| 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 | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Lucie Šafářová | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Dinara Safina Meghann Shaughnessy | ||||
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The2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts was a women'stennis tournament played on outdoorhard courts. It was the 10th edition of the event then known as theMondial Australian Women's Hardcourts, and was aTier III event on the2006 WTA Tour. It took place inGold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 1 January through 7 January 2006. UnseededLucie Šafářová won the singles title and earned $28,000 first-prize money.
Lucie Šafářová defeated
Flavia Pennetta, 6–3, 6–4
Dinara Safina /Meghann Shaughnessy defeated
Cara Black /
Rennae Stubbs, 6–2, 6–3
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
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