The 2006 Pattaya Women's Open was a
tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the
PTT Pattaya Open
The Thailand Open (also known as PTT Pattaya Open) was a women's tennis tournament held in Pattaya, Thailand. Held since 1991, this WTA Tour event was classified as an International Series tournament and was played on hardcourts.
The event wa ...
, and was part of the
WTA Tier IV tournaments of the
2006 WTA Tour
The 2006 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 2, 2006, and concluded on November 12, 2006 after 61 events.
Justine Henin-Hardenne came out as the winner in a hist ...
. It was held in
Pattaya
Pattaya ( th, พัทยา, , ) is a city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, within, but not part of, Bang Lamung district in the province of Chonburi province, Chonburi. Pattaya City ( ...
,
Thailand, from 6 to 12 February 2007.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
*
Henrieta Nagyová
*
Paola Suárez
*
Suchanun Viratprasert
Suchanun Viratprasert ( th, สุชานัน วิรัชประเสริฐ; born 1 January 1983) is a Thai former professional tennis player.
Her career-high singles ranking is 172, which she reached in August 2004. Her career-hi ...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
*
Kateryna Bondarenko
*
Vania King
*
Alla Kudryavtseva
*
Aleksandra Wozniak
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
*
Anastasia Rodionova
Withdrawals
*
Samantha Stosur (right toe sprain) → replaced by Rodionova
Retirements
*
Paola Suárez (right calf strain)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
*
Tzipora Obziler /
Napaporn Tongsalee
Napaporn Tongsalee (born 21 October 1979) is a retired Thai
Thai or THAI may refer to:
* Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia
** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand
** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly ...
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
*
Catalina Castaño
Catalina Castaño Álvarez (; born 7 July 1979) is a retired Colombian professional tennis player. Her highest singles ranking of 35 she achieved in 2006.
In her career, she won ten titles on the ITF Circuit, six in singles, as well as one ...
/
Melinda Czink
Finals
Singles
*
Shahar Pe'er defeated
Jelena Kostanić, 6–3, 6–1.
It was the 1st singles title of Pe'er in her career.
Doubles
*
Li Ting /
Sun Tiantian
Sun Tiantian (; ; born 12 October 1981) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles along with her partner Li Ting.
Sun reached a career-high singles ranking of worl ...
defeated
Yan Zi /
Zheng Jie, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6
(7–5)
It was the 8th title for Li and the 7th title for Sun in their respective doubles careers.
References
External links
Official Results Archive (ITF)
Official Results Archive (WTA)
WTA Tour
in women's tennis
Tennis, WTA Tour, Pattaya Women's Open
Tennis, WTA Tour, Pattaya Women's Open
Tennis, WTA Tour, Pattaya Women's Open