2006 Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts

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.

Seeds

 * 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

Singles
🇨🇿 Lucie Šafářová defeated 🇮🇹 Flavia Pennetta, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles
🇷🇺 Dinara Safina / 🇺🇸 Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Cara Black / 🇦🇺 Rennae Stubbs, 6–2, 6–3