2006 WTA Tour Championships
| 2006 WTA Tour Championships | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Singles Championship Race
Singles
Players in gold have qualified for Madrid. Players in brown withdrawn. The low-ranked players in blue after them would be played as alternates in Madrid.
| Rank | Player | Mandatory Events | Best Other Tournaments | Total points | Tourn | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | FRA | WIM | USO | MIA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| 1 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | F 492 |
W 700 |
F 492 |
F 492 |
R64 1 |
W 220 |
F 210 |
W 195 |
W 195 |
W 195 |
SF 146 |
SF 135 |
3,473 | 12 | |||||
| 2 | Maria Sharapova | SF 314 |
R16 96 |
SF 314 |
W 700 |
F 246 |
W 325 |
W 300 |
W 300 |
W 195 |
F 154 |
SF 135 |
SF 88 |
QF 75 |
SF 55 |
3,297 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | W 700 |
R16 96 |
W 700 |
SF 314 |
SF 157 |
W 195 |
W 195 |
F 137 |
F 137 |
SF 135 |
QF 75 |
QF 75 |
QF 55 |
QF 49 |
R16 1 |
R16 1 |
3,022 | 16 | |
| 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | R16 96 |
F 492 |
R32 62 |
R16 96 |
W 350 |
W 195 |
W 145 |
F 137 |
SF 135 |
SF 135 |
SF 99 |
SF 99 |
SF 88 |
SF 88 |
SF 88 |
SF 88 |
QF 75 |
2,468 | 21 |
| 5 | Nadia Petrova | QF 174 |
R128 2 |
A 0 |
R32 62 |
QF 87 |
W 300 |
W 300 |
W 220 |
F 210 |
W 195 |
W 195 |
F 137 |
SF 88 |
QF 49 |
QF 49 |
QF 49 |
SF 43 |
2,160 | 22 |
| 6 | Kim Clijsters | SF 314 |
SF 314 |
SF 314 |
A 0 |
R64 1 |
F 210 |
W 195 |
W 195 |
F 137 |
W 120 |
SF 88 |
QF 49 |
R16 42 |
R32 1 |
1,980 | 13 | |||
| 7 | Martina Hingis | QF 174 |
QF 174 |
R32 62 |
R64 38 |
R32 31 |
W 300 |
F 210 |
F 210 |
SF 146 |
W 120 |
SF 88 |
QF 75 |
QF 75 |
QF 75 |
SF 55 |
QF 55 |
R16 25 |
1,913 | 19 |
| 8 | Elena Dementieva | R128 2 |
R32 62 |
QF 174 |
QF 174 |
R16 48 |
W 300 |
F 228 |
W 195 |
SF 135 |
SF 88 |
SF 88 |
QF 75 |
QF 75 |
SF 55 |
QF 55 |
QF 49 |
QF 49 |
1,852 | 20 |
| 9 | Patty Schnyder | QF 174 |
R16 96 |
R64 38 |
R16 96 |
R16 48 |
F 210 |
F 137 |
SF 135 |
SF 99 |
SF 88 |
SF 88 |
QF 75 |
QF 75 |
SF 66 |
SF 55 |
QF 49 |
QF 49 |
1,578 | 25 |
| 10 | Nicole Vaidišová | R16 96 |
SF 314 |
R16 96 |
R32 62 |
A 0 |
SF 135 |
SF 135 |
W 120 |
SF 88 |
SF 88 |
SF 88 |
QF 75 |
R16 42 |
R16 25 |
R32 25 |
R32 1 |
R32 1 |
1,391 | 18 |
| 11 | Dinara Safina | R64 38 |
QF 174 |
R32 62 |
QF 174 |
R64 1 |
F 210 |
SF 135 |
F 85 |
QF 81 |
QF 75 |
QF 75 |
SF 55 |
QF 49 |
QF 49 |
QF 49 |
QF 49 |
R16 29 |
1,390 | 21 |
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". CNN. CNN. 12 November 2006.