# 2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Yan Zi was the defending champion, but lost in first round to Olga Puchkova.
Anna Chakvetadze won the title, defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues in the final 6–1, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Jelena Janković (semifinals, retired due to a heat illness)
* Li Na (quarterfinals)
* Anna Chakvetadze (champion)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (final)
* Lourdes Domínguez Lino (second round)
* Meghann Shaughnessy (first round)
* Elena Vesnina (second round)
* Anastasiya Yakimova (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 | Jelena Janković | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Anna Chakvetadze | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Anna Chakvetadze | 7 | 2 | | 3 | Anna Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 1 | 4 |
| | Tzipora Obziler | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Yuan | 0 | 2 | | 1 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | S Peng | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Beygelzimer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | V King | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | A Molik | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | A Molik | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | A Molik | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Keothavong | 3 | 4 | | 5 | L Domínguez Lino | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Janković | 5 | 0$^r$ |
| 3 | A Chakvetadze | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Chakvetadze | 7 | 2 |
| WC | S Zhang | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Tamaëla | 6 | 7 | | Q | E Tamaëla | 2 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Hao | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | A Chakvetadze | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Puchkova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | O Puchkova | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Z Yan | 6 | 3 | 3 | | O Puchkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kostanić | 6 | 6 | | | J Kostanić | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 8 | A Yakimova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Sun | 2 | 1 | | 8 | A Yakimova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Czink | 1 | 2 | | WC | Y Chen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Chen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | Y Chen | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | J Ren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Medina Garrigues | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 4 | | Q | J Ren | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jidkova | 1 | 3 | | 4 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Medina Garrigues | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | E Vesnina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Obziler | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| | K Kanepi | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | E Vesnina | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Obziler | 6 | 6 | | | T Obziler | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kapros | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | T Obziler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Sun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | N Li | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| WC | T Li | 0 | 3 | | | T Sun | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 3 | 4 | | 2 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |