2006 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles

Giulia Casoni and Mariya Koryttseva were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Casoni retired from professional tennis during this season, after struggling with a knee injury.[1]

Doubles
2006 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Final
ChampionsSlovakia Janette Husárová
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Runners-upItaly Alice Canepa
Italy Giulia Gabba
Score6–0, 6–0
Details
Draw16 (1WC/1Q/1LL)
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Janette Husárová and Michaëlla Krajicek won the title by defeating qualifiers Alice Canepa and Giulia Gabba 6–0, 6–0 in the final.[2]

This tournament saw an unusual event, as all seeded pairs were eliminated in the first round.

Seeds

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Draw

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   E Daniilidou
  J Wöhr
2 1
LL   E Cabeza Candela
  L Pous Tió
6 6 LL   E Cabeza Candela
  L Pous Tió
6 3 5
  Z Gubacsi
  V Sassi
3 6 0   MJ Martínez Sánchez
  A Parra Santonja
4 6 7
  MJ Martínez Sánchez
  A Parra Santonja
6 4 6   MJ Martínez Sánchez
  A Parra Santonja
3 5
3   M Ani
  R Vinci
5 63   J Husárová
  M Krajicek
6 7
  J Husárová
  M Krajicek
7 77   J Husárová
  M Krajicek
3
  M Müller
  J Schruff
64 3   Ad Serra Zanetti
  An Serra Zanetti
0r
  Ad Serra Zanetti
  An Serra Zanetti
77 6   J Husárová
  M Krajicek
6 6
  E Bychkova
  G Navrátilová
7 6 Q   A Canepa
  G Gabba
0 0
  S Errani
  K Knapp
5 2   E Bychkova
  G Navrátilová
60 3
Q   A Canepa
  G Gabba
3 6 6 Q   A Canepa
  G Gabba
77 6
4   L Domínguez Lino
  S Foretz
6 1 1 Q   A Canepa
  G Gabba
7 2 6
  K Jans
  A Rosolska
7 3 6   K Jans
  A Rosolska
5 6 2
WC   M Chakhnashvili
  S Disderi
5 6 0   K Jans
  A Rosolska
6 6
  T Garbin
  R Oprandi
6 6   T Garbin
  R Oprandi
2 0
2   Y Fedak
  A Yakimova
2 4

References

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  1. ^ Bonesi, Davide (25 April 2015). "Giulia, una ferrarese sfidò la mitica Williams" [Giulia, a woman from Ferrara who challenged the legendary Williams] (in Italian). La Nuova Ferrara. Retrieved 11 August 2019. A career that ended too fast, however, as she retired in 2006 after reaching world No. 51 in doubles and No.83 in singles.
  2. ^ "Tennis: Krajicek wint in dubbelspel Palermo" [Tennis: Krajicek win in doubles at Palermo] (in Dutch). Palermo: De Volkskrant. Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau. 23 July 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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