:2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts
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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}
{{TennisEventInfo|2006|Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts|
| 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
| champs={{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová
| champd={{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina
{{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy
| main_name =Australian Hard Court Championships
}}
File:Lucie Šafářová at the 2010 US Open 01.jpg
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=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Rank ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flag|SUI}}
|7 |1 |
| {{flag|ITA}}
|15 |2 |
| {{flag|RUS}}
|20 |3 |
| {{flag|ITA}}
|22 |4 |
| {{flag|FRA}}
|24 |5 |
| {{flag|JPN}}
|26 |6 |
| {{flag|CZE}}
|29 |7 |
| {{flag|ESP}}
|32 |8 |
- Rankings as of 19 December 2005.
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Sophie Ferguson
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Nicole Pratt
- {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|USA}} Angela Haynes
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Jarmila Gajdošová
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Tiantian
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Yuan Meng
Finals
=Singles=
{{main|2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts – Singles}}
{{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová defeated {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta, 6–3, 6–4
=Doubles=
{{main|2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina / {{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy defeated {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black / {{flagicon|AUS}} Rennae Stubbs, 6–2, 6–3
External links
- [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/gold-coast/aus/2006/w-t3-aus-01a-2006/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
- [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2006/800.pdf Tournament draws]
{{Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts tournaments}}
{{2006 WTA Tour}}
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Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts