The 2006 Fortis Championships Luxembourg was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the Fortis Championships Luxembourg, and was part of the Tier II Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. It was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg.
| 2006 Fortis Championships Luxembourg | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 September – 1 October |
| Edition | 11th |
| Category | Tier II |
| Surface | Hard / Indoor |
| Location | Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Alona Bondarenko | |
| Doubles | |
 Květa Peschke /  Francesca Schiavone | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 195 | 137 | 88 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 11.75 | 6.75 | 4 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $95,500 | $51,000 | $27,300 | $14,600 | $7,820 | $4,175 | $2,230 | $1,195 | $640 |
| Doubles * | $30,000 | $16,120 | $8,620 | $4,610 | $2,465 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS
|
Elena Dementieva | 6 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 7 | 2 |
 SUI
|
Patty Schnyder | 8 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Dinara Safina | 11 | 4 |
| ITA
|
Francesca Schiavone | 14 | 5 |
 SCG
|
Ana Ivanovic | 15 | 6 |
 GER
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 16 | 7 |
 FRA
|
Mary Pierce | 18 | 8 |
1 Rankings as of 18 September 2006.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 USA
|
Lisa Raymond |  AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 2 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Dinara Safina |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 21 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Květa Peschke | ITA
|
Francesca Schiavone | 25 | 3 |
| GER
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld |  RSA
|
Liezel Huber | 34 | 4 |
1 Rankings as of 18 September 2006.
Other entrants
editThe following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Champions
editSingles
edit
Alona Bondarenko defeated 
Francesca Schiavone, 6–3, 6–2[1]
It was the 1st singles title for Bondarenko in her singles career.
Doubles
edit
Květa Peschke / Francesca Schiavone defeated 
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / 
Liezel Huber, 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
It was the 7th title for Peschke and the 5th title for Schiavone in their respective doubles careers.
References
edit- ^ "Bondarenko titles at Luxembourg". UPI. Luxembourg City. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
External links
edit- Official Results Archive (ITF) Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Results Archive (WTA)