2006 ASB Classic

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox tennis event|2006|ASB Classic| | date=2–7 January | edition=21st | category=[[WTA Tier IV tournaments|WTA Tier IV]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$145,000 | location=[[Auckland]], New Zealand | surface=[[Hardcourt|Hard]] / outdoor | venue=[[ASB Tennis Centre]] | champs={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marion Bartoli]] | champd={{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Likhovtseva]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]] | main_name=WTA Auckland Open }} The '''2006 Auckland Open''' (also named '''ASB Classic''' for sponsorship reasons) was a [[2006 WTA Tour]] women's [[tennis]] tournament, played on outdoor [[hard court]]s. It was the 21st edition of the [[WTA Auckland Open]]. It took place at the [[ASB Tennis Centre]] in [[Auckland]], New Zealand, from 2 January until 7 January 2006. Sixth-seeded [[Marion Bartoli]] won the singles title.

==Points and prize money==

===Point distribution=== {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#ededed;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85 |Q |width=85 |Q3 |width=85 |Q2 |width=85 |Q1 |- ! style="background:#f5f5f5;"| Singles |rowspan=2|95 |rowspan=2|67 |rowspan=2|43 |rowspan=2|24 |12 |1 |5.5 |3.5 |2 |1 |- ! style="background:#f5f5f5;"|Doubles |1 | {{n/a}} |6.25 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |}

===Prize money===

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#ededed;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85|Q3 |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |- | style="background:#f5f5f5;"|'''Singles''' |$22,900 |$12,345 |$6,650 |$3,580 |$1,925 |$1,035 |$555 |$300 |$175 |- | style="background:#f5f5f5;"|'''Doubles *''' |$6,750 |$3,640 |$1,960 |$1,050 |$565 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |} * per team

==Singles main-draw entrants==

===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Nadia Petrova]] |7 |1 |- |{{flag|SVK}} |[[Daniela Hantuchová]] |17 |2 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Elena Likhovtseva]] |18 |3 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Maria Kirilenko]] |25 |4 |- |{{flag|SLO}} |[[Katarina Srebotnik]] |28 |5 |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Marion Bartoli]] |33 |6 |- |{{flag|JPN}} |[[Shinobu Asagoe]] |35 |7 |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Vera Zvonareva]] |36 |8 |} * 1 Rankings as of 19 December 2005.

===Other entrants=== The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Victoria Azarenka]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jelena Dokic]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ashley Harkleroad]] * {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Anne Kremer]] * {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Tzipora Obziler]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shenay Perry]]

===Retirements=== * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nadia Petrova]] (left groin strain)

==Doubles main-draw entrants==

===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Elena Likhovtseva]] |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Vera Zvonareva]] |19 |1 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Maria Kirilenko]] |{{flag|ARG}} |[[Paola Suárez]] |46 |2 |- |{{flag|JPN}} |[[Shinobu Asagoe]] |{{flag|SLO}} |[[Katarina Srebotnik]] |49 |3 |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Émilie Loit]] |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Barbora Strýcová]] |71 |4 |} *1 Rankings as of 19 December 2005.

===Other entrants=== The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Leanne Baker]] / {{flagicon|ITA|2003}} [[Francesca Lubiani]]

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Schruff]] / {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ágnes Szávay]]

===Withdrawals=== '''During the tournament''' * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Schruff]] / {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ágnes Szávay]] (right thigh strain on Schruff)

==Finals==

===Singles=== {{main article|2006 ASB Classic – Singles}} * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marion Bartoli]] defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]] 6–2, 6–2<ref>{{cite news|title=Bartoli wins Auckland Open|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01-07/bartoli-wins-auckland-open/775412|accessdate=19 January 2017|work=ABC Australia|agency=Reuters|date=7 January 2006}}</ref> It was the 1st title for Bartoli in her career.

===Doubles=== {{main article|2006 ASB Classic – Doubles}} * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Likhovtseva]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Zvonareva]] defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Émilie Loit]] / {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Barbora Strýcová]] 6–3, 6–4 It was the 25th title for Likhovtseva and the 3rd title for Zvonareva in their respective doubles careers.

==See also== * [[2006 Heineken Open]] – men's tournament

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/auckland/nzl/2006/w-t4-nzl-01a-2006/draws-and-results/ Official results archive (ITF)] * [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2006/1049.pdf Official results archive (WTA)]

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