2006 ECM Prague Open | |
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Date | 8–14 May |
Edition | 15th (ATP) / 5th (WTA) |
Category | Challenger (ATP) Tier IV (WTA) |
Prize money | US$100,000 (ATP) US$145,000 (WTA) |
Surface | Clay, outdoor |
Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
Venue | I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Robin Vik | |
Women's singles | |
Shahar Pe'er | |
Men's doubles | |
Petr Pála / David Škoch | |
Women's doubles | |
Marion Bartoli / Shahar Pe'er |
The 2006 ECM Prague Open, known also as 2006 ECM Prague Open by Ceska Sporitelna for sponsorship reasons, was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts at the I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague, Czech Republic from 8 to 14 May 2006. It was the 15th edition of the men's tournament which was part of the 2006 ATP Challenger Series and the 5th edition of the women's tournament which was part of the 2006 WTA Tour as a Tier IV tournament.
Points and prize money
Note: this information was only available for the women's tournament
Point distribution
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Women's singles | 95 | 67 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women's doubles | 1 | — | 6.25 | — | — | — |
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Women's singles | $22,900 | $12,345 | $6,650 | $3,580 | $1,925 | $1,035 | $555 | $300 | $175 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women's doubles * | $6,750 | $3,640 | $1,960 | $1,050 | $565 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Men's singles entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
---|---|---|---|
CZE | Robin Vik | 74 | 1 |
CZE | Jan Hernych | 80 | 2 |
CZE | Lukáš Dlouhý | 86 | 3 |
ARG | Carlos Berlocq | 82 | 4 |
FRA | Julien Benneteau | 95 | 5 |
CZE | Jiří Vaněk | 85 | 6 |
ESP | Albert Montañés | 99 | 7 |
PAR | Ramón Delgado | 107 | 8 |
1 Source: ATP[1]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Dušan Karol
- Michal Navrátil
- Wolfgang Schranz
- Mike Steinherr
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as special exempts:
- Marcel Granollers-Pujol (reached the final at Ostrava last week)[2]
- Lamine Ouahab (won in Tunis last week)[3][4]
Men's doubles entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Seed |
---|---|---|---|---|
CZE | Lukáš Dlouhý | CZE | Pavel Vízner | 1 |
CZE | Petr Pála | CZE | David Škoch | 2 |
AUS | Ashley Fisher | AUS | Jordan Kerr | 3 |
RSA | Jeff Coetzee | NED | Rogier Wassen | 4 |
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Martin Damm / Dušan Karol
- Jan Hájek / Dušan Lojda
- Miloslav Navrátil / Filip Zeman
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Women's singles entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
---|---|---|---|
FRA | Marion Bartoli | 27 | 1 |
CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 31 | 2 |
ISR | Shahar Pe'er | 36 | 3 |
FRA | Émilie Loit | 50 | 4 |
AUS | Samantha Stosur | 55 | 5 |
ITA | Maria Elena Camerin | 59 | 6 |
CHN | Peng Shuai | 64 | 7 |
UKR | Alona Bondarenko | 69 | 8 |
1 Rankings as of 1 May 2006.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Women's doubles entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA | Martina Navratilova | CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 65 | 1 |
FRA | Marion Bartoli | ISR | Shahar Pe'er | 108 | 2 |
ITA | Maria Elena Camerin | CHN | Peng Shuai | 110 | 3 |
CZE | Gabriela Navrátilová | CZE | Michaela Paštiková | 141 | 4 |
1 Rankings as of 1 May 2006.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Finals
Men's singles
Men's doubles
- Petr Pála / David Škoch defeated Ramón Delgado / Sergio Roitman, 6–0, 6–0
Women's singles
- Shahar Pe'er defeated Samantha Stosur, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1[6]
It was the 2nd singles title for Pe'er in the season and her career.
Women's doubles
- Marion Bartoli / Shahar Pe'er defeated Ashley Harkleroad / Bethanie Mattek, 6–4, 6–4
It was the 3rd title for Bartoli and the 1st title for Pe'er in their respective doubles careers.
References
- ↑ "Prague Top Seeds". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ "Prosperita Open 2006 - Ostrava » Ivo Minar vs. Marcel Granollers (07.05.2006)". TennisLive.net. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ "Open 2006 de Tunis : Younes El Aynaoui privé de la finale pour cause de blessure" [2006 Tunis Open: Younes El Aynaoui deprived of the final due to an injury]. Younes El Aynaoui unofficial blog (in French). Skyrock. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ "Tunis Open 2006 - Tunis » Lamine Ouahab vs. Younes El Aynaoui (07.05.2006)". TennisLive.net. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ Maštalíř, Linda (14 May 2006). "Robin Vik wins Prague Open". Radio Praha. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ↑ "Peer has no peer in Prague, rallies for title". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2017.