# 2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles

Patty Schnyder was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to Lucie Šafářová.
Lucie Šafářová won the title by defeating Flavia Pennetta 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
* Francesca Schiavone (second round)
* Dinara Safina (semifinals)
* Flavia Pennetta (final)
* Tatiana Golovin (quarterfinals)
* Ai Sugiyama (first round)
* Klára Koukalová (second round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| | Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Dinara Safina | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Dinara Safina | 4 | 2 | | | Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Flavia Pennetta | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Flavia Pennetta | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | 4 | Flavia Pennetta | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | P Schnyder | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 3 | 6$^2$ | | 1 | P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Šprem | 6 | 0 | 5 | Q | A Haynes | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Haynes | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | P Schnyder | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | J Gajdošová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 7 | 4 | 2 | Q | J Gajdošová | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | L Šafářová | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Sugiyama | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | D Safina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Safina | 4 | 2 |
| | E Linetskaya | 6$^0$ | 0 | | 3 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 7 | 6 | | | I Benešová | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Ferguson | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | D Safina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | An Serra Zanetti | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | A Medina Garrigues | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Nakamura | 2 | 6 | 6 | | A Nakamura | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rolle | 3 | 3 | | 8 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 5 | T Golovin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Pratt | 5 | 2 | | 5 | T Golovin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 6 | 6 | | | S Bammer | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Böhmová | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | T Golovin | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 4 | 0 | | | | | | 4 | F Pennetta | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | N Li | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bychkova | 2 | 4 | | 4 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Pennetta | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 7 | K Koukalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Hingis | 6 | 6$^2$ | 2 |
| | M Shaughnessy | 4 | 4 | | 7 | K Koukalová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vento-Kabchi | 2 | 1 | | WC | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | M Hingis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | T Sun | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | N Llagostera Vives | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 2 | 6 | 6 | | N Llagostera Vives | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Yuan | 2 | 3 | | 2 | F Schiavone | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |