2006 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost to Maria Sharapova in the semifinals.

Women's singles
2006 Dubai Tennis Championships
ChampionBelgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-upRussia Maria Sharapova
Score7–5, 6–2
Draw28
Seeds8
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Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title, defeating Sharapova in the final, 7–5, 6–2.

Seeds

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

  1. France Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
  2. United States Lindsay Davenport (semifinals)
  3. Russia Maria Sharapova (final)
  4. Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
  5. Russia Nadia Petrova (first round)
  6. Russia Anastasia Myskina (second round)
  7. Italy Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
  8. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 5
4 Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne 6 7
4 Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne 7 6
3 Russia Maria Sharapova 5 2
3 Russia Maria Sharapova 3 6 6
2 United States Lindsay Davenport 6 1 3

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC France A Mauresmo 6 6
Q Hungary K Nagy 2 0 Q Slovakia H Nagyová 3 1
Q Slovakia H Nagyová 6 6 1/WC France A Mauresmo 611 4
Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6 Russia S Kuznetsova 7 6
Q Germany M Müller 2 0 Russia S Kuznetsova 3 6 7
China N Li 6 4 64 8 Slovakia D Hantuchová 6 1 5
8 Slovakia D Hantuchová 3 6 7 Russia S Kuznetsova 2 5
4 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 6 7
4 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 6 7
Q Ukraine K Bondarenko 64 6 7 Q Ukraine K Bondarenko 4 5
Czech Republic K Peschke 7 3 62 4 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 6 7
Russia V Zvonareva 6 5 3 7 Italy F Schiavone 4 65
WC Tunisia S Sfar 2 7 6 WC Tunisia S Sfar 2 3
France V Razzano 4 4 7 Italy F Schiavone 6 6
7 Italy F Schiavone 6 6

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Russia A Myskina 6 67 6
China J Zheng 3 7 1 6 Russia A Myskina 4 3
WC Switzerland M Hingis 6 7 WC Switzerland M Hingis 6 6
India S Mirza 3 5 WC Switzerland M Hingis 3 4
Russia V Dushevina 6 6 3 Russia M Sharapova 6 6
France M Bartoli 3 1 Russia V Dushevina 1 0
3 Russia M Sharapova 6 6
3 Russia M Sharapova 3 6 6
5 Russia N Petrova 4 1 2 United States L Davenport 6 1 3
Russia M Kirilenko 6 6 Russia M Kirilenko 6 6
Japan A Sugiyama 2 3 Czech Republic L Šafářová 4 3
Czech Republic L Šafářová 6 6 Russia M Kirilenko 6 2 3
Russia E Likhovtseva 7 7 2 United States L Davenport 4 6 6
Serbia and Montenegro J Janković 5 5 Russia E Likhovtseva 0 0
2 United States L Davenport 6 6
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