2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International – Singles

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Singles
2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International
Champion Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Runner-up Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong
Final score6–4, 0–6, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2005  · Canberra International

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but decided to compete at the 2006 Medibank International instead, which was held in the same week.

Contents

Spanish player Anabel Medina Garrigues won the title, defeating South Korea's Cho Yoon-jeong in the final in three sets, in the last edition of the tournament.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues (champion)
  2. Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli (withdrew because of a left hip flexor strain)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová (withdrew because of a right adductor strain)
  4. Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci (second round)
  6. Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Poland.svg Marta Domachowska (first round)
  8. Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Arvidsson (first round)
  9. Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues 6476
4 Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er 75 4
1 Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues 60 6
Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong 4 64
6 Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño 3 63
Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong 62 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 4 76
LL Flag of Switzerland.svg E Gagliardi 6641 1 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 66
Q Flag of Belarus.svg T Poutchek 66 Q Flag of Belarus.svg T Poutchek 0 1  
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Ferguson 0 2  1 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Z Ondrášková 1 4   Flag of Russia.svg E Bychkova 3 4  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Bychkova 66   Flag of Russia.svg E Bychkova w/o
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova 66 Q Flag of Russia.svg A Rodionova
7 Flag of Poland.svg M Domachowska 4 0  1 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 6476
4 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 76 4 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 75 4
  Flag of Croatia.svg K Šprem 5 3  4 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 76 
  Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou 66  Flag of Greece.svg E Daniilidou 602  
  Flag of the United States.svg M Shaughnessy 3 3 4 Flag of Israel.svg S Pe'er 2 66
Q Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Hrdinová 2 2 Flag of Japan.svg A Nakamura 63 0
Flag of Japan.svg A Nakamura 66 Flag of Japan.svg A Nakamura 76 
  Flag of Venezuela.svg M Vento-Kabchi 4 4  5 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 5 0  
5 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Colombia.svg C Castaño 67 
  Flag of Austria.svg S Bammer 0 5  6 Flag of Colombia.svg C Castaño 77 
  Flag of Romania.svg A Perianu 1 65  Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 645  
  Flag of Italy.svg T Garbin 67 6 Flag of Colombia.svg C Castaño 5  
  Flag of Russia.svg T Panova 5 3   Flag of Germany.svg J Schruff 2 r  
Flag of Germany.svg J Schruff 76  Flag of Germany.svg J Schruff 6066
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg S McDowell 3 1  LL Flag of Austria.svg Y Meusburger 74 1
LL Flag of Austria.svg Y Meusburger 66 6 Flag of Colombia.svg C Castaño 3 63
8 Flag of Sweden.svg S Arvidsson 4 4   Flag of South Korea.svg Y-j Cho 62 6
  Flag of South Korea.svg Y-j Cho 66  Flag of South Korea.svg Y-j Cho 66 
Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 0 4  Q Flag of Finland.svg E Laine 4 4  
Q Flag of Finland.svg E Laine 66  Flag of South Korea.svg Y-j Cho 4 66
Flag of Hungary.svg M Czink 2 2   Flag of Hungary.svg M Czink 63 3
Flag of Italy.svg An Serra Zanetti 66  Flag of Hungary.svg M Czink 5 76
Flag of Ukraine.svg V Kutuzova 74 1 9 Flag of France.svg V Razzano 75 3
9 Flag of France.svg V Razzano 6566

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Switzerland.svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine (qualified)
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Saori Obata (first round)
  4. Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Varvara Lepchenko (first round)
  5. Flag of Austria.svg Yvonne Meusburger (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)
  7. Flag of Italy.svg Nathalie Viérin (second round)
  8. Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi 76 
  Flag of Japan.svg Seiko Okamoto 632  
Flag of Japan.svg Seiko Okamoto 3 76
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olena Schmelzer 6633
1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi 5 63
6 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova 73 6
  Flag of Latvia.svg Līga Dekmeijere 3 3
  Flag of France.svg Aravane Rezaï 66
  Flag of France.svg Aravane Rezaï 4 3  
6 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg Vania King 3 63
6 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova 67

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine 76
  Flag of India.svg Shikha Uberoi 644
  Flag of India.svg Shikha Uberoi 76 
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivana Abramović 651  
2 Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine 4 67
Flag of Japan.svg Ryōko Fuda 61 5
  Flag of Portugal.svg Frederica Piedade 6672
  Flag of Japan.svg Ryōko Fuda 7666
  Flag of Japan.svg Ryōko Fuda 66 
Flag of Japan.svg Miho Saeki 2 2  
Flag of Japan.svg Miho Saeki 67 
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves 3 65 

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Flag of Japan.svg Saori Obata 4 4
  Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek 66
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek 66
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak 3 3
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evie Dominikovic 2 3  
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak 66 
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek 66
5 Flag of Austria.svg Yvonne Meusburger 2 1
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Beygelzimer
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Benadw/o
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Benad 0 0
5 Flag of Austria.svg Yvonne Meusburger 66
  Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar 2 5
5 Flag of Austria.svg Yvonne Meusburger 67

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Varvara Lepchenko 3 2
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Claudine Schaul 66
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Claudine Schaul 4 65
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Horiatopoulos 61 7
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk 2 4
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Horiatopoulos 66
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Horiatopoulos 1 2  
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová 66 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová 66
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Lukaszewicz 4 0
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová 67 
7 Flag of Italy.svg Nathalie Viérin 2 5  
  Flag of France.svg Mathilde Johansson 3 2
7 Flag of Italy.svg Nathalie Viérin 66

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