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2006 WTA Tier I Series

{{Short description|2006 WTA Tier I circuit.}}

{{ Infobox tennis circuit season

| name = 2006 WTA Tier I Series

| duration = January 30 – October 22

| edition = 17th

| tournaments = 10

| most_tournament_titles = {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Maria Sharapova (3)

| most_tournament_finals = {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Maria Sharapova (4)

| previous = 2005

| next = 2007

}}

{{main article|2006 WTA Tour}}

The WTA Tier I events are part of the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the WTA called the WTA Tour.{{Cite web |title=2006 Tournaments {{!}} WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220920190246/https://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/2006|archive-date=2022-09-20 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}

{{Toc limit|3}}

Tournaments

class="wikitable plainrowheaders nowrap"
scope="col"|Tournament

!scope="col"|Country

!scope="col"|Location

!scope="col"|Surface

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Prize money{{Cite web |title=2006 WTA Calendar Prize Money |url=http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/TournamentArchive/0,,12781~0~2006,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823042041/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/TournamentArchive/0,,12781~0~2006,00.html |archive-date=23 August 2009}}

scope="row"| Toray Pan Pacific Open

|Japan

|Tokyo

|align="center" |Carpet (i)

|Jan 30 – Feb 5

|align="center" |$1,340,000

scope="row"| Pacific Life Open

|United States

|Indian Wells

|align="center" |Hard

|Mar 6 – 19

|align="center" |$2,100,000

scope="row"| NASDAQ-100 Open

|United States

|Key Biscayne

|align="center" |Hard

|Mar 20 – Apr 2

|align="center" |$3,450,000

scope="row"| Family Circle Cup

|United States

|Charleston

|align="center" |Clay (green)

|Apr 10 – 16

|align="center" |$1,340,000

scope="row"| Qatar Telecom German Open{{Cite web |title=Berlin 2006 Tennis Tournament {{!}} ITF |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/berlin/ger/2006/w-t1-ger-01a-2006/draws-and-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220922204851/https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/berlin/ger/2006/w-t1-ger-01a-2006/draws-and-results/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date= |website=www.itftennis.com}}

|Germany

|Berlin

|align="center" |Clay

|May 8 – 14

|align="center" |$1,340,000

scope="row"| Telecom Italia Masters{{cite book |author=Bud Collins |title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis |publisher=New Chapter Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0942257700 |edition=2nd |location=New York City |pages=740–741}}

|Italy

|Rome

|align="center" |Clay

|May 15 – 21

|align="center" |$1,340,000

scope="row"| Acura Classic

|United States

|San Diego

|align="center" |Hard

|Jul 31 – Aug 6

|align="center" |$1,340,000

scope="row"| Rogers Cup

|Canada

|Montreal

|align="center" |Hard

|Aug 14 – 20

|align="center" |$1,340,000

scope="row"| Kremlin Cup

|Russia

|Moscow

|align="center" |Carpet (i)

|Oct 9 – 15

|align="center" |$1,340,000

scope="row"| Zurich Open{{Cite web |title=2006 Zurich Open Draw |url=https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2006/608.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106105909/https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2006/608.pdf |archive-date=6 November 2021}}

|Switzerland

|Zürich

|align="center" |Hard (i)

|Oct 16 – 22

|align="center" |$1,340,000

Results

{{Legend|#ddfddd|text=*|First-time champion}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" style="min-width:7em"| Tournament

! scope="col"| Singles champions

! scope="col"| Runners-up

! scope="col"| Score

! scope="col"| Doubles champions

! scope="col"| Runners-up

! scope="col"| Score

scope="row" | Tokyo

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Elena Dementieva

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis

| 6–2, 6–0

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lisa Raymond
{{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Samantha Stosur

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ZIM}} Cara Black
{{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs

|6–2, 6–1

scope="row" | Indian Wells

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Maria Sharapova

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Elena Dementieva

| 6–1, 6–2

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lisa Raymond
{{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Samantha Stosur

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual
{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy

|6–2, 7–5

scope="row" | Miami

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Svetlana Kuznetsova

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Maria Sharapova

| 6–4, 6–3

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lisa Raymond
{{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Samantha Stosur

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RSA}} Liezel Huber
{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Martina Navratilova

|6–4, 7–5

scope="row" | Charleston

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Nadia Petrova

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Patty Schnyder

| 6–3, 4–6, 6–1

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Lisa Raymond
{{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Samantha Stosur

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ESP}} Virginia Ruano Pascual
{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy

|3–6, 6–1, 6–1

scope="row" | Berlin

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Nadia Petrova

| {{flagg|cxxlo|BEL}} Justine Henin

| 4–6, 6–4, 7–5

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|CHN}} Yan Zi
{{flagg|cxxlo|CHN}} Zheng Jie

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Elena Dementieva
{{flagg|cxxlo|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta

|6–2, 6–3

scope="row" rowspan=2| Rome

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Dinara Safina

| rowspan="2" | 6–2, 7–5

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová*

| rowspan="2" | {{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Květa Peschke
{{flagg|cxxlo|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone

| rowspan="2" |3–6, 6–3, 6–1

{{flagg|cxxlo|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama
scope="row" | San Diego

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Maria Sharapova

| {{flagg|cxxlo|BEL}} Kim Clijsters

| 7–5, 7–5

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ZIM}} Cara Black
{{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs

| {{flagg|cxxlo|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld
{{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy

|6–2, 6–2

scope="row" | Montréal

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|Serbia}} Ana Ivanovic

| {{flagg|cxxlo|SUI}} Martina Hingis

| 6–2, 6–3

| {{flagg|cxxlo|USA}} Martina Navratilova
{{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Nadia Petrova

| {{flagg|cxxlo|ZIM}} Cara Black
{{flagg|cxxlo|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld

|6–1, 6–2

scope="row" | Moscow

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Anna Chakvetadze

| {{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Nadia Petrova

| 6–4, 6–4

| style="background:#ddfddd"| {{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Květa Peschke
{{flagg|cxxlo|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone

| {{flagg|cxxlo|CZE}} Iveta Benešová
{{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Galina Voskoboeva

|6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1

scope="row" | Zürich

{{small|Singles – Doubles}}

|{{flagg|cxxlo|RUS}} Maria Sharapova

|{{flagg|cxxlo|SVK}} Daniela Hantuchová

|6–1, 4–6, 6–3

|{{flagg|cxxlo|ZIM}} Cara Black
{{flagg|cxxlo|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs

|{{flagg|cxxlo|RSA}} Liezel Huber
{{flagg|cxxlo|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik

|7–5, 7–5

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.wtatennis.com/ Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website]
  • [http://www.itftennis.com/ International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website]

{{WTA 1000 tournaments}}

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