WTA Korea Open 2006 Draw & Results

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Eleni Daniilidou won the 2006 Korea Open, defeating Ai Sugiyama 6-3 2-6 7-6(3) in the final. The WTA 250 event was played September 25–October 1 on hard courts in Seoul, South Korea.

The Korea Open is a hard-court WTA tournament in Seoul.

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Champion
Eleni Daniilidou
def. Ai Sugiyama , 6-3 2-6 7-6(3)
Dates
Sep 25 — Oct 1
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Category
Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

31 recorded singles results

Korea Open 2006 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Eleni Daniilidou #58 6-3 2-6 7-6(3) Ai Sugiyama #27 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2006* F
SF (2)
Ai Sugiyama #27 6-0 6-3 Virginia Ruano Pascual #72 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2006* SF
Eleni Daniilidou #58 6-1 6-0 Marion Bartoli #24 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2006* SF
QF (4)
Marion Bartoli #24 6-3 1-6 6-2 Akiko Morigami #93 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2006* QF
Ai Sugiyama #27 6-2 6-3 Paola Suarez #226 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2006* QF
Eleni Daniilidou #58 7-6(3) 6-4 Vera Zvonareva #28 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2006* QF
Virginia Ruano Pascual #72 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(3) Sania Mirza #59 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2006* QF
R16 (8)
Sania Mirza #59 4-6 6-0 6-4 Martina Hingis #8 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2006* R16 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Eleni Daniilidou #58 1-6 6-1 6-0 Vera Dushevina #82 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2006* R16
Marion Bartoli #24 7-6(1) 6-1 Severine Beltrame #53 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2006* R16
Paola Suarez #226 6-4 6-3 Catalina Castano #44 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2006* R16
Virginia Ruano Pascual #72 6-4 6-3 Angelique Widjaja #253 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2006* R16
Akiko Morigami #93 7-5 6-2 Aiko Nakamura #90 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2006* R16
Ai Sugiyama #27 6-3 6-1 Anastasia Rodionova #96 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2006* R16
Vera Zvonareva #28 6-4 6-0 Emma Laine #68 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2006* R16
R32 (16)
Ai Sugiyama #27 1-6 6-2 6-4 Raluca Olaru #352 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Aiko Nakamura #90 7-6(3) 6-3 Mariana Diaz-Oliva #206 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Catalina Castano #44 6-3 6-2 Sanja Ancic #177 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Akiko Morigami #93 6-0 6-4 Sofia Arvidsson #35 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Virginia Ruano Pascual #72 7-5 6-4 Lucie Safarova #40 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Vera Dushevina #82 6-3 5-7 7-5 Maria Kirilenko #29 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Paola Suarez #226 6-1 6-3 Gisela Dulko #39 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Martina Hingis #8 6-3 6-2 Caroline Wozniacki #292 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Sania Mirza #59 3-6 6-0 6-0 Ye-Ra Lee #378 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Anastasia Rodionova #96 6-4 6-3 Marta Domachowska #84 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Vera Zvonareva #28 6-1 6-2 Camille Pin #91 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Severine Beltrame #53 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 Meilen Tu #92 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Marion Bartoli #24 6-4 6-1 Jill Craybas #57 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Eleni Daniilidou #58 7-5 6-4 Jamea Jackson #52 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Angelique Widjaja #253 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) Natalie Grandin #257 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32
Emma Laine #68 6-3 6-2 So-Jung Kim #338 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Korea Open.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes. 4 players share this record.

  1. Beatriz Haddad Maia 2 finals

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Su Jeong Jang 9 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Korea Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Kimberly Birrell #60 6-4 6-2 Maya Joint #99 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Iga Swiatek #2 1-6 7-6(3) 7-5 Ekaterina Alexandrova #11 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Beatriz Haddad Maia #17 1-6 6-4 6-1 Daria Kasatkina #13 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Jessica Pegula #4 6-2 6-3 Yue Yuan #128 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Ekaterina Alexandrova #24 7-6(4) 6-0 Jelena Ostapenko #19 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other WTA 250 tournaments in 2006

Previous editions of Korea Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Korea Open held?
Korea Open is held in Seoul, South Korea.
Who is the latest recorded Korea Open winner?
The 2026 Korea Open was won by Kimberly Birrell, who defeated Maya Joint 6-4 6-2.
What is the earliest recorded Korea Open edition?
The earliest recorded edition of Korea Open in TennisDB is 2004.
What surface is Korea Open played on?
Korea Open is played on hard courts.