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2006 Sony Ericsson Bangalore Open
Date13-19 February
Edition4th
CategoryTier III
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$175,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationBangalore, Karnataka, India
Champions
Singles
Italy Mara Santangelo
Doubles
South Africa Liezel Huber / India Sania Mirza
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The 2006 Sony Ericsson Bangalore Open was a WTA women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Bangalore, Karnataka, India from 13 February until 19 February 2006. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and part of the Tier III category of the 2006 WTA Tour. Third-seeded Mara Santangelo won the singles title.[1]

Finals[edit | edit source]

Singles[edit | edit source]

Italy Mara Santangelo defeated Croatia Jelena Kostanić, 3–6, 7-6(7–5), 6–3

  • It was Santangelo's only WTA singles title of her career.

Doubles[edit | edit source]

South Africa Liezel Huber / India Sania Mirza defeated Russia Anastasia Rodionova / Russia Elena Vesnina, 6–3, 6–3

Entrants[edit | edit source]

Seeds[edit | edit source]

Player Nationality Seeding
Sania Mirza  IND 1
Shahar Pe'er  ISR 2
Mara Santangelo  ITA 3
Sybille Bammer  AUT 4
Aiko Nakamura  JPN 5
Jelena Kostanić  CRO 6
Elena Vesnina  RUS 7
Emma Laine  FIN 8

Other entrants[edit | edit source]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received wildcards into the main draw

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "ITF – tournament draws". International Tennis Federation (ITF).

External links[edit | edit source]

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