| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2006 China Open | |
| Champion |  Svetlana Kuznetsova |
| Runner-up |  Amélie Mauresmo |
| Final score | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Maria Kirilenko was the defending champion, but lost in second round to Peng Shuai.
Svetlana Kuznetsova won the title by defeating Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–0 in the final.
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
Amélie Mauresmo (final) Svetlana Kuznetsova (champion) Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
Nicole Vaidišová (second round)
Lindsay Davenport (quarterfinals)
Jelena Janković (semifinals)
Li Na (quarterfinals) Maria Kirilenko (second round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 3 | 77 | |||||||||
| 6 | Jelena Janković | 1 | 6 | 63 | |||||||||
| 1 | Amélie Mauresmo | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Peng Shuai | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | T Sun | 6 | 1 | 6 | WC | T Sun | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| V Zvonareva | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Craybas | 4 | 3 | 5 | L Davenport | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Zheng | 6 | 6 | J Zheng | 2 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Chakvetadze | 64 | 6 | 5 | 5 | L Davenport | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | L Davenport | 77 | 3 | 7 | 1 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 3 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Janković | 1 | 6 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Arvidsson | 4 | 1 | Q |  E Daniilidou | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | E Daniilidou | 6 | 6 | 3 | N Petrova | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 3 | 6 | J Janković | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | M Bartoli | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Domínguez Lino | 0 | 1 | 6 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | M Kirilenko | 78 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 G Dulko | 66 | 3 | 8 | M Kirilenko | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 C Castaño | 6 | 5 | 3 | WC | S Peng | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Peng | 4 | 7 | 6 | WC | S Peng | 77 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 A Sugiyama | 6 | 77 | A Sugiyama | 63 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  A Molik | 2 | 62 | A Sugiyama | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | N Vaidišová | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Peng | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | N Li | 6 | 6 | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | V Dushevina | 3 | 4 | 7 | N Li | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| E Vesnina | 77 | 5 | 6 | E Vesnina | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 E Laine | 60 | 7 | 3 | 7 | N Li | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  J Kostanić | 7 | 6 | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Z Yan | 5 | 2 | Q | J Kostanić | 1r | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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