2006 Family Circle Cup – Singles
# 2006 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Nadia Petrova defeated Patty Schnyder in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 Family Circle Cup.

Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but lost to Schnyder in the semifinals.

## Seeds

* Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals)
* Nadia Petrova (champion)
* Patty Schnyder (final)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
* Nicole Vaidišová (second round)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld (semifinals)
* Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Dechy (quarterfinals)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)
* Jelena Janković (first round)
* Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
* Marion Bartoli (third round)
* Sofia Arvidsson (first round)
* Lucie Šafářová (third round)
* Květa Peschke (first round)
* Mara Santangelo (third 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dinara Safina | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dinara Safina | 4 | 1 | 1 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Patty Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Patty Schnyder | 6 | 6 | 3 | Patty Schnyder | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Nathalie Dechy | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nathalie Dechy | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | Patty Schnyder | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3 | $6^4$ | 6 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Catalina Castaño | 2 | 0 | 2 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 4 | 1 | | | S Bammer | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | K Šprem | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Šprem | 6 | 7 | | | K Šprem | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Jackson | 6 | 6 | | | J Jackson | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | K Peschke | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | J Janković | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Safina | 4 | 1 |
| Q | J Vakulenko | 7 | 7 | | Q | J Vakulenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 6 | 5 | 4 | | A Serra Zanetti | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Serra Zanetti | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | J Vakulenko | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | D Safina | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Zvonareva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | V Zvonareva | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | D Safina | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frazier | 3 | 4 | | Q | M Tu | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Tu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | M Santangelo | 6 | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 4 | 2 | | | J Craybas | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foretz | 2 | 4 | | 16 | M Santangelo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Santangelo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Dechy | 0 | 3 |
| | V Razzano | 3 | 3 | | 11 | K Srebotnik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Granville | 4 | 1 | | Q | M Suchá | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Suchá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | K Srebotnik | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | A Tatishvili | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 8 | N Dechy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Pous Tió | 6 | 3 | 5 | WC | A Tatishvili | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | N Dechy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | AL Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Perry | 0 | 5 | | | V Ruano Pascual | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | AL Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Raymond | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 9 | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | N Uberoi | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | N Uberoi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | AL Grönefeld | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | S Arvidsson | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Kuznetsova | 3 | $6^4$ |
| | K Brandi | 7 | 6 | | | K Brandi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kutuzova | 3 | 5 | | | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | L Domínguez Lino | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | V Henke | 3 | 3 | | WC | M Shaughnessy | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | N Vaidišová | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castaño | 6 | 6 | | | C Castaño | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Harkleroad | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | C Castaño | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | C Martínez Granados | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | M Bartoli | $4^r$ | | | | | |
| Q | Y Fedak | 7 | 6 | | Q | Y Fedak | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 4 | 3 | | 12 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Castaño | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | L Šafářová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 |
| | S Stosur | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Schruff | 5 | 6 | 6 | | J Schruff | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Asagoe | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 14 | L Šafářová | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | A Bondarenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Bychkova | 1 | 5 | | Q | A Bondarenko | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Petrova | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
