# 2006 IBF World Championships – Women's singles
## Seeds

* Zhang Ning
* Xu Huaiwen
* Xie Xingfang
* Wang Chen
* Pi Hongyan
* Yao Jie
* Petya Nedeltcheva
* Kaori Mori
* Jiang Yanjiao
* Tracey Hallam
* Eriko Hirose
* Yip Pui Yin
* Wong Mew Choo
* Tine Rasmussen
* Hwang Hye-youn
* Petra Overzier

## Results
### Section 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| 1 | Zhang Ning | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 1 | Zhang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rachel Hindley | 22 | 16 | 12 | | Xing | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xing Aiying | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | | 1 | Zhang | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| 13 | Wong Mew Choo | 18 | 22 | 21 | | | | | 13 | Wong | 13 | 13 | | | | | |
| | Chien Yu-chin | 21 | 20 | 10 | 13 | Wong | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeanine Cicognini | 18 | 17 | | | Ratnasari | 19 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fransisca Ratnasari | 21 | '21 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Zhang | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| 6 | Yao Jie | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Hallam | 22 | 10 | 10 |
| | Yu Hirayama | 16 | 11 | | 6 | Yao | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monthila Meemek | 21 | 21 | | | Meemek | WO | WO | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Ioannou | 13 | 4 | | | | | | | Meemek | 12 | 7 | | | | | |
| 10 | Tracey Hallam | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 10 | Hallam | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | Lucia Tavera | 6 | 4 | | 10 | Hallam | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ella Karachkova | 3 | 21 | 21 | | Karachkova | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Perrine Lebuhanic | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| 4 | Wang Chen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 4 | Wang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tania Luiz | 9 | 8 | | | Rice | 17 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Rice | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 4 | Wang | 20 | 21 | 20 | | | | | |
| 16 | Petra Overzier | 22 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | 16 | Overzier | 22 | 4 | 22 | | | | | |
| | Lee Yun-hwa | 20 | 21 | 16 | 16 | Overzier | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Linda Zechiri | 21 | 21 | | | Zechiri | 21 | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harriet Johnson | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Overzier | 21 | 14 | 21 |
| 8 | Kaori Mori | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Jiang | 18 | 21 | 14 |
| | Anu Nieminen | 18 | 11 | | 8 | Mori | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anne Marie Pedersen | 21 | 8 | 20 | | Xin | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xin Xu Bing | 17 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | 8 | Mori | 13 | 18 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jiang Yanjiao | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 9 | Jiang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | Saina Nehwal | 10 | 16 | | 9 | Jiang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maja Kersnik | 17 | 16 | | | Bergblom | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elin Bergblom | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| | Maja Tvrdy | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sutheaswari Mudukasan | 18 | 16 | | | Tvrdy | 7 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sara Persson | | | | 12 | Yip | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Yip Pui Yin | WO | WO | | | | | | 12 | Yip | 20 | 12 | | | | |
| | Nina Weckstrom | 10 | 21 | 22 | | | | | 5 | Pi | 22 | 21 | | | | |
| | Simone Prutsch | 21 | 19 | 24 | | Prutsch | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Eva Sladekova | 6 | 7 | | 5 | Pi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pi Hongyan | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Pi | 17 | 10 |
| | Agnese Allegrini | 20 | 22 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Xie | 21 | 21 |
| | Kamila Augustyn | 22 | 20 | 21 | | Augustyn | 18 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| | Cheng Shao-chieh | 12 | 14 | | 14 | Rasmussen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Tine Rasmussen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | 14 | Rasmussen | 14 | 6 | | | | |
| | Shannon Pohl | 5 | 12 | | | | | | 3 | Xie | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | Rachel van Cutsen | 21 | 21 | | | Van Cutsen | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kati Tolmoff | 14 | 14 | | 3 | Xie | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals |
| | Ekaterina Ananina | 8 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Susan Hughes | 21 | 21 | | | Hughes | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julia Mann | 10 | 11 | | 15 | Hwang | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Hwang Hye-youn | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Hughes | 16 | 21 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Charmaine Reid | 10 | 14 | | | | | | | 7 | Nedeltcheva | 21 | 14 | 21 | | | | | |
| | Li Li | 21 | 21 | | | Li | 21 | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Grace Daniel | 3 | 13 | | 7 | Nedeltcheva | 13 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Petya Nedeltcheva | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Nedeltcheva | 14 | 21 | 16 |
| | Larisa Griga | 21 | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Xu | 21 | 17 | 21 |
| | Trupti Murgunde | 17 | 21 | 21 | | Murgunde | 21 | 16 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Salakjit Ponsana | 17 | 17 | | 11 | Hirose | 6 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Eriko Hirose | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | 11 | Hirose | 19 | 10 | | | | | | |
| | Nathalie Descamps | 12 | 20 | | | | | | | 2 | Xu | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| | Yoana Martínez | 21 | 22 | | | Martínez | 19 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 2 | Xu | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Xu Huaiwen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Zhang Ning | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tracey Hallam | 22 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tracey Hallam | 22 | 10 | 10 | 1 | Zhang Ning | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Petra Overzier | 19 | 11 | | | | |
| 16 | Petra Overzier | 21 | 14 | 21 | 16 | Petra Overzier | 19 | 11 | | | | |
| 9 | Jiang Yanjiao | 18 | 21 | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jiang Yanjiao | 18 | 21 | 14 | | | | | 1 | Zhang Ning | 16 | 14 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 21 |
| 5 | Pi Hongyan | 17 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 21 | | 3 | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Xu Huaiwen | 12 | 10 | | | | |
| 7 | Petya Nedeltcheva | 14 | 21 | 16 | 2 | Xu Huaiwen | 12 | 10 | | | | |
| 2 | Xu Huaiwen | 21 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | | |