Women's Tennis - 2006 Season

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This is a list of the tournaments played on the WTA Tour in 2006.

  • Number of tournaments played on hard courts: 39 (2 Grand Slams, 5 Tier One events)
  • Number of tournaments played on clay: 16 (1 Grand Slam, 3 Tier One events)
  • Number of tournaments played on grass: 4 (1 Grand Slam)
  • Number of tournaments played on carpet: 4 (2 Tier One events)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA Tour Championships
Tier I Event
Tournament(s) in progress

Contents

[edit] Calendar

Date Tournament Location S. T. Winner Runner-up Winner 2005
January
02-08 Mondial Women's Hardcourts Gold Coast (Australia) H 3 L. Šafářová (CZE) F. Pennetta (ITA) P. Schnyder (SUI)
02-08 ASB Classic Auckland (N. Zealand) H 4 M. Bartoli (FRA) V. Zvonareva (RUS) K. Srebotnik (SLO)
09-15 Medibank International Sydney (Australia) H 2 J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL) F. Schiavone (ITA) A. Molik (AUS)
09-15 Richard Luton Properties Intl. Canberra (Australia) H 4 A. Garrigues (ESP) Y. Jeong Cho (KOR) A. Ivanovic (SCG)
09-15 Moorilla Hobart International Hobart (AUS) H 4 M. Krajicek (NED) I. Benešová (CZE) Zheng J. (CHN)
16-29 Australian Open Melbourne (Australia) H G A. Mauresmo (FRA) J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL) S. Williams (USA)
30-05 Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo (Japan) Ca 1 E. Dementieva (RUS) M. Hingis (SUI) M. Sharapova (RUS)
February
06-12 Open Gaz de France Paris (France) Ca 2 A. Mauresmo (FRA) M. Pierce (FRA) D. Safina (RUS)
06-12 Pattaya Women's Open Pattaya (Thailand) H 4 S. Peer (ISR) J. Kostanic (CRO) C. Martinez (ESP)
13-19 Bangalore Open Bangalore (India) H 3 M. Santangelo (ITA) J. Kostanic (CRO) New event for 2006
13-19 Proximus Diamond Games Antwerp (Belgium) Ca 2 A. Mauresmo (FRA) K. Clijsters (BEL) A. Mauresmo (FRA)
20-26 Reg. Morgan Keegan Champ. Memphis (USA) H 3 S. Arvidsson (SWE) M. Domachowska (POL) V. Zvonareva (RUS)
20-26 Dubai Duty Free Women's Open Dubai (UAE) H 2 J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL) M. Sharapova (RUS) L. Davenport (USA)
20-26 Copa Colsanitas Seguros Bolivar Bogotá (Colombia) Cl 3 L. Lino (ESP) F. Pennetta (ITA) F. Pennetta (ITA)
27-05 Qatar Total Open Doha (Qatar) H 2 N. Petrova (RUS) A. Mauresmo (FRA) M. Sharapova (RUS)
27-05 Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Acapulco (Mexico) Cl 3 A. Groenefeld (GER) F. Pennetta (ITA) F. Pennetta (ITA)
March
06-19 Pacific Life Open Indian Wells (USA) H 1 M. Sharapova (RUS) E. Dementieva (RUS) K. Clijsters (BEL)
20-02 NASDAQ-100 Open Miami (USA) H 1 S. Kuznetsova (RUS) M. Sharapova (RUS) K. Clijsters (BEL)
April
03-09 Bausch & Lomb Championships Amelia Island (USA) Cl 2 N. Petrova (RUS) F. Schiavone (ITA) L. Davenport (USA)
10-16 Family Circle Cup Charleston (USA) Cl 1 N. Petrova (RUS) P. Schnyder (SUI) J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
17-30 Fed Cup - First Rounds
May
01-07 J&S Cup Warsaw (Poland) Cl 2 K. Clijsters (BEL) S. Kuznetsova (RUS) J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
01-07 Estoril Open Estoril (Portugal) Cl 4 J. Zheng (CHN) N. Li (CHN) L. Šafářová (CZE)
08-14 Qatar Total German Open Berlin (Germany) Cl 1 N. Petrova (RUS) J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL) J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
08-14 ECM Prague Open Prague (Czech Rep.) Cl 4 S. Peer (ISR) S. Stosur (AUS) D. Safina (RUS)
15-21 GP SAR La Princess Lalla Meryem Rabat (Morocco) Cl 4 M. Shaughnessy (USA) M. Sucha (SVK) N. Llagostera Vives (ESP)
15-21 Telecom Italia Masters Roma Rome (Italy) Cl 1 M. Hingis (SUI) D. Safina (RUS) A. Mauresmo (FRA)
22-28 Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg (France) Cl 3 N. Vaidišová (CZE) S. Peng (CHN) A. Medina Garrigues (ESP)
22-28 Istanbul Cup Istanbul (Turkey) Cl 3 S. Peer (ISR) A. Myskina (RUS) V. Williams (USA)
