Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated the defending champion Amélie Mauresmo in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2006 WTA Tour Championships. It was her first Tour Finals title. Henin-Hardenne also secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking by reaching the final.[1]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2006 WTA Tour Championships | |
| Champion |  Justine Henin-Hardenne |
| Runner-up |  Amélie Mauresmo |
| Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Draw | 8 (RR + elimination) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Seeds edit
* As of October 30, 2006.
Amélie Mauresmo (final)
Maria Sharapova (semifinals)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)- Svetlana Kuznetsova (round robin)
- Nadia Petrova (round robin)
- Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
- Elena Dementieva (round robin)
Martina Hingis (round robin)
Alternates edit
- Patty Schnyder (not used)
- Dinara Safina (not used)
Draw edit
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Kim Clijsters
| 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Maria Sharapova
| 2 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
Red group edit
| Sharapova
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Kuznetsova
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Clijsters
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Dementieva
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Maria Sharapova
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6–1, 6–4 | 6–4, 6–4 | 6–1, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova
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1–6, 4–6 | 1–6, 1–6 | 7–5, 6–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Kim Clijsters
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4–6, 4–6 | 6–1, 6–1 | 6–4, 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Elena Dementieva
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1–6, 4–6 | 5–7, 3–6 | 4–6, 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Yellow group edit
| Mauresmo
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Henin-Hardenne
|
Petrova
|
 Hingis
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo
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4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | 2–6, 2–6 | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), 2–6 | 6–4, 6–4 | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Nadia Petrova
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6–2, 6–2 | 4–6, 4–6 | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Martina Hingis
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6–3, 1–6, 4–6 | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 1–6 | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Henin-Hardenne seals year-end top spot". 11 November 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2017.