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2006 Qatar Telecom German Open | |
Champions | Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
Runners-up | Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta |
Score | 6–2, 6–3 |
The doubles Tournament at the 2006 Qatar Telecom German Open took place between May 5 and May 13 on the outdoor clay courts of the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin, Germany. Yan Zi and Zheng Jie won the title, defeating Elena Dementieva and Flavia Pennetta in the final.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Dinara Safina Roberta Vinci | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
5 | Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
4 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Nadia Petrova | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
5 | Elena Dementieva Flavia Pennetta | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | L Huber E Likhovtseva | 4 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Brémond S Cohen-Aloro | 1 | 5 | D Safina R Vinci | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D Safina R Vinci | 6 | 7 | D Safina R Vinci | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J Janković T Križan | 3 | 3 | V Dushevina G Voskoboeva | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | A Bachmann V Henke | 6 | 6 | A Bachmann V Henke | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V Dushevina G Voskoboeva | 7 | 6 | V Dushevina G Voskoboeva | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | T Li T Sun | 5 | 0 | D Safina R Vinci | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
T Garbin M Santangelo | 7 | 6 | T Garbin M Santangelo | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Klösel K Wörle | 5 | 3 | 3 | Z Yan J Zheng | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Jans M Jugić-Salkić | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Rodionova A Vanc | 4 | 6 | 6 | A Rodionova A Vanc | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Tu V Zvonareva | 4 | 4 | 8 | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | G Dulko M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D Klemenschits S Klemenschits | 1 | 1 | 6 | G Dulko M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Benešová M Krajicek | 6 | 6 | I Benešová M Krajicek | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Srebotnik J Wöhr | 2 | 2 | I Benešová M Krajicek | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Black N Dechy | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | AL Grönefeld N Petrova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 5 | 6 | 5 | C Black N Dechy | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | AL Grönefeld N Petrova | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | AL Grönefeld N Petrova | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | E Dementieva F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | 5 | E Dementieva F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Bondarenko H Šromová | 2 | 3 | 5 | E Dementieva F Pennetta | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | E Laine L Siegemund | 64 | 3 | ME Salerni B Stewart | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
ME Salerni B Stewart | 7 | 6 | 5 | E Dementieva F Pennetta | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Castaño J Craybas | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 0 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Müller J Schruff | 6 | 4 | 5 | C Castaño J Craybas | 61 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | D Hantuchová A Sugiyama | 7 | 6 |
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