| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2006 Nordea Nordic Light Open | |
| Champion |  Zheng Jie |
| Runner-up |  Anastasia Myskina |
| Final score | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Draw | 32 (3WC/4Q) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Katarina Srebotnik was the defending champion, but could not compete this year after entering the US Open Series.
Zheng Jie won the title by defeating Anastasia Myskina 6–4, 6–1 in the final. [1] [2] [3]
Anastasia Myskina (final) Li Na (quarterfinals) Zheng Jie (champion)
Sofia Arvidsson (semifinals)
Catalina Castaño (second round)
Anastasiya Yakimova (first round)
Iveta Benešová (first round) Klára Zakopalová (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Anastasia Myskina | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Sofia Arvidsson | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Anastasia Myskina | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Zheng Jie | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
 Tsvetana Pironkova | 2 | 65 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Myskina | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  A Molik | 65 | 3 | 1 | A Myskina | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  U Radwańska | 6 | 6 | Q | U Radwańska | 63 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Bychkova | 2 | 2 | 1 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Böhmová | 6 | 3 | 1 |  M Suchá | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 E Gagliardi | 0 | 6 | 6 | E Gagliardi | 6 | 5 | 0r | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Suchá | 77 | 2 | 6 | M Suchá | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | K Zakopalová | 63 | 6 | 4 | 1 | A Myskina | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | S Arvidsson | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | S Arvidsson | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 E Laine | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | S Arvidsson | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Larsson | 4 | 7 | 7 | WC | J Larsson | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  K Barrois | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | S Arvidsson | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E Birnerová | 6 | 6 | E Birnerová | 6 | 3 | 0r | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Klösel | 4 | 2 | E Birnerová | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | J Gajdošová | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | A Yakimova | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | I Benešová | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | WC | C Wozniacki | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  S Cohen-Aloro | 2 | 7 | 4 |  E Daniilidou | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Daniilidou | 6 | 5 | 6 | WC | C Wozniacki | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | 3 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  S Cîrstea | 1 | 4 | K Kanepi | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Z Yan | 5 | 0 | 3 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Zheng | 7 | 6 | 3 | J Zheng | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | C Castaño | 77 | 6 | T Pironkova | 2 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Fedak | 63 | 3 | 5 | C Castaño | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Pironkova | 7 | 6 | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 N Viérin | 5 | 3 | T Pironkova | 6 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Müller | 3 | 4 | 2 | N Li | 2 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Beygelzimer | 6 | 6 | Y Beygelzimer | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Ani | 1 | 5 | 2 | N Li | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | N Li | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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