2006 ECM Prague Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2006 ECM Prague Open
Champion Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
Runner-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
Final score4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2005  · ECM Prague Open ·  2007  

The women's singles of the 2006 ECM Prague Open tournament was played on clay in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but competed in Berlin at the same week.

Shahar Pe'er won the title by defeating Samantha Stosur 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli (first round)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová (first round)
  3. Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er (champion)
  4. Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur (final)
  6. Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Maria Elena Camerin (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai (semifinals)
  8. Flag of Ukraine.svg Alona Bondarenko (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi 3 0
3 Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er 66
3 Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er 4 66
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 62 1
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 66
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai 1 3

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of France.svg M Bartoli 773 2
Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi 6566 Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi 71 710
Flag of France.svg S Foretz 66 Flag of France.svg S Foretz 5 668
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg E Gagliardi 3 3 Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi 70 7
Flag of Ukraine.svg V Kutuzova 2 2 6 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg ME Camerin 5 65
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy 66 Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy 5 4
Flag of Ukraine.svg O Savchuk 4 1 6 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg ME Camerin 76
6 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg ME Camerin 66 Flag of Estonia.svg K Kanepi 3 0
3 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 663 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 66
WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg N Fraňková 3 1 3 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 780 6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Z Ondrášková 4 786 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Z Ondrášková 6663
Flag of Argentina.svg M Díaz Oliva 6663 3 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 76
Flag of Hungary.svg M Czink 1 668 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 5 0
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg An Serra Zanetti 62 2 Flag of Hungary.svg M Czink 60 2
Flag of Slovakia.svg M Suchá 612 8 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 2 66
8 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Bondarenko 776

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 66
Q Flag of South Africa.svg N Grandin 2 2 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 66
Flag of Japan.svg A Morigami 66 Flag of Japan.svg A Morigami 1 2
WC Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Strýcová 3 1 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 66
Flag of the United States.svg A Harkleroad 64 3 4 Flag of France.svg É Loit 4 3
Flag of Croatia.svg K Šprem 0 66 Flag of Croatia.svg K Šprem 4 3
Q Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 2 4 4 Flag of France.svg É Loit 66
4 Flag of France.svg É Loit 665 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 66
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 667 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 1 3
Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek 2 3 7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 66
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Paštiková 67Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Paštiková 2 4
Q Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg V Azarenka 2 5 7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 76
Flag of Venezuela.svg M Sequera 4 67WC Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 5 4
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg K Brandi 64 5 Flag of Venezuela.svg M Sequera 630
WC Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 6366WC Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 776
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Šafářová 774 4

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