2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International – Singles

Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but decided to compete at the 2006 Medibank International instead, which was held in the same week.

Spanish player Anabel Medina Garrigues won the title, defeating South Korea's Cho Yoon-jeong in the final in three sets, in the last edition of the tournament.

Seeds
• # 🇪🇸 Anabel Medina Garrigues (champion)

• # 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli (withdrew because of a left hip flexor strain)

• # 🇨🇿 Lucie Šafářová (withdrew because of a right adductor strain)

• # 🇮🇱 Shahar Pe'er (semifinals)

• # 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci (second round)

• # 🇨🇴 Catalina Castaño (semifinals)

• # 🇵🇱 Marta Domachowska (first round)

• # 🇸🇪 Sofia Arvidsson (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Virginie Razzano (second round)

Seeds
• # Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇫🇮 Emma Laine (qualified)

• # 🇯🇵 Saori Obata (first round)

• # 🇺🇿 Varvara Lepchenko (first round)

• # 🇦🇹 Yvonne Meusburger (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇷🇺 Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)

• # 🇮🇹 Nathalie Viérin (second round)

• # 🇧🇷 Maria Fernanda Alves (first round)

Qualifiers
• # 🇷🇺 Anastasia Rodionova

• # 🇫🇮 Emma Laine

• # 🇧🇾 Tatiana Poutchek

• # 🇨🇿 Eva Hrdinová

Lucky losers
• # Emmanuelle Gagliardi

• # 🇦🇹 Yvonne Meusburger