The 2006 ECM Prague Open, known also as 2006 ECM Prague Open by Ceska Sporitelna for sponsorship reasons, was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts at the I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague, Czech Republic from 8 to 14 May 2006. It was the 15th edition of the men's tournament which was part of the 2006 ATP Challenger Series and the 5th edition of the women's tournament which was part of the 2006 WTA Tour as a Tier IV tournament.

2006 ECM Prague Open
Date8–14 May
Edition15th (ATP) / 5th (WTA)
CategoryChallenger (ATP)
Tier IV (WTA)
Prize moneyUS$100,000 (ATP)
US$145,000 (WTA)
SurfaceClay, outdoor
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
VenueI. Czech Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Czech Republic Robin Vik
Women's singles
Israel Shahar Pe'er
Men's doubles
Czech Republic Petr Pála / Czech Republic David Škoch
Women's doubles
France Marion Bartoli / Israel Shahar Pe'er
← 2005 · ECM Prague Open · 2007 →

Points and prize money edit

Note: this information was only available for the women's tournament

Point distribution edit

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Women's singles 95 67 43 24 12 1 5.5 3.5 2 1
Women's doubles 1 6.25

Prize money edit

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Women's singles $22,900 $12,345 $6,650 $3,580 $1,925 $1,035 $555 $300 $175
Women's doubles * $6,750 $3,640 $1,960 $1,050 $565

* per team

Men's singles entrants edit

Seeds edit

Country Player Rank1 Seed
  CZE Robin Vik 74 1
  CZE Jan Hernych 80 2
  CZE Lukáš Dlouhý 86 3
  ARG Carlos Berlocq 82 4
  FRA Julien Benneteau 95 5
  CZE Jiří Vaněk 85 6
  ESP Albert Montañés 99 7
  PAR Ramón Delgado 107 8

1 Source: ATP[1]

Other entrants edit

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as special exempts:

Men's doubles entrants edit

Seeds edit

Country Player Country Player Seed
  CZE Lukáš Dlouhý   CZE Pavel Vízner 1
  CZE Petr Pála   CZE David Škoch 2
  AUS Ashley Fisher   AUS Jordan Kerr 3
  RSA Jeff Coetzee   NED Rogier Wassen 4

Other entrants edit

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

Women's singles entrants edit

Seeds edit

Country Player Rank1 Seed
  FRA Marion Bartoli 27 1
  CZE Lucie Šafářová 31 2
  ISR Shahar Pe'er 36 3
  FRA Émilie Loit 50 4
  AUS Samantha Stosur 55 5
  ITA Maria Elena Camerin 59 6
  CHN Peng Shuai 64 7
  UKR Alona Bondarenko 69 8

1 Rankings as of 1 May 2006.

Other entrants edit

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Women's doubles entrants edit

Seeds edit

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
  USA Martina Navratilova   CZE Barbora Strýcová 65 1
  FRA Marion Bartoli   ISR Shahar Pe'er 108 2
  ITA Maria Elena Camerin   CHN Peng Shuai 110 3
  CZE Gabriela Navrátilová   CZE Michaela Paštiková 141 4

1 Rankings as of 1 May 2006.

Other entrants edit

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

Men's doubles edit

Women's singles edit

It was the 2nd singles title for Pe'er in the season and her career.

Women's doubles edit

It was the 3rd title for Bartoli and the 1st title for Pe'er in their respective doubles careers.

References edit

  1. ^ "Prague Top Seeds". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Prosperita Open 2006 - Ostrava » Ivo Minar vs. Marcel Granollers (07.05.2006)". TennisLive.net. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Open 2006 de Tunis : Younes El Aynaoui privé de la finale pour cause de blessure" [2006 Tunis Open: Younes El Aynaoui deprived of the final due to an injury]. Younes El Aynaoui unofficial blog (in French). Skyrock. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Tunis Open 2006 - Tunis » Lamine Ouahab vs. Younes El Aynaoui (07.05.2006)". TennisLive.net. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ^ Maštalíř, Linda (14 May 2006). "Robin Vik wins Prague Open". Radio Praha. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Peer has no peer in Prague, rallies for title". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

External links edit