2006 Bank of the West Classic
Encyclopedia
The 2006 Bank of the West Classic was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. Itwas part of the Tier II Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center
in Stanford, California
, United States
, from July 24 through July 30, 2006.
Kim Clijsters
def.
Patty Schnyder
, 6–4, 6–2
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
/
Shahar Pe'er
def.
Maria Elena Camerin
/
Gisela Dulko
, 6–1, 6–4
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. Itwas part of the Tier II Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center
Taube Tennis Center
The Taube Tennis Center is a tennis facility located on the campus of Stanford University near Palo Alto, California. In addition to hosting the Stanford Cardinal's men's and women's tennis teams, the 17-court facility is the home of the Bank of the West Classic, a WTA Tour event...
in Stanford, California
Stanford, California
Stanford is a census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States and is the home of Stanford University. The population was 13,809 at the 2010 census....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, from July 24 through July 30, 2006.
Singles
Kim ClijstersKim Clijsters
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles....
def.
Patty SchnyderPatty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No...
, 6–4, 6–2
- It was Clijsters's 2nd title of the year, and her 32nd overall.
Doubles
Anna-Lena GrönefeldAnna-Lena Grönefeld
Anna-Lena Grönefeld is a professional tennis player from Germany. She turned professional in April 2003.As of September 2011, Grönefeld is the No. 12 tennis player from Germany. She was coached and trained by Rafael Font de Mora in Scottsdale, Arizona until 2006...
/
Shahar Pe'erShahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
def.
Maria Elena CamerinMaria Elena Camerin
Maria Elena Camerin is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On 11 October 2004, Camerin reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
/
Gisela DulkoGisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
, 6–1, 6–4