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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.
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 |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
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 edit
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 edit
Seeds edit
Country | Player | Rank1 | 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 |
1 Rankings as of 15 May 2006
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Retirements edit
- Melinda Czink (gastroenteritis)
- Eleni Daniilidou (left abdominal strain)
- Irina Kotkina (right elbow inflammation)
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | 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 |
1 Rankings as of 15 May 2006
Other entrants edit
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals edit
Before the tournament
- Melinda Czink (gastroenteritis) → replaced by Davydova/Panova
During the tournament
- Ashley Harkleroad (right shoulder inflammation)
- Meghann Shaughnessy (right ankle sprain)
Finals edit
Singles edit
- Shahar Pe'er defeated Anastasia Myskina, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)[1]
It was the 3rd title for Pe'er in her singles career.
Doubles edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "Peer upsets Myskina to win Istanbul". Eurosport. Reuters. 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
External links edit
- Official Results Archive (ITF) Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Results Archive (WTA)