2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionFrance Marion Bartoli
Runner-upJapan Aiko Nakamura
Score2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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2006 tennis event results

Nicole Vaidišová was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

First-seeded Marion Bartoli won the title by defeating Aiko Nakamura 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

  1. France Marion Bartoli (champion)
  2. Japan Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  3. Russia Maria Kirilenko (first round)
  4. Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round, retired due to a left hamstring strain)
  5. Sweden Sofia Arvidsson (first round)
  6. Argentina Gisela Dulko (first round)
  7. Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová (first round)
  8. United States Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 France Marion Bartoli 6 6
Q France Camille Pin 0 1
1 France Marion Bartoli 2 6 6
WC Japan Aiko Nakamura 6 2 2
WC Japan Aiko Nakamura 77 2 6
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan 63 6 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 France M Bartoli 6 3 6
United States J Craybas 2 6 4 1 France M Bartoli 6 6
Russia V Dushevina 77 6 Russia V Dushevina 2 4
Q India S Uberoi 63 3 1 France M Bartoli 6 6
Colombia C Castaño 2 6 4 Q Japan J Namigata 2 1
Q Japan J Namigata 6 1 6 Q Japan J Namigata 2
Argentina P Suárez 6 6 Argentina P Suárez 4r
7 Czech Republic L Šafářová 4 4 1 France M Bartoli 6 6
3 Russia M Kirilenko 6 2 63 Q France C Pin 0 1
WC Japan A Morigami 1 6 77 WC Japan A Morigami 6 5 3
LL France Y Fedossova 6 6 LL France Y Fedossova 4 7 6
Spain V Ruano Pascual 1 2 LL France Y Fedossova 7 4 1
Greece E Daniilidou 1 1r Q France C Pin 5 6 6
Q France C Pin 6 1 Q France C Pin 6 3 6
Q United States L Osterloh 6 3 6 Q United States L Osterloh 4 6 0
8 United States M Shaughnessy 2 6 3

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Argentina G Dulko 4 1
United States J Jackson 6 6 United States J Jackson 6 6
Australia A Molik 7 6 Australia A Molik 3 1
Croatia J Kostanić 5 3 United States J Jackson 1 6 64
WC Japan A Nakamura 6 6 WC Japan A Nakamura 6 1 77
WC Denmark C Wozniacki 3 3 WC Japan A Nakamura 5
Czech Republic K Zakopalová 63 5 4 Spain A Medina Garrigues 2r
4 Spain A Medina Garrigues 77 7 WC Japan A Nakamura 77 2 6
5 Sweden S Arvidsson 64 61 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan 63 6 4
Poland M Domachowska 77 77 Poland M Domachowska 1 0
Germany J Schruff 3 0 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan 6 6
Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan 6 6 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan 6 6
France S Brémond 4 3 2 Japan A Sugiyama 3 4
United States V King 6 6 United States V King 4 7 5
Finland E Laine 4 3 2 Japan A Sugiyama 6 5 7
2 Japan A Sugiyama 6 6

References

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