2006 Family Circle Cup – Singles

The Singles tournament at the 2006 Family Circle Cup took place between April 10 and April 16, 2006 on the indoor clay courts of the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, United States. Justine Henin-Hardenne was the defending champion, but lost to Patty Schnyder in the semifinals. Nadia Petrova won the title, defeating Patty Schnyder in the final.

Singles
2006 Family Circle Cup
Champion	Nadia Petrova
Runner-up	Patty Schnyder
Final score	6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Seeds

1. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Semifinals)
2. Nadia Petrova (Champion)
3. Patty Schnyder (Final)
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Quarterfinals)
5. Nicole Vaidišová (Second round)
6. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (Semifinals)
7. Dinara Safina (Quarterfinals)
8. Nathalie Dechy (Quarterfinals)
9. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third round)
10. Jelena Janković (First round)
11. Katarina Srebotnik (Third round)
12. Marion Bartoli (Third round)
13. Sofia Arvidsson (First round)
14. Lucie Šafářová (Third round)
15. Květa Peschke (First round)
16. 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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	7	Dinara Safina	4	1
								1	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	3	2
								3	Patty Schnyder	2	6	6
	3	Patty Schnyder	6	6
	8	Nathalie Dechy	0	3
															3	Patty Schnyder	3	6	1
															2	Nadia Petrova	6	4	6
	6	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	6	7
	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

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							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	4	1
	10	J Janković	6^5	5																		7	D Safina	6	6
	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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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

References

• Main draw