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2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Vania King
Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Runners-upChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Score7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Gisela Dulko and Maria Kirilenko were the defending champions, but Kirilenko did not compete this year to only focusing in the singles tournament. Dulko teamed up with Yan Zi and had to withdraw in the quarterfinal match against Natalie Grandin and Camille Pin.

Vania King and Jelena Kostanić won the title by defeating Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

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  1. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez (semifinals, withdrew due to a right calf strain on Suárez)
  2. Argentina Gisela Dulko / China Yan Zi (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  3. Greece Eleni Daniilidou / Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (withdrew due to a left calf strain on Daniilidou)
  4. Australia Alicia Molik / United States Meghann Shaughnessy (withdrew due to a respiratory illness on Shaughnessy)

Draw

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Key

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
6 6
Japan A Morigami
Japan A Nakamura
2 2 1 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
3 7 6
Poland M Domachowska
Russia A Jidkova
6 6 Poland M Domachowska
Russia A Jidkova
6 5 0
Japan K Taguchi
Japan A Takase
3 3 1 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
LL Japan K Iijima
Japan J Namigata
1 6 1 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
w/o
Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
6 3 6 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
6 6
Argentina M Díaz Oliva
Germany J Schruff
6 78 Argentina M Díaz Oliva
Germany J Schruff
3 2
Q Germany A Matic
Denmark C Wozniacki
4 66 Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan
Chinese Taipei C-j Chuang
62 7 2
Latvia L Dekmeijere
India S Uberoi
7 6 United States V King
Croatia J Kostanić
77 5 6
Finland E Laine
United States L Osterloh
5 4 Latvia L Dekmeijere
India S Uberoi
65 2
United States V King
Croatia J Kostanić
6 4 6 United States V King
Croatia J Kostanić
77 6
LL Japan Y Sema
Japan M Tanaka
3 6 1 United States V King
Croatia J Kostanić
6 6
South Africa N Grandin
France C Pin
7 6 South Africa N Grandin
France C Pin
3 1
WC Japan M Arai
Japan S Okamoto
5 2 South Africa N Grandin
France C Pin
w/o
Colombia C Castaño
United States J Craybas
3 2 2 Argentina G Dulko
China Z Yan
2 Argentina G Dulko
China Z Yan
6 6

Qualifying draw

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Seeds

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  1. Japan Kumiko Iijima / Japan Junri Namigata (first round, lucky losers)
  2. Germany Antonia Matic / Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (qualified)

Qualifiers

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  1. Germany Antonia Matic / Denmark Caroline Wozniacki

Lucky losers

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Draw

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First round Qualifying competition
        
1 Japan Kumiko Iijima
Japan Junri Namigata
3
  Romania Raluca Olaru
United States Abigail Spears
8
  Romania Raluca Olaru
United States Abigail Spears
2 Germany Antonia Matic
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
w/o
WC Japan Yurika Sema
Japan Mari Tanaka
3
2 Germany Antonia Matic
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
8

Raluca Olaru and Abigail Spears withdrew from the qualifying competition, with Spears citing personal reasons.

References

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