The 2006 Indian Wells Masters (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 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.
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