2006 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

The 2006 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts that was part of the Tier II category of the 2006 WTA Tour. The event was relocated to the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany after having held all previous editions in Filderstadt. It was the 29th edition of the tournament and was played from 2 October until 8 October 2006. Fourth-seeded Nadia Petrova won the singles title and earned $100,000 first-prize money.[1]

2006 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date2–8 October
Edition29th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$650,000
SurfaceHard (Greenset) / indoor
LocationStuttgart, Germany
VenuePorsche-Arena
Champions
Singles
Russia Nadia Petrova
Doubles
United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur

Finals

Singles

Russia Nadia Petrova defeated France Tatiana Golovin 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

  • It was Petrova's 5th singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Doubles

United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Samantha Stosur defeated Zimbabwe Cara Black / Russia Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–4

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles $100,000 $53,560 $28,750 $15,400 $8,230 $4,400

References

  1. "2006". www.40love.de. Porsche.
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