2006 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2006 Italian Open
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Score	6–2, 7–5
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2006 Italian Open (tennis)

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.

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

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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

External links

• WTA tournament draws