2006 Open Gaz de France – Singles

Dinara Safina was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Amélie Mauresmo.

Singles
2006 Open Gaz de France
Champion	Amélie Mauresmo
Runner-up	Mary Pierce
Score	6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Mauresmo went on to win the title, defeating Mary Pierce in the final 6–1, 7–6^(7–2).

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Amélie Mauresmo (champion)
2. Mary Pierce (final)
3. Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
4. Patty Schnyder (semifinals)
5. Elena Dementieva (quarterfinals)
6. Flavia Pennetta (first round)
7. Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
8. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (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

Final

	Final
	1	Amélie Mauresmo	6	77
	2	Mary Pierce	1	62

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Mauresmo	6	6
	Q	I Lisjak	64	0					V Dushevina	2	2
		V Dushevina	77	6											1	A Mauresmo	6	6
		V Razzano	6	6											7	D Safina	2	2
		K Peschke	1	1					V Razzano	4	3
		A Chakvetadze	2	1				7	D Safina	6	6
	7	D Safina	6	6																		1	A Mauresmo	65	7	6
																							T Golovin	77	5	2
								3	N Petrova	6	6
		A Smashnova	6	6					A Smashnova	4	1
	LL	S Brémond	1	2											3	N Petrova	6	67	3
		T Golovin	6	7												T Golovin	3	79	6
		M Domachowska	0	5					T Golovin	6	6
		S Mirza	6	77					S Mirza	4	2
	6	F Pennetta	2	65

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	E Dementieva	6	6
	Q	S Arvidsson	2	2				5	E Dementieva	77	6
		M Bartoli	0	2					N Dechy	63	4
		N Dechy	6	6											5	E Dementieva	3	3
		L Šáfařová	2	6	0										4/WC	P Schnyder	6	6
	Q	T Pironkova	6	2	6			Q	T Pironkova	2	4
								4/WC	P Schnyder	6	6
																						4/WC	P Schnyder	4	2
	8	A-L Grönefeld	1	6	0																	2	M Pierce	6	6
	WC	S Foretz	6	1	6			WC	S Foretz	0	3
		R Vinci	2	1				WC	É Loit	6	6
	WC	É Loit	6	6											WC	É Loit	66	64
		A Medina Garrigues	6	1	7										2	M Pierce	78	77
	Q	T Garbin	3	6	5				A Medina Garrigues	2	4
								2	M Pierce	6	6

External links

• 2006 Open Gaz de France draw