2006 Fortis Championships Luxembourg Explained

The 2006 Fortis Championships Luxembourg was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the Fortis Championships Luxembourg, and was part of the Tier II Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. It was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

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Singles195137884925111.756.7541
Doubles1

Prize money

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Singles$95,500$51,000$27,300$14,600$7,820$4,175$2,230$1,195$640
Doubles *$30,000$16,120$8,620$4,610$2,465

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1 Seed
Russian FederationElena Dementieva61
Russian FederationNadia Petrova72
Patty Schnyder83
Russian FederationDinara Safina114
ItalyFrancesca Schiavone145
Ana Ivanovic156
Anna-Lena Grönefeld167
FranceMary Pierce188
1 Rankings as of 18 September 2006.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
Lisa Raymond AustraliaSamantha Stosur21
Russian FederationDinara SafinaKatarina Srebotnik212
Czech RepublicKvěta Peschke ItalyFrancesca Schiavone253
Anna-Lena GrönefeldLiezel Huber344
1 Rankings as of 18 September 2006.

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

Champions

Singles

See main article: article and 2006 Fortis Championships Luxembourg – Singles.

It was the 1st singles title for Bondarenko in her singles career.

Doubles

See main article: article and 2006 Fortis Championships Luxembourg – Doubles.

It was the 7th title for Peschke and the 5th title for Schiavone in their respective doubles careers.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Bondarenko titles at Luxembourg. 5 February 2017. UPI. 1 October 2006. Luxembourg City.