# 2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open – Singles

Katarina Srebotnik was the defending champion, but could not compete this year after entering the US Open Series.
Zheng Jie won the title by defeating Anastasia Myskina 6–4, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Anastasia Myskina (final)
* Li Na (quarterfinals)
* Zheng Jie (champion)
* Sofia Arvidsson (semifinals)
* Catalina Castaño (second round)
* Anastasiya Yakimova (first round)
* Iveta Benešová (first round)
* Klára Zakopalová (first 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Sofia Arvidsson | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Sofia Arvidsson | 2 | 4 | 1 | Anastasia Myskina | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | 3 | Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Zheng Jie | 6 | 7$^7$ | 3 | Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 |
| | Tsvetana Pironkova | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | |

### 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 | A Myskina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Molik | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 1 | A Myskina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | U Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | Q | U Radwańska | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bychkova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Böhmová | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | M Suchá | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | E Gagliardi | 0 | 6 | 6 | | E Gagliardi | 6 | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Suchá | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | M Suchá | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Zakopalová | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | S Arvidsson | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Arvidsson | 2 | 4 |
| | E Laine | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | S Arvidsson | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Larsson | 4 | 7 | 7 | WC | J Larsson | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Barrois | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | 4 | S Arvidsson | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Birnerová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Birnerová | 6 | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | S Klösel | 4 | 2 | | | E Birnerová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | J Gajdošová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Yakimova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | I Benešová | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | WC | C Wozniacki | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Cohen-Aloro | 2 | 7 | 4 | | E Daniilidou | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | WC | C Wozniacki | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Cîrstea | 1 | 4 | | | K Kanepi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Yan | 5 | 0 | | 3 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Zheng | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 5 | C Castaño | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | T Pironkova | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| | Y Fedak | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 5 | C Castaño | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 7 | 6 | | | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Viérin | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | T Pironkova | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | M Müller | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | N Li | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | Y Beygelzimer | 6 | 6 | | | Y Beygelzimer | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ani | 1 | 5 | | 2 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | N Li | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |