The 2006 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2006 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from October 23–29, 2006 at the TipsArena Linz. Maria Sharapova won the singles title.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | 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 | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | 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 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Tatiana Golovin → replaced by Michaëlla Krajicek
Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Mara Santangelo
Dinara Safina → replaced by 
Samantha Stosur Maria Kirilenko (right hip strain)
Daniela Hantuchová (right rib injury) Mary Pierce (left knee injury)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | Lisa Raymond | Australia | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | Květa Peschke | Italy | Francesca Schiavone | 19 | 2 | |
| Slovakia | Daniela Hantuchová |  Japan | Ai Sugiyama | 23 | 3 | |
| France | Nathalie Dechy | Russian Federation | Vera Zvonareva | 34 | 4 |
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)See main article: 2006 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles.
Maria Sharapova defeated Nadia Petrova, 7–5, 6–2.[1]It was the 5th singles title for Sharapova in the season and the 15th title in her career.
See main article: 2006 Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles.
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur defeated Corina 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.
Serbia
