2006 Sunfeast Open was the second edition of the WTA tennis tournament held in

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, India from 18 to 24 September 2006 for

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's professional

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. It was a Tier III event with the prize money of US$175,000.

Finals

Singles

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defeated

Olga Puchkova Olga Alekseyevna Puchkova (also Poutchkova; russian: links=no, Ольга Алексеевна Пучкова; be, Вольга Аляксееўна Пучкова, links=no; born 27 September 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis playe ...

6–0, 6–4 * It was Hingis' 2nd title of the year and 42nd of her career

Doubles

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defeated

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, 6–4, 6–0 * It was Huber's 3rd title of the year and 15th of her career * It was Mirza's 1st title of the year and 2nd of her career

Entrants

Seeds

* Rankings as of 11 September 2006.

Other entrants

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

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* Shikha Uberoi The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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Rushmi Chakravarthi Rushmi Chakravarthi ( te, రుష్మి చక్రవర్తి; born 9 October 1977) is a former professional tennis player from India. She won a record 52 ITF titles, the highest number set by an Indian female player. She turned pr ...

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References

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