# 2006 Medibank International – Women's singles

Alicia Molik was the defending champion, but was unable to compete due to vestibular neuronitis.
Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title, defeating Francesca Schiavone 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 in the final.

## Singles results
### Seeds

* The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round
* Kim Clijsters (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a hip injury)
* Amélie Mauresmo (second round)
* Patty Schnyder (second round)
* Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals, withdrew due to an ankle strain)
* Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)
* Francesca Schiavone (final)
* Nicole Vaidišová (semifinals)

### 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 | Final |
| 7 | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Nicole Vaidišová | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| 8 | Nicole Vaidišová | 4 | 3 | 7 | Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | 5 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | 5 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3 | 1 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Li | 6 | 6 | | Q | N Li | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | K Clijsters | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Yan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | F Schiavone | w/o | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze | 3 | 3 | | Q | Z Yan | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sugiyama | 1 | 2 | | 7 | F Schiavone | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Vaidišová | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | P Schnyder | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | D Hantuchová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mirza | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Y Fedak | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | Y Fedak | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Stosur | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Vaidišová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 5 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Hingis | 3 | 3 | | 5 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Dushevina | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | V Dushevina | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 5 | J Henin-Hardenne | w/o | | | | | |
| | G Dulko | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | 4 | N Petrova | | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 6 | 3 | | | M Kirilenko | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Kuznetsova | 3 | 1 |
| | S Asagoe | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 2 | 1 | | | D Safina | 3 | r | | | | | | | | |
| | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | S Kuznetsova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | S Peng | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | A Ivanovic | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | A Ivanovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Mauresmo | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |