# 2006 Pacific Life Open – Women's doubles

The doubles Tournament at the 2006 Pacific Life Open took place between March 6 and March 19 on the outdoor hard courts of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, United States. Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur won the title, defeating Virginia Ruano Pascual and Meghann Shaughnessy in the final.

## Seeds

* Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (champions)
* Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs (second round)
* Virginia Ruano Pascual / Meghann Shaughnessy (final)
* Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (second round)
* Elena Dementieva / Flavia Pennetta (second round)
* Gisela Dulko / Maria Kirilenko (first round)
* Émilie Loit / Corina Morariu (second round)
* Li Ting / Sun Tiantian (quarterfinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Iveta Benešová Barbora Strýcová | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Iveta Benešová Barbora Strýcová | 1 | 1 | 1 | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 3 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Meghann Shaughnessy | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Meghann Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | 3 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Meghann Shaughnessy | 2 | 5 |
| | Eleni Daniilidou Anabel Medina Garrigues | 2 | 3 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | L Raymond S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Santangelo M Washington | 1 | 4 | | 1 | L Raymond S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Myskina D Safina | 6 | 4 | 4 | | ME Camerin T Garbin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin T Garbin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | L Raymond S Stosur | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | T Perebiynis ME Salerni | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 8 | T Li T Sun | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | |
| | L Granville N Pratt | 7 | 7 | | | L Granville N Pratt | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Haynes J Jackson | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | T Li T Sun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Li T Sun | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Raymond S Stosur | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Z Yan J Zheng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Benešová B Strýcová | 1 | 1 |
| | S Asagoe L McShea | 1 | 6$^2$ | | 4 | Z Yan J Zheng | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bartoli AL Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | M Bartoli AL Grönefeld | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Russell A Vanc | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | M Bartoli AL Grönefeld | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | C Gullickson M Tu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | I Benešová B Strýcová | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | E Birnerová M Domachowska | 0 | 5 | | | C Gullickson M Tu | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová B Strýcová | 6 | 2 | 7 | | I Benešová B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | G Dulko M Kirilenko | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | E Loit C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Craybas S Peng | 1 | 1 | | 7 | E Loit C Morariu | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fujiwara E Gagliardi | 7 | 6 | | | R Fujiwara E Gagliardi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Koryttseva M Müller | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Fujiwara E Gagliardi | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Pe'er B Stewart | 6 | | | | | | | | 3 | V Ruano Pascual M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | N Dechy T Golovin | 3$^r$ | | | | S Pe'er B Stewart | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Harkleroad B Mattek | 1 | 6$^4$ | | 3 | V Ruano Pascual M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | V Ruano Pascual M Shaughnessy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Ruano Pascual M Shaughnessy | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | E Dementieva F Pennetta | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 3 |
| Q | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | E Dementieva F Pennetta | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 7 | 2 | 6 | | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cohen-Aloro M Vento-Kabchi | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | E Daniilidou A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Mirza A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Mirza A Sugiyama | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Foretz A Serra Zanetti | 1 | 4 | | | S Mirza A Sugiyama | 6$^8$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rodionova J Wöhr | 2 | 6$^4$ | | 2 | C Black R Stubbs | 7 | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Black R Stubbs | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko (second round)
* Tatiana Poutchek / Anastasiya Yakimova (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Anna Chakvetadze / Elena Vesnina

### Qualifying draw

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | |
| 1 | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | MF Alves A Rolle | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | MF Alves A Rolle | 5 | 1 | A Bondarenko K Bondarenko | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 8 | | | | | | |
| WC | K Brandi J Vakulenko | 2 | | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 8 | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 8 | | | | | A Chakvetadze E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | T Poutchek A Yakimova | 0 | 3 | | |
| | A Parra Santonja M Sequera | 8 | | | | | | | | 2 | T Poutchek A Yakimova | 0 | 3 |
| | C Curran C Dellacqua | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Curran C Dellacqua | 6 | | A Parra Santonja M Sequera | 8$^0$ | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | T Poutchek A Yakimova | 9$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | N Uberoi S Uberoi | 8$^5$ | 2 | T Poutchek A Yakimova | 9$^7$ | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Poutchek A Yakimova | 9$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |