2006 Qatar Telecom German Open – Singles

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.

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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Seeds

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

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Amélie Mauresmo 4 6 6
    Martina Hingis 6 4 4
1   Amélie Mauresmo 1 2  
3   Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 6  
3   Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 7  
6   Svetlana Kuznetsova 4 62  
3   Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 4 5
2   Nadia Petrova 4 6 7
    Li Na 2 7 7
4   Patty Schnyder 6 63 61
    Li Na 1 0  
2   Nadia Petrova 6 6  
10   Dinara Safina 6 4 3
2   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   A Mauresmo 6 6
Q   T Garbin 6 63 2   V Dushevina 1 2
  V Dushevina 2 7 6 1   A Mauresmo 6 6
  I Benešová 1 3   A Chakvetadze 4 2
  A Chakvetadze 6 6   A Chakvetadze 6 6
Q   T Panova 1 2   A Medina Garrigues 3 4
16   A Medina Garrigues 6 6 1   A Mauresmo 4 6 6
11   F Pennetta 5 3   M Hingis 6 4 4
  M Hingis 7 6   M Hingis 6 6
  E Laine 1 4   J Schruff 4 3
  J Schruff 6 6   M Hingis 6 6
Q   J Vakulenko 6 6 5   E Dementieva 3 2
  M Domachowska 4 3 Q   J Vakulenko 2 0r
5   E Dementieva 6 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   J Henin-Hardenne 6 6
WC   S Lisicki 6 2 1   M Santangelo 4 1
  M Santangelo 3 6 6 3   J Henin-Hardenne 6 6
  E Daniilidou 5 5 15   M Kirilenko 1 0
  K Koukalová 7 7   K Koukalová 4 3
  R Vinci 4 3 15   M Kirilenko 6 6
15   M Kirilenko 6 6 3   J Henin-Hardenne 6 7
9   E Likhovtseva 4 3 6   S Kuznetsova 4 62
Q   L Pous Tió 6 6 Q   L Pous Tió 4 6 5
  M Krajicek 3 2   S Bammer 6 4 7
  S Bammer 6 6   S Bammer 2 4
WC   M Müller 1 6 6 6   S Kuznetsova 6 6
  J Craybas 6 2 2 WC   M Müller 3 6 0
6   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   AL Grönefeld 3 6 3
WC   S Klösel 6 1 1   C Castaño 6 2 6
  C Castaño 2 6 6   C Castaño 1 0
Q   N Viérin 6 6   N Li 6 6
  S Arvidsson 2 2 Q   N Viérin 1 0
  N Li 1   N Li 6 6
12   A Ivanovic 6 r 6   N Li 2 7 7
14   A Sugiyama 1 6 2 4   P Schnyder 6 63 61
  V Razzano 6 4 6   V Razzano 6 5 3
  E Bychkova 4 6 4   A Smashnova 4 7 6
  A Smashnova 6 4 6   A Smashnova 3 3
  M Ani 69 6 6 4   P Schnyder 6 6
  P Suárez 7 2 0 WC   M Ani 1 4
4   P Schnyder 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   D Hantuchová 6 0 6
  K Srebotnik 1 6 6   K Srebotnik 4 6 1
  J Janković 6 3 2 8   D Hantuchová 3 2
  K Peschke 6 6 10   D Safina 6 6
Q   E Vesnina 4 3   K Peschke 1 4
  M Sánchez Lorenzo 1 4 10   D Safina 6 6
10   D Safina 6 6 10   D Safina 6 4 3
13   N Dechy 64 2 2   N Petrova 3 6 6
  J Zheng 7 6   J Zheng 7 6
Q   I Lisjak 6 7 Q   I Lisjak 64 3
Q   A Kremer 0 64   J Zheng 63 6 4
  V Zvonareva 3 6 6 2   N Petrova 7 4 6
  G Dulko 6 2 2 Q   V Zvonareva 1 63
2   N Petrova 6 7

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Elena Vesnina (qualified)
  2.   Tathiana Garbin (qualified)
  3.   Yan Zi (first round)
  4.   Tsvetana Pironkova (second round)
  5.   Jarmila Gajdošová (second round)
  6.   Yuan Meng (second round)
  7.   Laura Pous Tió (qualified)
  8.   Camille Pin (first round)
  9.   Sun Tiantian (first round)
  10.   Anastassia Rodionova (first round)
  11.   Hana Šromová (first round)
  12.   Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
  13.   María Emilia Salerni (first round)
  14.   Meilen Tu (first round)
  15.   Ivana Lisjak (qualified)
  16.   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   Elena Vesnina 6 6
  Kyra Nagy 1 1
1   Elena Vesnina 6 6
12   Kateryna Bondarenko 2 4
WC   Andrea Petkovic 1 7 6
12   Kateryna Bondarenko 6 5 1

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

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

Fourth qualifier

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

Fifth qualifier

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

Sixth qualifier

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

Seventh qualifier

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

Eighth qualifier

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

References

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