Women's singles
2006 Pacific Life Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Elena Dementieva
Score	6–1, 6–2
Draw	96 (8WC/12Q/1LL)
Seeds	32

Maria Sharapova defeated Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Indian Wells Masters.^[1][2]

Kim Clijsters was the reigning champion, but chose not to participate that year.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	17	Gisela Dulko	3	2
								1	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6	5	5
								4	Elena Dementieva	2	7	7
	4	Elena Dementieva	2	6	6
	8	Ana Ivanovic	6	4	2
															4	Elena Dementieva	1	2
															3	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	7	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	1	3
	3	Maria Sharapova	6	6
								3	Maria Sharapova	6	6
								19	Martina Hingis	3	3
	10	Dinara Safina	3	4
	19	Martina Hingis	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
		T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	2	2
		V Ruano Pascual	4	3											1	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
	WC	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	2												A Nakamura	0	0
		A Nakamura	6	6					A Nakamura	6	7
								25	M Santangelo	3	5
																						1	J Henin-Hardenne	6	6
																						14	A Sugiyama	2	1
								18	L Šafářová	66	7	6
		S Klösel	6	61	63			Q	J Kirkland	7	62	1
	Q	J Kirkland	4	7	7										18	L Šafářová	3	5
		S Peng	6	3	3										14	A Sugiyama	6	7
		S Foretz	3	6	6				S Foretz	5	0
								14	A Sugiyama	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	T Golovin	6	6
		M Vento-Kabchi	4	6	1				L Domínguez Lino	2	0
		L Domínguez Lino	6	1	6										12	T Golovin	6	5	66
		S Cohen-Aloro	6	6											17	G Dulko	1	7	7
		A Parra Santonja	1	2					S Cohen-Aloro	63	1
								17	G Dulko	7	6
																						17	G Dulko	7	7
																							E Laine	5	63
								32	J Craybas	5	1
		E Laine	7	7					E Laine	7	6
		H Šromová	5	5												E Laine	1
	WC	A Stevenson	61	2											6	F Pennetta	0	r
	Q	I Lisjak	7	6				Q	I Lisjak	1	2
								6	F Pennetta	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	E Dementieva	6	3	6
	Q	A Yakimova	6	6				Q	A Yakimova	4	6	3
	Q	T Poutchek	0	2											4	E Dementieva	5	6	6
	Q	N Pratt	7	4	3										28	S Mirza	7	4	4
	Q	B Mattek	66	6	6			Q	B Mattek	2	6	5
								28	S Mirza	6	3	7
																						4	E Dementieva	6	6
																							N Li	3	2
								24	I Benešová	0	1
		N Li	6	6					N Li	6	6
	Q	A Kremer	1	3												N Li	6	6
	Q	A Rodionova	3	1											WC	V King	2	4
	WC	V King	6	6				WC	V King	6	6
								16	K Koukalová	3	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	M Kirilenko	6	6
		K Šprem	4	6	3				S Asagoe	2	1
		S Asagoe	6	4	6										11	M Kirilenko	2	3
		E Vesnina	2	3											22	A Chakvetadze	6	6
		V Kutuzova	6	6					V Kutuzova	4	5
								22	A Chakvetadze	6	7
																						22	A Chakvetadze	3	3
																						8	A Ivanovic	6	6
								29	A Frazier	61	3
		M Díaz Oliva	2	1				WC	S Perry	7	6
	WC	S Perry	6	6											WC	S Perry	1	3
		S Brémond	6	6											8	A Ivanovic	6	6
		Z Ondrášková	2	2					S Brémond	3	2
								8	A Ivanovic	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	A-L Grönefeld	6	6
		J Schruff	6	6					J Schruff	1	0
		T Sun	4	3											7	A-L Grönefeld	2	6	6
	WC	A Glatch	0	1											26	A Smashnova	6	1	2
		M Suchá	6	6					M Suchá	2	2
								26	A Smashnova	6	6
																						7	A-L Grönefeld	6	6
																							M Ani	1	4
								20	M Bartoli	6	3	6
		E Bychkova	6	6					E Bychkova	3	6	3
		H Nagyová	3	0											20	M Bartoli	64	2
		M Ani	3	6	6											M Ani	7	6
		A Serra Zanetti	6	2	0				M Ani	2	6	6
								9	N Dechy	6	2	2

