WTA Indian Wells Open 2006 Draw & Results

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Maria Sharapova won the 2006 Indian Wells Open, defeating Elena Dementieva 6-1 6-2 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played March 6–13 on hard courts in Indian Wells, United States.

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

Full tournament history →
Champion
Maria Sharapova
def. Elena Dementieva , 6-1 6-2
Dates
Mar 6 — Mar 13
Location
Indian Wells, United States
Category
Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

Round of 128

Maria Sharapova #5
BYE
Jamea Jackson #90 6-2 6-3
Anna Tatishvili #1226
Lisa Raymond #68 2-6 6-4 7-6(5)
Katerina Bohmova
Emilie Loit #50
BYE
Shahar Peer #35
BYE
Emmanuelle Gagliardi #98 6-4 6-4
Kristina Brandi #87
Eleni Daniilidou #73 6-2 2-6 6-3
Maria Elena Camerin #83
Anabel Medina Garrigues #24
BYE
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #18
BYE
Julia Schruff #59 6-4 6-3
Tiantian Sun #125
Anna Smashnova #41
BYE
Martina Sucha #97 6-0 6-1
Alexa Glatch #232
Maret Ani #77 3-6 6-2 6-0
Antonella Serra Zanetti #80
Nathalie Dechy #20
BYE
Marion Bartoli #33
BYE
Ekaterina Bychkova #69 6-3 6-0
Henrieta Nagyova #127
Martina Hingis #32 CH
BYE
Camille Pin #118 6-2 6-2
Saori Obata #103
Sybille Bammer #62 6-1 3-6 6-4
Jie Zheng #65
Jelena Jankovic #26
BYE
Lindsay Davenport #4 2× CH
BYE
Ashley Harkleroad #78 6-3 7-5
Zi Yan #74
Laura Granville #52
BYE
Tathiana Garbin #88 6-3 7-5
Alona Bondarenko #102
Dinara Safina #21
BYE
Samantha Stosur #55 3-6 6-3 6-0
Yuliana Fedak #112
Meng Yuan #111 6-4 6-4
Akiko Morigami #64
Catalina Castano #38
BYE
Anastasia Myskina #12
BYE
Mashona Washington #96 6-3 3-6 6-3
María Sánchez Lorenzo #61
Marta Domachowska #42
BYE
Meghann Shaughnessy #85 7-6(4) 6-1
Kaia Kanepi #91
Elena Dementieva #8
BYE
Anastasiya Yakimova #104 6-0 6-2
Tatiana Poutchek #137
Sania Mirza #45
BYE
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #115 6-7(6) 6-4 6-3
Nicole Pratt #135
Na Li #70 6-1 6-3
Anne Kremer #144
Iveta Benesova #39
BYE
Vania King #108 6-3 6-1
Anastasia Rodionova #113
Klara Koukalova #27
BYE
Ana Ivanovic #19
BYE
Severine Beltrame #119 6-2 6-2
Zuzana Ondraskova #81
Shenay Perry #94 6-2 6-1
Mariana Diaz-Oliva #63
Amy Frazier #47
BYE
Anna Chakvetadze #36
BYE
Viktoriya Kutuzova #86 6-2 6-3
Elena Vesnina #72
Maria Kirilenko #22
BYE
Shinobu Asagoe #57 6-4 4-6 6-3
Karolina Sprem #75
Justine Henin #3 CH
BYE
Tsvetana Pironkova #76 6-4 6-3
Virginia Ruano Pascual #92
Aiko Nakamura #66 6-4 6-2
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy
Mara Santangelo #40
BYE
Ai Sugiyama #25
BYE
Stephanie Foretz Gacon 3-6 6-3 6-3
Shuai Peng #60
Lucie Safarova #30
BYE
Jessica Kirkland #186 4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(3)
Sandra Kloesel #120
Gisela Dulko #29
BYE
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro #133 6-1 6-2
Arantxa Parra Santonja #105
Tatiana Golovin #23
BYE
Lourdes Domínguez Lino #54 6-4 1-6 6-1
Maria Vento-Kabchi #71
Emma Laine #67 7-5 7-5
Hana Sromova #114
Jill Craybas #53
BYE
Flavia Pennetta #17
BYE
Ivana Lisjak #126 7-6(1) 6-2
Alexandra Stevenson #617

