2006 Sunfeast Open

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2006 Sunfeast Open
Date18–24 September 2006
Edition2nd
Draw32S / 16D
Location Kolkata, India
Champions
Singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Doubles
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber / Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
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2006 Sunfeast Open was the second edition of the WTA tennis tournament held in Kolkata, West Bengal, India from 18 to 24 September 2006 for women's professional tennis. [1] It was a Tier III event with the prize money of US$175,000.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis defeated Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova 6–0, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber / Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza defeated Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Beygelzimer / Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliana Fedak, 6–4, 6–0

Entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Martina Hingis 91
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Karolina Šprem 502
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yuliana Fedak 643
Flag of France.svg  FRA Aravane Rezaï 664
Flag of India.svg  IND Sania Mirza 705
Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Kaia Kanepi 726
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Nicole Pratt 807
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anastasia Rodionova 828

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

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References

  1. Tennis Datenbank. "Results Sunfeast Open 2006" . Retrieved 20 May 2011.