2006 Hansol Korea Open

2006 Hansol Korea Open
Date	25 September – 1 October
Edition	3rd
Category	WTA Tier IV
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$145,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Seoul, South Korea
Venue	Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Eleni Daniilidou
Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez
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The 2006 Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament, and part of the 2006 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 25 September and 1 October 2006. Unseeded Eleni Daniilidou won the singles title.^[1]

Eleni Daniilidou defeated Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6^(7–3)

• It was Daniilidou's first title of the year and her fourth overall

Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Chuang Chia-jung / Mariana Díaz Oliva, 6–2, 6–3

• It was Ruano Pascual's 3rd title of the year and the 37th of her career; it was Suárez's 3rd title of the year and the 42nd of her career

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SUI	Martina Hingis	9	1
RUS	Maria Kirilenko	25	2
FRA	Marion Bartoli	26	3
JPN	Ai Sugiyama	28	4
RUS	Vera Zvonareva	29	5
SWE	Sofia Arvidsson	35	6
ARG	Gisela Dulko	39	7
CZE	Lucie Šafářová	40	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of September 18, 2006

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Kim So-jung
• Lee Ye-ra
• Angelique Widjaja

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Natalie Grandin
• Raluca Olaru
• Anastasia Rodionova
• Caroline Wozniacki

Before the tournament

• Ansley Cargill
• Iveta Benešová
• Shenay Perry

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ESP	Virginia Ruano Pascual	ARG	Paola Suárez	26	1
RUS	Vera Dushevina	RUS	Vera Zvonareva	65	2
ARG	Gisela Dulko	FIN	Emma Laine	107	3
FRA	Séverine Brémond	GRE	Eleni Daniilidou	151	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of September 18, 2006

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