title: 2006 Zurich Open – Singles
text: # 2006 Zurich Open – Singles
  
  Maria Sharapova defeated Daniela Hantuchová in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 Zurich Open.
  
  Lindsay Davenport was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Amélie Mauresmo (quarterfinals)
  * Maria Sharapova (champion)
  * Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)
  * Elena Dementieva (second round)
  * Martina Hingis (quarterfinals)
  * Patty Schnyder (first round)
  * Nicole Vaidišová (first round)
  * Francesca Schiavone (second 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Daniela Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4 | 2 | | Daniela Hantuchová | 1 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | Katarina Srebotnik | $6^3$ | 2 | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | S Stosur | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | ME Camerin | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | | | | | | | |
  | | M Bartoli | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | D Hantuchová | w/o | | | | | | |
  | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Sugiyama | $6^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 7 | | | D Hantuchová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | P Schnyder | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 3 | S Kuznetsova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Janković | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Janković | $6^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Pironkova | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | 3 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | M Hingis | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | LL | J Gajdošová | 3 | 4 | | WC | N Dechy | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | AL Grönefeld | 0 | 5 | | 5 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | M Hingis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | N Vaidišová | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | 8 | T Golovin | $4^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | E Gagliardi | 4 | $6^4$ | | M Kirilenko | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kirilenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | M Kirilenko | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | K Srebotnik | 6 | 7 | | | | | | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Pierce | 3 | 5 | | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 4 | E Dementieva | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Srebotnik | $6^3$ | 2 |
  | 8 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 7 | 6 |
  | Q | M Tu | 2 | 1 | 8 | F Schiavone | 1 | $^r$ | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | Q | T Bacsinszky | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Myskina | 3 | 3 | | | | | Q | T Bacsinszky | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | A Molik | 1 | 2 | | S Pe'er | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  