2006 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2006 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champions	Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone
Runners-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova Nadia Petrova
Score	3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3

Main article: 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but neither of them competed this year.

Květa Peschke and Francesca Schiavone won the title by defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova 3–6, 7–6^(7–1), 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

1. Elena Likhovtseva / Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
2. Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (quarterfinals)
3. Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (semifinals)
4. Liezel Huber / Martina Navratilova (first 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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	6	6
	WC	A Rodionova E Vesnina	3	2				1	E Likhovtseva V Zvonareva	6	4	4
	Q	A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	6	6				Q	A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	3	6	6
		V Dushevina J Kostanić	2	2											Q	A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	2	4
	4	L Huber M Navratilova	1	5												K Peschke F Schiavone	6	6
	WC	J Janković N Li	6	7				WC	J Janković N Li	5	4
		T Križan A Vanc	5	3					K Peschke F Schiavone	7	6
		K Peschke F Schiavone	7	6																			K Peschke F Schiavone	3	77	6
		M Kirilenko A Myskina	3	4																			S Kuznetsova N Petrova	6	61	3
		S Mirza M Vento-Kabchi	6	6					S Mirza M Vento-Kabchi	3	2
		H Nagyová M Washington	4	3				3	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6
	3	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	6	6											3	D Hantuchová A Sugiyama	4	6	4
	PR	T Li T Sun	4	67												S Kuznetsova N Petrova	6	2	6
		S Kuznetsova N Petrova	6	79					S Kuznetsova N Petrova	6	6
		S Cohen-Aloro S Sfar	2	62				2	Z Yan J Zheng	2	1
	2	Z Yan J Zheng	6	77

References

• Main and Qualifying draws