title: 2006 NASDAQ-100 Open – Women's singles
text: # 2006 NASDAQ-100 Open – Women's singles
  
  Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Miami Open. It was her first Tier I title and sixth overall, and her first title of any kind since September 2004.
  
  Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jill Craybas.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals)
  * Kim Clijsters (second round)
  * Justine Henin-Hardenne (second round)
  * Maria Sharapova (final)
  * Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
  * Elena Dementieva (fourth round)
  * Patty Schnyder (fourth round, withdrew)
  * Venus Williams (withdrew due to a right elbow ligament strain)
  * Francesca Schiavone (second round)
  * Anastasia Myskina (quarterfinals)
  * Nicole Vaidišová (withdrew due to a right shoulder injury)
  * Svetlana Kuznetsova (champion)
  * Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
  * Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)
  * Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
  * Anna-Lena Grönefeld (third round)
  * Flavia Pennetta (withdrew due to a right ankle sprain)
  * Dinara Safina (second round)
  * Nathalie Dechy (second round)
  * Maria Kirilenko (fourth round)
  * Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  * Tatiana Golovin (semifinals, retired)
  * Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
  * Martina Hingis (third round)
  * Jelena Janković (second round)
  * Gisela Dulko (second round)
  * Klára Koukalová (third round)
  * Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
  * Lucie Šafářová (second round)
  * Marion Bartoli (third round)
  * Shahar Pe'er (second round)
  * Sofia Arvidsson (fourth round)
  * Květa Peschke (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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Nadia Petrova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Nadia Petrova | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 12 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 21 | Ai Sugiyama | 0 | $6^4$ | | 12 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 12 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 12 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 3 |
  | 10 | Anastasia Myskina | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 3 |
  | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 22 | Tatiana Golovin | 3 | 7 | $3^r$ | | | | |
  | 22 | Tatiana Golovin | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | Tatiana Golovin | 3 | 7 | $3^r$ | | | | |
  | | Zheng Jie | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | S Stosur | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | B Schultz-McCarthy | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Nakamura | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 30 | M Bartoli | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
  | Q | A Yakimova | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | A Yakimova | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 30 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Ivanovic | 5 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 23 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | T Pironkova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | A Bondarenko | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
  | | I Benešová | $6^2$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 14 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | S Ančić | 7 | 1 | $6^2$ | | I Benešová | $6^1$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 14 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 13 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 3 | 5 | | Z Ondrášková | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Z Ondrášková | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 13 | D Hantuchová | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | E Daniilidou | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | E Daniilidou | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | S Perry | 3 | 5 | | Q | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 18 | D Safina | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | E Daniilidou | 2 | 0 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 26 | G Dulko | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Harkleroad | 5 | 7 | 5 | WC | J Jackson | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Jackson | 7 | $6^3$ | 7 | | | | | | WC | J Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
  | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | N Petrova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | R Vinci | 3 | 6 | 3 | | M Sánchez Lorenzo | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 3 | J Henin-Hardenne | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Shaughnessy | 2 | 7 | 6 | | M Shaughnessy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Santangelo | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | M Shaughnessy | 7 | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | Q | S Foretz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 32 | S Arvidsson | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | Q | M Sequera | 4 | 3 | | Q | S Foretz | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 32 | S Arvidsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | S Arvidsson | 7 | 3 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | A Sugiyama | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 21 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Serra Zanetti | 1 | 3 | | | J Schruff | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Schruff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 21 | A Sugiyama | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Frazier | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 15 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | S Peng | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 15 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | 12 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Dushevina | 4 | 2 | | V Zvonareva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | 12 | S Kuznetsova | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | WC | A Haynes | 2 | 4 | | | | | 24 | M Hingis | 6 | 1 | $6^9$ | | | |
  | Q | T Sun | 6 | 6 | Q | T Sun | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 24 | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S Kuznetsova | w/o |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Schnyder | |
  | | | | | 28 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | M Washington | 6 | 6 | LL | M Washington | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Raymond | 1 | 4 | | | | | 28 | K Srebotnik | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | P Schnyder | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | K Brandi | 4 | 0 | | M Díaz Oliva | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 7 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 5**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | LL | M Suchá | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Kleybanova | 5 | 2 | | | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Razzano | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | V Razzano | 4 | 0 | | | | |
  | | A Chakvetadze | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | K Šprem | 6 | 3 | 3 | | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 31 | S Pe'er | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Chakvetadze | 3 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 25 | J Janković | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Pous Tió | $6^3$ | 3 | | Q | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Azarenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | V Azarenka | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | | E Bychkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | A Myskina | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | C Castaño | 4 | 1 | | | E Bychkova | $6^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 10 | A Myskina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 6**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | LL | V Kutuzova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Yuan | 4 | 4 | | | M Domachowska | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | LL | V Kutuzova | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | S Bammer | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | 20 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | V King | 0 | 6 | 7 | WC | V King | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 20 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 4 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 33 | K Peschke | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | ME Camerin | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | ME Camerin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Laine | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Q | ME Camerin | 2 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | | A Morigami | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | N Li | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 7**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Mirza | $6^6$ | 6 | $6^8$ | WC | A Tatishvili | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Tatishvili | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | 6 | E Dementieva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Z Yan | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | M Krajicek | 0 | 1 | | | | |
  | | M Krajicek | 6 | 5 | 6 | | M Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 29 | L Šafářová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Dementieva | 2 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | T Golovin | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 22 | T Golovin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Smashnova | 3 | r | | | L Domínguez Lino | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Domínguez Lino | 5 | | | | | | | 22 | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | E Vesnina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | É Loit | 3 | $6^4$ | | | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9 | F Schiavone | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 8**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | 16 | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Asagoe | 7 | 2 | | | S Asagoe | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Llagostera Vives | $6^2$ | $3^r$ | | | | | | | 16 | A-L Grönefeld | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | V Lepchenko | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Zheng | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | J Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | J Zheng | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 19 | N Dechy | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Zheng | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Craybas | 6 | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 27 | K Koukalová | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Garbin | 7 | 1 | 6 | Q | T Garbin | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | V Ruano Pascual | $6^1$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 27 | K Koukalová | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | J Craybas | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Kostanić | 3 | 6 | 1 | | J Craybas | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | K Clijsters | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  