2006 Italian Open – Women's singles

Martina Hingis defeated Dinara Safina in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Italian Open. It was her first title since coming out of retirement.

Women's singles
2006 Italian Open
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-upRussia Dinara Safina
Score6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Amélie Mauresmo was the reigning champion, but withdrew due to illness.

Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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  

Top half

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Section 1

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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

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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  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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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

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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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