The 2006 Indian Wells Open (also known as the Pacific Life Open for sponsorship reasons) was a joint ATP Tour and WTA Tour tournament that took place on the hard courts of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. It was the 33rd edition of the tournament 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 the ATP Masters Series and the WTA 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 defeated James Blake 7âÂÂ5, 6âÂÂ3, 6âÂÂ0
Maria Sharapova defeated Elena Dementieva 6âÂÂ1, 6âÂÂ2
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 6âÂÂ4, 6âÂÂ4
Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual / Meghann Shaughnessy 6âÂÂ2, 7âÂÂ5