2006 WTA Tour From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The WTA Tour is the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The WTA Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tier I, Tier II, Tier III and Tier IV events. ITF tournaments are not part of the WTA Tour, although they award points for the WTA World Ranking. Contents [hide] 1 Schedule 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 2 See also [edit] Schedule The table below shows the 2006 WTA Tour schedule. [edit] January Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 2 January MAW Hardcourts Gold Coast, Australia Tier III Lucie Šafářová 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 Flavia Pennetta Dinara Safina Martina Hingis Patty Schnyder Anabel Medina Garrigues Tatiana Golovin Nuria Llagostera Vives Safina / Shaughnessy 6-2, 6-3 Black / Stubbs 2 January ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand Tier IV Marion Bartoli 6-2, 6-2 Vera Zvonareva Nadia Petrova Daniela Hantuchová Kristina Brandi Julia Schruff Maria Kirilenko Tzipora Obziler Likhovtseva / Zvonareva 6-3, 6-4 Loit / Strýcová 9 January Medibank International Sydney, Australia Tier II Justine Henin 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 Francesca Schiavone Nicole Vaidišová Svetlana Kuznetsova Kim Clijsters Daniela Hantuchová Nadia Petrova Ana Ivanović Morariu / Stubbs 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 Pascual / Suárez 9 January Richard Luton Properties International Canberra, Australia Tier IV Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 7-6(3) Yoon Jeong Cho Shahar Pe'er Catalina Castaño Ekaterina Bychkova Aiko Nakamura Julia Schruff Melinda Czink Domachowska / Vinci 7-6(5), 6-3 Curran / Dekmeijere 9 January Moorilla Hobart International Hobart, Australia Tier IV Michaëlla Krajicek 6-2, 6-1 Iveta Benešová Jelena Kostanić Mara Santangelo Alyona Bondarenko Laura Granville Amy Frazier Jill Craybas Loit / Pratt 6-2, 6-1 Craybas / Kostanić 16 January (2 weeks) 2006 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Amélie Mauresmo 6-1, 2-0 ret. Justine Henin Maria Sharapova Kim Clijsters Lindsay Davenport Nadia Petrova Patty Schnyder Martina Hingis Yan / Zheng 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-3 Raymond / Stosur Mixed Doubles: Bhupathi / Hingis 6-3, 6-3 Nestor / Likhovtseva 30 January Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Tier I Elena Dementieva 6-2, 6-0 Martina Hingis Maria Sharapova Anastasia Myskina Samantha Stosur Maria Kirilenko Elena Likhovtseva Nicole Vaidišová Raymond / Stosur 6-2, 6-1 Black / Stubbs [edit] February Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 6 February Open Gaz de France Paris, France Tier II Amélie Mauresmo 6-1, 7-6(2) Mary Pierce Tatiana Golovin Patty Schnyder Dinara Safina Nadia Petrova Elena Dementieva Émilie Loit Loit / Peschke 7-6(5), 6-4 Black / Stubbs 6 February Pattaya Women's Open Pattaya City, Thailand Tier IV Shahar Pe'er 6-3, 6-1 Jelena Kostanić Sybille Bammer Nuria Llagostera Vives Melinda Czink Lourdes Domínguez Lino Catalina Castaño Emma Laine Li / Sun 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(5) Yan / Zheng 13 February Proximus Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Tier II Amélie Mauresmo 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 Kim Clijsters Elena Dementieva Nadia Petrova Dinara Safina Eleni Daniilidou Olga Savchuk Patty Schnyder Safina / Srebotnik 6-2, 6-1 Foretz / Krajicek 13 February Bangalore Open Bangalore, India Tier III Mara Santangelo 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 Jelena Kostanić Vania King Melinda Czink Camille Pin Yuliana Fedak Alyona Bondarenko Maria