2006 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2006 WTA Tour Championships | |
| Champion |  Justine Henin-Hardenne |
| Runner-up |  Amélie Mauresmo |
| Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
The 2006 WTA Tour Championships – Singles was the singles event of the 2006 WTA Tour Championships, a season-ending tennis tournament held in November that featured the eight players who had collected the most ranking points during that year's WTA Tour season.
Justine Henin-Hardenne won the tournament, defeating the defending champion Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–3 in the final. Henin-Hardenne also secured the WTA year-end No. 1 ranking after her semifinal victory over Maria Sharapova.[1]
Seeds
* As of October 30, 2006.
Amélie Mauresmo (Final)
Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
Justine Henin-Hardenne (Champion)- Svetlana Kuznetsova (Round Robin)
- Nadia Petrova (Round Robin)
- Kim Clijsters (Semifinals)
- Elena Dementieva (Round Robin)
Martina Hingis (Round Robin)
Alternates
- Patty Schnyder (not used)
- Dinara Safina (not used)
Draw
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Kim Clijsters
| 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Maria Sharapova
| 2 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
Red Group
| Sharapova
|
Kuznetsova
|
Clijsters
|
Dementieva
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Maria Sharapova
|
6–1, 6–4 | 6–4, 6–4 | 6–1, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Svetlana Kuznetsova
|
1–6, 4–6 | 1–6, 1–6 | 7–5, 6–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Kim Clijsters
|
4–6, 4–6 | 6–1, 6–1 | 6–4, 6–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Elena Dementieva
|
1–6, 4–6 | 5–7, 3–6 | 4–6, 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.
Yellow Group
| Mauresmo
|
Henin-Hardenne
|
Petrova
|
 Hingis
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo
|
4–6, 7–6(3), 6–2 | 2–6, 2–6 | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Justine Henin-Hardenne
|
6–4, 6–7(3), 2–6 | 6–4, 6–4 | 6–2, 6–7(5), 6–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Nadia Petrova
|
6–2, 6–2 | 4–6, 4–6 | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Martina Hingis
|
6–3, 1–6, 4–6 | 2–6, 7–6(5), 1–6 | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.
See also
References
- ^ "Henin-Hardenne seals year-end top spot". 11 November 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2017.