2006 Qatar Telecom German Open – Doubles

Doubles
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.

Seeds

1. Liezel Huber / Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
2. Daniela Hantuchová / Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
3. Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (champions)
4. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
5. Elena Dementieva / Flavia Pennetta (final)
6. Gisela Dulko / Maria Kirilenko (second round)
7. Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (first round)
8. Eleni Daniilidou / Anabel Medina Garrigues (quarterfinals)

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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	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

Top half

	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

Bottom half

	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

References

• Main Draw