The 2006 İstanbul Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor

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s. It was the second edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the

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of the

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. It was held in Istanbul from 22 through 28 May 2006. Fourth-seeded Shahar Pe'er won the singles title.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

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Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

¹ Rankings as of 15 May 2006

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Tamira Paszek * Urszula Radwańska * Magdaléna Rybáriková *

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Retirements

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(gastroenteritis) * Eleni Daniilidou (left abdominal strain) *

(right elbow inflammation)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

¹ Rankings as of 15 May 2006

Other entrants

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: * Agnieszka Radwańska / Urszula Radwańska The following pair received entry as lucky losers: *

Vasilisa Davydova Vasilisa Davydova (russian: Василиса Давыдовой; born 6 February 1986) is a former professional Russian tennis player. In her career, she won 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 10 July 2006, she reached her best s ...

Olga Panova Olga Alexandrovna Panova (russian: Ольга Александровна Панова; born 7 January 1987) is a retired Russian tennis player. She was born in Krasnodar. Her younger sister, Alexandra Panova, is also a tennis player. In her car ...

Withdrawals

Before the tournament *

(gastroenteritis) → replaced by Davydova/Panova During the tournament * Ashley Harkleroad (right shoulder inflammation) * Meghann Shaughnessy (right ankle sprain)

Finals

Singles

* Shahar Pe'er defeated Anastasia Myskina, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3) It was the 3rd title for Pe'er in her singles career.

Doubles

* Alona Bondarenko / Anastasiya Yakimova defeated Sania Mirza /

, 6–2, 6–4 It was the 1st title for both Bondarenko and Yakimova in their respective doubles careers.

References

External links

Official Results Archive (ITF)

Official Results Archive (WTA)
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