2006 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles

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

Main article: 2006 Pacific Life Open

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.

1. Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals)
2. Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
3. Maria Sharapova (champion)
4. Elena Dementieva (final)
5. Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)
6. Flavia Pennetta (third round)
7. Anna-Lena Grönefeld (quarterfinals)
8. Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
9. Nathalie Dechy (second round)
10. Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
11. Maria Kirilenko (third round)
12. Tatiana Golovin (third round)
13. Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
14. Ai Sugiyama (fourth round)
15. Jelena Janković (second round)
16. Klára Koukalová (second round)
17. Gisela Dulko (quarterfinals)
18. Lucie Šafářová (third round)
19. Martina Hingis (semifinals)
20. Marion Bartoli (third round)
21. Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
22. Anna Chakvetadze (fourth round)
23. Catalina Castaño (second round)
24. Iveta Benešová (second round)
25. Mara Santangelo (second round)
26. Anna Smashnova (third round)
27. Marta Domachowska (third round)
28. Sania Mirza (third round)
29. Amy Frazier (second round)
30. Émilie Loit (second round)
31. Laura Granville (third round)
32. Jill Craybas (second 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
• SR = Special ranking

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	6^6	7	6
		S Klösel	6	6^1	6^3			Q	J Kirkland	7	6^2	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	6^6
		S Cohen-Aloro	6	6											17	G Dulko	1	7	7
		A Parra Santonja	1	2					S Cohen-Aloro	6^3	1
								17	G Dulko	7	6
																						17	G Dulko	7	7
																							E Laine	5	6^3
								32	J Craybas	5	1
		E Laine	7	7					E Laine	7	6
		H Šromová	5	5												E Laine	1
	WC	A Stevenson	6^1	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	6^6	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	6^1	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	6^4	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	6^4	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	6^4	6
																						21	S Pe'er	6^2	1
																						3	M Sharapova	7	6
								30	É Loit	7	4	4
		L Raymond	2	6	7				L Raymond	6^5	6	6
	Q	K Böhmová	6	4	6^5											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	6^4	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	6^5	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

Seeds

1. Maria Elena Camerin (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
2. Melinda Czink (first round)
3. Martina Müller (first round)
4. Anastasiya Yakimova (qualifying competition)
5. Eva Birnerová (qualifying competition)
6. Yuan Meng (qualified)
7. Yuliana Fedak (qualified)
8. Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)
9. Bethanie Mattek (qualified)
10. María Emilia Salerni (first round)
11. Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
12. Camille Pin (qualified)
13. Yvonne Meusburger (first round)
14. Nathalie Viérin (qualifying competition)
15. Rika Fujiwara (qualifying competition)
16. Mariya Koryttseva (first round)
17. Ivana Lisjak (qualified)
18. Kateřina Böhmová (qualified)
19. Victoria Azarenka (qualifying competition)
20. Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition)
21. Milagros Sequera (qualified)
22. Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition)
23. Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition)
24. Nicole Pratt (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Kateřina Böhmová
2. Anne Kremer
3. Ivana Lisjak
4. Anastasiya Yakimova
5. Nicole Pratt
6. Yuan Meng
7. Yuliana Fedak
8. Anastasia Rodionova
9. Bethanie Mattek
10. Jessica Kirkland
11. Tatiana Poutchek
12. Camille Pin

Lucky loser

1. Maria Elena Camerin

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Maria Elena Camerin	6^5	6	6
		Shikha Uberoi	7^7	4	2			1	Maria Elena Camerin	6^6	6	2
	WC	Pam Montez	2	1				18	Kateřina Böhmová	7^8	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	6^3
		Barbora Strýcová	6	7^7					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	7^7	6
		Natalia Gussoni	6^4	2				7	Yuliana Fedak	6^4	6	6
		Tatiana Panova	0	3				20	Hsieh Su-wei	7^7	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	4^r			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

1. "Sharapova beats Dementieva in Indian Wells". Times of Malta. Reuters. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
2. "Sharapova ganó a Dementieva en duelo ruso" [Sharapova defeated Dementieva in the russian duel]. El Universo (in Spanish). Indian Wells, California. Reuters. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

External links

• ITF results archive
• WTA results archive