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.
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
WTA entrants Seeds Country Player Rank SeedPatty Schnyder71Francesca Schiavone152Dinara Safina203Flavia Pennetta224Tatiana Golovin245Ai Sugiyama266Klára Koukalová297Anabel Medina Garrigues328 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
External links ITF tournament edition details WTA tournament draws