2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts

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2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts
Date1–7 January
Edition10th
Category Tier III
Draw32S / 16D
Prize moneyUS$175,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy
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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.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová defeated Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina / Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs, 6–2, 6–3

WTA entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRankSeed
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Patty Schnyder 71
Flag of Italy.svg ITA Francesca Schiavone 152
Flag of Russia.svg RUS Dinara Safina 203
Flag of Italy.svg ITA Flavia Pennetta 224
Flag of France.svg FRA Tatiana Golovin 245
Flag of Japan.svg JPN Ai Sugiyama 266
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE Klára Koukalová 297
Flag of Spain.svg ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 328

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

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