# 2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International – Singles

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but decided to compete at the 2006 Medibank International instead, which was held in the same week.
Spanish player Anabel Medina Garrigues won the title, defeating South Korea's Cho Yoon-jeong in the final in three sets, in the last edition of the tournament.

## Seeds

* Anabel Medina Garrigues (champion)
* Marion Bartoli (withdrew because of a left hip flexor strain)
* Lucie Šafářová (withdrew because of a right adductor strain)
* Shahar Pe'er (semifinals)
* Roberta Vinci (second round)
* Catalina Castaño (semifinals)
* Marta Domachowska (first round)
* Sofia Arvidsson (first round)
* Virginie Razzano (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 | Final |
| 1 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Shahar Pe'er | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Shahar Pe'er | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Cho Yoon-jeong | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Catalina Castaño | 3 | 6 | 3 | | Cho Yoon-jeong | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | Cho Yoon-jeong | 6 | 2 | 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 Medina Garrigues | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Gagliardi | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 | 1 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Poutchek | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Poutchek | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Ferguson | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Z Ondrášková | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | E Bychkova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | E Bychkova | 6 | 6 | | | E Bychkova | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Rodionova | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Domachowska | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Medina Garrigues | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | S Pe'er | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Pe'er | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| | K Šprem | 5 | 3 | | 4 | S Pe'er | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | | | E Daniilidou | 6$^0$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Shaughnessy | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | S Pe'er | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | E Hrdinová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | A Nakamura | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 6 | 6 | | | A Nakamura | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 4 | 4 | | 5 | R Vinci | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Vinci | 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 | Semifinals |
| 6 | C Castaño | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 0 | 5 | | 6 | C Castaño | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Perianu | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | T Garbin | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | C Castaño | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | T Panova | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Schruff | 2 | r | | | | | | |
| | J Schruff | 7 | 6 | | | J Schruff | 6$^0$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S McDowell | 3 | 1 | | LL | Y Meusburger | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Y Meusburger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Castaño | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | S Arvidsson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y-j Cho | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | Y-j Cho | 6 | 6 | | | Y-j Cho | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 0 | 4 | | Q | E Laine | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Laine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Y-j Cho | Y-j Cho | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| M Czink | M Czink | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | M Czink | M Czink | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| An Serra Zanetti | An Serra Zanetti | 6 | 6 | | | M Czink | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kutuzova | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | V Razzano | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | V Razzano | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Emma Laine (qualified)
* Saori Obata (first round)
* Varvara Lepchenko (first round)
* Yvonne Meusburger (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)
* Nathalie Viérin (second round)
* Maria Fernanda Alves (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Anastasia Rodionova
* Emma Laine
* Tatiana Poutchek
* Eva Hrdinová

### Lucky losers

* Emmanuelle Gagliardi
* Yvonne Meusburger

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 1 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Seiko Okamoto | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| Seiko Okamoto | Seiko Okamoto | 3 | 7 | 6 | | Seiko Okamoto | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| Olena Schmelzer | Olena Schmelzer | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Olena Schmelzer | Olena Schmelzer | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | 1 | Emmanuelle Gagliardi | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Anastasia Rodionova | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | Līga Dekmeijere | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Anastasia Rodionova | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| | Aravane Rezaï | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aravane Rezaï | 6 | 6 | | | Aravane Rezaï | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Vania King | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 6 | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 2 | Emma Laine | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Shikha Uberoi | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Shikha Uberoi | 7 | 6 | | | Shikha Uberoi | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Ivana Abramović | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivana Abramović | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | 2 | Emma Laine | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ryōko Fuda | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| | Frederica Piedade | 6$^6$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Ryōko Fuda | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| | Ryōko Fuda | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryōko Fuda | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | Ryōko Fuda | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Miho Saeki | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Miho Saeki | 6 | 7 | | | Miho Saeki | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Maria Fernanda Alves | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Saori Obata | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tatiana Poutchek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tatiana Poutchek | 6 | 6 | | Tatiana Poutchek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Monique Adamczak | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Evie Dominikovic | 2 | 3 | WC | Monique Adamczak | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Monique Adamczak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Monique Adamczak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Tatiana Poutchek | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Yvonne Meusburger | 2 | 1 |
| | Yuliya Beygelzimer | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Yvonne Meusburger | 2 | 1 |
| WC | Sarah Benad | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sarah Benad | w/o | | WC | Sarah Benad | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Yvonne Meusburger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Selima Sfar | 2 | 5 | 5 | Yvonne Meusburger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Yvonne Meusburger | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Varvara Lepchenko | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Claudine Schaul | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Claudine Schaul | 6 | 6 | | Claudine Schaul | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Christina Horiatopoulos | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | Olga Savchuk | 2 | 4 | WC | Christina Horiatopoulos | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Christina Horiatopoulos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Christina Horiatopoulos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | Christina Horiatopoulos | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 6 |
| | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Olivia Lukaszewicz | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Olivia Lukaszewicz | 4 | 0 | | Eva Hrdinová | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Nathalie Viérin | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Mathilde Johansson | 3 | 2 | 7 | Nathalie Viérin | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 7 | Nathalie Viérin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |