2006 ECM Prague Open

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.

2006 ECM Prague Open
Date	8–14 May
Edition	15th (ATP) / 5th (WTA)
Category	Challenger (ATP) Tier IV (WTA)
Prize money	US$100,000 (ATP) US$145,000 (WTA)
Surface	Clay, outdoor
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Venue	I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Robin Vik
Women's singles
Shahar Pe'er
Men's doubles
Petr Pála / David Škoch
Women's doubles
Marion Bartoli / Shahar Pe'er

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	—	6.25	—	—	—

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	—	—	—	—

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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^[1]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Dušan Karol
• Michal Navrátil
• Wolfgang Schranz
• Mike Steinherr

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Konstantinos Economidis
• Jan Hájek
• Petr Kralert
• Simone Vagnozzi

The following players received entry as special exempts:

• Marcel Granollers-Pujol (reached the final at Ostrava last week)^[2]
• Lamine Ouahab (won in Tunis last week)^[3][4]

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:

• Martin Damm / Dušan Karol
• Jan Hájek / Dušan Lojda
• Miloslav Navrátil / Filip Zeman

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Florin Mergea / Andrei Pavel

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:

• Nikola Fraňková
• Magdaléna Rybáriková
• Barbora Strýcová

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Victoria Azarenka
• Natalie Grandin
• Michaela Paštiková
• 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:

• Nikola Fraňková / Kateřina Vaňková

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Kristina Brandi / Aleke Tsoubanos

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 2006 ECM Prague Open – Men's singles

• Robin Vik defeated Jan Hajek, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)[5]

Men's doubles

Main article: 2006 ECM Prague Open – Men's doubles

• Petr Pála / David Škoch defeated Ramón Delgado / Sergio Roitman, 6–0, 6–0

Women's singles

Main article: 2006 ECM Prague Open – Women's singles

• Shahar Pe'er defeated Samantha Stosur, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1^[6]

It was the 2nd singles title for Pe'er in the season and her career.

Women's doubles

Main article: 2006 ECM Prague Open – Women's doubles

• Marion Bartoli / Shahar Pe'er defeated Ashley Harkleroad / 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.