2006 ECM Prague Open

2006 ECM Prague Open
2006 ECM Prague Open
Date	8–14 May
Edition	15th (ATP) / 5th (WTA)
Category	Challenger (ATP); Tier IV (WTA)
Prize money	US$100,000 (ATP); US$145,000 (WTA)
Surface	Clay, outdoor
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Venue	I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
	Robin Vik
Women's singles
	Shahar Pe'er
Men's doubles
	Petr Pála / David Škoch
Women's doubles
	Marion Bartoli / Shahar Pe'er

The 2006 ECM Prague Open, known also as 2006 ECM Prague Open by Ceska Sporitelna for sponsorship reasons, was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts at the I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague, Czech Republic from 8 to 14 May 2006. It was the 15th edition of the men's tournament which was part of the 2006 ATP Challenger Series and the 5th edition of the women's tournament which was part of the 2006 WTA Tour as a Tier IV tournament.

Points and prize money[edit]

Note: this information was only available for the women's tournament

Point distribution[edit]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Women's singles	95	67	43	24	12	1	5.5	3.5	2	1
Women's doubles	95	67	43	24	1	—	6.25	—	—	—

Prize money[edit]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Women's singles	$22,900	$12,345	$6,650	$3,580	$1,925	$1,035	$555	$300	$175
Women's doubles *	$6,750	$3,640	$1,960	$1,050	$565	—	—	—	—

_{* per team}

Men's singles entrants[edit]

Seeds[edit]

Country	Player	Rank¹	Seed
CZE	Robin Vik	74	1
CZE	Jan Hernych	80	2
CZE	Lukáš Dlouhý	86	3
ARG	Carlos Berlocq	82	4
FRA	Julien Benneteau	95	5
CZE	Jiří Vaněk	85	6
ESP	Albert Montañés	99	7
PAR	Ramón Delgado	107	8

¹ Source: ATP^[1]

Other entrants[edit]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as special exempts:

Marcel Granollers-Pujol (reached the final at Ostrava last week)^[2]
Lamine Ouahab (won in Tunis last week)^[3]^[4]

Men's doubles entrants[edit]

Seeds[edit]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Seed
CZE	Lukáš Dlouhý	CZE	Pavel Vízner	1
CZE	Petr Pála	CZE	David Škoch	2
AUS	Ashley Fisher	AUS	Jordan Kerr	3
RSA	Jeff Coetzee	NED	Rogier Wassen	4

Other entrants[edit]

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

Florin Mergea / Andrei Pavel

Women's singles entrants[edit]

Seeds[edit]

Country	Player	Rank¹	Seed
FRA	Marion Bartoli	27	1
CZE	Lucie Šafářová	31	2
ISR	Shahar Pe'er	36	3
FRA	Émilie Loit	50	4
AUS	Samantha Stosur	55	5
ITA	Maria Elena Camerin	59	6
CHN	Peng Shuai	64	7
UKR	Alona Bondarenko	69	8

¹ Rankings as of 1 May 2006.

Other entrants[edit]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Women's doubles entrants[edit]

Seeds[edit]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank¹	Seed
USA	Martina Navratilova	CZE	Barbora Strýcová	65	1
FRA	Marion Bartoli	ISR	Shahar Pe'er	108	2
ITA	Maria Elena Camerin	CHN	Peng Shuai	110	3
CZE	Gabriela Navrátilová	CZE	Michaela Paštiková	141	4

¹ Rankings as of 1 May 2006.

Other entrants[edit]

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

Nikola Fraňková / Kateřina Vaňková

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

Kristina Brandi / Aleke Tsoubanos

Finals[edit]

Men's singles[edit]

Robin Vik defeated Jan Hajek, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)^[5]

Men's doubles[edit]

Petr Pála / David Škoch defeated Ramón Delgado / Sergio Roitman, 6–0, 6–0

Women's singles[edit]

Shahar Pe'er defeated Samantha Stosur, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1^[6]

It was the 2nd singles title for Pe'er in the season and her career.

Women's doubles[edit]

Marion Bartoli / Shahar Pe'er defeated Ashley Harkleroad / Bethanie Mattek, 6–4, 6–4

It was the 3rd title for Bartoli and the 1st title for Pe'er in their respective doubles careers.

References[edit]

^ "Prague Top Seeds". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
^ "Prosperita Open 2006 - Ostrava » Ivo Minar vs. Marcel Granollers (07.05.2006)". TennisLive.net. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
^ "Open 2006 de Tunis : Younes El Aynaoui privé de la finale pour cause de blessure" [2006 Tunis Open: Younes El Aynaoui deprived of the final due to an injury]. Younes El Aynaoui unofficial blog (in French). Skyrock. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
^ "Tunis Open 2006 - Tunis » Lamine Ouahab vs. Younes El Aynaoui (07.05.2006)". TennisLive.net. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
^ Maštalíř, Linda (14 May 2006). "Robin Vik wins Prague Open". Radio Praha. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^ "Peer has no peer in Prague, rallies for title". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

External links[edit]

[1] "Prague Top Seeds". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[2] "Prosperita Open 2006 - Ostrava » Ivo Minar vs. Marcel Granollers (07.05.2006)". TennisLive.net. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[3] "Open 2006 de Tunis : Younes El Aynaoui privé de la finale pour cause de blessure" [2006 Tunis Open: Younes El Aynaoui deprived of the final due to an injury]. Younes El Aynaoui unofficial blog (in French). Skyrock. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[4] "Tunis Open 2006 - Tunis » Lamine Ouahab vs. Younes El Aynaoui (07.05.2006)". TennisLive.net. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[5] Maštalíř, Linda (14 May 2006). "Robin Vik wins Prague Open". Radio Praha. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[6] "Peer has no peer in Prague, rallies for title". ESPN. Associated Press. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

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