| Women's doubles at the 2006 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8–14 December | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Women's doubles | |
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| Tennis at the 2006 Asian Games |
Women's doubles at the 2006 Asian Games was won by Yan Zi and Zheng Jie of the People's Republic of China.
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 8 December 2006 | 10:00 | Round of 32 |
| Saturday, 9 December 2006 | 12:00 | Round of 32 |
| 12:00 | Round of 16 | |
| Sunday, 10 December 2006 | 12:00 | Round of 16 |
| Monday, 11 December 2006 | 13:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Tuesday, 12 December 2006 | 12:00 | Semifinals |
| Thursday, 14 December 2006 | 13:00 | Final |
| Final | ||||||
| 1 |  Zheng Jie (CHN) Yan Zi (CHN) | 6 | 77 | |||
| 4 |  Latisha Chan (TPE) Chuang Chia-jung (TPE) | 1 | 65 | |||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Zheng Jie (CHN) Yan Zi (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sandy Gumulya (INA) Lavinia Tananta (INA) | 6 | 6 | Sandy Gumulya (INA) Lavinia Tananta (INA) | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Manar Al-Jazaf (KUW) Danah Al-Felaij (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | Zheng Jie (CHN) Yan Zi (CHN) | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) Chan Chin-wei (TPE) | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kim So-jung (KOR) Kim Mi-ok (KOR) | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) Chan Chin-wei (TPE) | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Zheng Jie (CHN) Yan Zi (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ryoko Fuda (JPN) Tomoko Yonemura (JPN) | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Sania Mirza (IND) Shikha Uberoi (IND) | 3 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryoko Fuda (JPN) Tomoko Yonemura (JPN) | 6 | 6 | Ryoko Fuda (JPN) Tomoko Yonemura (JPN) | 6 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Linda Abu-Mushref (BRN) Safa Haji (BRN) | 0 | 0 | Ryoko Fuda (JPN) Tomoko Yonemura (JPN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB) Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tong Ka-po (HKG) Lam Po Kuen (HKG) | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Iroda Tulyaganova (UZB) Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Romana Tedjakusuma (INA) Angelique Widjaja (INA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dilyara Saidkhodjayeva (UZB) Albina Khabibulina (UZB) | 6 | 6 | Dilyara Saidkhodjayeva (UZB) Albina Khabibulina (UZB) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asrar Abdulmajid (KUW) Sarah Behbehani (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 6 | Romana Tedjakusuma (INA) Angelique Widjaja (INA) | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Latisha Chan (TPE) Chuang Chia-jung (TPE) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Czarina Arevalo (PHI) Denise Dy (PHI) | 66 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Latisha Chan (TPE) Chuang Chia-jung (TPE) | 78 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Latisha Chan (TPE) Chuang Chia-jung (TPE) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Li Ting (CHN) Sun Tiantian (CHN) | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Akiko Morigami (JPN) Aiko Nakamura (JPN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Huỳnh Mai Huỳnh (VIE) Ngô Việt Hà (VIE) | 3 | 3 | Ankita Bhambri (IND) Rushmi Chakravarthi (IND) | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ankita Bhambri (IND) Rushmi Chakravarthi (IND) | 6 | 6 | 7 | Akiko Morigami (JPN) Aiko Nakamura (JPN) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Li Ting (CHN) Sun Tiantian (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoo Mi (KOR) Lee Jin-a (KOR) | 63 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Li Ting (CHN) Sun Tiantian (CHN) | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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