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	A Medina Garrigues	3	4
	LL	ME Camerin	2	6	3				E Daniilidou	6	6
		E Daniilidou	6	2	6											E Daniilidou	6	64	5
		K Brandi	4	4											21	S Pe'er	4	7	7
		E Gagliardi	6	6					E Gagliardi	3	7	2
								21	S Pe'er	6	64	6
																						21	S Pe'er	62	1
																						3	M Sharapova	7	6
								30	É Loit	7	4	4
		L Raymond	2	6	7				L Raymond	65	6	6
	Q	K Böhmová	6	4	65											L Raymond	4	0
	WC	A Tatishvili	2	3											3	M Sharapova	6	6
		J Jackson	6	6					J Jackson	4	3
								3	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	A Myskina	6	6
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	3	6	3				M Washington	2	2
		M Washington	6	3	6										5	A Myskina	7	6
		M Shaughnessy	7	6											27	M Domachowska	5	3
		K Kanepi	64	1					M Shaughnessy	4	6	2
								27	M Domachowska	6	3	6
																						5	A Myskina	1	3
																						10	D Safina	6	6
								23	C Castaño	65	2
	Q	M Yuan	6	6				Q	M Yuan	7	6
		A Morigami	4	4											Q	M Yuan	3	1
		S Stosur	3	6	6										10	D Safina	6	6
	Q	Y Fedak	6	3	0				S Stosur	3	2
								10	D Safina	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	J Janković	5	4
		S Bammer	6	3	6				S Bammer	7	6
		J Zheng	1	6	4											S Bammer	0	3
		S Obata	2	2											19	M Hingis	6	6
		C Pin	6	6					C Pin	1	3
								19	M Hingis	6	6
																						19	M Hingis	6	1	6
																						2	L Davenport	3	6	2
								31	L Granville	6	6
		T Garbin	6	7					T Garbin	1	2
		A Bondarenko	3	5											31	L Granville	4	0
	WC	A Harkleroad	6	7											2	L Davenport	6	6
		Z Yan	3	5				WC	A Harkleroad	0	0
								2	L Davenport	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Maria Elena Camerin	65	6	6
		Shikha Uberoi	77	4	2			1	Maria Elena Camerin	66	6	2
	WC	Pam Montez	2	1				18	Kateřina Böhmová	78	2	6
	18	Kateřina Böhmová	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Melinda Czink	3	6	2
		Anne Kremer	6	3	6				Anne Kremer	6	6
		Meilen Tu	6	6					Meilen Tu	1	0
	16	Mariya Koryttseva	3	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Martina Müller	3	63
		Barbora Strýcová	6	77					Barbora Strýcová	4	4
		Ľudmila Cervanová	0	0				17	Ivana Lisjak	6	6
	17	Ivana Lisjak	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Anastasiya Yakimova	6	6
	WC	Anne Yelsey	4	0				4	Anastasiya Yakimova	5	0
		Tatiana Perebiynis	6	3	4			21	Milagros Sequera	7	6
	21	Milagros Sequera	3	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Eva Birnerová	6	6
		Ryōko Fuda	4	4				5	Eva Birnerová	6	2	4
		Stéphanie Dubois	2	3				24	Nicole Pratt	1	6	6
	24	Nicole Pratt	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Yuan Meng	6	6
		Angela Haynes	3	3				6	Yuan Meng	4	6	7
		Tamarine Tanasugarn	1	0				22	Varvara Lepchenko	6	2	5
	22	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Yuliana Fedak	77	6
		Natalia Gussoni	64	2				7	Yuliana Fedak	64	6	6
		Tatiana Panova	0	3				20	Hsieh Su-wei	77	3	4
	20	Hsieh Su-wei	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Anastasia Rodionova	1	6	6
		Julia Vakulenko	6	4	4			8	Anastasia Rodionova	5	6	6
		Maria Fernanda Alves	4	4				14	Nathalie Viérin	7	4	2
	14	Nathalie Viérin	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Bethanie Mattek	6	2	4
		Edina Gallovits	4	6	4r			9	Bethanie Mattek	1	6	7
	WC	Dianne Matias	2	1				19	Victoria Azarenka	6	4	5
	19	Victoria Azarenka	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	María Emilia Salerni	7	1	5
	WC	Jessica Kirkland	5	6	7			WC	Jessica Kirkland	6	7
		Sabine Klaschka	3	2				23	Lilia Osterloh	4	5
	23	Lilia Osterloh	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Kateryna Bondarenko	0	6	2
	WC	Ahsha Rolle	6	3	6			WC	Ahsha Rolle	2	6	0
		Tatiana Poutchek	1	6	7				Tatiana Poutchek	6	4	6
	13	Yvonne Meusburger	6	0	5

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Camille Pin	6	6
	WC	Cassandra Herzberg	0	1				12	Camille Pin	6	6
		Tzipora Obziler	0	4				15	Rika Fujiwara	4	3
	15	Rika Fujiwara	6	6

References

External links

• ITF results archive
• WTA results archive