The 2006 Qatar Ladies Open (known as the 2006 Qatar Total Open for sponsorship reasons), was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the Qatar Total Open, and was part of the Tier II Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, from February 27 through March 5, 2007.
Finals Singles
Nadia Petrova defeated Amélie Mauresmo, 6–3, 7–5 It was the 2nd singles title for Petrova in her career.
Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama defeated Li Ting / Sun Tiantian, 6–4, 6–4 It was the 7th title for Hantuchová and the 32nd title for Sugiyama in their respective doubles careers.
Points and prize money
Point distribution Event1WFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Singles195137884925111.756.7541Doubles1
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 322Q3Q2Q1Singles$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
1 Points per the WTA. 2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedAmélie Mauresmo21Nadia Petrova82Francesca Schiavone113Anastasia Myskina124Daniela Hantuchová145Svetlana Kuznetsova156Elena Likhovtseva167Jelena Janković218 Rankings are as of February 20, 2006.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Martina Hingis Selima Sfar
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Li Ting Eleni Daniilidou Shikha Uberoi Neha Uberoi
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedElena LikhovtsevaVera Zvonareva201Yan ZiZheng Jie282Daniela HantuchováAi Sugiyama313Liezel HuberMartina Navratilova354 Rankings are as of February 20, 2006.
Other entrants The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Antonia Matic / Tatiana Poutchek
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: Angelika Bachmann / Kira Nagy
Withdrawals During the tournament Květa Peschke / Francesca Schiavone
External links Official Results Archive (ITF) Official Results Archive (WTA)