| 2006 Generali Ladies Linz | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 23–29 October | |||
| Edition | 20th | |||
| Category | Tier II Series | |||
| Draw | 28S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | USD $600,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard (indoor) | |||
| Location | Linz,Austria | |||
| Venue | TipsArena Linz | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Maria Sharapova | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur | ||||
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The2006 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2006Tier IIWTA Tour tournament of the annually-heldGenerali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from 23 October until 29 October 2006 at theTipsArena Linz. First-seededMaria Sharapova won the singles title.
Maria Sharapova defeatedNadia Petrova, 7–5, 6–2.[1]It was the 5th singles title for Sharapova in the season and the 15th title in her career.
Lisa Raymond /Samantha Stosur defeatedCorina Morariu /
Katarina Srebotnik, 6–3, 6–0It was the 58th title for Raymond and the 15th title for Stubbs in their respective doubles careers.It was also the 8th for the pair during the season.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 11.75 | 6.75 | 4 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $95,500 | $51,000 | $27,300 | $14,600 | $7,820 | $4,175 | $2,230 | $1,195 | $640 |
| Doubles * | $30,000 | $16,120 | $8,620 | $4,610 | $2,465 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS | Maria Sharapova | 3 | 1 |
| RUS | Nadia Petrova | 5 | 2 |
 SUI | Patty Schnyder | 8 | 3 |
 CZE | Nicole Vaidišová | 11 | 4 |
 SRB | Ana Ivanovic | 13 | 5 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 14 | 6 |
| RUS | Anna Chakvetadze | 16 | 7 |
 ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 17 | 8 |
Rankings are as of 16 October 2006
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Tatiana Golovin → replaced by
Michaëlla KrajicekFlavia Pennetta → replaced byMara SantangeloDinara Safina → replaced bySamantha StosurMaria Kirilenko (right hip strain)
Daniela Hantuchová (right rib injury)Mary Pierce (left knee injury)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Lisa Raymond | AUS | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 1 |
| CZE | Květa Peschke | ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 19 | 2 |
| SVK | Daniela Hantuchová |  JPN | Ai Sugiyama | 23 | 3 |
| FRA | Nathalie Dechy | RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 34 | 4 |
Rankings are as of 16 October 2006
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
Before the tournament
Maria Kirilenko (right hip strain) → replaced by Müller / SchruffDuring the tournament
Nathalie Dechy (left knee pain due to a tendonitis)Daniela Hantuchová (right rib injury)Francesca Schiavone (right knee injury)Elena Vesnina (low back injury)
