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.[1]
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 32 | 1 | |
 France | 33 | 2 | ||
 Czech Republic | 42 | 3 | ||
 Israel | Shahar Pe'er | 45 | 4 | |
 Italy | Roberta Vinci | 51 | 5 | |
 Colombia | Catalina Castaño | 54 | 6 | |
 Poland | Marta Domachowska | 56 | 7 | |
 Sweden | Sofia Arvidsson | 58 | 8 | |
| France | Virginie Razzano | 59 | 9 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as a lucky loser:
See main article: 2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International – Singles. Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated 
Cho Yoon-jeong, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
See main article: 2006 Richard Luton Properties Canberra International – Doubles. Marta Domachowska / Roberta Vinci defeated 
Claire Curran / Līga Dekmeijere, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
