| Date: | 25 September – 1 October |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Category: | WTA Tier IV |
| Draw: | 32S / 16D |
| Prize Money: | $145,000 |
| Surface: | Hard |
| Location: | Seoul, Korea |
| Venue: | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
| Champs: | Eleni Daniilidou |
| Champd: |  Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez |
| Before Name: | Korea Open |
The 2006 Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament, and part of the 2006 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, Korea between 25 September and 1 October 2006.[1]
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martina Hingis | 9 | 1 | |
 Russian Federation | Maria Kirilenko | 25 | 2 |
 France | Marion Bartoli | 26 | 3 |
 Japan | Ai Sugiyama | 28 | 4 |
| Russian Federation | Vera Zvonareva | 29 | 5 |
 Sweden | Sofia Arvidsson | 35 | 6 |
| Argentina | Gisela Dulko | 39 | 7 |
 Czech Republic | Lucie Šafářová | 40 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Argentina | Paola Suárez | 26 | 1 | |
| Russian Federation | Vera Dushevina | Russian Federation | Vera Zvonareva | 65 | 2 | |
| Argentina | Gisela Dulko |  Finland | Emma Laine | 107 | 3 | |
| France | Séverine Brémond | Eleni Daniilidou | 151 | 4 |
See main article: 2006 Hansol Korea Open – Singles. Eleni Daniilidou defeated Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
See main article: 2006 Hansol Korea Open – Doubles. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez defeated Chuang Chia-jung / Mariana Díaz Oliva, 6–2, 6–3
