# 2006 China Open – Women's singles

Maria Kirilenko was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Peng Shuai.
Svetlana Kuznetsova won the title by defeating Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–0 in the final.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Amélie Mauresmo (final)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (champion)
* Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
* Nicole Vaidišová (second round)
* Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
* Jelena Janković (semifinals)
* Li Na (quarterfinals)
* Maria Kirilenko (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 6 | Jelena Janković | 1 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| 6 | Jelena Janković | 1 | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | 4 | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Peng Shuai | 0 | 2 | | 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Sun | 6 | 1 | 6 | WC | T Sun | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | L Davenport | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | J Zheng | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze | 6$^4$ | 6 | 5 | 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Davenport | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 1 | 6 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | 3 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 4 | 1 | | Q | E Daniilidou | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | N Petrova | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | M Bartoli | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 0 | 1 | | 6 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | M Kirilenko | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 6$^6$ | 3 | | 8 | M Kirilenko | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castaño | 6 | 5 | 3 | WC | S Peng | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Peng | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | WC | S Peng | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | A Sugiyama | 6$^3$ | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | A Molik | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | A Sugiyama | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | N Vaidišová | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Peng | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 |
| Q | V Dushevina | 3 | 4 | | 7 | N Li | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | E Vesnina | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Laine | 6$^0$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | N Li | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | J Kostanić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Z Yan | 5 | 2 | | Q | J Kostanić | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |