2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles

2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships FRA Marion Bartoli JPN Aiko Nakamura 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 32 (4 Q Qualifiers / 3 WC Wild Cards) 8 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open 2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships 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 30em FRA Marion Bartoli (champion) JPN Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals) RUS Maria Kirilenko (first round) ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round, retired due to a left hamstring strain) SWE Sofia Arvidsson (first round) ARG Gisela Dulko (first round) CZE Lucie Šafářová (first round) USA Meghann Shaughnessy (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 FRA Marion Bartoli 6 6 Q FRA Camille Pin 0 1 WC JPN Aiko Nakamura 77 2 6 TPE Chan Yung-jan 63 6 4 1 FRA Marion Bartoli 2 6 6 WC JPN Aiko Nakamura 6 2 2 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 FRA M Bartoli 6 3 6 USA J Craybas 2 6 4 RUS V Dushevina 77 6 Q IND S Uberoi 63 3 COL C Castaño 2 6 4 Q JPN J Namigata 6 1 6 ARG P Suárez 6 6 7 CZE L Šafářová 4 4 3 RUS M Kirilenko 6 2 63 WC JPN A Morigami 1 6 77 LL FRA Y Fedossova 6 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual 1 2 GRE E Daniilidou 1 1r Q FRA C Pin 6 1 Q USA L Osterloh 6 3 6 8 USA M Shaughnessy 2 6 3 1 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 RUS V Dushevina 2 4 Q JPN J Namigata 2 ARG P Suárez 4r WC JPN A Morigami 6 5 3 LL FRA Y Fedossova 4 7 6 Q FRA C Pin 6 3 6 Q USA L Osterloh 4 6 0 1 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 Q JPN J Namigata 2 1 LL FRA Y Fedossova 7 4 1 Q FRA C Pin 5 6 6 1 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 Q FRA C Pin 0 1 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 ARG G Dulko 4 1 USA J Jackson 6 6 AUS A Molik 7 6 CRO J Kostanić 5 3 WC JPN A Nakamura 6 6 WC DEN C Wozniacki 3 3 CZE K Zakopalová 63 5 4 ESP A Medina Garrigues 77 7 5 SWE S Arvidsson 64 61 POL M Domachowska 77 77 GER J Schruff 3 0 TPE Y-j Chan 6 6 FRA S Brémond 4 3 USA V King 6 6 FIN E Laine 4 3 2 JPN A Sugiyama 6 6 USA J Jackson 6 6 AUS A Molik 3 1 WC JPN A Nakamura 5 4 ESP A Medina Garrigues 2r POL M Domachowska 1 0 TPE Y-j Chan 6 6 USA V King 4 7 5 2 JPN A Sugiyama 6 5 7 USA J Jackson 1 6 64 WC JPN A Nakamura 6 1 77 TPE Y-j Chan 6 6 2 JPN A Sugiyama 3 4 WC JPN A Nakamura 77 2 6 TPE Y-j Chan 63 6 4 References Main and Qualifying Draws Category:2006 Japan Open Tennis Championships Category:2006 WTA Tour Category:2006 in Japanese women's sport Category:Women's tennis tournaments in Japan