2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships s USA Vania KingCRO Jelena Kostanić TPE Chan Yung-janTPE Chuang Chia-jung 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2 16 (1Q Qualifiers / 1WC Wild cards) 4 Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships 2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Gisela Dulko and Maria Kirilenko were the defending champions, but Kirilenko did not compete this year to focus only on the singles tournament. Dulko teamed up with Yan Zi and had to withdraw in the quarterfinal match against Natalie Grandin and Camille Pin. Vania King and Jelena Kostanić won the title by defeating Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2 in the final. Seeds 30em ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual / ARG Paola Suárez (semifinals, withdrew due to a right calf strain on Suárez) ARG Gisela Dulko / CHN Yan Zi (quarterfinals, withdrew) GRE Eleni Daniilidou / ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (withdrew due to a left calf strain on Daniilidou) AUS Alicia Molik / USA Meghann Shaughnessy (withdrew due to a respiratory illness on Shaughnessy) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 ESP V Ruano PascualARG P Suárez 6 6 JPN A MorigamiJPN A Nakamura 2 2 POL M DomachowskaRUS A Jidkova 6 6 JPN K TaguchiJPN A Takase 3 3 LL JPN K IijimaJPN J Namigata 1 6 1 TPE Y-j ChanTPE C-j Chuang 6 3 6 ARG M Díaz OlivaGER J Schruff 6 78 Q GER A MaticDEN C Wozniacki 4 66 LAT L DekmeijereIND S Uberoi 7 6 FIN E LaineUSA L Osterloh 5 4 USA V KingCRO J Kostanić 6 4 6 LL JPN Y SemaJPN M Tanaka 3 6 1 RSA N GrandinFRA C Pin 7 6 WC JPN M AraiJPN S Okamoto 5 2 COL C CastañoUSA J Craybas 3 2 2 ARG G DulkoCHN Z Yan 6 6 1 ESP V Ruano PascualARG P Suárez 3 7 6 POL M DomachowskaRUS A Jidkova 6 5 0 TPE Y-j ChanTPE C-j Chuang 6 6 ARG M Díaz OlivaGER J Schruff 3 2 LAT L DekmeijereIND S Uberoi 65 2 USA V KingCRO J Kostanić 77 6 RSA N GrandinFRA C Pin w/o 2 ARG G DulkoCHN Z Yan 1 ESP V Ruano PascualARG P Suárez TPE Y-j ChanTPE C-j Chuang w/o USA V KingCRO J Kostanić 6 6 RSA N GrandinFRA C Pin 3 1 TPE Y-j ChanTPE C-j Chuang 62 7 2 USA V KingCRO J Kostanić 77 5 6 Qualifying draw Seeds 30em JPN Kumiko Iijima / JPN Junri Namigata (first round, lucky losers) GER Antonia Matic / DEN Caroline Wozniacki (qualified) Qualifiers GER Antonia Matic / DEN Caroline Wozniacki Lucky losers 30em JPN Kumiko Iijima / JPN Junri Namigata JPN Yurika Sema / JPN Mari Tanaka Draw 1/3 First round Qualifying competition 175 1 JPN Kumiko IijimaJPN Junri Namigata 3   ROM Raluca OlaruUSA Abigail Spears 8 WC JPN Yurika SemaJPN Mari Tanaka 3 2 GER Antonia MaticDEN Caroline Wozniacki 8   ROM Raluca OlaruUSA Abigail Spears 2 GER Antonia MaticDEN Caroline Wozniacki w/o Raluca Olaru and Abigail Spears withdrew from the qualifying competition, with Spears citing personal reasons. 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