title: 2006 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
text: # 2006 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
  
  Lindsay Davenport was the two-time defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
  
  Nadia Petrova won the title, defeating Tatiana Golovin in straight sets in the finals match.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Amélie Mauresmo (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)
  * Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)
  * Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals, withdrew because of a left thigh injury)
  * Nadia Petrova (champion)
  * Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
  * Dinara Safina (second round)
  * Francesca Schiavone (first round, retired because of a right wrist injury)
  * Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Tatiana Golovin | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
  | 5 | Patty Schnyder | 1 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
  | 5 | Patty Schnyder | 1 | 7 | 5 | | Tatiana Golovin | 3 | $6^4$ |
  | | | | | | 4 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 7 |
  | 4 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 7 |
  | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | LL | L Raymond | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Krajicek | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | M Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Stosur | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | M Krajicek | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | T Golovin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | I Benešová | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | LL | I Benešová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | F Schiavone | 3 | 7 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | T Golovin | 6 | 5 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Schnyder | 1 | 7 | 5 |
  | | | | | | 3 | E Dementieva | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | K Srebotnik | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Dechy | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | E Dementieva | | | | | | | |
  | Q | E Bychkova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | P Schnyder | w/o | | | | | | |
  | | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | S Pe'er | $6^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Rubin | 2 | 2 | | 5 | P Schnyder | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | D Safina | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Santangelo | 1 | 7 | $6^9$ | 6 | D Safina | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 5 | 7 | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Bammer | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | T Malek | 3 | 6 | 0 | | A-L Grönefeld | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Petrova | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | 8 | J Janković | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 6 | 4 |
  | | M Pierce | $6^7$ | 3 | | 8 | J Janković | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Pironkova | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Šprem | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | J Janković | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | M Müller | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | K Peschke | 0 | $6^4$ | | WC | M Müller | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  