Singles
2006 Hastings Direct International Championships
2005 ChampionBelgium Kim Clijsters
ChampionBelgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Runner-upRussia Anastasia Myskina
Score46, 61, 76(75)

The singles competition of the 2006 Hastings Direct International Championships was part of the 32nd edition of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament, Tier II of the 2006 WTA Tour. Kim Clijsters was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Justine Henin-Hardenne. Henin-Hardenne won in the final 46, 61, 76(75) against Anastasia Myskina.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. France Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
  2. Belgium Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
  3. Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
  4. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)
  5. Russia Anastasia Myskina (final)
  6. Italy Francesca Schiavone (quarterfinals)
  7. Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld (quarterfinals)
  8. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
5 Russia Anastasia Myskina 6 1 65
3 Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne 4 6 77

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 France A Mauresmo 6 2 3
  France N Dechy 6 6     France N Dechy 3 6 6
  Israel S Pe'er 1 4     France N Dechy 4 4  
  United States J Craybas 6 6   5 Russia A Myskina 6 6  
  Sweden S Arvidsson 3 1     United States J Craybas 4 4  
Q Slovakia J Gajdošová 3 0   5 Russia A Myskina 6 6  
5 Russia A Myskina 6 6   5 Russia A Myskina 6 2 6
4 Russia S Kuznetsova 4 6 4
4 Russia S Kuznetsova 1 6 6
  Japan A Sugiyama 77 4 5   Japan A Sugiyama 6 1 2
  Slovenia K Srebotnik 65 6 1/r 4 Russia S Kuznetsova 5 7 77
WC United Kingdom A Keothavong 1 3   7 Germany A-L Grönefeld 7 5 64
  Russia V Dushevina 6 6     Russia V Dushevina 4 1  
  France M Bartoli 6 4 2 7 Germany A-L Grönefeld 6 6  
7 Germany A-L Grönefeld 2 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Slovakia D Hantuchová 4 63  
  Russia E Likhovtseva 6 77     Russia E Likhovtseva 4 6 6
  Colombia C Castaño 3 4   Q United States S Perry 6 1 3
Q United States S Perry 6 6     Russia E Likhovtseva 2 4  
  Italy M Santangelo 4 6 5 3 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 6 6  
  Czech Republic K Peschke 6 4 7   Czech Republic K Peschke 2 1  
3 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 6 6  
3 Belgium J Henin-Hardenne 6 5 6
6 Italy F Schiavone 6 6   2 Belgium K Clijsters 3 7 1
WC United Kingdom K O'Brien 3 1   6 Italy F Schiavone 6 6  
Q Japan A Morigami 6 6   Q Japan A Morigami 0 2  
Q United States L Raymond 4 4   6 Italy F Schiavone 2 1  
  Russia A Chakvetadze 63 77 2 2 Belgium K Clijsters 6 6  
  Russia V Zvonareva 77 62 6   Russia V Zvonareva 0 r  
2 Belgium K Clijsters 3    
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