ATP Indian Wells Open 2006 Draw, Results & Schedule

Roger Federer won the 2006 Indian Wells Open, defeating James Blake 7-5 6-3 6-0 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on hard courts in Indian Wells, United States, from March 6 to March 13, 2006. The match log contains 95 recorded singles results for this edition.

Indian Wells begins the Sunshine Double, the paired March swing completed by the Miami Open.

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Champion
Roger Federer
def. James Blake , 7-5 6-3 6-0
Dates
Mar 6 — Mar 13
Location
Indian Wells, United States
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Indian Wells Open 2006 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Roger Federer #1 7-5 6-3 6-0 James Blake #14 H2H Match data Mar 13, 2006* F
SF (2)
Roger Federer #1 6-2 6-3 Paradorn Srichaphan #61 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2006* SF
James Blake #14 7-5 6-3 Rafael Nadal #2 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2006* SF
QF (4)
Paradorn Srichaphan #61 7-6(3) 3-6 7-5 Jarkko Nieminen #24 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2006* QF
James Blake #14 6-1 6-4 Igor Andreev #26 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2006* QF
Roger Federer #1 6-2 6-3 Ivan Ljubicic #6 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2006* QF
Rafael Nadal #2 7-5 6-0 Marcos Baghdatis #27 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2006* QF
R16 (8)
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-2 Sebastien Grosjean #22 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2006* R16
Marcos Baghdatis #27 6-4 6-1 Tomas Berdych #25 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2006* R16
Ivan Ljubicic #6 6-3 6-4 Mario Ancic #23 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2006* R16
Paradorn Srichaphan #61 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 David Nalbandian #4 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2006* R16
James Blake #14 6-3 3-0 (ret.) Tommy Haas #28 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2006* R16
Roger Federer #1 6-3 6-4 Richard Gasquet #18 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2006* R16
Jarkko Nieminen #24 6-4 6-3 Marat Safin #53 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2006* R16
Igor Andreev #26 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 Andy Roddick #3 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2006* R16
R32 (16)
Rafael Nadal #2 6-1 6-4 Mardy Fish #294 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Igor Andreev #26 3-6 7-6(14) 6-4 Robin Soderling #64 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
David Nalbandian #4 6-4 6-1 Julien Benneteau #88 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Andy Roddick #3 6-3 6-4 Fernando Verdasco #34 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Mario Ancic #23 7-6(5) 6-3 Paul-Henri Mathieu #35 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Paradorn Srichaphan #61 6-2 6-2 Juan Carlos Ferrero #16 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Marat Safin #53 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 Nikolay Davydenko #5 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Richard Gasquet #18 6-3 6-4 Dominik Hrbaty #21 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Jarkko Nieminen #24 6-1 3-6 6-3 Philipp Kohlschreiber #94 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Marcos Baghdatis #27 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 Gaston Gaudio #8 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Roger Federer #1 3-6 6-2 7-5 Olivier Rochus #32 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Sebastien Grosjean #22 6-4 6-7(10) 6-2 Xavier Malisse #49 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Tommy Haas #28 7-5 6-2 Andre Agassi #9 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Tomas Berdych #25 7-5 6-3 Lleyton Hewitt #10 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
Ivan Ljubicic #6 6-3 6-2 Gael Monfils #29 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
James Blake #14 6-2 7-5 Tommy Robredo #19 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2006* R32
R64 (32)
Mario Ancic #23 6-3 7-6(3) Davide Sanguinetti #51 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Andre Agassi #9 6-4 4-6 6-2 Paul Goldstein #63 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Lleyton Hewitt #10 7-6(3) 2-6 6-4 Rainer Schuettler #78 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Jarkko Nieminen #24 6-4 6-4 Florian Mayer #65 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Tomas Berdych #25 6-4 6-4 Tim Henman #45 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
James Blake #14 1-6 6-1 6-3 Sam Querrey #443 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Roger Federer #1 6-3 7-6(4) Nicolas Massu #47 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Tommy Haas #28 6-3 1-6 6-4 Arnaud Clement #52 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Igor Andreev #26 6-7(2) 6-1 6-2 Dmitry Tursunov #50 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
David Nalbandian #4 6-4 6-4 Justin Gimelstob #98 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Julien Benneteau #88 6-4 4-6 6-3 Juan Ignacio Chela #31 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Mardy Fish #294 6-3 6-2 Filippo Volandri #33 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Xavier Malisse #49 6-1 6-1 Radek Stepanek #17 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Sebastien Grosjean #22 6-1 6-3 Kristof Vliegen #57 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Philipp Kohlschreiber #94 6-2 6-2 David Ferrer #11 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Paul-Henri Mathieu #35 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #12 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Marat Safin #53 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 Carlos Moya #30 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Fernando Verdasco #34 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) Ivo Karlovic #59 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Paradorn Srichaphan #61 7-6(10) 6-3 Robby Ginepri #20 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Tommy Robredo #19 6-1 6-3 Kenneth Carlsen #110 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Olivier Rochus #32 7-6(4) 7-5 Stan Wawrinka #58 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Robin Soderling #64 6-4 6-0 Fernando Gonzalez #15 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Richard Gasquet #18 6-4 6-3 Kevin Kim #124 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Gaston Gaudio #8 3-6 6-3 6-4 Cyril Saulnier #122 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Nikolay Davydenko #5 6-1 3-6 6-3 Andy Murray #44 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Marcos Baghdatis #27 6-4 6-3 Jonas Bjorkman #68 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Dominik Hrbaty #21 7-5 7-5 Daniele Bracciali #70 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Andy Roddick #3 7-6(5) 6-0 Jose Acasuso #36 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Gael Monfils #29 6-3 0-6 6-3 Jeff Morrison #139 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Juan Carlos Ferrero #16 6-2 4-6 7-6(4) Vincent Spadea #82 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-4 Jan Hernych #87 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
Ivan Ljubicic #6 6-1 6-4 Janko Tipsarevic #105 H2H Match data Mar 8, 2006* R64
R128 (32)
Jeff Morrison #139 6-7(5) 7-5 6-3 Andrei Pavel #83 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Florian Mayer #65 6-4 6-3 Mark Philippoussis #165 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Tim Henman #45 6-3 6-1 Donald Young #572 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Jose Acasuso #36 6-7(2) 6-3 6-1 Jeff Salzenstein #495 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Daniele Bracciali #70 6-3 6-3 Luis Horna #48 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Stan Wawrinka #58 6-2 6-4 Greg Rusedski #46 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Robin Soderling #64 6-4 6-4 Jurgen Melzer #76 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Cyril Saulnier #122 6-4 7-6(5) Max Mirnyi #54 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Andy Murray #44 6-2 6-1 Vasilis Mazarakis #126 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Nicolas Massu #47 6-1 5-7 7-6(10) Agustin Calleri #62 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Davide Sanguinetti #51 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3 Paul Capdeville #107 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Janko Tipsarevic #105 6-4 7-6(4) Sam Warburg #330 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Ivo Karlovic #59 7-6(9) 6-4 Tomas Zib #71 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Kevin Kim #124 7-5 6-4 Mikhail Youzhny #42 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Sam Querrey #443 6-3 7-5 Bobby Reynolds #114 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Kristof Vliegen #57 6-4 4-6 6-4 Lars Burgsmuller #150 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Mardy Fish #294 5-7 6-3 6-3 Giovanni Lapentti #289 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Jan Hernych #87 6-1 6-4 Robin Vik #66 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Arnaud Clement #52 6-3 6-2 Glenn Weiner #230 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Marat Safin #53 6-3 6-4 Amer Delic #161 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Kenneth Carlsen #110 6-3 4-6 6-3 Gilles Muller #69 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Paradorn Srichaphan #61 7-6(2) 6-4 Wesley Moodie #72 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Philipp Kohlschreiber #94 3-6 6-4 6-3 Florent Serra #38 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Justin Gimelstob #98 7-5 6-3 Feliciano Lopez #39 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Julien Benneteau #88 6-3 6-4 Novak Djokovic #67 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Paul Goldstein #63 3-6 6-1 6-1 Alberto Martin #60 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Jonas Bjorkman #68 6-2 3-6 6-2 Christophe Rochus #43 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Paul-Henri Mathieu #35 2-6 6-4 6-1 Andreas Seppi #55 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Xavier Malisse #49 6-1 4-6 6-4 Fabrice Santoro #37 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Rainer Schuettler #78 7-6(4) 7-5 Boris Pashanski #56 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Dmitry Tursunov #50 6-4 6-2 Tomas Behrend #103 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128
Vincent Spadea #82 6-1 4-1 (ret.) Carlos Berlocq #81 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2006* R128

