2006 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
The 2006 WTA Tour Championships – Singles was the singles event of the 2006 WTA Tour Championships, a season-ending tennis tournament held in November that featured the eight players who had collected the most ranking points during that year's WTA Tour season.
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Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Final score | 6–4, 6–3 |
Justine Henin-Hardenne won the tournament, defeating the defending champion Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–3 in the final. Henin-Hardenne also secured the WTA year-end No. 1 ranking after her semifinal victory over Maria Sharapova.[1]
Seeds
* As of October 30, 2006.
Amélie Mauresmo (Final)
Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (Champion)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (Round Robin)
Nadia Petrova (Round Robin)
Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
Elena Dementieva (Round Robin)
Martina Hingis (Round Robin)
Alternates
Patty Schnyder (not used)
Dinara Safina (not used)
Draw
Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
6 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 2 | 65 | ||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
Red Group
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
2 | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 | 6–4, 6–4 | 6–1, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1 | ||
4 | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 | 1–6, 1–6 | 7–5, 6–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3 | ||
6 | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 | 6–1, 6–1 | 6–4, 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2 | ||
7 | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 | 5–7, 3–6 | 4–6, 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.
Yellow Group
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
1 | ![]() |
4–6, 7–6(3), 6–2 | 2–6, 2–6 | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(3), 2–6 | 6–4, 6–4 | 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2 | ||
5 | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 | 4–6, 4–6 | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 4 | ||
8 | ![]() |
6–3, 1–6, 4–6 | 2–6, 7–6(5), 1–6 | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.
See also
References
- "Henin-Hardenne seals year-end top spot". 11 November 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2017.