2006 WTA Tour Championships

2006 WTA Tour Championships
Date	7–12 November
Edition	36th
Category	Year-end championships
Draw	8S (round robin) / 4D
Prize money	$3,000,000
Surface	Hard/indoor
Location	Madrid, Spain
Venue	Madrid Arena
Champions
Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne
Doubles
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur

The 2006 WTA Tour Championships, also known as the Sony Ericsson Championships, was a women's round robin tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Madrid Arena in Madrid, Spain. It was the 36th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 31st edition of the year-end doubles championships, and was part of the 2006 WTA Tour. The tournament was held between 7 November and 12 November 2006. Fourth-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne won the singles event and earned $1,000,000 first-prize money as well as 525 ranking points. With her victory Henin-Hardenne secured her year-end No.1 ranking.^[1][2][3]

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Amélie Mauresmo, 6–4, 6–3.

Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur defeated Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.

Players in gold have qualified for Madrid. Players in brown withdrawn. The low-ranked players in blue after them would be played as alternates in Madrid.

Rank	Player	Mandatory Events					Best Other Tournaments												Total points	Tourn
		AUS	FRA	WIM	USO	MIA	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	Justine Henin-Hardenne	F 492	W 700	F 492	F 492	R64 1	W 220	F 210	W 195	W 195	W 195	SF 146	SF 135						3,473	12
2	Maria Sharapova	SF 314	R16 96	SF 314	W 700	F 246	W 325	W 300	W 300	W 195	F 154	SF 135	SF 88	QF 75	SF 55				3,297	14
3	Amélie Mauresmo	W 700	R16 96	W 700	SF 314	SF 157	W 195	W 195	F 137	F 137	SF 135	QF 75	QF 75	QF 55	QF 49	R16 1	R16 1		3,022	16
4	Svetlana Kuznetsova	R16 96	F 492	R32 62	R16 96	W 350	W 195	W 145	F 137	SF 135	SF 135	SF 99	SF 99	SF 88	SF 88	SF 88	SF 88	QF 75	2,468	21
5	Nadia Petrova	QF 174	R128 2	A 0	R32 62	QF 87	W 300	W 300	W 220	F 210	W 195	W 195	F 137	SF 88	QF 49	QF 49	QF 49	SF 43	2,160	22
6	Kim Clijsters	SF 314	SF 314	SF 314	A 0	R64 1	F 210	W 195	W 195	F 137	W 120	SF 88	QF 49	R16 42	R32 1				1,980	13
7	Martina Hingis	QF 174	QF 174	R32 62	R64 38	R32 31	W 300	F 210	F 210	SF 146	W 120	SF 88	QF 75	QF 75	QF 75	SF 55	QF 55	R16 25	1,913	19
8	Elena Dementieva	R128 2	R32 62	QF 174	QF 174	R16 48	W 300	F 228	W 195	SF 135	SF 88	SF 88	QF 75	QF 75	SF 55	QF 55	QF 49	QF 49	1,852	20
9	Patty Schnyder	QF 174	R16 96	R64 38	R16 96	R16 48	F 210	F 137	SF 135	SF 99	SF 88	SF 88	QF 75	QF 75	SF 66	SF 55	QF 49	QF 49	1,578	25
10	Nicole Vaidišová	R16 96	SF 314	R16 96	R32 62	A 0	SF 135	SF 135	W 120	SF 88	SF 88	SF 88	QF 75	R16 42	R16 25	R32 25	R32 1	R32 1	1,391	18
11	Dinara Safina	R64 38	QF 174	R32 62	QF 174	R64 1	F 210	SF 135	F 85	QF 81	QF 75	QF 75	SF 55	QF 49	QF 49	QF 49	QF 49	R16 29	1,390	21

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