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2006 J&S Cup

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2006 J&S Cup
Date1–7 May
Edition11th
CategoryTier II
Draw28S / 16D
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationWarsaw, Poland
Champions
Singles
Belgium Kim Clijsters
Doubles
Russia Anastasia Myskina / Russia Elena Likhovtseva
← 2005 · J&S Cup · 2007 →

The 2006 J&S Cup was a Tier II event on the 2006 WTA Tour that run from 1 May until 7 May 2006. It was held in Warsaw, Poland, and was the 11th year that the event was staged. Kim Clijsters won her first Warsaw title and first overall of the year.

Entrants

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Seeds

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Player Nationality Ranking* Seeding
Kim Clijsters Belgium Belgium 2 1
Patty Schnyder Switzerland Switzerland 4 2
Elena Dementieva Russia Russia 9 3
Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia Russia 10 4
Francesca Schiavone Italy Italy 11 5
Anastasia Myskina Russia Russia 12 6
Venus Williams United States United States 13 7
Daniela Hantuchová Slovakia Slovakia 16 9
  • Seedings are based on the rankings of April 24, 2006.
  • Anna-Lena Grönefeld No. 8 seed withdrew due to left hamstring strain, so Daniela Hantuchová become No. 9 seed

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Finals

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Singles

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Belgium Kim Clijsters defeated Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7–5, 6–2

Doubles

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Russia Anastasia Myskina / Russia Elena Likhovtseva defeated Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik, 6–3, 6–4

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