2006 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Singles
2006 Generali Ladies Linz
Final
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Nadia Petrova
Score	7–5, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Maria Sharapova 5–7, 2–6.

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

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

Draw

Key

Finals

	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

	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

	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

• Main and Qualifying Draws (WTA)