The singles competition of the 2006 Hastings Direct International Championships was part of the 32nd edition of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament, Tier II of the 2006 WTA Tour. Kim Clijsters was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Justine Henin-Hardenne. Henin-Hardenne won in the final 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) against Anastasia Myskina.
The 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic singles was the singles event of the only edition of the Dreamland Egypt Classic; a WTA Tier III tournament and then the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Africa. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won it, defeating Irina Spîrlea, 6–1, 6–0, in the final.
María José Martínez and Anabel Medina Garrigues won in the final 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 against Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez.
Anastasia Myskina was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
The 1999 Tashkent Open singles was the singles event of the first edition of the Tashkent Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Central Asia.
The 1999 Torneo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo singles was the singles event of the twelfth edition of the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Italy. Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but she did not compete this year.
The 1999 Sanex Trophy doubles was the doubles event of the first edition of the Sanex Trophy; a WTA Tier IV tournament and one of the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Belgium.
The 1999 Pilot Pen Tennis singles was the singles event of the seventeenth edition of the final tournament in the US Open Series. Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but had retired after the TIG Classic.
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost to Martina Hingis in the semifinal.
The 1999 Sparkassen Cup singles was the tennis singles event of the tenth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Steffi Graf was the defending champion but retired after Wimbledon earlier in the year.
Justine Henin was the defending champion, but withdrew due to a virus.
Silvia Farina Elia was the two-time defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Karolina Šprem in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4.
María José Martínez Sánchez and Anabel Medina Garrigues were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Martínez Sánchez decided to compete in Scottsdale at the same week.
María Vento-Kabchi and Angelique Widjaja were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Svetlana Kuznetsova and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Anastasia Myskina was the defending champion, but lost in round two.
Anastasia Myskina was the defending champion, and also won the title in 2004.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Jelena Dokic in the final 6–4, 6–1.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion from when the event was last held in 2000, but she decided not to participate this year.
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