2006 WTA Tier I Series
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 30 – October 22 |
| Edition | 17th |
| Tournaments | 10 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Maria Sharapova (3) |
| Most tournament finals | Maria Sharapova (4) |
← 2005 2007 → | |
The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.[1]
Tournaments
[edit]| Tournament | Country | Location | Surface | Date | Prize money[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toray Pan Pacific Open | Japan | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Jan 30 – Feb 5 | $1,340,000 |
| Pacific Life Open | United States | Indian Wells | Hard | Mar 6 – 19 | $2,100,000 |
| NASDAQ-100 Open | United States | Key Biscayne | Hard | Mar 20 – Apr 2 | $3,450,000 |
| Family Circle Cup | United States | Charleston | Clay (green) | Apr 10 – 16 | $1,340,000 |
| Qatar Telecom German Open[3] | Germany | Berlin | Clay | May 8 – 14 | $1,340,000 |
| Telecom Italia Masters[4] | Italy | Rome | Clay | May 15 – 21 | $1,340,000 |
| Acura Classic | United States | San Diego | Hard | Jul 31 – Aug 6 | $1,340,000 |
| Rogers Cup | Canada | Montreal | Hard | Aug 14 – 20 | $1,340,000 |
| Kremlin Cup | Russia | Moscow | Carpet (i) | Oct 9 – 15 | $1,340,000 |
| Zurich Open[5] | Switzerland | Zürich | Hard (i) | Oct 16 – 22 | $1,340,000 |
Results
[edit]* First-time champion
| Tournament | Singles champions | Runners-up | Score | Doubles champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Elena Dementieva
|
 Martina Hingis
|
6–2, 6–0 |  Lisa Raymond  Samantha Stosur
|
 Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Indian Wells | Maria Sharapova
|
Elena Dementieva
|
6–1, 6–2 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
|
 Virginia Ruano Pascual Meghann Shaughnessy
|
6–2, 7–5 |
| Miami | Svetlana Kuznetsova
|
Maria Sharapova
|
6–4, 6–3 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
|
 Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova
|
6–4, 7–5 |
| Charleston | Nadia Petrova
|
Patty Schnyder
|
6–3, 4–6, 6–1 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
|
Virginia Ruano Pascual Meghann Shaughnessy
|
3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Berlin | Nadia Petrova
|
 Justine Henin
|
4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |  Yan Zi Zheng Jie
|
Elena Dementieva  Flavia Pennetta
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Rome | Martina Hingis
|
Dinara Safina
|
6–2, 7–5 |  Daniela Hantuchová*
|
 Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
 Ai Sugiyama
| ||||||
| San Diego | Maria Sharapova
|
Kim Clijsters
|
7–5, 7–5 | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
|
 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| Montréal |  Ana Ivanovic
|
Martina Hingis
|
6–2, 6–3 | Martina Navratilova Nadia Petrova
|
Cara Black Anna-Lena Grönefeld
|
6–1, 6–2 |
| Moscow | Anna Chakvetadze
|
Nadia Petrova
|
6–4, 6–4 | Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone
|
Iveta Benešová Galina Voskoboeva
|
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 |
| Zürich | Maria Sharapova
|
Daniela Hantuchová
|
6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
|
Liezel Huber  Katarina Srebotnik
|
7–5, 7–5 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2006 Tournaments | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
- ^ "2006 WTA Calendar Prize Money". Archived from the original on 23 August 2009.
- ^ "Berlin 2006 Tennis Tournament | ITF". www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022.
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 740–741. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "2006 Zurich Open Draw" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
