title: 2006 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles
text: # 2006 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles
  
  Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Maria Sharapova 5–7, 2–6.
  
  This was the final singles career of former World No. 3 Mary Pierce, who had retired in the second set where she was leading 6–5, due to sustaining a knee injury.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Maria Sharapova (champion)
  * Nadia Petrova (final)
  * Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
  * Nicole Vaidišová (semifinals)
  * Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
  * Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
  * Anna Chakvetadze (second round)
  * Francesca Schiavone (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Maria Sharapova | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | 3 | Patty Schnyder | 5 | 5 | | | | |
  | 3 | Patty Schnyder | 5 | 5 | 1 | Maria Sharapova | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 5 | 2 |
  | 4 | Nicole Vaidišová | 1 | 2 | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 5 | 2 |
  | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Rubin | 1 | 2 | | Q | E Daniilidou | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | |
  | | A-L Grönefeld | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | A Ivanovic | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | A Radwańska | 6 | 7 | | Q | A Radwańska | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Krajicek | 1 | $6^2$ | | 5 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | A Ivanovic | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 7 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | 5 | 5 |
  | | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Dechy | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | N Dechy | $7^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Paszek | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Pierce | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | V Zvonareva | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | A Sugiyama | $6^3$ | $6^5$ | | | M Pierce | 6 | $6^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Zvonareva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | V Zvonareva | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | F Schiavone | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | J Janković | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bammer | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | J Janković | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Hantuchová | $3^r$ | | | Q | E Vesnina | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | E Vesnina | 4 | | | | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 7 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | A Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | N Vaidišová | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Santangelo | 6 | 1 | 6 | | M Santangelo | $6^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | N Vaidišová | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Vaidišová | 1 | 2 |
  | 7 | A Chakvetadze | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 |
  | | K Srebotnik | 5 | 2 | | 7 | A Chakvetadze | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Stosur | 6 | 3 | | | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kirilenko | 4 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | S Stosur | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | S Pe'er | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Bartoli | 3 | $6^4$ | | | S Pe'er | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  