2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open

The 2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and was a Tier III event on the 2006 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. It was held in Guangzhou, China, from September 25 through October 1, 2006. Total prize money for the tournament was $175,000. Anna Chakvetadze won the singles title.

Seeds

 * 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of September 18, 2006.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
 * 🇨🇳 Chen Yanchong
 * 🇨🇳 Li Ting
 * 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
 * 🇨🇳 Hao Jie
 * 🇨🇳 Ren Jing
 * 🇨🇳 Sun Shengnan
 * Elise Tamaëla

Singles
🇷🇺 Anna Chakvetadze defeated 🇪🇸 Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6–1, 6–4
 * Chakvetadze won the first WTA title of her career.

Doubles
🇨🇳 Li Ting / 🇨🇳 Sun Tiantian defeated 🇺🇸 Vania King / Jelena Kostanić, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5