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{{TennisEventInfo|2006|Sony Ericsson Bangalore Open|<br />
| date=13-19 February<br />
| edition=4th<br />
| category=[[WTA Tier III tournaments|Tier III]]<br />
| draw=32S / 16D<br />
| prize_money=$175,000<br />
| surface=Hard / outdoor<br />
| location=[[Bangalore|Bangalore, Karnataka]], India<br />
| champs={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mara Santangelo]]<br />
| champd={{flagicon|RSA}} [[Liezel Huber]] / {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sania Mirza]]<br />
| after_name = Sony Ericsson International<br />
| before_name = AP Tourism Hyderabad Open<br />
| main_name = WTA Indian Open<br />
}}<br />
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The '''2006 Sony Ericsson Bangalore Open''' was a [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] women's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[hard court]]s in [[Bangalore|Bangalore, Karnataka]], India from 13 February until 19 February 2006. It was the fourth edition of the [[Sony Ericsson Bangalore Open|tournament]] and part of the [[WTA Tier III tournaments|Tier III]] category of the [[2006 WTA Tour]]. Third-seeded [[Mara Santangelo]] won the singles title.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/bangalore/ind/2006/w-t3-ind-01a-2006/draws-and-results/ |title=ITF – tournament draws | publisher=International Tennis Federation (ITF) }}</ref><br />
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==Finals==<br />
===Singles===<br />
{{main|2006 Sony Ericsson Bangalore Open – Singles}}<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mara Santangelo]] defeated {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Jelena Kostanić]], 3–6, 7-6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–3<br />
* It was Santangelo's only WTA singles title of her career.<br />
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===Doubles===<br />
{{main|2006 Sony Ericsson Bangalore Open – Doubles}}<br />
{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Liezel Huber]] / {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sania Mirza]] defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anastasia Rodionova]] / {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Vesnina]], 6–3, 6–3<br />
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==Entrants==<br />
===Seeds===<br />
{| class="wikitable" border="1"<br />
|-<br />
! Player<br />
! Nationality<br />
! Seeding<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sania Mirza]]<br />
| {{flag|IND}}<br />
| 1<br />
|-<br />
| [[Shahar Pe'er]]<br />
| {{flag|ISR}}<br />
| 2<br />
|-<br />
| [[Mara Santangelo]]<br />
| {{flag|ITA}}<br />
| 3<br />
|-<br />
| [[Sybille Bammer]]<br />
| {{flag|AUT}}<br />
| 4<br />
|-<br />
| [[Aiko Nakamura]]<br />
| {{flag|JPN}}<br />
| 5<br />
|-<br />
| [[Jelena Kostanić]]<br />
| {{flag|CRO}}<br />
| 6<br />
|-<br />
| [[Elena Vesnina]]<br />
| {{flag|RUS}}<br />
| 7<br />
|-<br />
| [[Emma Laine]]<br />
| {{flag|FIN}}<br />
| 8<br />
|}<br />
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===Other entrants===<br />
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:<br />
* {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Katarína Kachlíková]]<br />
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Daniela Kix]]<br />
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alla Kudryavtseva]]<br />
* {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Tatiana Poutchek]]<br />
<br />
The following players received wildcards into the main draw<br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ankita Bhambri]]<br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rushmi Chakravarthi]]<br />
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Isha Lakhani]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2006/1033.pdf ITF tournament edition details]<br />
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{{2006 WTA Tour}}<br />
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[[Category:2006 in Indian tennis]]<br />
[[Category:2007 WTA Tour]]<br />
[[Category:Bangalore Open]]<br />
[[Category:February 2006 sports events in India]]</div>
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