2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts

The 2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 10th edition of the event then known as the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts, and was a Tier III event on the 2006 WTA Tour. It took place in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 1 January through 7 January 2006. Unseeded Lucie Šafářová won the singles title and earned $28,000 first-prize money.

2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts
Date1–7 January
Edition10th
CategoryTier III
Draw32S / 16D
Prize moneyUS$175,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Champions
Singles
Lucie Šafářová
Doubles
Dinara Safina
Meghann Shaughnessy

WTA entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank Seed
  SUI Patty Schnyder 7 1
 ITA Francesca Schiavone 15 2
 RUS Dinara Safina 20 3
 ITA Flavia Pennetta 22 4
 FRA Tatiana Golovin 24 5
 JPN Ai Sugiyama 26 6
 CZE Klára Koukalová 29 7
 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 32 8
  • Rankings as of 19 December 2005.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Lucie Šafářová defeated Flavia Pennetta, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Dinara Safina / Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs, 6–2, 6–3

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