Elena Camerin Huber / Mirza 6-3, 6-3 Rodionova / Vesnina 20 February Dubai Duty Free Women's Open Dubai, UAE Tier II Justine Henin 7-5, 6-2 Maria Sharapova Svetlana Kuznetsova Lindsay Davenport Amélie Mauresmo Francesca Schiavone Martina Hingis Maria Kirilenko Peschke / Schiavone 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 Kuznetsova / Petrova 20 February Cellular South Cup Memphis, United States Tier III Sofia Arvidsson 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 Marta Domachowska Jill Craybas Amy Frazier Lilia Osterloh Laura Granville Caroline Wozniacki Shenay Perry Raymond / Stosur 7-6(2), 6-3 Azarenka / Wozniacki 20 February Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia Tier III

Lourdes Domínguez 7-6(3), 6-4 Flavia Pennetta María Sánchez Lorenzo Ľudmila Cervanová Bethanie Mattek Catalina Castaño Émilie Loit Gisela Dulko Dulko / Pennetta 7-6(1), 6-1 Szávay / Wöhr 27 February Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar Tier II Nadia Petrova 6-3, 7-5 Amélie Mauresmo Martina Hingis Ai Sugiyama Roberta Vinci Svetlana Kuznetsova Julia Schruff Li Na Hantuchová / Sugiyama 6-4, 6-4 Li / Sun 27 February Abierto Mexicano Telcel Acapulco, Mexico Tier III Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 Flavia Pennetta Maret Ani Émilie Loit María José Martínez Laura Pous Tio Natalia Gussoni Meghann Shaughnessy Grönefeld / Shaughnessy 6-1, 6-3 Asagoe / Loit [edit] March Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 6 March Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, United States Tier I Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2 Elena Dementieva Justine Henin Martina Hingis Gisela Dulko Ana Ivanović Anna-Lena Grönefeld Dinara Safina Raymond / Stosur 6-2, 7-5 Pascual / Shaughnessy 20 March NASDAQ-100 Open Miami, United States Tier I Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3 Maria Sharapova Amélie Mauresmo Tatiana Golovin Nadia Petrova Ai Sugiyama Anastasia Myskina Zheng Jie Raymond / Stosur 6-4, 7-5 Huber / Navratilova [edit] April Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 3 April Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island, United States Tier II Nadia Petrova 6-4, 6-4 Francesca Schiavone Lucie Šafářová Svetlana Kuznetsova Virginia Ruano Pascual Jill Craybas Anna-Lena Grönefeld Patty Schnyder Asagoe / Srebotnik 6-2, 6-4 Huber / Mirza 10 April Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States Tier I Nadia Petrova 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 Patty Schnyder Justine Henin Anna-Lena Grönefeld Dinara Safina Nathalie Dechy Svetlana Kuznetsova Catalina Castaño Raymond / Stosur 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 Pascual / Shaughnessy [edit] May Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 1 May J&S Cup Warsaw, Poland Tier II Kim Clijsters 7-5, 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Dementieva Anna Chakvetadze Francesca Schiavone Agnieszka Radwańska Venus Williams Ana Ivanović Likhovtseva / Myskina 6-3, 6-4 Garrigues / Srebotnik 1 May Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal Tier IV Zheng Jie 6-7(5), 7-5 ret. Li Na Flavia Pennetta Émilie Loit Eleni Daniilidou Zuzana Ondrášková Lourdes Domínguez Lino Gisela Dulko Li / Sun 6-2, 6-2 Dulko / Lorenzo 8 May Qatar Telecom German Open Berlin, Germany Tier I Nadia Petrova 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 Justine Henin Amélie Mauresmo Li Na Martina Hingis Svetlana Kuznetsova Patty Schnyder Dinara Safina Yan / Zheng 6-2, 6-3 Dementieva / Pennetta 8 May ECM Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic Tier IV Shahar Pe'er 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 Samantha