2006 Italian Open – Women's Singles

Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, but she withdrew due to illness.

Women's Singles
2006 Italian Open
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Dinara Safina
Final score6–2, 7–5
Main article: 2006 Italian Open (tennis)

Martina Hingis won the first title in four years, beating in the final Dinara Safina with the score 6–2, 7–5.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received 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 (Withdrew due to Illness)
  2. Kim Clijsters (Third Round)
  3. Maria Sharapova (Withdrew due to Right Foot)
  4. Nadia Petrova (Withdrew 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

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 77
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  

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  

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 Domínguez 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 Viérin 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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