2006_Richard_Luton_Properties_Canberra_International_–_Singles

2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International – Singles

2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International – Singles

Women's tennis tournament in Canberra, Australia


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

Quick Facts Singles, Final ...

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

  1. Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (champion)
  2. France Marion Bartoli (withdrew because of a left hip flexor strain)
  3. Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová (withdrew because of a right adductor strain)
  4. Israel Shahar Pe'er (semifinals)
  5. Italy Roberta Vinci (second round)
  6. Colombia Catalina Castaño (semifinals)
  7. Poland Marta Domachowska (first round)
  8. Sweden Sofia Arvidsson (first round)
  9. France Virginie Razzano (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 64 7 6
4 Israel Shahar Pe'er 7 5 4
1 Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues 6 0 6
South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong 4 6 4
6 Colombia Catalina Castaño 3 6 3
South Korea Cho Yoon-jeong 6 2 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Spain A Medina Garrigues 4 7 6
LL Switzerland E Gagliardi 6 64 1 1 Spain A Medina Garrigues 6 6
Q Belarus T Poutchek 6 6   Q Belarus T Poutchek 0 1  
WC Australia S Ferguson 0 2   1 Spain A Medina Garrigues 6 6  
  Czech Republic Z Ondrášková 1 4   Russia E Bychkova 3 4  
  Russia E Bychkova 6 6     Russia E Bychkova w/o
Q Russia A Rodionova 6 6   Q Russia A Rodionova
7 Poland M Domachowska 4 0   1 Spain A Medina Garrigues 64 7 6
4 Israel S Pe'er 7 6   4 Israel S Pe'er 7 5 4
  Croatia K Šprem 5 3   4 Israel S Pe'er 7 6  
  Greece E Daniilidou 6 6   Greece E Daniilidou 60 2  
  United States M Shaughnessy 3 3 4 Israel S Pe'er 2 6 6
Q Czech Republic E Hrdinová 2 2 Japan A Nakamura 6 3 0
Japan A Nakamura 6 6 Japan A Nakamura 7 6  
  Venezuela M Vento-Kabchi 4 4   5 Italy R Vinci 5 0  
5 Italy R Vinci 6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Colombia C Castaño 6 7  
  Austria S Bammer 0 5   6 Colombia C Castaño 7 7  
  Romania A Perianu 1 65   Italy T Garbin 64 5  
  Italy T Garbin 6 7   6 Colombia C Castaño 5  
  Russia T Panova 5 3   Germany J Schruff 2 r  
Germany J Schruff 7 6   Germany J Schruff 60 6 6
WC Australia S McDowell 3 1   LL Austria Y Meusburger 7 4 1
LL Austria Y Meusburger 6 6   6 Colombia C Castaño 3 6 3
8 Sweden S Arvidsson 4 4   South Korea Y-j Cho 6 2 6
  South Korea Y-j Cho 6 6   South Korea Y-j Cho 6 6  
Bulgaria T Pironkova 0 4   Q Finland E Laine 4 4  
Q Finland E Laine 6 6   South Korea Y-j Cho 4 6 6
Hungary M Czink 2 2   Hungary M Czink 6 3 3
Italy An Serra Zanetti 6 6   Hungary M Czink 5 7 6
Ukraine V Kutuzova 7 4 1 9 France V Razzano 7 5 3
9 France V Razzano 65 6 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Finland Emma Laine (qualified)
  3. Japan Saori Obata (first round)
  4. Uzbekistan Varvara Lepchenko (first round)
  5. Austria Yvonne Meusburger (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. Russia Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)
  7. Italy Nathalie Viérin (second round)
  8. Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi 7 6  
  Japan Seiko Okamoto 63 2  
Japan Seiko Okamoto 3 7 6
Ukraine Olena Schmelzer 6 63 3
1 Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi 5 6 3
6 Russia Anastasia Rodionova 7 3 6
  Latvia Līga Dekmeijere 3 3
  France Aravane Rezaï 6 6
  France Aravane Rezaï 4 3  
6 Russia Anastasia Rodionova 6 6  
  United States Vania King 3 63
6 Russia Anastasia Rodionova 6 7

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Finland Emma Laine 7 6
  India Shikha Uberoi 64 4
  India Shikha Uberoi 7 6  
Croatia Ivana Abramović 65 1  
2 Finland Emma Laine 4 6 7
Japan Ryōko Fuda 6 1 5
  Portugal Frederica Piedade 66 7 2
  Japan Ryōko Fuda 7 66 6
  Japan Ryōko Fuda 6 6  
Japan Miho Saeki 2 2  
Japan Miho Saeki 6 7  
8 Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves 3 65  

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Japan Saori Obata 4 4
  Belarus Tatiana Poutchek 6 6
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek 6 6
WC Australia Monique Adamczak 3 3
WC Australia Evie Dominikovic 2 3  
WC Australia Monique Adamczak 6 6  
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek 6 6
5 Austria Yvonne Meusburger 2 1
  Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
WC Australia Sarah Benad w/o
WC Australia Sarah Benad 0 0
5 Austria Yvonne Meusburger 6 6
  Tunisia Selima Sfar 2 5
5 Austria Yvonne Meusburger 6 7

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Uzbekistan Varvara Lepchenko 3 2
Luxembourg Claudine Schaul 6 6
Luxembourg Claudine Schaul 4 6 5
WC Australia Christina Horiatopoulos 6 1 7
  Ukraine Olga Savchuk 2 4
WC Australia Christina Horiatopoulos 6 6
WC Australia Christina Horiatopoulos 1 2  
Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová 6 6  
Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová 6 6
WC Australia Olivia Lukaszewicz 4 0
  Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová 6 7  
7 Italy Nathalie Viérin 2 5  
  France Mathilde Johansson 3 2
7 Italy Nathalie Viérin 6 6

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