29-11 Roland Garros Paris (France) Cl G J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL) S. Kuznetsova (RUS) J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL)
June
12-18 DFS Classic Birmingham (UK) Gr 3 V. Zvonareva (RUS) J. Jackson (USA) M. Sharapova (RUS)
12-18 Internazionali di Modena Modena (Italy) Cl 4
event cancelled
 A. Smashnova (ISR)
19-25 The Hastings Direct Intl. Champ. Eastbourne (UK) Gr 2 J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL) A. Myskina (RUS) K. Clijsters (BEL)
19-25 Ordina Open Rosmalen (Neth.) Gr 3 M. Krajicek (NED) D. Safina (RUS) K. Koukalová (CZE)
26-09 Wimbledon London (UK) Gr G A. Mauresmo (FRA) J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL) V. Williams (USA)
July
10-16 Fed Cup
17-23 W&S Fin. Group Women's Open Cincinnati (USA) H 3 V. Zvonareva (RUS) K. Srebotnik (SLO) P. Schnyder (SUI)
17-23 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo (Italy) Cl 4 A. Medina (ESP) T. Garbin {ITA) A. Medina (ESP)
24-30 Bank of the West Classic Stanford (USA) H 2 K. Clijsters (BEL) P. Schnyder (SUI) K. Clijsters (BEL)
24-30 Budapest Grand Prix Budapest (Hungary) Cl 4 A. Smashnova (ISR) L. Dominguez (ESP) A. Smashnova (ISR)
31-06 Acura Classic San Diego (USA) H 1 M. Sharapova (RUS) K. Clijsters (BEL) M. Pierce (FRA)
August
07-13 JPMorgan Chase Open Los Angeles (USA) H 2 E. Dementieva (RUS) J. Jankovic (SER) K. Clijsters (BEL)
07-13 Nordea Nordic Light Open Stockholm (Sweden) H 4 J. Zheng (CHN) A. Myskina (RUS) K. Srebotnik (SLO)
14-20 Rogers Cup Montreal (Canada) H 1 A. Ivanović (SER) M. Hingis (SUI) K. Clijsters (BEL)
21-27 Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven (USA) H 2 J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL) L. Davenport (USA) L. Davenport (USA)
21-27 Women's Tennis Classic Forest Hills (USA) H 4 M. Shaughnessy (USA) A. Smashnova (ISR) L. Šafářová (CZE)
28-10 U.S. Open New York (USA) H G M. Sharapova (RUS) J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL) K. Clijsters (BEL)
September
11-17 Fed Cup - Final Charleroi, Belgium H - Flag of Italy Italy Flag of Belgium Belgium Russia
11-17 Wismilak International Bali (Indonesia) H 3 S. Kuznetsova (RUS) M. Bartoli (FRA) L. Davenport (USA)
18-24 China Open Beijing (China) H 2 S. Kuznetsova (RUS) A. Mauresmo (FRA) M. Kirilenko (RUS)
18-24 Sunfeast Open Kolkata (India) H 3 M. Hingis (SUI) O. Poutchkova (RUS) A. Myskina (RUS)
18-24 Banka Koper Slovenia Open Portorož (Slovenia) H 4 T. Paszek (AUT) M. Elena Camerin (ITA) K. Koukalová (CZE)
25-01 Fortis Champ. Luxembourg Luxembourg (Lux.) H 2 A. Bondarenko (UKR) F. Schiavone (ITA) K. Clijsters (BEL)
25-01 Guangzhou Inter. Women's Open Guangzhou (China) H 3 A. Chakvetadze (RUS) A. Medina (ESP) Z. Yan (CHN)
25-01 Hansol Korea Open Tennis Champ. Seoul (South Korea) H 4 E. Daniilidou (GRE) A. Sugiyama (JPN) N. Vaidišová (CZE)
October
02-08 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt (Germany) H 2 N. Petrova (RUS) T. Golovin (FRA) L. Davenport (USA)
02-08 AIG Japan Open Tennis Champ. Tokyo (Japan) H 3 M. Bartoli (FRA) A. Nakamura (JPN) N. Vaidišová (CZE)
02-08 Tashkent Open Tashkent (Uzbekistan) H 4 T. Sun (CHN) I.Tulyaganova (UZB) M. Krajicek (NED)
09-15 Kremlin Cup Moscow (Russia) Ca 1 A. Chakvetadze (RUS) N. Petrova (RUS) M. Pierce (FRA)
09-15 Thailand Open Bangkok (Thailand) H 3 V. King (USA) T. Tanasugarn (THA) N. Vaidišová (CZE)
16-22 Zurich Open Zurich (Switzerland) H 1 M. Sharapova (RUS) D. Hantuchova (SVK) L. Davenport (USA)
16-22 Anda Open Tel Aviv (Israel) H 4
event cancelled
 New Event for 2006
23-29 Generali Ladies Linz Linz (Austria) H 2 M. Sharapova (RUS) N.Petrova (RUS) N. Petrova (RUS)
30-05 Gaz de France Stars Hasselt (Belgium) H 3 K. Clijsters (BEL) K. Kanepi (EST) K. Clijsters (BEL)
30-05 Bell Challenge Quebec City (Canada) H 3 M. Bartoli (FRA) O. Poutchkova (RUS) A. Frazier (USA)
November
06-22 WTA Tour Championships Madrid (Spain) H M J. Henin-Hardenne (BEL) A. Mauresmo (FRA) A. Mauresmo (FRA)

Key:

  • S: Surface
  • T: Tier
  • Ca: Carpet
  • Cl: Clay
  • H: Hard
  • Gr: Grass
  • Champ.: Championship
  • Intl.: International
  • (B): Belgium
  • (E): Spain

[edit] Notes

  • Open Gaz de France (Carpet or Hard Surface), Proximus Diamond Games and Sunfeast Open 2006 (Hard or Carpet) are played on 'Greenset Indoors' surface.
  • Ladies Kremlin Cup is played on a 'Supreme Indoors' surface.

[edit] Statistical Tidbits

Number of singles titles:
6 Justine Henin-Hardenne Belgium
5 Nadia Petrova Russia
Maria Sharapova Russia
4 Amélie Mauresmo France
3 Shahar Pe'er Israel
Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia
Marion Bartoli France
2 Michaella Krajicek Netherlands
Vera Zvonareva Russia
Anabel Medina Garrigues Spain
Jie Zheng China
Elena Dementieva Russia
Meghann Shaughnessy USA
Martina Hingis Switzerland
Anna Chakvetadze Russia
Kim Clijsters Belgium
1 Lucie Šafářová Czech Republic
Mara Santangelo Italy
Sofia Arvidsson Sweden
Lourdes Dominguez Lino Spain
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Germany
Nicole Vaidišová Czech Republic
Anna Smashnova Israel
Ana Ivanović Serbia
Tamira Paszek Austria
Alyona Bondarenko Ukraine
Eleni Daniilidou Greece
Tian Tian Sun China
Vania King USA
List of players who won their first WTA-singles title this year:
1. Marion Bartoli France Auckland, New Zealand
2. Shahar Peer Israel Pattaya City, Thailand
3. Mara Santangelo Italy Bangalore, India
4. Sofia Arvidsson Sweden Memphis, USA
5. Lourdes Dominguez Lino Spain Bogotá, Colombia
6. Anna-Lena Grönefeld Germany Acapulco, Mexico
7. Tamira Paszek Austria Portorož, Slovenia
8. Alona Bondarenko Ukraine Luxembourg, Luxembourg
9. Anna Chakvetadze Russia Guangzhou, China
10. Tian Tian Sun China Tashkent, Uzbekistan
11. Vania King USA Bangkok, Thailand
List of players who reached their first WTA-singles final this year:
1. Marion Bartoli France Auckland, New Zealand W
2. Shahar Peer Israel Pattaya City, Thailand W
3. Mara Santangelo Italy Bangalore, India W
4. Jamea Jackson USA Birmingham, United Kingdom L
5. Olga Poutchkova Russia Kolkata, India L
6. Tamira Paszek Austria Portorož, Slovenia W
7. Anna Chakvetadze Russia Guangzhou, China W
8. Aiko Nakamura Japan Tokyo, Japan L
9. Tian Tian Sun China Tashkent, Uzbekistan W
10. Vania King USA Bangkok, Thailand W
11. Kaia Kanepi Estonia Hasselt, Belgium L
List of players who defended their WTA-singles title this year:
1. Amélie Mauresmo France Antwerp, Belgium
2. Justine Henin-Hardenne Belgium French Open
3. Anabel Medina Garrigues Spain Palermo, Italy
4 . Kim Clijsters Belgium Stanford, USA
5. Anna Smashnova Israel Budapest, Hungary
6. Kim Clijsters Belgium Hasselt, Belgium
Winner/Runner-ups by country:
1. Russia 16-14
2. Belgium 9-6
3. France 7-6
4. Israel 4-1
5. Spain 3-2
China 3-2
USA 3-2
8. Switzerland 2-4
9. Czech Republic 2-1
10. Netherlands 2-0
11. Italy 1-8
12. Serbia 1-1
13. Sweden 1-0
Germany 1-0
Austria 1-0
Ukraine 1-0
Greece 1-0
18. Croatia 0-2
Japan 0-2
Slovakia 0-2
21. South Korea 0-1
Poland 0-1
Australia 0-1
Slovenia 0-1
Uzbekistan 0-1
Thailand 0-1
Estonia 0-1

[edit] See also

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