Most Titles

Players with the most Indian Wells Open titles
PlayerTitles
Novak Djokovic 5
Roger Federer 5
Jimmy Connors 3
Michael Chang 3
Rafael Nadal 3
Boris Becker 2
Carlos Alcaraz 2
Jim Courier 2
John Newcombe 2
Lleyton Hewitt 2
Pete Sampras 2
Roscoe Tanner 2

Recent Finals

Recent Indian Wells Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Jannik Sinner #2 7-6(6) 7-6(4) Daniil Medvedev #11 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Jack Draper #14 6-2 6-2 Holger Rune #13 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #2 7-6(5) 6-1 Daniil Medvedev #4 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #2 6-3 6-2 Daniil Medvedev #6 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Taylor Fritz #20 6-3 7-6(5) Rafael Nadal #4 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Indian Wells Open held?
Indian Wells Open is held in Indian Wells, United States.
Who won the most recent Indian Wells Open?
The 2026 Indian Wells Open was won by Jannik Sinner 7-6(6) 7-6(4).
Who has won the most Indian Wells Open titles?
Novak Djokovic has won 5 Indian Wells Open titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Indian Wells Open played?
The first edition of Indian Wells Open was held in 1974.
What surface is Indian Wells Open played on?
Indian Wells Open is played on hard courts.