2006 Qatar Telecom German Open – Doubles

{{Tennis events|2006|Qatar Telecom German Open|s

| defchamp =

| champ = {{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Zi
{{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Jie

| runner = {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva
{{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta

| score = 6–2, 6–3

| draw = 28

| seeds = 8

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

| before_name = Qatar Total German Open – Singles

| main_name = German Open (WTA) {{!}} WTA German Open

}}

The doubles Tournament at the 2006 Qatar Telecom German Open took place between 5 May and 13 May 2006 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

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  1. {{flagicon|RSA}} Liezel Huber / {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva (second round)
  2. {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová / {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  3. {{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Zi / {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Jie (champions)
  4. {{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld / {{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
  5. {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva / {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta (final)
  6. {{flagicon|ARG}} Gisela Dulko / {{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Kirilenko (second round)
  7. {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Ting / {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Tiantian (first round)
  8. {{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Daniilidou / {{flagicon|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues (quarterfinals)

}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

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|RD2=Final

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|RD1-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina
{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberta Vinci

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|RD1-score1-2=0

|RD1-score1-3=

|RD1-seed2=3

|RD1-team2={{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Zi
{{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Jie

|RD1-score2-1=6

|RD1-score2-2=6

|RD1-score2-3=

|RD1-seed3=4

|RD1-team3={{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld
{{flagicon|RUS}} Nadia Petrova

|RD1-score3-1=3

|RD1-score3-2=3

|RD1-score3-3=

|RD1-seed4=5

|RD1-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva
{{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta

|RD1-score4-1=6

|RD1-score4-2=6

|RD1-score4-3=

|RD2-seed1=3

|RD2-team1={{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Zi
{{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Jie

|RD2-score1-1=6

|RD2-score1-2=6

|RD2-score1-3=

|RD2-seed2=5

|RD2-team2={{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Dementieva
{{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta

|RD2-score2-1=2

|RD2-score2-2=3

|RD2-score2-3=

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=Top half=

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|RD3=Quarterfinals

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{{flagicon|FRA}} S Cohen-Aloro

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{{flagicon|SLO}} T Križan

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{{flagicon|GER}} V Henke

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|RD1-team7={{flagicon|RUS}} V Dushevina
{{flagicon|RUS}} G Voskoboeva

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{{flagicon|CHN}} T Sun

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|RD1-team11={{flagicon|ITA}} T Garbin
{{flagicon|ITA}} M Santangelo

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|RD1-seed12=WC

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{{flagicon|GER}} K Wörle

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{{flagicon|BIH}} M Jugić-Salkić

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|RD1-team14={{flagicon|RUS}} A Rodionova
{{flagicon|ROU}} A Vanc

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{{flagicon|RUS}} V Zvonareva

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|RD1-seed16=8

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{{flagicon|ESP}} A Medina Garrigues

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{{flagicon|RUS}} E Likhovtseva

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|RD2-team3={{flagicon|GER}} A Bachmann
{{flagicon|GER}} V Henke

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|RD2-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} V Dushevina
{{flagicon|RUS}} G Voskoboeva

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{{flagicon|CHN}} J Zheng

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{{flagicon|ITA}} M Santangelo

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{{flagicon|ESP}} A Medina Garrigues

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{{flagicon|ITA}} R Vinci

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{{flagicon|RUS}} G Voskoboeva

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{{flagicon|CHN}} J Zheng

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{{flagicon|ESP}} A Medina Garrigues

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{{flagicon|ITA}} R Vinci

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{{flagicon|CHN}} J Zheng

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{{flagicon|RUS}} M Kirilenko

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{{flagicon|AUT}} S Klemenschits

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{{flagicon|NED}} M Krajicek

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{{flagicon|GER}} J Wöhr

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{{flagicon|ITA}} F Pennetta

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{{flagicon|GER}} L Siegemund

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{{flagicon|USA}} J Craybas

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|RD1-seed14=

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{{flagicon|GER}} J Schruff

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{{flagicon|RUS}} M Kirilenko

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{{flagicon|NED}} M Krajicek

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{{flagicon|RUS}} N Petrova

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{{flagicon|ITA}} F Pennetta

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{{flagicon|AUS}} B Stewart

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{{flagicon|USA}} J Craybas

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|RD2-score7-3=

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{{flagicon|ITA}} F Pennetta

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{{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama

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|RD3-score4-3=6

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{{flagicon|ITA}} F Pennetta

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|RD4-score2-3=

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