2006 DFS Classic – Singles
# 2006 DFS Classic – Singles

Maria Sharapova was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Jamea Jackson.

Vera Zvonareva won the title, defeating Jackson in the final $7–6^{(14–12)},$ $7–6^{(7–5)}.$

## Seeds

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

* Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
* Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
* Daniela Hantuchová (withdrew)
* Elena Likhovtseva (quarterfinals)
* Ai Sugiyama (third round)
* Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals)
* Anna Chakvetadze (third round)
* Jelena Janković (third round)
* Sofia Arvidsson (second round)
* Klára Koukalová (first round)
* Catalina Castaño (first round)
* Mara Santangelo (quarterfinals)
* Li Na (third round)
* Sania Mirza (third round)
* Samantha Stosur (second round)
* Laura Granville (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Jamea Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jamea Jackson | 6 | 6 | | Jamea Jackson | $6^{12}$ | $6^5$ |
| | | | | | Vera Zvonareva | $7^{14}$ | $7^7$ |
| Q | Meilen Tu | 7 | 4 | 3 | Vera Zvonareva | $7^{14}$ | $7^7$ |
| | Vera Zvonareva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foretz | 2 | $6^3$ | | Q | A Rolle | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rolle | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | N Li | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | A Keothavong | 3 | 0 | | | E Daniilidou | $6^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Washington | 3 | 3 | | 13 | N Li | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | M Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Santangelo | 2 | 2 |
| | E Laine | 1 | 2 | | 12 | M Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | E Vesnina | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | 12 | M Santangelo | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Sugiyama | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | |
| | M Yuan | 3 | 4 | | | J Gajdošová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | E Likhovtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Puchkova | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | O Puchkova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Kutuzova | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | E Likhovtseva | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Raymond | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Morigami | 5 | 3 | | | L Raymond | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rodionova | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | S Stosur | 6 | 1 | $6^0$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Stosur | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | K Koukalová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Jackson | 6 | 6 |
| | J Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | J Jackson | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M South | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | WC | S Borwell | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Borwell | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | J Jackson | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Peng | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | J Janković | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | N Pratt | 6 | 5 | 4 | | S Peng | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | B Mattek | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | LL | B Mattek | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Schruff | 4 | $7^8$ | 1 | | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Morita | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | A Morita | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | K O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 1 | | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Czink | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 | 9 | S Arvidsson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Arvidsson | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Bartoli | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | S Mirza | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Tu | 6 | 6 |
| | A Bondarenko | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | S Mirza | 7 | $6^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Perry | 6 | 6 | | | S Perry | 5 | $7^9$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 14 | S Mirza | 6 | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | |
| Q | M Tu | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | Q | M Tu | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 3 | $6^6$ | | Q | M Tu | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | L Osterloh | 0 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 7 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | Q | E Gagliardi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | A Chakvetadze | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| LL | A Kremer | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 6 | 6 | | M Suchá | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | C Castaño | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Zvonareva | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | L Granville | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F Schiavone | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | Z Yan | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sfar | 4 | 5 | | T Pironkova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | T Pironkova | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | F Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 7 | | M Vento-Kabchi | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | F Schiavone | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
