title: 2006 Pacific Life Open – Men's doubles
text: # 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.
  
  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.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (final)
  * Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (semifinals)
  * Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (champions)
  * Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett (first round)
  * Martin Damm / Leander Paes (second round)
  * Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
  * Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (first round)
  * František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 5 | 2 | | | | |
  | | 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 | $7^7$ | 6 | 3 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | R Gasquet S Grosjean | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Y Allegro R Federer | $6^4$ | 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 | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Ančić I Ljubičić | 7 | 4 | [11] | 8 | F Čermák L Friedl | $7^7$ | $6^1$ | [7] | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | F Čermák L Friedl | 6 | 6 | [13] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | M Damm L Paes | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Ginepri C Haggard | $6^6$ | 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 | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 6 | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 4 | $7^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | $6^5$ | 1 |
  | | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 6 | $6^4$ | [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 | $6^5$ | [5] | | | | |
  | WC | J Gimelstob S Huss | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 4 | $7^7$ | [10] | | | | |
  | | M Baghdatis F Volandri | 6 | 2 | [4] | WC | J Gimelstob S Huss | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Acasuso S Prieto | $7^7$ | $6^0$ | [3] | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  