2006 Pacific Life Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2006 Pacific Life Open
Champions	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur
Runners-up	Virginia Ruano Pascual Meghann Shaughnessy
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	32 (3WC/1Q)
Seeds	8

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.^[1]

Seeds

1. Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur (champions)
2. Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs (second round)
3. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Meghann Shaughnessy (final)
4. Yan Zi / Zheng Jie (second round)
5. Elena Dementieva / Flavia Pennetta (second round)
6. Gisela Dulko / Maria Kirilenko (first round)
7. Émilie Loit / Corina Morariu (second round)
8. 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							Final
	1	Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur	6	6
		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
		Eleni Daniilidou Anabel Medina Garrigues	2	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							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							Second round							Quarterfinals							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

1. Alona Bondarenko / Kateryna Bondarenko (second round)
2. Tatiana Poutchek / Anastasiya Yakimova (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Anna Chakvetadze / Elena Vesnina

Qualifying draw

	First round					Second round					Qualifying competition
	1	A Bondarenko K Bondarenko	8
		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	6	6
											2	T Poutchek A Yakimova	0	3
		A Parra Santonja M Sequera	8
		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

References

1. "Federer Overcomes Slow Start". The New York Times. Indian Wells, California. Associated Press. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2019. Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur took the women's doubles championship, 6-2, 7-5, against Virginia Ruano Pascual and Meghann Shaughnessy.

External links

• Official results archive (ITF)
• Official results archive (WTA)