2006 Pacific Life Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2006 Pacific Life Open
Champions Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
Runners-up Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Score6–4, 6–4
Draw32 (2WC)
Seeds8

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.[1][2]

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7 6
  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
77 6
2 Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
65 1

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals 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
77 7   R Gasquet
S Grosjean
3 2
  Y Allegro
R Federer
64 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
64 77 [10]
  M Ančić
I Ljubičić
7 4 [11] 8 F Čermák
L Friedl
77 61 [7]
8 F Čermák
L Friedl
6 6 [13]

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 M Damm
L Paes
78 6
  R Ginepri
C Haggard
66 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
77 6
6 F Santoro
N Zimonjić
4 77 [10] 2 J Björkman
M Mirnyi
65 1
  R Lindstedt
J Nieminen
6 64 [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 65 [5]
WC J Gimelstob
S Huss
2 6 [10] 2 J Björkman
M Mirnyi
4 77 [10]
  M Baghdatis
F Volandri
6 2 [4] WC J Gimelstob
S Huss
5 1
  J Acasuso
S Prieto
77 60 [3] 2 J Björkman
M Mirnyi
7 6
2 J Björkman
M Mirnyi
62 77 [10]

References

  1. ^ "Federer Overcomes Slow Start". The New York Times. Indian Wells, California. Associated Press. March 19, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2019. The men's doubles champions were Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor, who defeated the twins Bob and Mike Bryan, 6-4, 6-4.
  2. ^ "Knowles/Nestor Win 15th ATP Masters Series Shield". Men's Tennis Forums. March 22, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2019.