2006 WTA Tour Championships | |
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Date | 7–12 November |
Edition | 36th |
Category | Year-end championships |
Draw | 8S (round robin) / 4D |
Prize money | $3,000,000 |
Surface | Hard/indoor |
Location | Madrid, Spain |
Venue | Madrid Arena |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Justine Henin-Hardenne | |
Doubles | |
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur |
The 2006 WTA Tour Championships, also known as the Sony Ericsson Championships, was a women's round robin tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Madrid Arena in Madrid, Spain. It was the 36th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 31st edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2006 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between 7 November and 12 November 2006. Fourth-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne won the singles event and earned $1,000,000 first-prize money as well as 525 ranking points. With her victory Henin-Hardenne secured her year-end No.1 ranking.[1][2][3]
Finals
Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Amélie Mauresmo, 6–4, 6–3.
Doubles
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur defeated Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.
References
- ↑ Paul Logothetis (12 November 2006). "Henin-Hardenne beats Mauresmo for first WTA Championships title". USA Today.
- ↑ "Awesome Henin seals Madrid title". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 12 November 2006.
- ↑ "Henin-Hardenne crowns a great year". edition.cnn.com. CNN. 12 November 2006.