2006 Hastings Direct International Championships – Singles

Singles
2006 Hastings Direct International Championships
2005 Champion Kim Clijsters
Champion Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up Anastasia Myskina
Score4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Draw28
Seeds8

The singles competition of the 2006 Hastings Direct International Championships was part of the 32nd edition of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament, Tier II of the 2006 WTA Tour. Kim Clijsters was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Justine Henin-Hardenne. Henin-Hardenne won in the final 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) against Anastasia Myskina.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
  2. Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
  3. Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
  4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)
  5. Anastasia Myskina (final)
  6. Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
  7. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (quarterfinals)
  8. Daniela Hantuchová (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
5 Anastasia Myskina 6 1 65
3 Justine Henin-Hardenne 4 6 77

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 A Mauresmo 6 2 3
  N Dechy 6 6     N Dechy 3 6 6
  S Pe'er 1 4     N Dechy 4 4  
  J Craybas 6 6   5 A Myskina 6 6  
  S Arvidsson 3 1     J Craybas 4 4  
Q J Gajdošová 3 0   5 A Myskina 6 6  
5 A Myskina 6 6   5 A Myskina 6 2 6
4 S Kuznetsova 4 6 4
4 S Kuznetsova 1 6 6
  A Sugiyama 77 4 5   A Sugiyama 6 1 2
  K Srebotnik 65 6 1/r 4 S Kuznetsova 5 7 77
WC A Keothavong 1 3   7 A-L Grönefeld 7 5 64
  V Dushevina 6 6     V Dushevina 4 1  
  M Bartoli 6 4 2 7 A-L Grönefeld 6 6  
7 A-L Grönefeld 2 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 D Hantuchová 4 63  
  E Likhovtseva 6 77     E Likhovtseva 4 6 6
  C Castaño 3 4   Q S Perry 6 1 3
Q S Perry 6 6     E Likhovtseva 2 4  
  M Santangelo 4 6 5 3 J Henin-Hardenne 6 6  
  K Peschke 6 4 7   K Peschke 2 1  
3 J Henin-Hardenne 6 6  
3 J Henin-Hardenne 6 5 6
6 F Schiavone 6 6   2 K Clijsters 3 7 1
WC K O'Brien 3 1   6 F Schiavone 6 6  
Q A Morigami 6 6   Q A Morigami 0 2  
Q L Raymond 4 4   6 F Schiavone 2 1  
  A Chakvetadze 63 77 2 2 K Clijsters 6 6  
  V Zvonareva 77 62 6   V Zvonareva 0 r  
2 K Clijsters 3    
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