DFS Classic 2006

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DFS Classic 2006
date June 12, 2006 - June 18, 2006
Edition 25th
navigation 2005  ◄  2006  ►  2007
WTA tour
venue Birmingham United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Tournament number 1052
category WTA Tier III
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface race
draw 56E / 32Q / 16D / 4Q
Prize money US $ 200,000 
Last year's winner (individual) RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova
Last year's winner (double) SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama
JapanJapan 
Winner (singles) RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova
Winner (doubles) Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Janković N. Li
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 
Tournament supervisor Donna Kelso
Last direct assumption Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Kristina Brandi (97)
Player representatives United KingdomUnited Kingdom Melanie South
Status: May 20, 2013

The DFS Classic 2006 was a tennis grass court tournament for women in Birmingham . It was part of the 2006 WTA Tour as a Tier III category tournament . The tournament took place from June 12th to 18th, 2006.

In the singles Wera Swonarjowa won against Jamea Jackson 7: 6 12 and 7: 6 5 . In doubles, the pairing Jelena Janković / Li Na won 6: 2 and 6: 4 against Jill Craybas / Liezel Huber .

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova Semifinals
02. ItalyItaly Francesca Schiavone Quarter finals
03. SlovakiaSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová retreat
04th RussiaRussia Jelena Lichowzewa Quarter finals

05. JapanJapan Ai Sugiyama Round of 16

06th FranceFrance Marion Bartoli Quarter finals

07th RussiaRussia Anna Chakvetadze Round of 16

08th. Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro Jelena Janković Round of 16
No. Player Round reached
09. SwedenSweden Sofia Arvidsson 2nd round

10. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Klára Koukalová 1 round

11. ColombiaColombia Catalina Castaño 1 round

12. ItalyItaly Mara Santangelo Quarter finals

13. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Na Round of 16

14th IndiaIndia Sania Mirza Round of 16

15th AustraliaAustralia Samantha Stosur 2nd round

16. United StatesUnited States Laura Granville 1 round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

  Semifinals final
                         
1  RussiaRussia Maria Sharapova 4th 4th        
   United StatesUnited States Jamea Jackson 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States Jamea Jackson 6 12 6 5  
     RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova 7th 7th  
Q  United StatesUnited States Miles Tu 7th 4th 3
 
   RussiaRussia Vera Swonaryova 5 6th 6th  

Upper half

Upper half 1
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  1  RussiaRussia M. Sharapova 6th 6th    
   FranceFrance S. Foretz 2 6 3       Q  United StatesUnited States A. Role 4th 2    
Q  United StatesUnited States A. Role 6th 7th         1  RussiaRussia M. Sharapova 6th 6th    
   GreeceGreece E. Daniilidou 6th 6th         13  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 2 4th    
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Keothavong 3 0          GreeceGreece E. Daniilidou 6 7 3    
   United StatesUnited States M. Washington 3 3       13  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 7th 6th    
13  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China N. Li 6th 6th         1  RussiaRussia M. Sharapova 6th 6th  
12  ItalyItaly M. Santangelo 6th 6th         12  ItalyItaly M. Santangelo 2 2  
   FinlandFinland E. Laine 1 2       12  ItalyItaly M. Santangelo 6th 6th  
   RussiaRussia J. Wesnina 6th 3 6th        RussiaRussia J. Wesnina 3 3    
   FranceFrance V. Razzano 3 6th 0       12  ItalyItaly M. Santangelo 7th 6th  
   SlovakiaSlovakia J. Gajdošová 6th 6th         5  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 6 4 4th    
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China M. Yuan 3 4th          SlovakiaSlovakia J. Gajdošová 2 3  
  5  JapanJapan A. Sugiyama 6th 6th    
 
Upper half 2
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  4th  RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa 6th 6th    
Q  RussiaRussia O. Putschkowa 2 6th 6th     Q  RussiaRussia O. Putschkowa 2 2    
Q  UkraineUkraine W. Kutuzova 6th 2 3       4th  RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa 7th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States L. Raymond 7th 6th            United StatesUnited States L. Raymond 5 4th    
   JapanJapan A. Morigami 5 3          United StatesUnited States L. Raymond 4th 6th 7th  
Q  RussiaRussia A. Rodionova 2 6th 4th     15th  AustraliaAustralia S. Stosur 6th 1 6 0  
15th  AustraliaAustralia S. Stosur 6th 3 6th       4th  RussiaRussia J. Lichowzewa 4th 3  
10  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Koukalová 4th 1            United StatesUnited States J. Jackson 6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States J. Jackson 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States J. Jackson 6th 7th  
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. South 6 3 6th 3     WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom S. Borwell 2 6 5    
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom S. Borwell 7th 3 6th          United StatesUnited States J. Jackson 6th 0 7th
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 2 7th 6th       8th  Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Janković 4th 6th 5  
Q  AustraliaAustralia N. Pratt 6th 5 4th        China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 2 1  
  8th  Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Janković 6th 6th    
 

