2006 İstanbul Cup – Doubles

Doubles
2006 İstanbul Cup
Champions	Alona Bondarenko Anastasiya Yakimova
Runners-up	Sania Mirza Alicia Molik
Score	6–2, 6–4

The women's doubles Tournament at the 2006 İstanbul Cup took place between 22 May and 27 May on outdoor clay courts in Istanbul, Turkey. Alona Bondarenko and Anastasiya Yakimova won the title, defeating Sania Mirza and Alicia Molik in the final.

Seeds

1. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Meghann Shaughnessy (first round, withdrew due to Shaughnessy's right ankle sprain)
2. Maria Elena Camerin / Emmanuelle Gagliardi (first round)
3. Eleni Daniilidou / Jasmin Wöhr (quarterfinals)
4. Ashley Harkleroad / Bethanie Mattek (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	A-L Grönefeld M Shaughnessy
		S Mirza A Molik	w	/	o				S Mirza A Molik	6	6
		A Myskina İ Şenoğlu	4	7	1				J Kostanić A Widjaja	3	3
		J Kostanić A Widjaja	6	5	6											S Mirza A Molik	3	6	77
	4	A Harkleroad B Mattek	6	6												Y Fedak E Hrdinová	6	3	63
		D Klemenschits S Klemenschits	3	3				4	A Harkleroad B Mattek
		Y Fedak E Hrdinová	6	6					Y Fedak E Hrdinová	w	/	o
	LL	V Davydova O Panova	2	4																			S Mirza A Molik	2	4
		S Errani L Stančiūtė	4	4																			A Bondarenko A Yakimova	6	6
		A Bondarenko A Yakimova	6	6					A Bondarenko A Yakimova	6	6
		A Chakvetadze M Krajicek	4	2				3	E Daniilidou J Wöhr	1	2
	3	E Daniilidou J Wöhr	6	6												A Bondarenko A Yakimova	3	6	77
		J Husárová S Pe'er	6	6												J Husárová S Pe'er	6	3	62
		M Santangelo M Washington	2	2					J Husárová S Pe'er	6	7
	Q	A Radwańska U Radwańska	7	6				Q	A Radwańska U Radwańska	2	5
	2	M E Camerin E Gagliardi	5	3

Qualification draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Finals
	1	V Davydova O Panova	82
	WC	O Govortsova I Kotkina						1	V Davydova O Panova	3	4
		M Chakhnashvili E Dzehlevich						2	A Radwańska U Radwańska	6	6
	2	A Radwańska U Radwańska	98(4)

References

• Main Draw