title: 2006 Gaz de France Stars – Singles
text: # 2006 Gaz de France Stars – Singles
  
  The singles Tournament at the 2006 Gaz de France Stars took place between October 30 and November 5 on indoor hard courts in Hasselt, Belgium.
  
  Kim Clijsters was the home crowd favourite; and emerged as the winner.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Kim Clijsters (champion)
  * Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
  * Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
  * Anna-Lena Grönefeld (first round)
  * Ai Sugiyama (first round)
  * Vera Zvonareva (semifinals)
  * Samantha Stosur (second round)
  * Mara Santangelo (first round, retired due to a left wrist tendon injury)
  
  ## 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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Kim Clijsters | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Q | Kaia Kanepi | 3 | 6 | 4 |
  | | Michaëlla Krajicek | 4 | 4 | | Q | Kaia Kanepi | 3 | 6 | 4 |
  | Q | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | A Kremer | 3 | 2 | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Müller | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M Müller | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | K Bondarenko | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | R Vinci | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | S Klösel | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | S Klösel | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | S Klösel | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | O Savchuk | 4 | 1 | | 7 | S Stosur | $6^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | 4 | A-L Grönefeld | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 4 |
  | Q | A Rezaï | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Rezaï | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Šafářová | 4 | 2 | | | K Šprem | 7 | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Šprem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Rezaï | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | K Flipkens | 4 | | | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | E Vesnina | 0 | r | | WC | K Flipkens | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | V Dushevina | $6^3$ | 1 | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | V Zvonareva | 7 | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | M Santangelo | 2 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Krajicek | 5 | | | | M Krajicek | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | Y Fedak | 6 | 2 | 5 | WC | C Maes | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Maes | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | M Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | A Kerber | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | A Ivanovic | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | R Oprandi | 1 | 6 | $1^r$ | Q | A Kerber | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | A Petkovic | 3 | 5 | | 3 | A Ivanovic | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Krajicek | 4 | 4 |
  | 5 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 |
  | | E Daniilidou | 0 | 6 | 6 | | E Daniilidou | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Dechy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | K Kanepi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | E Bovina | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | F Schiavone | 2 | 5 | | | | |
  | LL | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | LL | A Radwańska | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Shaughnessy | 2 | 1 | | 2 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  