2006 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Dinara Safina
Score	6–2, 7–5

Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion.

Martina Hingis won in the final 6–2, 7–5 against Dinara Safina.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive 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 (Withdraw due to Illness)
2. Kim Clijsters (Third Round)
3. Maria Sharapova (Withdraw due to Right Foot)
4. Nadia Petrova (Withdraw 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
	Q	Romina Oprandi	4	7	65
								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	60					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	67	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	61	4											9	V Williams	7	3	6
		K Koukalová	2	1											6	P Schnyder	62	6	1
		V Dushevina	6	6					V Dushevina	68	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	66			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	64
		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 Dominguez Lino	3	0	r				S Peng
		S Peng	6	3											5	E Dementieva	7	3	6
		A Nakamura	7	6											11	A-L Grönefeld	61	6	1
		M Domachowska	65	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 Vierin	5	1	r										16	D Safina	6	7
		A Chakvetadze	6	2	2r										2	K Clijsters	4	62
	Q	A Morigami	4	6	4			Q	A Morigami	6	1	3
								2	K Clijsters	4	6	6

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