2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open

Tennis tournament

2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open

Date| 7–13 August
Edition| 5th
Category| Tier IV Series
Draw| 32S / 16D
Prize money| $145,000
Surface| Hard / outdoor
Location| Stockholm, Sweden
Venue| Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Champions
Singles
Zheng Jie
Doubles
Eva Birnerová /  Jarmila Gajdošová
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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[a] 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][1]

## Finals

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### Singles

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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

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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

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### Prize money

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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  | —  | —  | —  | —

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### Ranking points

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Event | W | F  | SF  | QF  | Round of 16  | Round of 32

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Singles  | 95  | 67  | 43  | 24  | 12  | 1
Doubles  | 1  | —

## Notes

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

## References

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1. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* ITF tournament edition details Archived 2020-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
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