2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open

2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open
Date	7–13 August
Edition	5th
Category	Tier IV Series
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$145,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Stockholm, Sweden
Venue	Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Champions
Singles
Zheng Jie
Doubles
Eva Birnerová / Jarmila Gajdošová
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The 2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Nordic Light Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium ^[a] in Stockholm, Sweden, from 7 August until 13 August 2006. Third-seeded Zheng Jie won the singles title and earned $22,900 first-prize money. ^{[2] [1]}

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Singles

Zheng Jie defeated Anastasia Myskina, 6–4, 6–1

• It was Jie's 2nd singles title of the year and the 3rd title of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Doubles

Eva Birnerová / Jarmila Gajdošová defeated Yan Zi / Zheng Jie, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2

Prize money and ranking points

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$22,000	$12,345	$6,650	$3,580	$1,925	$1,035	$555	$300	$175
Doubles *	$6,750	$3,640	$1,960	$1,050	$565	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a

_{* per team}

Ranking points

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles	95	67	43	24	12	1
Doubles					1	—N/a

Notes

1. Due to persistent rain the singles final was moved to the indoor Kungliga tennishallen at 1–1 in the first set. ^[1]

References

1. "Zheng beats top seed Myskina for Nordic Light title". ESPN . 13 August 2006.
2. "Jie Zheng wins the Nordic Light Open". UPI . 13 August 2006.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details Archived 2020-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
• Tournament draws