Bottom half

Lower half 1
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  6th  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 4th 6th 6th  
LL  United StatesUnited States B. Mattek 6th 6 6 6th     LL  United StatesUnited States B. Mattek 6th 4th 4th  
   GermanyGermany J. Schruff 4th 7th 1       6th  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 6th 5 6th  
   JapanJapan A. Morita 6th 2 6th          JapanJapan A. Morita 4th 7th 2  
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom K. O'Brien 4th 6th 1        JapanJapan A. Morita 6th 6th    
Q  HungaryHungary M. Czink 6 5 6th 3     9  SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson 4th 3    
9  SwedenSweden S. Arvidsson 7th 4th 6th       6th  FranceFrance M. Bartoli 4th 4th  
14th  IndiaIndia S. Mirza 6th 3 6th       Q  United StatesUnited States M. Tu 6th 6th  
   UkraineUkraine A. Bondarenko 2 6th 3     14th  IndiaIndia S. Mirza 7th 6 7 6th
   United StatesUnited States S. Perry 6th 6th          United StatesUnited States S. Perry 5 7th 3  
   United StatesUnited States J. Craybas 3 3         14th  IndiaIndia S. Mirza 6th 4th 6 3
Q  United StatesUnited States M. Tu 6th 7th         Q  United StatesUnited States M. Tu 2 6th 7th  
   Puerto RicoPuerto Rico K. Brandi 3 6 6       Q  United StatesUnited States M. Tu 6th 7th  
  LL  United StatesUnited States L. Osterloh 0 6 6    
 
Lower half 2
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  7th  RussiaRussia A. Chakvetadze 6th 6th    
Q  SwitzerlandSwitzerland E. Gagliardi 6th 6th       Q  SwitzerlandSwitzerland E. Gagliardi 4th 4th    
   JapanJapan A. Nakamura 3 3         7th  RussiaRussia A. Chakvetadze 4th 3    
LL  LuxembourgLuxembourg A. Kremer 0 1            RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 6th 6th    
   RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 6th 6th          RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 6th 6th    
   SlovakiaSlovakia M. Suchá 6th 6th          SlovakiaSlovakia M. Suchá 1 2    
11  ColombiaColombia C. Castaño 3 1            RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 6th 3 6th
16  United StatesUnited States L. Granville 4th 4th         2  ItalyItaly F. Schiavone 4th 6th 1
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Z. Yan 6th 6th          China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Z. Yan 5 5  
   TunisiaTunisia S. Sfar 4th 5          BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 7th 7th    
   BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 6th 7th            BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 6th 3 1
   ItalyItaly A. Serra Zanetti 2 5         2  ItalyItaly F. Schiavone 3 6th 6th  
   VenezuelaVenezuela M. Vento-Kabchi 6th 7th          VenezuelaVenezuela M. Vento-Kabchi 0 6th 1
  2  ItalyItaly F. Schiavone 6th 4th 6th  
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. ZimbabweZimbabwe Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
AustraliaAustralia  		Quarter finals
02. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Li Ting Sun Tiantian
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		Quarter finals
03. IndiaIndia Sania Mirza Francesca Schiavone
ItalyItaly  		1 round
04th AustraliaAustralia Nicole Pratt Bryanne Stewart
AustraliaAustralia  		Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 6th          
Q  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-w. Hsieh T. Putschak
 Belarus 1995Belarus  		0 3       1  ZimbabweZimbabwe C. Black R. Stubbs
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 5 5  
   United StatesUnited States B. Mattek M. Washington
 United StatesUnited States  		1 6th 6th      United StatesUnited States B. Mattek M. Washington
 United StatesUnited States  		3 7th 7th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic V. Uhlířová G. Voskoboyeva
 RussiaRussia  		6th 4th 3          United StatesUnited States B. Mattek M. Washington
 United StatesUnited States  		3 4th    
4th  AustraliaAustralia N. Pratt B. Stewart
 AustraliaAustralia  		w. O.       WC  Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Janković N. Li
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		6th 6th    
   GreeceGreece E. Daniilidou M. Santangelo
 ItalyItaly  		          4th  AustraliaAustralia N. Pratt B. Stewart
 AustraliaAustralia  		7th 6 8 1  
WC  Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Janković N. Li
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		6th 6th     WC  Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Janković N. Li
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		6 2 7th 6th  
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Curran L. Granville
 United StatesUnited States  		2 3         WC  Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro J. Janković N. Li
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		6th 6th  
   China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng M. Tu
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th          United StatesUnited States J. Craybas L. Huber
 South AfricaSouth Africa  		2 4th  
   TunisiaTunisia S. Sfar J. Woehr
 GermanyGermany  		2 4th          China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng M. Tu
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th      
   RussiaRussia J. Wesnina Z. Yan
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		4th 6th 6th      RussiaRussia J. Wesnina Z. Yan
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		3 1    
3  IndiaIndia S. Mirza F. Schiavone
 ItalyItaly  		6th 2 2          China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng M. Tu
 United StatesUnited States  		0 r  
   UkraineUkraine T. Perebyinis A. Rodionova
 RussiaRussia  		4th 6 4          United StatesUnited States J. Craybas L. Huber
 South AfricaSouth Africa  		3      
   United StatesUnited States J. Craybas L. Huber
 South AfricaSouth Africa  		6th 7th          United StatesUnited States J. Craybas L. Huber
 South AfricaSouth Africa  		6th 3 6th  
   ArgentinaArgentina M.-E. Salerni M. Vento-Kabchi
 VenezuelaVenezuela  		6 2 3     2  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China T. Li T. Sun
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		4th 6th 2  
2  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China T. Li T. Sun
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		7th 6th      

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