Singles | |
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2006 Wismilak International | |
Champion | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
Runner-up | Marion Bartoli |
Final score | 7–5, 6–2 |
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the semifinals by Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Kuznetsova went on to win the title, defeating Marion Bartoli 7–5, 6–2 in the final. [1]
The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 77 | 77 | ||||||||||
3 | Lindsay Davenport | 64 | 65 | ||||||||||
1 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
6 | Marion Bartoli | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
6 | Marion Bartoli | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Patty Schnyder | 4 | 4 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E Takao | 6 | 6 | E Takao | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
LL | V Silfany-Tony | 3 | 1 | 1 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | S Gumulya | 7 | 6 | 8 | S Brémond | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S-j Kim | 5 | 4 | Q | S Gumulya | 3 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | T Musgrave | 2 | 2 | 8 | S Brémond | 6 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | S Brémond | 6 | 6 | 1 | S Kuznetsova | 77 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | L Davenport | 7 | 6 | 3 | L Davenport | 64 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G Voskoboeva | 5 | 1 | 3 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Grandin | 2 | 1 | A Morigami | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Morigami | 6 | 6 | 3 | L Davenport | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Namigata | 3 | 1 | H Šromová | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H Šromová | 6 | 6 | H Šromová | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Viratprasert | 62 | 4 | 9 | A Nakamura | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | A Nakamura | 77 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | AF Damayanti | 1 | 0 | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | C Dellacqua | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
LL | L Tananta | 0 | 2 | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Klepač | 65 | 6 | 6 | O Poutchkova | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Uberoi | 77 | 1 | 3 | Q | A Klepač | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
O Poutchkova | 6 | 4 | 6 | O Poutchkova | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | A Ivanovic | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | D Hantuchová | 5 | 2 | 2 | P Schnyder | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Czink | 7 | 6 | M Czink | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Rao | 3 | 4 | WC | A Widjaja | 61 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | A Widjaja | 6 | 6 | M Czink | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Tamaëla | 6 | 6 | 2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 0 | E Tamaëla | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 |
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