Stosur Kaia Kanepi Peng Shuai Maria Elena Camerin Alyona Bondarenko Émilie Loit Magdalena Rybáriková Bartoli / Pe'er 6-4, 6-4 Harkleroad / Mattek 15 May Telecom Italia Masters Rome, Italy Tier I Martina Hingis 6-2, 7-5 Dinara Safina Venus Williams Svetlana Kuznetsova Flavia Pennetta Jelena Janković Romina Oprandi Elena Dementieva Hantuchová / Sugiyama 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 Peschke / Schiavone 15 May GP SAR La Princess Lalla Meryem Rabat, Morocco Tier IV Meg Shaughnessy 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 Martina Suchá Yan Zi Alyona Bondarenko Melinda Czink Émilie Loit Hana Šromová Anne Kremer Yan / Zheng 6-1, 6-3 Harkleroad / Mattek 22 May Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France Tier III Nicole Vaidišová 7-6(7), 6-3 Peng Shuai Jelena Janković Anabel Medina Garrigues Martina Müller Elena Vesnina Li Na Zheng Jie Huber / Navratilova 6-2, 7-6(1) Müller / Vanc 22 May Istanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey Tier III Shahar Pe'er 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) Anastasia Myskina Michaëlla Krajicek Anna-Lena Grönefeld Catalina Castaño Anastasiya Yakimova Mara Santangelo Karolina Šprem Bondarenko / Yakimova 6-2, 6-4 Mirza / Molik 29 May 2006 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Justine Henin 6-4, 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova Nicole Vaidišová Kim Clijsters Venus Williams Dinara Safina Anna-Lena Grönefeld Martina Hingis Raymond / Stosur 6-3, 6-2 Hantuchová / Sugiyama Zimonjić / Srebotnik 6-3, 6-4 Nestor / Likhovtseva [edit] June Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 12 June DFS Classic Birmingham, United Kingdom Tier III Vera Zvonareva 7-6(12), 7-6(5) Jamea Jackson Maria Sharapova Meilen Tu Mara Santangelo Elena Likhovtseva Marion Bartoli Francesca Schiavone Janković / Li 6-2, 6-4 Craybas / Huber 19 June The Hastings Direct Intl Cham'ships Eastbourne, United Kingdom Tier II Justine Henin 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(5) Anastasia Myskina Svetlana Kuznetsova Kim Clijsters Nathalie Dechy Anna-Lena Grönefeld Elena Likhovtseva Francesca Schiavone Kuznetsova / Mauresmo 6-2, 6-4 Huber / Navratilova 19 June Ordina Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Tier III Michaëlla Krajicek 6-3, 6-4 Dinara Safina Elena Dementieva Eleni Daniilidou Ana Ivanović Jelena Janković Paola Suárez Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Yan / Zheng 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 Ivanović / Kirilenko 26 June 2006 Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Amélie Mauresmo 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 Justine Henin Maria Sharapova Kim Clijsters Anastasia Myskina Elena Dementieva Séverine Brémond Li Na Yan / Zheng 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 Pascual / Suárez Ram / Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 Bryan / V. Williams [edit] July Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 17 July W&S Financial Group Women's Open Cincinnati, United States Tier III Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 Katarina Srebotnik Patty Schnyder Serena Williams Sania Mirza Marion Bartoli Jelena Janković Amy Frazier Camerin / Dulko 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Domachowska / Mirza 17 July Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy Tier IV Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4, 6-4 Tathiana Garbin Roberta Vinci Lucie Šafářová Julia Schruff Aravane Rezaï María José Martínez Karin Knapp Husárová / Krajicek 6-0, 6-0 Canepa / Gabba 24 July Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States Tier II Kim Clijsters 