2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

Nicole Vaidišová was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Women's Singles
2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Marion Bartoli
Runner-up	Aiko Nakamura
Final score	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

First-seeded Marion Bartoli won the title by defeating Aiko Nakamura 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

1. Marion Bartoli (Champion)
2. Ai Sugiyama (Quarterfinals)
3. Maria Kirilenko (First round)
4. Anabel Medina Garrigues (Second round, retired due to a left hamstring strain)
5. Sofia Arvidsson (First round)
6. Gisela Dulko (First round)
7. Lucie Šafářová (First round)
8. Meghann Shaughnessy (First round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Marion Bartoli	6	6
	Q	Camille Pin	0	1
								1	Marion Bartoli	2	6	6
								WC	Aiko Nakamura	6	2	2
	WC	Aiko Nakamura	7^7	2	6
		Chan Yung-jan	6^3	6	4

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Bartoli	6	3	6
		J Craybas	2	6	4			1	M Bartoli	6	6
		V Dushevina	7^7	6					V Dushevina	2	4
	Q	S Uberoi	6^3	3											1	M Bartoli	6	6
		C Castaño	2	6	4										Q	J Namigata	2	1
	Q	J Namigata	6	1	6			Q	J Namigata	2
		P Suárez	6	6					P Suárez	4^r
	7	L Šafářová	4	4																		1	M Bartoli	6	6
	3	M Kirilenko	6	2	6^3																	Q	C Pin	0	1
	WC	A Morigami	1	6	7^7			WC	A Morigami	6	5	3
	LL	Y Fedossova	6	6				LL	Y Fedossova	4	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual	1	2											LL	Y Fedossova	7	4	1
		E Daniilidou	1	1^r											Q	C Pin	5	6	6
	Q	C Pin	6	1				Q	C Pin	6	3	6
	Q	L Osterloh	6	3	6			Q	L Osterloh	4	6	0
	8	M Shaughnessy	2	6	3

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	G Dulko	4	1
		J Jackson	6	6					J Jackson	6	6
		A Molik	7	6					A Molik	3	1
		J Kostanić	5	3												J Jackson	1	6	6^4
	WC	A Nakamura	6	6											WC	A Nakamura	6	1	7^7
	WC	C Wozniacki	3	3				WC	A Nakamura	5
		K Zakopalová	6^3	5				4	A Medina Garrigues	2^r
	4	A Medina Garrigues	7^7	7																		WC	A Nakamura	7^7	2	6
	5	S Arvidsson	6^4	6^1																			Y-j Chan	6^3	6	4
		M Domachowska	7^7	7^7					M Domachowska	1	0
		J Schruff	3	0					Y-j Chan	6	6
		Y-j Chan	6	6												Y-j Chan	6	6
		S Brémond	4	3											2	A Sugiyama	3	4
		V King	6	6					V King	4	7	5
		E Laine	4	3				2	A Sugiyama	6	5	7
	2	A Sugiyama	6	6

References

• Main and Qualifying Draws