2006 Hastings Direct International Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
2006 Hastings Direct International Championships
Champions Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
Runners-up Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Final score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2005  · Eastbourne International ·  2007  

Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Raymond with Samantha Stosur and Stubbs with Nathalie Dechy.

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Dechy and Stubbs lost in the first round to Liezel Huber and Martina Navratilova.

Raymond and Stosur lost in the semifinals to Huber and Navratilova.

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Amélie Mauresmo won in the final 6–2, 6–4 against Huber and Navratilova.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová / Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
  4. Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (final)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
66 
Q Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg M Yuan
1 1  1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg J Gajdošová
Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova
7777   Flag of Slovakia.svg J Gajdošová
Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova
1 2  
  Flag of Russia.svg A Chakvetadze
Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina
6563 1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur
6363 
4 Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
3 6774 Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
7777 
  Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
62 624 Flag of South Africa.svg L Huber
Flag of the United States.svg M Navratilova
66 
LL Flag of Japan.svg A Morigami
Flag of Japan.svg A Nakamura
1 1  WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Curran
Flag of the United States.svg S Perry
1 2  
WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Curran
Flag of the United States.svg S Perry
66 4 Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
2 4  
  Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo
66   Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo
66 
  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Russia.svg A Myskina
4 4    Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo
6710 
  Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek
Flag of the United States.svg M Washington
66   Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek
Flag of the United States.svg M Washington
4 68 
3 Flag of Germany.svg A-L Grönefeld
Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy
0 0    Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova
Flag of France.svg A Mauresmo
66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Peschke
Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone
632 r   Flag of France.svg M Bartoli
Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er
3 2  
  Flag of France.svg M Bartoli
Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er
775   Flag of France.svg M Bartoli
Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er
677 
  Flag of France.svg S Foretz
Flag of Italy.svg A Serra Zanetti
652  2 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
4 65 
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
776 

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