2006 ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour. In 2006, the ITF Women's Circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $75,000.
The ITF world champions in 2006 were Justine Henin (senior singles), Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (senior doubles) and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (combined junior ranking).[1]
Tournament breakdown by event category
[edit]| Event category | Number of events | Total prize money |
|---|---|---|
| $75,000 | 18 | $1,350,000 |
| $50,000 | 37 | $1,850,000 |
| $25,000 | 125 | $3,125,000 |
| $10,000 | 228 | $2,280,000 |
| Total | 408 | $8,605,000 |
Tournament breakdown by region
[edit]| Region | Number of events | Total prize money |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 12 | $150,000 |
| Asia | 63 | $1,445,000 |
| Central America/Caribbean | 22 | $370,000 |
| Europe | 232 | $4,440,000 |
| North America | 47 | $1,715,000 |
| Oceania | 13 | $265,000 |
| South America | 19 | $220,000 |
| Total | 408 | $8,605,000 |
Singles titles by nation
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Titles won |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  United States
|
29 |
| 2. |  Russia
|
26 |
| 3. |  Germany
|
25 |
| 4. |  France
|
23 |
| 4. |  Romania Romania
|
23 |
| 6. |  Italy
|
19 |
| 7. |  Argentina
|
18 |
| 8. |  Ukraine
|
16 |
| 9. |  China
|
13 |
| 10. |  Spain
|
13 |
| 10. |  Japan
|
13 |
| 12. |  Czech Republic
|
12 |
| 13. |  United Kingdom
|
11 |
| 14. |  Netherlands
|
10 |
| 15. |  Hungary
|
9 |
| 16. |  Brazil
|
8 |
| 17. |  Croatia
|
8 |
| 17. |  Serbia
|
8 |
| 19. |  Slovakia
|
7 |
| 19. |  Chinese Taipei
|
7 |
[2]
This list displays only the top 20 nations in terms of singles titles wins.
Sources
[edit]- List of ITF World Champions Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
- 2006 ITF statistics summary Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ITF pro circuit titles won by nations players in 2006 Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
References
[edit]- ^ "List of ITF World Champions". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
- ^ "ITF Pro Circuit Titles Won By Nations Players in 2006" (PDF). www.itftennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-03-23.