2006 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Singles
Singles
2006 WTA Tour Championships
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Amélie Mauresmo
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds	8

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated defending champion Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 WTA Tour Championships. It was her first Tour Finals title. Henin-Hardenne also secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking by reaching the final.^[1]

Seeds

* As of October 30, 2006.

Amélie Mauresmo (final)
Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
Nadia Petrova (round robin)
Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
Elena Dementieva (round robin)
Martina Hingis (round robin)

Alternates

Patty Schnyder (not used)
Dinara Safina (not used)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Amélie Mauresmo	6	3	6

6	Kim Clijsters	2	6	3
					1	Amélie Mauresmo	4	3

					3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
2	Maria Sharapova	2	6⁵

3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	7⁷

Red group

		Sharapova	Kuznetsova	Clijsters	Dementieva	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Maria Sharapova		6–1, 6–4	6–4, 6–4	6–1, 6–4	3–0	6–0		1
4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	1–6, 4–6		1–6, 1–6	7–5, 6–3	1–2	2–4		3
6	Kim Clijsters	4–6, 4–6	6–1, 6–1		6–4, 6–0	2–1	4–2		2
7	Elena Dementieva	1–6, 4–6	5–7, 3–6	4–6, 0–6		0–3	0–6		4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Yellow group

		Mauresmo	Henin-Hardenne	Petrova	Hingis	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Amélie Mauresmo		4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–2	2–6, 2–6	3–6, 6–1, 6–4	2–1	4–4		1
3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 2–6		6–4, 6–4	6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 6–1	2–1	5–3		2
5	Nadia Petrova	6–2, 6–2	4–6, 4–6		4–6, 6–3, 3–6	1–2	3–4		4
8	Martina Hingis	6–3, 1–6, 4–6	2–6, 7–6^(7–5), 1–6	6–4, 3–6, 6–3		1–2	4–5		3