2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts
2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts | |
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Date | 1–7 January |
Edition | 10th |
Category | Tier III |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | US$175,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Lucie Šafářová | |
Doubles | |
Dinara Safina Meghann Shaughnessy |
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.
WTA entrants[]
Seeds[]
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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SUI | Patty Schnyder | 7 | 1 |
ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 15 | 2 |
RUS | Dinara Safina | 20 | 3 |
ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 22 | 4 |
FRA | Tatiana Golovin | 24 | 5 |
JPN | Ai Sugiyama | 26 | 6 |
CZE | Klára Koukalová | 29 | 7 |
ESP | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 32 | 8 |
- Rankings as of 19 December 2005.
Other entrants[]
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Sophie Ferguson
- Nicole Pratt
- Martina Hingis
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Angela Haynes
- Jarmila Gajdošová
- Sun Tiantian
- Yuan Meng
Finals[]
Singles[]
Lucie Šafářová defeated Flavia Pennetta, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles[]
Dinara Safina / Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs, 6–2, 6–3
External links[]
Coordinates: 28°01′00″S 153°24′00″E / 28.0167°S 153.4°E
- 2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts
- 2006 WTA Tour
- Brisbane International
- 2006 in Australian tennis
- January 2006 sports events in Australia