The 2006 Tashkent Open was a women's
tennis
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tournament played on outdoor
hard court
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s. It was the eighth edition of the
tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
, and part of the
Tier IV Series of the
2006 WTA Tour
The 2006 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 2, 2006, and concluded on November 12, 2006, after 61 events.
Justine Henin-Hardenne came out as the winner in a his ...
. It took place at the
Tashkent Tennis Center in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from 2 October 2 through 8 October 2006. Unseeded
Sun Tiantian
Sun Tiantian ( zh, s=孙甜甜, p=Sūn Tiántián; ; born 12 October 1981) is a Chinese tennis player. She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles along with her partner Li Ting.
Sun reached a career-high singles ...
won the singles title and earned $22,925 first-prize money.
Finals
Singles
Sun Tiantian
Sun Tiantian ( zh, s=孙甜甜, p=Sūn Tiántián; ; born 12 October 1981) is a Chinese tennis player. She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles along with her partner Li Ting.
Sun reached a career-high singles ...
defeated
Iroda Tulyaganova 6–2, 6–4
* It was Tiantian's only singles career title on the WTA Tour.
Doubles
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Fiodaraŭna Azarenka (born 31 July 1989) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), having held the position for a total of 51 weeks ...
/
Tatiana Poutchek defeated
Maria Elena Camerin /
Emmanuelle Gagliardi, walk-over
References
External links
ITF tournament edition details
WTA tournament draws
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Tashkent Open
Tashkent
Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. I ...
Tashkent Open
Tashkent Open