Annual tennis tournament held in California
Tennis tournament
The Indian Wells Open (also known as the Indian Wells Masters and as the BNP Paribas Open for sponsorship reasons ) is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California , United States. It is played on outdoor hardcourts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden , and is held in March. The tournament is part of the ATP Masters 1000 events on the ATP Tour and part of the WTA 1000 events on the WTA Tour .
The tournament is the best-attended tennis tournament outside the four Grand Slam tournaments (475,372 in total attendance during the 2019 event); it is often called the "fifth Grand Slam" in reference to this. The Indian Wells Tennis Garden has the second-largest permanent tennis stadium in the world, behind the US Open 's Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York . The Indian Wells Open is the premier tennis tournament in the Western United States and the second largest tennis tournament throughout the United States and the Americas (behind the US Open in the Eastern United States ).
Preceding the Miami Open , it is the first event of the "Sunshine Double " — a series of two elite, consecutive hard court tournaments in the United States in early spring.
Between 1974 and 1976, it was a non-tour event and between 1977 and 1989 it was held as part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour . Both singles main draws include 96 players in a 128-player grid, with the 32 seeded players getting a bye (a free pass) to the second round.
Location
Indian Wells lies in the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area), about 125 miles (201 km) east of downtown Los Angeles .
The tournament is played in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (built in 2000) which has 29 tennis courts, including the 16,100-seat main stadium, which is the second largest tennis-specific stadium in the world. After the 2013 BNP Paribas Open , the Indian Wells Tennis Garden started an expansion and upgrade of its facilities that includes a new 8,000 seat Stadium 2. The revamping of the tennis center also included a "Pro Purple" interior court color created specifically for the ATP Masters Series and first used at Indian Wells, citing the purple color being 180 degrees and exactly opposite the yellow of the ball.
Indian Wells Tennis Garden in 2005
History
The tournament was founded by former tennis pros Charlie Pasarell and Raymond Moore . It has been known by a number of names throughout its existence. The French multinational banking group BNP Paribas has held the naming rights since 2009.
The men's tournament was previously called
The American Airlines Tennis Games (1974–1978),
The Congoleum Classic (1979–1980, 1982–1984),
The Grand Marnier/ATP Tennis Games (1981),
The Pilot Pen Classic (1985–1987),
The Newsweek Champions Cup (1988–1999),
The Tennis Masters Series Indian Wells (2000–2001), and
The Pacific Life Open (2002–2008).
The women's tournament was previously called
The Virginia Slims of Indian Wells (1989–1990),
The Virginia Slims of Palm Springs (1991),
The Matrix Essentials Evert Cup (1992–1993),
The Evert Cup (1994, 1999),
The State Farm Evert Cup (1995–1998) in honor of Chris Evert ,
The Tennis Masters Series (2000–2001), and
The Pacific Life Open (2002–2008).
Originally the women's tournament was held a week before the men's event. In 1996, the championship became one of the few fully combined events on both the Association of Tennis Professionals and Women's Tennis Association tours.
The BNP Paribas Open has become one of the largest events on both the men's and women's tours. In 2004, the tournament expanded to a multi-week 96-player field. Winning the BNP Paribas Open and the Miami Open back to back has been colloquially termed the Sunshine Double . Dubbed the "Grand Slam of the West", it is the most-attended tennis tournament in the world other than the four Majors , with over 450,000 visitors during the 2015 event.
In 2009, the tournament and the Indian Wells Tennis Garden were sold to Larry Ellison .
On March 8, 2020, the tournament was postponed, and later canceled, to halt the potential spread of COVID-19 .
Williams sisters controversy
Venus and Serena Williams refused to play the Indian Wells tournament from 2001 to 2014 despite threats of financial sanctions and ranking point penalties. The two were scheduled to play in the 2001 semifinal but Venus withdrew due to an injury. Amid speculation of match fixing, the crowd for the final loudly booed Serena when she came out to play the final and continued to boo her intermittently through the entire match, even to the point of cheering unforced errors and double faults. Williams won the tournament and was subsequently booed during the awards ceremony. The following month at the Ericsson Open , Richard Williams , Serena and Venus's father, claimed racial slurs were directed at him while in the stands, although there is no definitive evidence of this.
After a phone call from Larry Ellison (the multi-billionaire founder of Oracle , tennis enthusiast and most recent owner of the tournament), Serena Williams returned to Indian Wells in 2015, ending her 14-year boycott of the event. Venus Williams ended her boycott by competing in Indian Wells in 2016.
