The 2006 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2006 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from 23 October until 29 October 2006 at the TipsArena Linz. First-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Maria Sharapova defeated Nadia Petrova, 7–5, 6–2. It was the 5th singles title for Sharapova in the season and the 15th title in her career.
Doubles
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur defeated Corina Morariu / Katarina Srebotnik, 6–3, 6–0 It was the 58th title for Raymond and the 15th title for Stubbs in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 8th for the pair during the season.
Points and prize money Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Singles195137884925111.756.7541 Doubles 1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Singles$95,500$51,000$27,300$14,600$7,820$4,175$2,230$1,195$640Doubles *$30,000$16,120$8,620$4,610$2,465 * per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country Player Rank Seed Maria Sharapova 3 1 Nadia Petrova 5 2 Patty Schnyder 8 3 Nicole Vaidišová 11 4 Ana Ivanovic 13 5 Jelena Janković 14 6 Anna Chakvetadze 16 7 Francesca Schiavone 17 8 Rankings are as of 16 October 2006
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Nathalie Dechy Tamira Paszek
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Alona Bondarenko Eleni Daniilidou Agnieszka Radwańska Elena Vesnina
Withdrawals Tatiana Golovin → replaced by Michaëlla Krajicek Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Mara Santangelo Dinara Safina → replaced by Samantha Stosur
Retirements Maria Kirilenko (right hip strain) Daniela Hantuchová (right rib injury) Mary Pierce (left knee injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank SeedLisa RaymondSamantha Stosur21Květa PeschkeFrancesca Schiavone192Daniela HantuchováAi Sugiyama233Nathalie DechyVera Zvonareva344 Rankings are as of 16 October 2006
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Sybille Bammer / Melanie Klaffner Jelena Janković / Tina Križan
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: Jarmila Gajdošová / Bryanne Stewart
The following pair received entry as lucky losers: Martina Müller / Julia Schruff
Withdrawals Before the tournament Maria Kirilenko (right hip strain) → replaced by Müller / Schruff
During the tournament Nathalie Dechy (left knee pain due to a tendonitis) Daniela Hantuchová (right rib injury) Francesca Schiavone (right knee injury) Elena Vesnina (low back injury)
References
External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA)