2006 WTA Tour Championships

2006 WTA Tour Championships
Date	7–12 November
Edition	36th
Category	Year-end championships
Draw	8S (round robin) / 4D
Prize money	$3,000,000
Surface	Hard/indoor
Location	Madrid, Spain
Venue	Madrid Arena
Champions
Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne
Doubles
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

The 2006 WTA Tour Championships, also known as the Sony Ericsson Championships, was a women's round robin tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Madrid Arena in Madrid, Spain. It was the 36th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 31st edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2006 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between 7 November and 12 November 2006. Fourth-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne won the singles event and earned $1,000,000 first-prize money as well as 525 ranking points. With her victory Henin-Hardenne secured her year-end No.1 ranking.

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2006 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Amélie Mauresmo, 6–4, 6–3.

Doubles

Main article: 2006 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles

Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur defeated Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.

Singles Championship Race

Singles

Players in gold have qualified for Madrid. Players in brown withdrawn. The low-ranked players in blue after them would be played as alternates in Madrid.

Rank	Player	Mandatory Events	Best Other Tournaments												Total points	Tourn
AUS	FRA	WIM	USO	MIA	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	Justine Henin-Hardenne	F 492	W 700	F 492	F 492	R64 1	W 220	F 210	W 195	W 195	W 195	SF 146	SF 135						3,473	12
2	Maria Sharapova	SF 314	R16 96	SF 314	W 700	F 246	W 325	W 300	W 300	W 195	F 154	SF 135	SF 88	QF 75	SF 55				3,297	14
3	Amélie Mauresmo	W 700	R16 96	W 700	SF 314	SF 157	W 195	W 195	F 137	F 137	SF 135	QF 75	QF 75	QF 55	QF 49	R16 1	R16 1		3,022	16
4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	R16 96	F 492	R32 62	R16 96	W 350	W 195	W 145	F 137	SF 135	SF 135	SF 99	SF 99	SF 88	SF 88	SF 88	SF 88	QF 75	2,668	21
4	Svetlana Kuznetsova						QF 75	QF 75	QF 49	R16 1									2,668	21
5	Nadia Petrova	QF 174	R128 2	A 0	R32 62	QF 87	W 300	W 300	W 220	F 210	W 195	W 195	F 137	SF 88	QF 49	QF 49	QF 49	SF 43	2,166	22
5	Nadia Petrova						R32 1	R32 1	R32 1	R32 1	R16 1	R16 1							2,166	22
6	Kim Clijsters	SF 314	SF 314	SF 314	A 0	R64 1	F 210	W 195	W 195	F 137	W 120	SF 88	QF 49	R16 42	R32 1				1,980	13
7	Elena Dementieva	R128 2	R32 62	QF 174	QF 174	R16 48	W 300	F 228	W 195	SF 135	SF 88	SF 88	QF 75	QF 75	SF 55	QF 55	QF 49	QF 49	1,944	20
7	Elena Dementieva						QF 49	R16 42	R16 1										1,944	20
8	Martina Hingis	QF 174	QF 174	R32 62	R64 38	R32 31	W 300	F 210	F 210	SF 146	W 120	SF 88	QF 75	QF 75	QF 75	SF 55	QF 55	R16 25	1,926	19
8	Martina Hingis						R16 12	R32 1											1,926	19
9	Patty Schnyder	QF 174	R16 96	R64 38	R16 96	R16 48	F 210	F 137	SF 135	SF 99	SF 88	SF 88	QF 75	QF 75	SF 66	SF 55	QF 49	QF 49	1,704	25
9	Patty Schnyder						QF 49	R16 42	QF 30	R16 1	R16 1	R16 1	R32 1	R32 1					1,704	25
10	Dinara Safina	R64 38	QF 174	R32 62	QF 174	R64 1	F 210	SF 135	F 85	QF 81	QF 75	QF 75	SF 55	QF 49	QF 49	QF 49	QF 49	R16 29	1,442	21
10	Dinara Safina						R16 25	R16 25	R64 1	R32 1									1,442	21
11	Nicole Vaidišová	R16 96	SF 314	R16 96	R32 62	A 0	SF 135	SF 135	W 120	SF 88	SF 88	SF 88	QF 75	R16 42	R16 25	R32 25	R32 1	R32 1	1,393	18
11	Nicole Vaidišová						R32 1	R16 1											1,393	18

External links

• Official website
• WTA tournament draws