
Netherlands M Krajicek 3 2 Austria S Bammer 6 4 7
Austria S Bammer 6 6 Austria S Bammer 2 4
WC Germany M Müller 1 6 6 6 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6
United States J Craybas 6 2 2 WC Germany M Müller 3 6 0
6 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 3 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Germany AL Grönefeld 3 6 3
WC Germany S Klösel 6 1 1 Colombia C Castaño 6 2 6
Colombia C Castaño 2 6 6 Colombia C Castaño 1 0
Q Italy N Viérin 6 6 China N Li 6 6
Sweden S Arvidsson 2 2 Q Italy N Viérin 1 0
China N Li 1 China N Li 6 6
12 Serbia and Montenegro A Ivanovic 6 r 6 China N Li 2 7 7
14 Japan A Sugiyama 1 6 2 4 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 63 61
France V Razzano 6 4 6 France V Razzano 6 5 3
Russia E Bychkova 4 6 4 Israel A Smashnova 4 7 6
Israel A Smashnova 6 4 6 Israel A Smashnova 3 3
Estonia M Ani 69 6 6 4 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6
Argentina P Suárez 7 2 0 WC Estonia M Ani 1 4
4 Switzerland P Schnyder 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Slovakia D Hantuchová 6 0 6
Slovenia K Srebotnik 1 6 6 Slovenia K Srebotnik 4 6 1
Serbia and Montenegro J Janković 6 3 2 8 Slovakia D Hantuchová 3 2
Czech Republic K Peschke 6 6 10 Russia D Safina 6 6
Q Russia E Vesnina 4 3 Czech Republic K Peschke 1 4
Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 4 10 Russia D Safina 6 6
10 Russia D Safina 6 6 10 Russia D Safina 6 4 3
13 France N Dechy 64 2 2 Russia N Petrova 3 6 6
China J Zheng 7 6 China J Zheng 7 6
Q Croatia I Lisjak 6 7 Q Croatia I Lisjak 64 3
Q Luxembourg A Kremer 0 64 China J Zheng 63 6 4
Russia V Zvonareva 3 6 6 2 Russia N Petrova 7 4 6
Argentina G Dulko 6 2 2 Q Russia V Zvonareva 1 63
2 Russia N Petrova 6 7

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1. Russia Elena Vesnina (qualified)
  2. Italy Tathiana Garbin (qualified)
  3. China Yan Zi (first round)
  4. Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova (second round)
  5. Slovakia Jarmila Gajdošová (second round)
  6. China Yuan Meng (second round)
  7. Spain Laura Pous Tió (qualified)
  8. France Camille Pin (first round)
  9. China Sun Tiantian (first round)
  10. Russia Anastassia Rodionova (first round)
  11. Czech Republic Hana Šromová (first round)
  12. Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
  13. Argentina María Emilia Salerni (first round)
  14. United States Meilen Tu (first round)
  15. Croatia Ivana Lisjak (qualified)
  16. Italy Nathalie Viérin (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3 China Yan Zi 7 0 1
Germany Kathrin Wörle 5 6 6
Germany Kathrin Wörle 1 2
15 Croatia Ivana Lisjak 6 6
Germany Vanessa Henke 62 4
15 Croatia Ivana Lisjak 7 6

Fourth qualifier

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

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Slovakia Jarmila Gajdošová 6 6
Germany Laura Siegemund 4 4
5 Slovakia Jarmila Gajdošová 6 65 3
Ukraine Julia Vakulenko 3 7 6
Ukraine Julia Vakulenko 64 6 6
13 Argentina María Emilia Salerni 7 3 1

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6 China Yuan Meng 66 6 6
Germany Angelika Bachmann 7 3 2
6 China Yuan Meng 5 1
16 Italy Nathalie Viérin 7 6
Slovakia Ľudmila Cervanová 3 1
16 Italy Nathalie Viérin 6 6

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Spain Laura Pous Tió 6 6
WC Germany Tatjana Malek 1 2
7 Spain Laura Pous Tió 6 6
Russia Galina Voskoboeva 2 3
Russia Galina Voskoboeva 6 7
14 United States Meilen Tu 1 65

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
8 France Camille Pin 6 1 4
Russia Tatiana Panova 2 6 6
  Russia Tatiana Panova 7 1 2
China Li Ting 68 6 6
China Li Ting 6 7
11 Czech Republic Hana Šromová 3 61

References

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