2006 Hastings Direct International Championships – Singles

Singles
2006 Hastings Direct International Championships
2005 Champion	Kim Clijsters
Final
Champion	Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-up	Anastasia Myskina
Score	4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Events
Singles Doubles
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The singles competition of the 2006 Hastings Direct International Championships was part of the 32nd edition of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament, Tier II of the 2006 WTA Tour. Kim Clijsters was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Justine Henin-Hardenne. Henin-Hardenne won in the final 4–6, 6–1, 7–6^(7–5) against Anastasia Myskina.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Key

Final

	Final
	5	Anastasia Myskina	6	1	65
	3	Justine Henin-Hardenne	4	6	77

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	A Mauresmo	6	2	3
		N Dechy	6	6					N Dechy	3	6	6
		S Pe'er	1	4												N Dechy	4	4
		J Craybas	6	6											5	A Myskina	6	6
		S Arvidsson	3	1					J Craybas	4	4
	Q	J Gajdošová	3	0				5	A Myskina	6	6
	5	A Myskina	6	6																		5	A Myskina	6	2	6
																						4	S Kuznetsova	4	6	4
								4	S Kuznetsova	1	6	6
		A Sugiyama	77	4	5				A Sugiyama	6	1	2
		K Srebotnik	65	6	1/r										4	S Kuznetsova	5	7	77
	WC	A Keothavong	1	3											7	A-L Grönefeld	7	5	64
		V Dushevina	6	6					V Dushevina	4	1
		M Bartoli	6	4	2			7	A-L Grönefeld	6	6
	7	A-L Grönefeld	2	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	D Hantuchová	4	63
		E Likhovtseva	6	77					E Likhovtseva	4	6	6
		C Castaño	3	4				Q	S Perry	6	1	3
	Q	S Perry	6	6												E Likhovtseva	2	4
		M Santangelo	4	6	5										3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		K Peschke	6	4	7				K Peschke	2	1
								3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
																						3	J Henin-Hardenne	6	5	6
	6	F Schiavone	6	6																		2	K Clijsters	3	7	1
	WC	K O'Brien	3	1				6	F Schiavone	6	6
	Q	A Morigami	6	6				Q	A Morigami	0	2
	Q	L Raymond	4	4											6	F Schiavone	2	1
		A Chakvetadze	63	77	2										2	K Clijsters	6	6
		V Zvonareva	77	62	6				V Zvonareva	0	r
								2	K Clijsters	3

External links

• 2006 Hastings Direct International Championships Draw

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Justine Henin

45 WTA Tour-Level Titles: 43 SGL & 2 DBL

Entourage

• Carlos Rodriguez (former coach; 1995–2008, 2010–2011)
• Pat Etcheberry (former fitness coach)
• Gilles Cervara (former hitting partner)

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• Pierre-Yves Hardenne (former boyfriend & assistant, 1998—2006; fiancé: 2001—2002; husband: 2002—2006)

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• Title-winning doubles partners
  • Kim Clijsters
  • Virginie Razzano
  • Meghann Shaughnessy
  • Elena Bovina

Career

• Statistics
• World No.1 (singles)
• Belgium BJK Cup team
• Belgium Hopman Cup team

Rivalries

• Rivalry with Kim Clijsters
• Rivalry with Serena Williams

Year-end No.1

• SGL
• 2003
• 2006
• 2007

Grand Slam titles

Australian Open	SGL 2004
French Open	SGL 2003 2005 2006 2007 Junior SGL 1997
Wimbledon	Nil
US Open	SGL 2003 2007

WTA Tour titles

WTA Finals	SGL 2006 Madrid 2007 Madrid
WTA 1000 & analogues	Dubai Open Nil Indian Wells Open SGL 2004 Miami Open Nil Charleston & Berlin Open → Madrid Open SGL 2002 (B) 2003 (C) 2003 (B) 2005 (C) 2005 (B) Italian Open Nil Canadian Open SGL 2003 (T) 2007 (T) San Diego → Cincinnati Open Nil Japan Open→ Nil Zurich & Moscow Open→ → China Open SGL 2003 (Z) 2007 (Z) DBL with Elena Bovina 2002 (Z)
WTA 500	SGL 2002 Linz 2003 Dubai 2003 San Diego 2004 Sydney 2004 Dubai 2005 Warsaw 2006 Sydney 2006 Dubai 2006 Eastbourne 2006 New Haven 2007 Dubai 2007 Doha 2007 Warsaw 2007 Eastbourne 2007 Stuttgart 2008 Sydney 2008 Antwerp 2010 Stuttgart
WTA 250	SGL 1999 Antwerp 2001 Gold Coast 2001 Canberra 2001 's-Hertogenbosch 2010 's-Hertogenbosch DBL with Meghann Shaughnessy 2002 Gold Coast

Other professional titles

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7 singles & 2 doubles

ITF Tour	SGL 1997 Le Touquet 1997 Koksijde 1997 Gelos 1998 Grenelefe 1998 Ramat Hasharon 1998 Reims 2000 Liège DBL with Kim Clijsters 1998 Ramat Hasharon with Virginie Razzano 2000 Cergy

National representation

Olympics	SGL Gold at 2004 Athens
BJK Cup	2001

Surface – Hard  Clay Grass Carpet
Category: SGL (Singles), DBL (Doubles)

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