The 2006 Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament, and part of the 2006 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 25 September and 1 October 2006. Unseeded Eleni Daniilidou won the singles title.[1]
2006 Hansol Korea Open | |
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Date | 25 September – 1 October |
Edition | 3rd |
Category | WTA Tier IV |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $145,000 |
Surface | Hard |
Location | Seoul, South Korea |
Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Eleni Daniilidou | |
Doubles | |
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez |
Finals
editSingles
editEleni Daniilidou defeated Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
- It was Daniilidou's first title of the year and her fourth overall
Doubles
editVirginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Chuang Chia-jung / Mariana Díaz Oliva, 6–2, 6–3
- It was Ruano Pascual's 3rd title of the year and the 37th of her career; it was Suárez's 3rd title of the year and the 42nd of her career
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
editCountry | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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SUI | Martina Hingis | 9 | 1 |
RUS | Maria Kirilenko | 25 | 2 |
FRA | Marion Bartoli | 26 | 3 |
JPN | Ai Sugiyama | 28 | 4 |
RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 29 | 5 |
SWE | Sofia Arvidsson | 35 | 6 |
ARG | Gisela Dulko | 39 | 7 |
CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 40 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 18, 2006
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
editCountry | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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ESP | Virginia Ruano Pascual | ARG | Paola Suárez | 26 | 1 |
RUS | Vera Dushevina | RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 65 | 2 |
ARG | Gisela Dulko | FIN | Emma Laine | 107 | 3 |
FRA | Séverine Brémond | GRE | Eleni Daniilidou | 151 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 18, 2006
References
edit- ^ "Daniilidou wins the Korea Open". UPI. 1 October 2006.