2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open

The 2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 4th edition of the Nordic Light Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium[lower-alpha 1] in Stockholm, Sweden, from 7 August until 13 August 2006. Third-seeded Zheng Jie won the singles title and earned $22,900 first-prize money.[2][3][1]

2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open
Date7–13 August
Edition5th
CategoryTier IV Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$145,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationStockholm, Sweden
VenueStockholm Olympic Stadium
Champions
Singles
Zheng Jie
Doubles
Eva Birnerová / Jarmila Gajdošová

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Singles

Zheng Jie defeated Anastasia Myskina, 6–4, 6–1

  • It was Jie's 2nd singles title of the year and the 3rd title of her career.

Doubles
Main article: 2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Doubles

Eva Birnerová / Jarmila Gajdošová defeated Yan Zi / Zheng Jie, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2

Prize money and ranking points

Prize money
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $22,000 $12,345 $6,650 $3,580 $1,925 $1,035 $555 $300 $175
Doubles * $6,750 $3,640 $1,960 $1,050 $565 N/A N/A N/A N/A

* per team

Ranking points
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles 95 67 43 24 12 1
Doubles 1 N/A

Notes
  1. Due to persistent rain the singles final was moved to the indoor Kungliga tennishallen at 1–1 in the first set.[1]

References
  1. "Zheng beats top seed Myskina for Nordic Light title". ESPN. 13 August 2006.
  2. "Jie Zheng wins the Nordic Light Open". UPI. 13 August 2006.
  3. "Zheng Jie crowns in Stockholm". China Daily. 14 August 2006.
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