Christina Fusano and Raquel Kops-Jones were the defending champions, but decided not to compete together. Fusano partnered with Angela Haynes, but lost in the first round to Jill Craybas and Tamarine Tanasugarn. Kops-Jones partnered with Abigail Spears, but lost in the semifinals to Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Vania King.
Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Arantxa Parra Santonja were the defending champions, but were forced to withdraw due to a right foot injury for Domínguez Lino, before their quarterfinals match against Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez
Anne Kremer was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Marlene Weingärtner.
Květa Peschke and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions, but Peschke chose not to compete that year.
Raymond partnered with Jill Craybas, but they lost in the semifinals against Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez.
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Miami Open. It was her first Tier I title and sixth overall, and her first title of any kind since September 2004.
Maria Sharapova defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Indian Wells Masters.
Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but did not participate in this competition.
Eva Birnerová and Lucie Hradecká were the defending champions but Hradecká decided not to participate.
Meghann Shaughnessy was the defending champion, but chose not to play that year.
Yan Zi and Zheng Jie were the defending champions, but did not participate.
Anastasia Rodionova and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but Vesnina decided not to participate this year. Rodionova partnered with Galina Voskoboeva, but lost in the first round to Neha Uberoi and Shikha Uberoi.
Lindsay Davenport defeated Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 Cincinnati Open. It was her 6th title of the year and the 44th of her career.
Jill Craybas and Marlene Weingärtner were the defending champions, but did not compete this year. Weingärtner would eventually retire from professional tennis at the 2005 US Open.
Lisa McShea and Milagros Sequera were the defending champions, but Sequera did not compete this year. McShea teamed up with Abigail Spears and lost in semifinals to tournament runners-up Marta Domachowska and Marlene Weingärtner.
Fabiola Zuluaga was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–3, 6–2 in the final.
Eleni Daniilidou was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Ashley Harkleroad 6–3, 6–2 in the final.
Maria Sharapova and Tamarine Tanasugarn were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
Maria Sharapova and Tamarine Tanasugarn were the defending champions, but decided to focus on the singles tournament only. Sharapova would eventually win the title.
Angelique Widjaja was the defending champion, but lost to Ľubomíra Kurhajcová in the second round.
Marie-Gaïané Mikaelian was the defending champion from 2002, but she chose not to compete in 2003.
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