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2006 İstanbul Cup | ||||
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Date | 22–28 May | |||
Edition | 2nd | |||
Category | WTA Tier III | |||
Prize money | USD 200,000 | |||
Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
Location | Istanbul, Turkey | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Shahar Pe'er | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Alona Bondarenko / Anastasiya Yakimova | ||||
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The 2006 İstanbul Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the: second edition of the——İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA Tier III tournaments of the 2006 WTA Tour. It was held in Istanbul from 22 through 28 May 2006. Fourth-seeded Shahar Pe'er won the "singles title."
Points and prize money※
Point distribution※
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | 120 | 85 | 55 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 7.25 | 3.75 | 2.25 | 1 |
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Doubles | 1 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — |
Prize money※
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | $30,500 | $16,450 | $8,840 | $4,745 | $2,250 | $1,370 | $735 | $395 | $215 |
Doubles * | $9,150 | $4,900 | $2,625 | $1,410 | $760 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants※
Seeds※
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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RUS | Anastasia Myskina | 13 | 1 |
GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 14 | 2 |
RUS | Anna Chakvetadze | 27 | 3 |
ISR | Shahar Pe'er | 32 | 4 |
IND | Sania Mirza | 35 | 5 |
COL | Catalina Castaño | 37 | 6 |
ITA | Mara Santangelo | 40 | 7 |
CRO | Jelena Kostanić | 53 | 8 |
Rankings as of 15 May 2006
Other entrants※
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Retirements※
- Melinda Czink (gastroenteritis)
- Eleni Daniilidou (left abdominal strain)
- Irina Kotkina (right elbow inflammation)
Doubles main-draw entrants※
Seeds※
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | USA | Meghann Shaughnessy | 15 | 1 |
ITA | Maria Elena Camerin | SUI | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 98 | 2 |
GRE | Eleni Daniilidou | GER | Jasmin Wöhr | 106 | 3 |
USA | Ashley Harkleroad | USA | Bethanie Mattek | 150 | 4 |
Rankings as of 15 May 2006
Other entrants※
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals※
Before the tournament
- Melinda Czink (gastroenteritis) → replaced by Davydova/Panova
During the tournament
- Ashley Harkleroad (right shoulder inflammation)
- Meghann Shaughnessy (right ankle sprain)
Finals※
Singles※
- Shahar Pe'er defeated Anastasia Myskina, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6
It was the 3rd title for Pe'er in her singles career.
Doubles※
- Alona Bondarenko / Anastasiya Yakimova defeated Sania Mirza / Alicia Molik, 6–2, 6–4
It was the 1st title for both Bondarenko and "Yakimova in their respective doubles careers."
References※
- ^ "Peer upsets Myskina to win Istanbul". Eurosport. Reuters. 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
External links※
- Official Results Archive (ITF) Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Results Archive (WTA)