# 2006 Pacific Life Open – Men's doubles

The 2006 Pacific Life Open men's doubles was an event of the 2006 Pacific Life Open men's tennis tournament played in Indian Wells, USA from March 6 through March 19, 2006.
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, and won again, defeating Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in the final 6–4, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (final)
* Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (semifinals)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (champions)
* Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett (first round)
* Martin Damm / Leander Paes (second round)
* Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
* Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (first round)
* František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 5 | 2 | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 3 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7$^7$ | 6 | 3 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bhupathi W Moodie | 6 | 3 | [4] | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F González N Massú | 3 | 6 | [7] | | T Berdych J Levinský | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych J Levinský | 6 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Gasquet S Grosjean | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | R Gasquet S Grosjean | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Y Allegro R Federer | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | R Gasquet S Grosjean | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Nadal M Youzhny | 3 | 6 | [10] | | R Nadal M Youzhny | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Erlich A Ram | 6 | 4 | [7] | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | P Hanley K Ullyett | 4 | 6 | [7] | | | | | | | | | | | S Aspelin T Perry | 5 | 2 |
| | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 4 | [10] | | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 4 | 6 | [7] | | | | | | | | |
| | A Calleri D Nalbandian | 4 | 2 | | | S Aspelin T Perry | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
| | S Aspelin T Perry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Aspelin T Perry | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu G Monfils | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Knowle J Melzer | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Knowle J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | J Knowle J Melzer | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ančić I Ljubičić | 7 | 4 | [11] | 8 | F Čermák L Friedl | 7$^7$ | 6$^1$ | [7] | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | F Čermák L Friedl | 6 | 6 | [13] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | M Damm L Paes | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ginepri C Haggard | 6$^6$ | 3 | | 5 | M Damm L Paes | 6 | 3 | [8] | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | I Andreev N Davydenko | 1 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ferrer T Robredo | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Andreev N Davydenko | 3 | 6 | [8] | | | | |
| | M Safin S Wawrinka | 3 | 6 | [5] | | | | | | 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 1 | [10] | | | | |
| WC | P Goldstein J Thomas | 6 | 2 | [10] | WC | P Goldstein J Thomas | 5 | 6 | [13] | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suk P Vízner | 4 | 4 | | 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 7 | 4 | [15] | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 6 | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 4 | 7$^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6$^5$ | 1 |
| | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 6 | 6$^4$ | [4] | 6 | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Etlis G Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | G Etlis G Gaudio | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý R Štěpánek | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 6 | 6$^5$ | [5] | | | | |
| WC | J Gimelstob S Huss | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 4 | 7$^7$ | [10] | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis F Volandri | 6 | 2 | [4] | WC | J Gimelstob S Huss | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso S Prieto | 7$^7$ | 6$^0$ | [3] | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |