# 2006 ASB Classic > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2006_ASB_Classic > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2006_ASB_Classic.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_ASB_Classic > Source revision: 1169660910 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Tennis tournament 2006 ASB Classic Date 2–7 January Edition 21st Category WTA Tier IV Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $145,000 Surface Hard / outdoor Location Auckland, New Zealand Venue ASB Tennis Centre Champions Singles Marion Bartoli Doubles Elena Likhovtseva / Vera Zvonareva ← 2005 · WTA Auckland Open · 2007 → The **2006 Auckland Open** (also named **ASB Classic** for sponsorship reasons) was a [2006 WTA Tour](/source/2006_WTA_Tour) women's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament, played on outdoor [hard courts](/source/Hard_court). It was the 21st edition of the [WTA Auckland Open](/source/WTA_Auckland_Open). It took place at the [ASB Tennis Centre](/source/ASB_Tennis_Centre) in [Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand, from 2 January until 7 January 2006. Sixth-seeded [Marion Bartoli](/source/Marion_Bartoli) won the singles title. ## Points and prize money ### Point distribution Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1 Singles 95 67 43 24 12 1 5.5 3.5 2 1 Doubles 1 —N/a 6.25 —N/a —N/a —N/a ### Prize money Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1 Singles $22,900 $12,345 $6,650 $3,580 $1,925 $1,035 $555 $300 $175 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 Country Player Rank1 Seed RUS Nadia Petrova 7 1 SVK Daniela Hantuchová 17 2 RUS Elena Likhovtseva 18 3 RUS Maria Kirilenko 25 4 SLO Katarina Srebotnik 28 5 FRA Marion Bartoli 33 6 JPN Shinobu Asagoe 35 7 RUS Vera Zvonareva 36 8 - 1 Rankings as of 19 December 2005. ### Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: - [Victoria Azarenka](/source/Victoria_Azarenka) - [Jelena Dokic](/source/Jelena_Dokic) The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: - [Ashley Harkleroad](/source/Ashley_Harkleroad) - [Anne Kremer](/source/Anne_Kremer) - [Tzipora Obziler](/source/Tzipora_Obziler) - [Shenay Perry](/source/Shenay_Perry) ### Retirements - [Nadia Petrova](/source/Nadia_Petrova) (left groin strain) ## Doubles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed RUS Elena Likhovtseva RUS Vera Zvonareva 19 1 RUS Maria Kirilenko ARG Paola Suárez 46 2 JPN Shinobu Asagoe SLO Katarina Srebotnik 49 3 FRA Émilie Loit CZE Barbora Strýcová 71 4 - 1 Rankings as of 19 December 2005. ### Other entrants The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw: - [Leanne Baker](/source/Leanne_Baker) / [Francesca Lubiani](/source/Francesca_Lubiani) The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: - [Julia Schruff](/source/Julia_Schruff) / [Ágnes Szávay](/source/%C3%81gnes_Sz%C3%A1vay) ### Withdrawals **During the tournament** - [Julia Schruff](/source/Julia_Schruff) / [Ágnes Szávay](/source/%C3%81gnes_Sz%C3%A1vay) (right thigh strain on Schruff) ## Finals ### Singles Main article: [2006 ASB Classic – Singles](/source/2006_ASB_Classic_%E2%80%93_Singles) - [Marion Bartoli](/source/Marion_Bartoli) defeated [Vera Zvonareva](/source/Vera_Zvonareva) 6–2, 6–2[1] It was the 1st title for Bartoli in her career. ### Doubles Main article: [2006 ASB Classic – Doubles](/source/2006_ASB_Classic_%E2%80%93_Doubles) - [Elena Likhovtseva](/source/Elena_Likhovtseva) / [Vera Zvonareva](/source/Vera_Zvonareva) defeated [Émilie Loit](/source/%C3%89milie_Loit) / [Barbora Strýcová](/source/Barbora_Str%C3%BDcov%C3%A1) 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](/source/2006_Heineken_Open) – men's tournament ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bartoli wins Auckland Open"](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01-07/bartoli-wins-auckland-open/775412). *ABC Australia*. Reuters. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2017. ## External links - [Official results archive (ITF)](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/auckland/nzl/2006/w-t4-nzl-01a-2006/draws-and-results/) - [Official results archive (WTA)](https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2006/1049.pdf) v t e WTA Auckland tournaments 1985 NH 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 NH NH 2023 2024 2025 2026 v t e 2006 WTA Tour « 2005 2007 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Tier I tournaments Tokyo (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Zurich (S, D) Tier II tournaments Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Doha (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Linz (S, D) Tier III tournaments Gold Coast (S, D) Bangalore (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) İstanbul (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Bali (S, D) Kolkata (S, D) Guangzhou (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Bangkok (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Hasselt (S, D) Tier IV tournaments Auckland (S, D) Canberra (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Pattaya (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Prague (S, D) Rabat (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Forest Hills (S) Portorož (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Team events Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I play-offs WG II play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa WTA Championships, Madrid (S, D) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2006 ASB Classic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_ASB_Classic) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_ASB_Classic?action=history)). 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