2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International

2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International
Date	9–15 January
Edition	6th
Category	WTA Tier IV
Draw	32S/30Q/16D
Prize money	USD $145,000
Surface	Hard (Rebound Ace)
Location	Canberra, Australia
Venue	Domain Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Doubles
Marta Domachowska / Roberta Vinci

The 2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th 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.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ESP	Anabel Medina Garrigues	32	1
FRA	Marion Bartoli	33	2
CZE	Lucie Šafářová	42	3
ISR	Shahar Pe'er	45	4
ITA	Roberta Vinci	51	5
COL	Catalina Castaño	54	6
POL	Marta Domachowska	56	7
SWE	Sofia Arvidsson	58	8
FRA	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

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International – Singles

Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated Cho Yoon-jeong, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4

• It was the 5th career WTA title for Medina Garrigues.

Doubles

Main article: 2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International – 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.

External links

• Results on the ITF