2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International

2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International
Date 9–15 January
Edition 6th
Category WTA Tier IV
Draw 32S/30Q/16D
Prize money USD $145,000
Surface Hard (Rebound Ace)
Location Canberra, Australia
Venue Domain Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Doubles
Poland Marta Domachowska / Italy Roberta Vinci

The 2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the tournament, and part of the WTA Tier IV tournaments of the 2006 WTA Tour. It took place at the Domain Tennis Centre in Canberra, Australia, from 9 to 15 January 2006.[1]

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 32 1
 FRA Marion Bartoli[2] 33 2
 CZE Lucie Šafářová[3] 42 3
 ISR Shahar Pe'er 45 4
 ITA Roberta Vinci 51 5
 COL Catalina Castaño 54 6
 POL Marta Domachowska 56 7
 SWE Sofia Arvidsson 58 8
 FRA Virginie Razzano 59 9
  • 1 Rankings are as of 2 January 2006[4]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Champions

Singles

Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4

  • It was the 5th career WTA title for Medina Garrigues.

Doubles

Poland Marta Domachowska / Italy Roberta Vinci defeated United Kingdom Claire Curran / Latvia Līga Dekmeijere, 7–6(7–5), 6–3

  • It was the 1st career WTA doubles title for Domachowska, while Vinci won her third title in the category.

References

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