| 2006 Pacific Life Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | March 6–19 | |||
| Edition | 33rd | |||
| Category | Masters Series (ATP) Tier I Series (WTA) | |||
| Prize money | $2,919,600 | |||
| Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
| Location | Indian Wells, California, US | |||
| Venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Roger Federer[1] | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Maria Sharapova | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor[2] | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur | ||||
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The2006 Indian Wells Open (also known as thePacific Life Open for sponsorship reasons) was a jointATP Tour andWTA Tour tournament that took place on thehard courts of theIndian Wells Tennis Garden inIndian Wells,California. It was the 33rd edition of thetournament and took place from March 6 to March 19. The event was part of the upper echelon of both the women's and men's tours, as part of theATP Masters Series and theWTA Tier I events respectively.
Roger Federer won his third consecutive title at Indian Wells, a feat that no other player had achieved until this point.
Roger Federer defeatedJames Blake 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
Maria Sharapova defeatedElena Dementieva 6–1, 6–2
Mark Knowles /Daniel Nestor defeatedBob Bryan /Mike Bryan 6–4, 6–4
Lisa Raymond /Samantha Stosur defeated
Virginia Ruano Pascual /Meghann Shaughnessy 6–2, 7–5