The defending champions were Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez, but Suárez had to withdraw due to a back injury.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the two-time defending champions, but they were defeated in the second round by Anna Chakvetadze and Elena Vesnina.
Nathalie Dechy and Vera Zvonareva defeated Dinara Safina and Katarina Srebotnik in the final, 7–6(7–5), 7-5 to win the women's doubles title at the 2006 US Open.
Yan Zi and Zheng Jie were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung
Cara Black and Liezel Huber won the title, defeating Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung in the final 6–4, 6–74, 6–1
Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Katarina Srebotnik and Ai Sugiyama.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, defeating Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Cara Black would fail to complete the career grand slam in women's doubles because of this loss
Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions, but did not play together. Stubbs partnered with Lisa Raymond but lost in the first round to Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro and Selima Sfar.
Twelfth-seeded Yan Zi and Zheng Jie defeated first-seeded Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur, 2–6, 7–6 (7), 6–3 to win the women's doubles title at the 2006 Australian Open.
Květa Peschke and Francesca Schiavone were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together.
Peschke partnered with Janette Husárová, but lost in the quarterfinals to Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama.
Schiavone partnered with Katarina Srebotnik, but lost in the semifinals to Svetlana Kuznetsova and Alicia Molik.
Dinara Safina and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but Srebotnik chose not to participate. Safina partnered with Ágnes Szávay and won the title, defeating Yan Zi and Zheng Jie in the final 6–1, 6–2.
Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but chose not to participate that year.
Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions, but they decided not to compete with each other. Grönefeld participated with Cara Black, but the pair were defeated by Navratilova and Nadia Petrova in the final, 6–1, 6–2. This was Navratilova's 177th WTA doubles title, and was her final doubles title before her retirement later in 2006. Navratilova's 177 doubles titles is an Open Era record.
Lucie Šafářová was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Shahar Pe'er were the defending champions, but Grönefeld chose not to participate. Pe'er instead played with Sania Mirza.
Conchita Martínez and Virginia Ruano Pascual were the defending champions, but Martínez chose not to participate that year.
Yan Zi and Zheng Jie were the defending champions, but retired due to Zheng's left ankle injury in the second round.
Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but Petrova had to forfeit the tournament due to a right pectoralis strain. Shaughnessy competed alongside Anna-Lena Grönefeld, but the pair withdrew in quarterfinals against Eleni Daniilidou and Jennifer Russell.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but could not participate due to a back injury.
Lisa McShea and Milagros Sequera were the defending champions, but Sequera did not compete this year. McShea teamed up with Claudine Schaul and lost in first round to tournament runners-up Iveta Benešová and Nuria Llagostera Vives.
Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were the defending champions, but lost in first round to Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin.
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