The 2006 İstanbul Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the second edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA Tier III tournaments of the 2006 WTA Tour. It was held in Istanbul from 22 May through 28 May 2006. Fourth-seeded Shahar Pe'er won the singles title.
Finals Singles
Shahar Pe'er defeated Anastasia Myskina, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) It was Pe'er's 3rd and last singles title of the year and the 3rd of her career.
Doubles
Alona Bondarenko / Anastasiya Yakimova defeated Sania Mirza / Alicia Molik, 6–2, 6–4 It was the 1st doubles title for both Bondarenko and Yakimova in their respective careers.
Points and prize money Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Singles1208555301617.253.752.251Doubles1 7.5
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Singles$30,500$16,450$8,840$4,745$2,250$1,370$735$395$215Doubles *$9,150$4,900$2,625$1,410$760 * per team
Singles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedAnastasia Myskina131Anna-Lena Grönefeld142Anna Chakvetadze273Shahar Pe'er324Sania Mirza355Catalina Castaño376Mara Santangelo407Jelena Kostanić538 1 Rankings as of 15 May 2006
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Irina Kotkina Alicia Molik İpek Şenoğlu
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Tamira Paszek Urszula Radwańska Magdaléna Rybáriková Angelique Widjaja
Retirements Melinda Czink (gastroenteritis) Eleni Daniilidou (left abdominal strain) Irina Kotkina (right elbow inflammation)
Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedAnna-Lena GrönefeldMeghann Shaughnessy151Maria Elena CamerinEmmanuelle Gagliardi982Eleni DaniilidouJasmin Wöhr1063Ashley HarkleroadBethanie Mattek1504 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 / Olga Panova
Withdrawals Before the tournament Melinda Czink (gastroenteritis) → replaced by Davydova/Panova
During the tournament Ashley Harkleroad (right shoulder inflammation) Meghann Shaughnessy (right ankle sprain)
References
External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA)