ASB Classic 2006

WTA tour
ASB Classic 2006
date	December 31, 2005 - January 7, 2006
Edition	21st
navigation	2005 ◄ 2006 ► 2007
venue	Auckland New Zealand New Zealand
Tournament number	1049
category	WTA Tier IV
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	32E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
Prize money	US $ 145,000
Website	Official website

Last year's winner (individual)	Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Last year's winner (double)	Japan Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik Slovenia

Winner (singles)	France Marion Bartoli
Winner (doubles)	Russia Elena Lichowzewa Vera Swonaryova Russia

Tournament supervisor	Jimmy Moore
Last direct assumption	Puerto Rico Kristina Brandi (88)
Player representatives	Russia Nadia Petrova

As of May 14, 2013

The ASB Classic 2006 was a hard court tennis tournament for women in Auckland . It was part of the 2006 WTA Tour as a Tier IV category tournament . The tournament took place from December 31, 2005 to January 7, 2006.

In the singles Marion Bartoli won against Vera Swonaryova 6: 2 and 6: 2. In doubles, the pairing Jelena Lichowzewa / Wera Swonarjowa won 6: 3 and 6: 4 against Émilie Loit / Barbora Strýcová .

singles

Seeding list

No.	Player	Round reached
01.	Russia Nadia Petrova	Semifinals
02.	Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová	Semifinals
03.	Russia Jelena Lichowzewa	Round of 16
04th	Russia Maria Kirilenko	Quarter finals

No.	Player	Round reached
05.	Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik	Round of 16
06th	France Marion Bartoli	victory
07th	Japan Shinobu Asagoe	1 round
08th.	Russia Vera Swonaryova	final

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Russia N. Petrova

6th

M. Díaz-Oliva

2

1

Russia N. Petrova

6th

Q

A. Kremer

3

W. Dushewina

3

0

Russia W. Dushewina

6th

1

Russia N. Petrova

6th

C. Castaño

5

1

K. Brandi

1

2

Puerto Rico K. Brandi

7th

6th

Puerto Rico K. Brandi

6th

Spain M. Sanchez Lorenzo

6th

3

6th

M. Sanchez Lorenzo

4th

1

7th

S. Asagoe

0

6th

2

1

N. Petrova

6th

4th

1r

3

Russia J. Lichowzewa

7th

5

7th

6th

France M. Bartoli

3

6th

2

A. Morigami

5

7th

5

3

J. Lichowzewa

5

6 ⁴

Germany J. Schruff

5

7th

6th

Germany J. Schruff

7th

WC

J. Dokic

7th

6 ³

1

J. Schruff

2

0

Q

S. Perry

3

6th

3

6th

France M. Bartoli

6th

United States L. Granville

6th

1

6th

L. Granville

6th

2

E. Loit

7th

3

1

6th

France M. Bartoli

3

6th

6th

France M. Bartoli

6 ⁵

6th

6th

France M. Bartoli

6th

8th

Russia W. Swonaryova

6th

8th

W. Swonaryova

2

P. Suarez

2

3

8th

Russia W. Swonaryova

6th

2

6th

Korea South Y.-j. Cho

7th

6th

Y.-j. Cho

3

6th

1

S. Peer

6 ⁰

4th

8th

Russia W. Swonaryova

6th

A. Frazier

2

7th

4th

M. Kirilenko

2

0

WC

Belarus 1995 W. Asaranka

6th

5

6th

WC

W. Asaranka

3

6th

3

O. Blahotová

4th

1

4th

Russia M. Kirilenko

6th

2

6th

4th

Russia M. Kirilenko

6th

8th

Russia W. Swonaryova

6th

5

Slovenia K. Srebotnik

7th

4th

6th

2

D. Hantuchová

2

E. Daniilidou

5

6th

3

5

K. Srebotnik

3

4th

J. Jackson

3

2

Q

Israel T. Obziler

6th

Q

Israel T. Obziler

6th

Q

T. Obziler

5

6th

5

Q

A. Harkleroad

6th

1

6 ⁴

2

Slovakia D. Hantuchová

7th

3

7th

United States J. Craybas

2

6th

7th

J. Craybas

3

1

J. Bejhelsymer

6th

3

2

Slovakia D. Hantuchová

6th

2

Slovakia D. Hantuchová

2

6th

Double

Seeding list

No.	pairing	Round reached
01.	Russia Elena Lichowzewa Vera Swonaryova Russia	victory
02.	Russia Marija Kirilenko Paola Suarez Argentina	1 round
03.	Japan Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik Slovenia	Semifinals
04th	France Emilie Loit Barbora Strýcová Czech Republic	final