2006 Hastings Direct International Championships
Encyclopedia
The 2006 Hastings Direct International Championships was a tennis
tournament played on grass court
s at the Eastbourne Tennis Centre in Eastbourne
in the United Kingdom
that was part of Tier II
of the 2006 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from June 19 through June 24, 2006.
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated 
Anastasia Myskina
4–6, 6–1, 7–6 (7–5)
Svetlana Kuznetsova
/
Amélie Mauresmo
defeated
Liezel Huber
/
Martina Navrátilová 6–2, 6–4
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
s at the Eastbourne Tennis Centre in Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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that was part of Tier II
WTA Tier II Events
The WTA Tier II tournaments were Women's Tennis Association tennis second-level tournaments held from 1988 until 2008 season. The line-up of events varied over the years, with tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled...
of the 2006 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from June 19 through June 24, 2006.
Women's Singles
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Anastasia MyskinaAnastasia Myskina
Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina is a professional tennis player from Russia. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam main draw singles title. Subsequent to this victory she rose to number 3 on the WTA ranking, becoming the first...
4–6, 6–1, 7–6 (7–5)
- It was Henin-Hardenne's 4th title of the year and the 29th of her career.
Women's Doubles
Svetlana KuznetsovaSvetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
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Amélie MauresmoAmélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....
defeated
Liezel HuberLiezel Huber
Liezel Huber is a professional tennis player who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007,...
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Martina Navrátilová 6–2, 6–4
- It was Kuznetsova's only doubles title of the year and the 13th of her career. It was Mauresmo's only doubles title of the year and the 2nd of her career.