title: 2006 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles
text: # 2006 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles
  
  Nuria Llagostera Vives was the defending champion, but chose to play at the 2006 Telecom Italia Masters, which was held during the same week.
  
  Meghann Shaughnessy won the title, defeating Martina Suchá 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Marion Bartoli (first round)
  * Zheng Jie (second round)
  * Émilie Loit (quarterfinals)
  * Li Na (withdrew because of a bilateral great toe blister)
  * Alona Bondarenko (semifinals)
  * Ashley Harkleroad (second round)
  * Jamea Jackson (first round)
  * Martina Suchá (finals, runner-up)
  * Yan Zi (semifinals)
  
  ## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 9 | Yan Zi | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 9 | Yan Zi | 0 | 2 | | Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | 8 | Martina Suchá | 2 | 6 | 3 |
  | 5 | Alona Bondarenko | 3 | 2 | 8 | Martina Suchá | 2 | 6 | 3 |
  | 8 | Martina Suchá | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Bartoli | 6 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Klösel | 3 | 0 | | | S Klösel | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Shaughnessy | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Wozniak | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Czink | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | M Czink | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | A Parra Santonja | $6^3$ | 6 | 2 | | M Czink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Pin | 4 | 1 | | 6 | A Harkleroad | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | A Harkleroad | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Z Yan | 0 | 2 |
  | PR | A Widjaja | 4 | 3 | | 3 | É Loit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Rodionova | 2 | 1 | | | I Lisjak | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Lisjak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | É Loit | 6 | $6^6$ | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | C Martínez Granados | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | Z Yan | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | LL | M Gojnea | 7 | 6 | | LL | M Gojnea | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Mouhtassine | 4 | 2 | | 9 | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | J Jackson | 6 | 1 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Šromová | 1 | 6 | 7 | | H Šromová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | K Liggan | 7 | 3 | 0 | Q | L Skavronskaia | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Skavronskaia | $6^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | H Šromová | 2 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | | B Mattek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | A Bondarenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | M Sequera | 3 | 2 | | | B Mattek | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | IR Olaru | 1 | 3 | | 5 | A Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | A Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Bondarenko | 3 | 2 |
  | 8 | M Suchá | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Suchá | 6 | 6 |
  | | V King | 5 | 2 | | 8 | M Suchá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | N Uberoi | 6 | 4 | 6 | LL | N Uberoi | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Sfar | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | M Suchá | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | A Kremer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | A Kremer | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  | | An Serra Zanetti | 4 | 5 | | Q | A Kremer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Y Fedossova | 0 | 1 | | 2 | J Zheng | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Anne Kremer (qualified)
  * Lioudmila Skavronskaia (qualified)
  * Stéphanie Dubois (second round)
  * Claudine Schaul (second round)
  * Neha Uberoi (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Kelly Liggan (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Mădălina Gojnea (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Yulia Fedossova (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Anne Kremer
  * Lioudmila Skavronskaia
  * Ioana Raluca Olaru
  * Yulia Fedossova
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Kelly Liggan
  * Neha Uberoi
  * Mădălina Gojnea
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Aleke Tsoubanos | 0 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Aleke Tsoubanos | 6 | 6 | | Aleke Tsoubanos | 0 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | Lina Bennani | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Lina Bennani | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | Anne Kremer | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | 6 | Kelly Liggan | 0 | $6^4$ |
  | | Samia Medjahdi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Kelly Liggan | 0 | $6^4$ |
  | | Brie Whitehead | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Brie Whitehead | 1 | 0 | | Samia Medjahdi | 0 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | 6 | Kelly Liggan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 2 | Lioudmila Skavronskaia | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | Maureen Drake | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Maureen Drake | 6 | 6 | | Maureen Drake | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Svetlana Smirnova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Svetlana Smirnova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Lioudmila Skavronskaia | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Neha Uberoi | 4 | 1 |
  | | Vanessa Wellauer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Neha Uberoi | 4 | 1 |
  | WC | Majdouline Akrate | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Majdouline Akrate | 4 | 3 | | Vanessa Wellauer | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 5 | Neha Uberoi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | Stéphanie Dubois | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Ioana Raluca Olaru | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Suzana Kuffner | Suzana Kuffner | 1 | 3 | | | Ioana Raluca Olaru | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Ioana Raluca Olaru | Ioana Raluca Olaru | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ioana Raluca Olaru | Ioana Raluca Olaru | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Ioana Raluca Olaru | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mădălina Gojnea | $6^1$ | 2 |
  | | Émilie Bacquet | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mădălina Gojnea | $6^1$ | 2 |
  | | Diana Vrânceanu | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Diana Vrânceanu | 6 | 1 | 2 | | Émilie Bacquet | 0 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Mădălina Gojnea | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Aline Pinheiro | 0 | 1 | | 7 | Mădălina Gojnea | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 7 | Mădălina Gojnea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 4 | Claudine Schaul | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Irina Kotkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Irina Kotkina | 6 | 6 | | Irina Kotkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Rita Bengelloun-Touimy | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Rita Bengelloun-Touimy | 3 | 1 | | | | | | Irina Kotkina | 1 | 6 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | 8 | Yulia Fedossova | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | WC | Habiba Ifrakh | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Yulia Fedossova | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | WC | Carolina-Magalhaes Malheiros | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Carolina-Magalhaes Malheiros | 7 | 6 | WC | Carolina-Magalhaes Malheiros | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 8 | Yulia Fedossova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Laura Bsoul | 2 | 2 | 8 | Yulia Fedossova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Yulia Fedossova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  