2006 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Maria Sharapova 5–7, 2–6.

Singles
2006 Generali Ladies Linz
Final
ChampionRussia Maria Sharapova
Runner-upRussia Nadia Petrova
Score7–5, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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This was the final singles career of former World No. 3 Mary Pierce, who had retired in the second set where she was leading 6–5, due to sustaining a knee injury.

Seeds

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The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Maria Sharapova (champion)
  2.   Nadia Petrova (final)
  3.   Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
  4.   Nicole Vaidišová (semifinals)
  5.   Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
  6.   Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
  7.   Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
  8.   Francesca Schiavone (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Maria Sharapova 7 7
3   Patty Schnyder 5 5
1   Maria Sharapova 7 6
2   Nadia Petrova 5 2
4   Nicole Vaidišová 1 2
2   Nadia Petrova 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   M Sharapova 7 6
  C Rubin 1 2 Q   E Daniilidou 5 1
Q   E Daniilidou 6 6 1   M Sharapova 77 7
  A-L Grönefeld 4 5 5   A Ivanovic 63 5
Q   A Radwańska 6 7 Q   A Radwańska 2 2
  M Krajicek 1 62 5   A Ivanovic 6 6
5   A Ivanovic 6 77 1   M Sharapova 7 7
3   P Schnyder 5 5
3   P Schnyder 61 6 6
WC   N Dechy 2 6 6 WC   N Dechy 77 4 3
WC   T Paszek 6 3 1 3   P Schnyder 77 6
  M Pierce 77 77   V Zvonareva 62 4
  A Sugiyama 63 65   M Pierce 6 6r
  V Zvonareva 5 6 6   V Zvonareva 4 5
8   F Schiavone 7 1 3

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   J Janković 6 63 6
  S Bammer 1 77 3 6   J Janković 64 6 6
  D Hantuchová 3r Q   E Vesnina 77 4 2
Q   E Vesnina 4 6   J Janković 7 65 4
Q   A Bondarenko 4 6 3 4   N Vaidišová 5 77 6
  M Santangelo 6 1 6   M Santangelo 64 0
4   N Vaidišová 77 6
4   N Vaidišová 1 2
7   A Chakvetadze 7 6 2   N Petrova 6 6
  K Srebotnik 5 2 7   A Chakvetadze 4 4
  S Stosur 6 3   S Stosur 6 6
  M Kirilenko 4 2r   S Stosur 1 3
  S Pe'er 6 77 2   N Petrova 6 6
  M Bartoli 3 64   S Pe'er 1 1
2   N Petrova 6 6

References

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