6-4, 6-2 Patty Schnyder Nicole Vaidišová Tatiana Golovin Vera Zvonareva Samantha Stosur Anna-Lena Grönefeld Jill Craybas Grönefeld / Pe'er 6-1, 6-4 Camerin / Dulko 24 July Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary Tier IV Anna Smashnova 6-1, 6-3 Lourdes Domínguez Martina Müller Michaëlla Krajicek Catalina Castaño Eva Birnerová Romina Oprandi Sara Errani Husárová / Krajicek 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Hradecká / Voráčová 31 July Acura Classic San Diego, United States Tier I Maria Sharapova 7-5, 7-5 Kim Clijsters Nicole Vaidišová Patty Schnyder Martina Hingis Anna Chakvetadze Elena Dementieva Mary Pierce Black / Stubbs 6-2, 6-2 Grönefeld / Shaughnessy [edit] August Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 7 August JPMorgan Chase Open Los Angeles, United States Tier II Elena Dementieva 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Jelena Janković Maria Sharapova Serena Williams Dinara Safina Bethanie Mattek Ana Ivanović Meghann Shaughnessy Pascual / Suárez 6-3, 6-4 Hantuchová / Sugiyama 7 August Nordea Nordic Light Open Stockholm, Sweden Tier IV Zheng Jie 6-4, 6-1 Anastasia Myskina Sofia Arvidsson Tsvetana Pironkova Martina Suchá Eva Birnerová Caroline Wozniacki Li Na Birnerová / Gajdošová 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 Yan / Zheng 14 August Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada Tier I Ana Ivanović 6-2, 6-3 Martina Hingis Dinara Safina Anna Chakvetadze Katarina Srebotnik Nicole Pratt Svetlana Kuznetsova Shahar Pe'er Navratilova / Petrova 6-1, 6-2 Black / Grönefeld 21 August Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, United States Tier II Justine Henin 6-0, 1-0 ret. Lindsay Davenport Samantha Stosur Svetlana Kuznetsova Amélie

Mauresmo Marion Bartoli Elena Dementieva Mara Santangelo Yan / Zheng 6-4, 6-2 Raymond / Stosur 21 August 2006 Forest Hills Tennis Classic Forest Hills, United States Tier IV Meg Shaughnessy 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 Anna Smashnova Lourdes Domínguez Lino Maria Elena Camerin Elena Vesnina Sania Mirza Martina Suchá Séverine Brémond 28 August 2006 U.S. Open Flushing Meadows, New York, United States Grand Slam Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 Justine Henin Amélie Mauresmo Jelena Janković Dinara Safina Tatiana Golovin Elena Dementieva Lindsay Davenport Dechy / Zvonareva 7-6(5), 7-5 Safina / Srebotnik Bryan / Navratilova 6-2, 6-3 Damm / Peschke [edit] September Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 11 September Wismilak International Bali, Indonesia Tier III Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-2 Marion Bartoli Lindsay Davenport Patty Schnyder Séverine Brémond Hana Šromová Olga Poutchkova Melinda Czink Davenport / Morariu 6-3, 6-4 Grandin / Musgrave 18 September China Open Beijing, China Tier II Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-0 Amélie Mauresmo Jelena Janković Peng Shuai Lindsay Davenport Nadia Petrova Ai Sugiyama Li Na Pascual / Suárez 6-2, 6-4 Chakvetadze / Vesnina 18 September Sunfeast Open Kolkata, India Tier III Martina Hingis 6-0, 6-4 Olga Poutchkova Sania Mirza Iroda Tulyaganova Tamarine Tanasugarn Aravane Rezaï Alberta Brianti Alla Kudryavtseva Huber / Mirza 6-4, 6-0 Beygelzimer / Fedak 18 September Banka Koper Slovenia Open Portorož, Slovenia Tier IV Tamira Paszek 7-5, 6-1 Maria Elena Camerin Tathiana Garbin Émilie Loit Martina Suchá Martina Müller Andreja Klepač Jarmila Gajdošová Hradecká / Voráčová Walkover Birnerová / Loit 25 September Fortis Championships Luxembourg Luxembourg, Luxembourg Tier II Alyona Bondarenko 6-3, 6-2 Francesca Schiavone Agnieszka Radwańska Květa Peschke Elena Dementieva Patty