# 2006 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles

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

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Justine Henin-Hardenne (semifinals)
* Lindsay Davenport (fourth round)
* Maria Sharapova (champion)
* Elena Dementieva (final)
* Anastasia Myskina (fourth round)
* Flavia Pennetta (third round)
* Anna-Lena Grönefeld (quarterfinals)
* Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
* Nathalie Dechy (second round)
* Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
* Maria Kirilenko (third round)
* Tatiana Golovin (third round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
* Ai Sugiyama (fourth round)
* Jelena Janković (second round)
* Klára Koukalová (second round)
* Gisela Dulko (quarterfinals)
* Lucie Šafářová (third round)
* Martina Hingis (semifinals)
* Marion Bartoli (third round)
* Shahar Pe'er (fourth round)
* Anna Chakvetadze (fourth round)
* Catalina Castaño (second round)
* Iveta Benešová (second round)
* Mara Santangelo (second round)
* Anna Smashnova (third round)
* Marta Domachowska (third round)
* Sania Mirza (third round)
* Amy Frazier (second round)
* Émilie Loit (second round)
* Laura Granville (third round)
* 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Gisela Dulko | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Gisela Dulko | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Elena Dementieva | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | Elena Dementieva | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Elena Dementieva | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 8 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 19 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 10 | Dinara Safina | 3 | 4 | | 19 | Martina Hingis | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 19 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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

* Maria Elena Camerin (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
* Melinda Czink (first round)
* Martina Müller (first round)
* Anastasiya Yakimova (qualifying competition)
* Eva Birnerová (qualifying competition)
* Yuan Meng (qualified)
* Yuliana Fedak (qualified)
* Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)
* Bethanie Mattek (qualified)
* María Emilia Salerni (first round)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
* Camille Pin (qualified)
* Yvonne Meusburger (first round)
* Nathalie Viérin (qualifying competition)
* Rika Fujiwara (qualifying competition)
* Mariya Koryttseva (first round)
* Ivana Lisjak (qualified)
* Kateřina Böhmová (qualified)
* Victoria Azarenka (qualifying competition)
* Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition)
* Milagros Sequera (qualified)
* Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition)
* Lilia Osterloh (qualifying competition)
* Nicole Pratt (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Kateřina Böhmová
* Anne Kremer
* Ivana Lisjak
* Anastasiya Yakimova
* Nicole Pratt
* Yuan Meng
* Yuliana Fedak
* Anastasia Rodionova
* Bethanie Mattek
* Jessica Kirkland
* Tatiana Poutchek
* Camille Pin

### Lucky loser

* Maria Elena Camerin

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | 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 | | | | |