2006 Pacific Life Open – Men's doubles

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.

Men's doubles
2006 Pacific Life Open
Final
ChampionsThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Runners-upUnited States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (2WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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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

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  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

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Finals

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Federer Overcomes Slow Start". The New York Times. Indian Wells, California. Associated Press. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 25 August 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. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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