2006 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles

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

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.

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

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

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

Lucky loser

Maria Elena Camerin

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	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

^ "Sharapova beats Dementieva in Indian Wells". Times of Malta. Reuters. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
^ "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

[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.

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