The 2006 Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament, and part of the 2006 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 25 September and 1 October 2006. Unseeded Eleni Daniilidou won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Eleni Daniilidou defeated Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) It was Daniilidou's first title of the year and her fourth overall
Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Chuang Chia-jung / Mariana Díaz Oliva, 6–2, 6–3 It was Ruano Pascual's 3rd title of the year and the 37th of her career; it was Suárez's 3rd title of the year and the 42nd of her career
Singles main-draw entrants Seeds
Country Player Rank1 SeedMartina Hingis91Maria Kirilenko252Marion Bartoli263Ai Sugiyama284Vera Zvonareva295Sofia Arvidsson356Gisela Dulko397Lucie Šafářová408 1 Rankings are as of September 18, 2006
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Kim So-jung Lee Ye-ra Angelique Widjaja
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Natalie Grandin Raluca Olaru Anastasia Rodionova Caroline Wozniacki
Withdrawals Before the tournament Ansley Cargill Iveta Benešová Shenay Perry
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedVirginia Ruano PascualPaola Suárez261Vera DushevinaVera Zvonareva652Gisela DulkoEmma Laine1073Séverine BrémondEleni Daniilidou1514 1 Rankings are as of September 18, 2006
References
External links
WTA tournament profile WTA tournament draws