2006 ASB Classic
2006 ASB Classic | |
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Date | 2 – 7 January |
Edition | 21st |
Category | WTA Tier IV |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | USD $145,000 |
Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
Venue | ASB Tennis Centre |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 2006 Auckland Open (also named ASB Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a 2006 WTA Tour women's tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the WTA Auckland Open. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 2 to 7 January 2006.
Points and prize money[]
Point distribution[]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | 95 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 |
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Doubles | 1 | N/A | 6.25 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prize money[]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | $22,900 | $12,345 | $6,650 | $3,580 | $1,925 | $1,035 | $555 | $300 | $175 |
Doubles * | $6,750 | $3,640 | $1,960 | $1,050 | $565 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants[]
Seeds[]
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Nadia Petrova | 7 | 1 |
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Daniela Hantuchová | 17 | 2 |
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Elena Likhovtseva | 18 | 3 |
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Maria Kirilenko | 25 | 4 |
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Katarina Srebotnik | 28 | 5 |
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Marion Bartoli | 33 | 6 |
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Shinobu Asagoe | 35 | 7 |
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Vera Zvonareva | 36 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 19 December 2005.
Other entrants[]
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Victoria Azarenka
Jelena Dokic
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Ashley Harkleroad
Anne Kremer
Tzipora Obziler
Shenay Perry
Retirements[]
Nadia Petrova (left groin strain)
Doubles main draw entrants[]
Seeds[]
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Elena Likhovtseva | ![]() |
Vera Zvonareva | 19 | 1 |
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Maria Kirilenko | ![]() |
Paola Suárez | 46 | 2 |
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Shinobu Asagoe | ![]() |
Katarina Srebotnik | 49 | 3 |
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Émilie Loit | ![]() |
Barbora Strýcová | 71 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 19 December 2005.
Other entrants[]
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Leanne Baker /
Francesca Lubiani
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Julia Schruff /
Ágnes Szávay
Withdrawals[]
During the tournament
Julia Schruff /
Ágnes Szávay (right thigh strain on Schruff)
Finals[]
Singles[]
Marion Bartoli defeated
Vera Zvonareva 6–2, 6–2[1]
It was the 1st title for Bartoli in her career.
Doubles[]
Elena Likhovtseva /
Vera Zvonareva defeated
Émilie Loit /
Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–4
It was the 25th title for Likhovtseva and the 3rd title for Zvonareva in their respective doubles careers.
See also[]
- 2006 Heineken Open – men's tournament
References[]
- ^ "Bartoli wins Auckland Open". ABC Australia. Reuters. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2006 WTA Tour
- WTA Auckland Open
- 2006 in New Zealand women's sport
- January 2006 sports events in New Zealand
- 2006 in New Zealand tennis