Round of 64

Maria Sharapova #5 6-4 6-3
Jamea Jackson #90
Lisa Raymond #68 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4
Emilie Loit #50
Shahar Peer #35 6-3 6-7(4) 6-2
Emmanuelle Gagliardi #98
Eleni Daniilidou #73 6-3 6-4
Anabel Medina Garrigues #24
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #18 6-1 6-0
Julia Schruff #59
Anna Smashnova #41 6-2 6-2
Martina Sucha #97
Maret Ani #77 2-6 6-2 6-2
Nathalie Dechy #20
Marion Bartoli #33 6-3 3-6 6-3
Ekaterina Bychkova #69
Martina Hingis #32 CH 6-1 6-3
Camille Pin #118
Sybille Bammer #62 7-5 6-4
Jelena Jankovic #26
Lindsay Davenport #4 2× CH 6-0 6-0
Ashley Harkleroad #78
Laura Granville #52 6-1 6-2
Tathiana Garbin #88
Dinara Safina #21 6-3 6-2
Samantha Stosur #55
Meng Yuan #111 7-6(5) 6-2
Catalina Castano #38
Anastasia Myskina #12 6-2 6-2
Mashona Washington #96
Marta Domachowska #42 6-4 3-6 6-2
Meghann Shaughnessy #85
Elena Dementieva #8 6-4 3-6 6-3
Anastasiya Yakimova #104
Sania Mirza #45 6-2 3-6 7-5
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #115
Na Li #70 6-0 6-1
Iveta Benesova #39
Vania King #108 6-3 6-3
Klara Koukalova #27
Ana Ivanovic #19 6-3 6-2
Severine Beltrame #119
Shenay Perry #94 7-6(1) 6-3
Amy Frazier #47
Anna Chakvetadze #36 6-4 7-5
Viktoriya Kutuzova #86
Maria Kirilenko #22 6-2 6-1
Shinobu Asagoe #57
Justine Henin #3 CH 6-2 6-2
Tsvetana Pironkova #76
Aiko Nakamura #66 6-3 7-5
Mara Santangelo #40
Ai Sugiyama #25 7-5 6-0
Stephanie Foretz Gacon
Lucie Safarova #30 6-7(6) 7-6(2) 6-1
Jessica Kirkland #186
Gisela Dulko #29 7-6(3) 6-1
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro #133
Tatiana Golovin #23 6-2 6-0
Lourdes Domínguez Lino #54
Emma Laine #67 7-5 6-1
Jill Craybas #53
Flavia Pennetta #17 6-1 6-2
Ivana Lisjak #126

Round of 32

Maria Sharapova #5 6-4 6-0
Lisa Raymond #68
Shahar Peer #35 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5
Eleni Daniilidou #73
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #18 2-6 6-1 6-2
Anna Smashnova #41
Maret Ani #77 7-6(4) 6-2
Marion Bartoli #33
Martina Hingis #32 CH 6-0 6-3
Sybille Bammer #62
Lindsay Davenport #4 2× CH 6-4 6-0
Laura Granville #52
Dinara Safina #21 6-3 6-1
Meng Yuan #111
Anastasia Myskina #12 7-5 6-3
Marta Domachowska #42
Elena Dementieva #8 5-7 6-4 6-4
Sania Mirza #45
Na Li #70 6-2 6-4
Vania King #108
Ana Ivanovic #19 6-1 6-3
Shenay Perry #94
Anna Chakvetadze #36 6-2 6-3
Maria Kirilenko #22
Justine Henin #3 CH 6-0 6-0
Aiko Nakamura #66
Ai Sugiyama #25 6-3 7-5
Lucie Safarova #30
Gisela Dulko #29 1-6 7-5 7-6(6)
Tatiana Golovin #23
Emma Laine #67 1-0 (ret.)
Flavia Pennetta #17

Round of 16

Maria Sharapova #5 7-6(2) 6-1
Shahar Peer #35
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #18 6-1 6-4
Maret Ani #77
Martina Hingis #32 CH 6-3 1-6 6-2
Lindsay Davenport #4 2× CH
Dinara Safina #21 6-1 6-3
Anastasia Myskina #12
Elena Dementieva #8 6-3 6-2
Na Li #70
Ana Ivanovic #19 6-3 6-3
Anna Chakvetadze #36
Justine Henin #3 CH 6-2 6-1
Ai Sugiyama #25
Gisela Dulko #29 7-5 7-6(3)
Emma Laine #67

Quarterfinals

Maria Sharapova #5 6-1 6-3
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #18
Martina Hingis #32 CH 6-3 6-4
Dinara Safina #21
Elena Dementieva #8 2-6 6-4 6-2
Ana Ivanovic #19
Justine Henin #3 CH 6-3 6-2
Gisela Dulko #29

Semifinals

Maria Sharapova #5 6-3 6-3
Martina Hingis #32 CH
Elena Dementieva #8 2-6 7-5 7-5
Justine Henin #3 CH

Final

Maria Sharapova #5 6-1 6-2
Elena Dementieva #8

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Indian Wells Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 5 players share this record.

  1. Daniela Hantuchova 2 titles

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Jelena Jankovic 16 appearances

View the full Indian Wells Open record book →

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Indian Wells Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Aryna Sabalenka #1 3-6 6-3 7-6(6) Elena Rybakina #3 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Mirra Andreeva #11 2-6 6-4 6-3 Aryna Sabalenka #1 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Iga Swiatek #1 6-4 6-0 Maria Sakkari #9 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Elena Rybakina #10 7-6(11) 6-4 Aryna Sabalenka #2 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Iga Swiatek #4 6-4 6-1 Maria Sakkari #6 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

View full tournament history →

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Other WTA 1000 tournaments in 2006

Previous editions of Indian Wells Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Indian Wells Open held?
Indian Wells Open is held in Indian Wells, United States.
Who is the latest recorded Indian Wells Open winner?
The 2026 Indian Wells Open was won by Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-3 7-6(6).
Who has won the most Indian Wells Open titles?
Daniela Hantuchova, Iga Swiatek, and others are tied for the most Indian Wells Open titles, with 2 each.
What is the earliest recorded Indian Wells Open edition?
The earliest recorded edition of Indian Wells Open in TennisDB is 1989.
What surface is Indian Wells Open played on?
Indian Wells Open is played on hard courts.