The 2006 Indian Wells Open (also known as the Pacific Life Open for sponsorship reasons) was a joint ATP Tour and WTA Tour tournament that took place on the hard courts of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. It was the 33rd edition of the tournament and took place from March 6 to March 19. The event was part of the upper echelon of both the women's and men's tours, as part of the ATP Masters Series and the WTA Tier I events respectively.
Roger Federer won his third consecutive title at Indian Wells, a feat that no other player had achieved until this point.
See main article: 2006 Pacific Life Open – Men's singles. Roger Federer defeated 
James Blake 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
See main article: 2006 Pacific Life Open – Women's singles. 
Maria Sharapova defeated Elena Dementieva 6–1, 6–2
See main article: 2006 Pacific Life Open – Men's doubles. Mark Knowles / 
Daniel Nestor defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 6–4, 6–4
See main article: 2006 Pacific Life Open – Women's doubles. Lisa Raymond / 
Samantha Stosur defeated 
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Meghann Shaughnessy 6–2, 7–5