Tennis tournament
2006 WTA Tour Championships |
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Date | 7–12 November |
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Edition | 36th |
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Category | Year-end championships |
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Draw | 8S (round robin) / 4D |
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Prize money | $3,000,000 |
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Surface | Hard/indoor |
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Location | Madrid, Spain |
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Venue | Madrid Arena |
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Champions |
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Singles |
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Justine Henin-Hardenne |
Doubles |
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Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur |
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← 2005 · | WTA Finals | · 2007 → |
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The 2006 WTA Tour Championships, also known as the Sony Ericsson Championships, was a women's round robin tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Madrid Arena in Madrid, Spain. It was the 36th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 31st edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2006 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between 7 November and 12 November 2006. Fourth-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne won the singles event and earned $1,000,000 first-prize money as well as 525 ranking points. With her victory Henin-Hardenne secured her year-end No.1 ranking.[1][2][3]
Finals
Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated
Amélie Mauresmo, 6–4, 6–3.
Doubles
Lisa Raymond /
Samantha Stosur defeated
Cara Black /
Rennae Stubbs, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.
References
- ^ Paul Logothetis (12 November 2006). "Henin-Hardenne beats Mauresmo for first WTA Championships title". USA Today.
- ^ "Awesome Henin seals Madrid title". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 12 November 2006.
- ^ "Henin-Hardenne crowns a great year". edition.cnn.com. CNN. 12 November 2006.
External links
- Official website
- WTA tournament draws
2006 WTA Tour « 2005 2007 » |
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Grand Slam events | |
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Tier I tournaments | - Tokyo (S, D)
- Indian Wells (S, D)
- Miami (S, D)
- Charleston (S, D)
- Berlin (S, D)
- Rome (S, D)
- San Diego (S, D)
- Toronto (S, D)
- Moscow (S, D)
- Zurich (S, D)
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Tier II tournaments | - Sydney (S, D)
- Paris (S, D)
- Antwerp (S, D)
- Dubai (S, D)
- Doha (S, D)
- Amelia Island (S, D)
- Warsaw (S, D)
- Eastbourne (S, D)
- Stanford (S, D)
- Los Angeles (S, D)
- New Haven (S, D)
- Beijing (S, D)
- Luxembourg (S, D)
- Stuttgart (S, D)
- Linz (S, D)
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Tier III tournaments | - Gold Coast (S, D)
- Bangalore (S, D)
- Memphis (S, D)
- Bogotá (S, D)
- Acapulco (S, D)
- Strasbourg (S, D)
- İstanbul (S, D)
- Birmingham (S, D)
- Rosmalen (S, D)
- Cincinnati (S, D)
- Bali (S, D)
- Kolkata (S, D)
- Guangzhou (S, D)
- Tokyo (S, D)
- Bangkok (S, D)
- Quebec City (S, D)
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Tier IV tournaments | - Auckland (S, D)
- Canberra (S, D)
- Hobart (S, D)
- Pattaya (S, D)
- Estoril (S, D)
- Prague (S, D)
- Rabat (S, D)
- Palermo (S, D)
- Budapest (S, D)
- Stockholm (S, D)
- Forest Hills (S)
- Portorož (S, D)
- Seoul (S, D)
- Tashkent (S, D)
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Team events | |
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- WTA Championships, Madrid (S, D)
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