2006 ECM Prague Open
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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
Note: this information was only available for the women's tournament
Point distribution
| 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 | 1 | —N/a | 6.25 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Prize money
| 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 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
* per team
Men's singles entrants
Seeds
| 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
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Czech Republic Dušan Karol
- Czech Republic Michal Navrátil
- Austria Wolfgang Schranz
- Germany Mike Steinherr
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Greece Konstantinos Economidis
- Czech Republic Jan Hájek
- Czech Republic Petr Kralert
- Italy Simone Vagnozzi
The following players received entry as special exempts:
- Spain Marcel Granollers-Pujol (reached the final at Ostrava last week)
- Algeria Lamine Ouahab (won in Tunis last week)
Men's doubles entrants
Seeds
| 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
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Czech Republic Martin Damm / Czech Republic Dušan Karol
- Czech Republic Jan Hájek / Czech Republic Dušan Lojda
- Czech Republic Miloslav Navrátil / Czech Republic Filip Zeman
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Women's singles entrants
Seeds
| 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
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Belarus Victoria Azarenka
- South Africa Natalie Grandin
- Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková
- Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Women's doubles entrants
Seeds
| 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
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Finals
Men's singles
- Czech Republic Robin Vik defeated Czech Republic Jan Hajek, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Men's doubles
- Czech Republic Petr Pála / Czech Republic David Škoch defeated Paraguay Ramón Delgado / Argentina Sergio Roitman, 6–0, 6–0
Women's singles
- Israel Shahar Pe'er defeated Australia Samantha Stosur, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
It was the 2nd singles title for Pe'er in the season and her career.
Women's doubles
- France Marion Bartoli / Israel Shahar Pe'er defeated United States Ashley Harkleroad / United States 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.