The 2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the sixth 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. First-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues won the singles title.2006 Sydney, Canberra & Hobart WTA Singles Results Henin-Hardenne, Medina Garrigues & Krajicek, Champs
Finals
Singles
Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated Cho Yoon-jeong, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 It was Medina Garrigues' 1st WTA singles title of the year and the 5th of her career.
Doubles
Marta Domachowska / Roberta Vinci defeated Claire Curran / 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.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Anabel Medina Garrigues 32 1 Marion Bartoli 33 2 Lucie Šafářová 42 3 Shahar Pe'er 45 4 Roberta Vinci 51 5 Catalina Castaño 54 6 Marta Domachowska 56 7 Sofia Arvidsson 58 8 Virginie Razzano 59 9 1 Rankings are as of 2 January 2006
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Sophie Ferguson Shayna McDowell
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Eva Hrdinová Emma Laine Tatiana Poutchek Anastasia Rodionova
The following players received entry as a lucky loser: Emmanuelle Gagliardi Yvonne Meusburger
Withdrawals Before the tournament Marion Bartoli Jelena Dokic Lucie Šafářová
References
External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA)