2006 Gaz de France Stars – Singles
# 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
