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
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Nadia Petrova
Score	7–5, 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

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

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

	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	7^7	7
		A-L Grönefeld	4	5											5	A Ivanovic	6^3	5
	Q	A Radwańska	6	7				Q	A Radwańska	2	2
		M Krajicek	1	6^2				5	A Ivanovic	6	6
	5	A Ivanovic	6	7^7																		1	M Sharapova	7	7
																						3	P Schnyder	5	5
								3	P Schnyder	6^1	6	6
	WC	N Dechy	2	6	6			WC	N Dechy	7^7	4	3
	WC	T Paszek	6	3	1										3	P Schnyder	7^7	6
		M Pierce	7^7	7^7												V Zvonareva	6^2	4
		A Sugiyama	6^3	6^5					M Pierce	6	6^r
		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	6^3	6
		S Bammer	1	7^7	3			6	J Janković	6^4	6	6
		D Hantuchová	3^r					Q	E Vesnina	7^7	4	2
	Q	E Vesnina	4												6	J Janković	7	6^5	4
	Q	A Bondarenko	4	6	3										4	N Vaidišová	5	7^7	6
		M Santangelo	6	1	6				M Santangelo	6^4	0
								4	N Vaidišová	7^7	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	2^r												S Stosur	1	3
		S Pe'er	6	7^7											2	N Petrova	6	6
		M Bartoli	3	6^4					S Pe'er	1	1
								2	N Petrova	6	6

References

• Main and Qualifying Draws (WTA)