Schnyder Dinara Safina Nathalie Dechy Peschke / Schiavone 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 Grönefeld / Huber 25 September Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China Tier III Anna Chakvetadze 6-1, 6-4 Anabel Medina Garrigues Jelena Janković Tzipora Obziler Alicia Molik Olga Poutchkova Chen Yan-chong Li Na Li / Sun 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 King / Kostanić 25 September Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships Seoul, South Korea Tier IV Eleni Daniilidou 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(3) Ai Sugiyama Virginia Ruano Pascual Marion Bartoli Sania Mirza Paola Suárez Akiko Morigami Vera Zvonareva Pascual / Suárez 6-2, 6-3 Chuang / Diaz-Oliva [edit] October Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 2 October Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany Tier II Nadia Petrova 6-3, 7-6(4) Tatiana Golovin Patty Schnyder Svetlana Kuznetsova Michaëlla Krajicek Elena Dementieva Daniela Hantuchová Jelena Janković Raymond / Stosur 6-3, 6-4 Black / Stubbs 2 October Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Tier III Marion Bartoli 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 Aiko Nakamura Camille Pin Chan Yung-jan Junri Namigata Youlia Fedossova Jamea Jackson Ai Sugiyama King / Kostanić 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 Chan / Chuang 2 October Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tier IV Sun Tiantian 6-2, 6-4 Iroda Tulyaganova Victoria Azarenka Olga Poutchkova Maria Elena Camerin Anastasia Rodionova Sania Mirza Kateryna Bondarenko Azarenka / Poutchek Walkover Camerin / Gagliardi 9 October Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia Tier I Anna Chakvetadze 6-4, 6-4 Nadia Petrova Nicole Vaidišová Elena Dementieva Amélie Mauresmo Vera Zvonareva Patty Schnyder Maria Sharapova Peschke / Schiavone 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-1 Benešová / Voskoboeva 9 October PTT Bangkok Open Bangkok, Thailand Tier III Vania King 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Tamarine Tanasugarn Séverine Brémond Meghann Shaughnessy Sybille Bammer Eleni Daniilidou Jelena Kostanić Aiko Nakamura King / Kostanić 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 Diaz-Oliva / Grandin 16 October Zurich Open Zurich, Switzerland Tier I Maria Sharapova 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 Daniela Hantuchová Svetlana Kuznetsova Katarina Srebotnik Amélie Mauresmo Martina Hingis Maria Kirilenko Timea Bacsinszky Black / Stubbs 7-5, 7-5 Huber / Srebotnik 23 October Generali Ladies Linz Linz, Austria Tier II Maria Sharapova 7-5, 6-2 Nadia Petrova Patty Schnyder Nicole Vaidišová Ana Ivanović Vera Zvonareva Jelena Janković Samantha Stosur Raymond / Stosur 6-3, 6-0 Morariu / Srebotnik 30 October Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada Tier III Marion Bartoli 6-0, 6-0 Olga Poutchkova Séverine Brémond Lilia Osterloh Jelena Janković Martina Suchá Aleksandra Wozniak Shenay Perry Granville / Gullickson 6-3, 6-4 Craybas / Jidkova 30 October Gaz de France Stars Hasselt, Belgium Tier III Kim Clijsters 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Kaia Kanepi Vera Zvonareva Michaëlla Krajicek Sandra Klösel Aravane Rezaï Ana Ivanović Francesca Schiavone Raymond / Stosur 6-2, 6-3 Daniilidou / Wöhr [edit] November Week of Tournament Tier Winner Runner-up Semi finalists Quarter finalists 6 November 2006 WTA Tour Championships Madrid, Spain Justine Henin 6-4, 6-3 Amélie Mauresmo Kim Clijsters Maria Sharapova Martina Hingis Nadia Petrova Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Dementieva 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