The 2006 Indian Wells Open (also known as the ''

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tournament that took place on the

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s of the

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in Indian Wells,

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. It was the 33rd edition of the

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and 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

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events respectively.

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won his third consecutive title at Indian Wells, a feat that no other player had achieved until this point.

Finals

Men's singles

defeated James Blake 7–5, 6–3, 6–0

Women's singles

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defeated

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6–1, 6–2

Men's doubles

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defeated

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6–4, 6–4

Women's doubles

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defeated

Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual (; born 21 September 1973) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She had moderate success in singles, winning three WTA Tour titles as well as reaching two major quarterfinals and a top-30 ranking, but she had ...

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6–2, 7–5

References

External links

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ATP tournament profileWomen's singles, doubles and qualifying draws
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