Past finals
Men's singles
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
1974
John Newcombe
Arthur Ashe
6–3, 7–6
1975
John Alexander
Ilie Năstase
7–5, 6–2
1976
Jimmy Connors
Roscoe Tanner
6–4, 6–4
↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓
1977
Brian Gottfried
Guillermo Vilas
2–6, 6–1, 6–3
1978
Roscoe Tanner
Raúl Ramírez
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
1979
Roscoe Tanner (2)
Brian Gottfried
6–4, 6–2
1980
Final not held due to rain (tournament cancelled at the semifinal stage)
1981
Jimmy Connors (2)
Ivan Lendl
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
1982
Yannick Noah
Ivan Lendl
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1983
José Higueras
Eliot Teltscher
6–4, 6–2
1984
Jimmy Connors (3)
Yannick Noah
6–2, 6–7(7–9) , 6–3
1985
Larry Stefanki
David Pate
6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1986
Joakim Nyström
Yannick Noah
6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1987
Boris Becker
Stefan Edberg
6–4, 6–4, 7–5
1988
Boris Becker (2)
Emilio Sánchez
7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1989
Miloslav Mečíř
Yannick Noah
3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
↓ ATP Tour Masters 1000 ↓
1990
Stefan Edberg
Andre Agassi
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–1) , 7–6(8–6)
1991
Jim Courier
Guy Forget
4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
1992
Michael Chang
Andrei Chesnokov
6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1993
Jim Courier (2)
Wayne Ferreira
6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1994
Pete Sampras
Petr Korda
4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1995
Pete Sampras (2)
Andre Agassi
7–5, 6–3, 7–5
1996
Michael Chang (2)
Paul Haarhuis
7–5, 6–1, 6–1
1997
Michael Chang (3)
Bohdan Ulihrach
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1998
Marcelo Ríos
Greg Rusedski
6–3, 6–7(15–17) , 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
1999
Mark Philippoussis
Carlos Moyá
5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2000
Àlex Corretja
Thomas Enqvist
6–4, 6–4, 6–3
2001
Andre Agassi
Pete Sampras
7–6(7–5) , 7–5, 6–1
2002
Lleyton Hewitt
Tim Henman
6–1, 6–2
2003
Lleyton Hewitt (2)
Gustavo Kuerten
6–1, 6–1
2004
Roger Federer
Tim Henman
6–3, 6–3
2005
Roger Federer (2)
Lleyton Hewitt
6–2, 6–4, 6–4
2006
Roger Federer (3)
James Blake
7–5, 6–3, 6–0
2007
Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic
6–2, 7–5
2008
Novak Djokovic
Mardy Fish
6–2, 5–7, 6–3
2009
Rafael Nadal (2)
Andy Murray
6–1, 6–2
2010
Ivan Ljubičić
Andy Roddick
7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–5)
2011
Novak Djokovic (2)
Rafael Nadal
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2012
Roger Federer (4)
John Isner
7–6(9–7) , 6–3
2013
Rafael Nadal (3)
Juan Martín del Potro
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2014
Novak Djokovic (3)
Roger Federer
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2015
Novak Djokovic (4)
Roger Federer
6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 6–2
2016
Novak Djokovic (5)
Milos Raonic
6–2, 6–0
2017
Roger Federer (5)
Stan Wawrinka
6–4, 7–5
2018
Juan Martín del Potro
Roger Federer
6–4, 6–7(8–10) , 7–6(7–2)
2019
Dominic Thiem
Roger Federer
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2020
Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic )
2021
Cameron Norrie
Nikoloz Basilashvili
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2022
Taylor Fritz
Rafael Nadal
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2023
Carlos Alcaraz
Daniil Medvedev
6–3, 6–2
Women's singles
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
1989
Manuela Maleeva
Jenny Byrne
6–4, 6–1
1990
Martina Navratilova
Helena Suková
6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1991
Martina Navratilova (2)
Monica Seles
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
1992
Monica Seles
Conchita Martínez
6–3, 6–1
1993
Mary Joe Fernández
Amanda Coetzer
3–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
1994
Steffi Graf
Amanda Coetzer
6–0, 6–4
1995
Mary Joe Fernández (2)
Natasha Zvereva
6–4, 6–3
1996
Steffi Graf (2)
Conchita Martínez
7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–5)
1997
Lindsay Davenport
Irina Spîrlea
6–2, 6–1
1998
Martina Hingis
Lindsay Davenport
6–3, 6–4
1999
Serena Williams
Steffi Graf
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
2000
Lindsay Davenport (2)
Martina Hingis
4–6, 6–4, 6–0
2001
Serena Williams (2)
Kim Clijsters
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
2002
Daniela Hantuchová
Martina Hingis
6–3, 6–4
2003
Kim Clijsters
Lindsay Davenport
6–4, 7–5
2004
Justine Henin
Lindsay Davenport
6–1, 6–4
2005
Kim Clijsters (2)
Lindsay Davenport
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2006
Maria Sharapova
Elena Dementieva
6–1, 6–2
2007
Daniela Hantuchová (2)
Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–3, 6–4
2008
Ana Ivanovic
Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–4, 6–3
2009
Vera Zvonareva
Ana Ivanovic
7–6(7–5) , 6–2
2010
Jelena Janković
Caroline Wozniacki
6–2, 6–4
2011
Caroline Wozniacki
Marion Bartoli
6–1, 2–6, 6–3
2012
Victoria Azarenka
Maria Sharapova
6–2, 6–3
2013
Maria Sharapova (2)
Caroline Wozniacki
6–2, 6–2
2014
Flavia Pennetta
Agnieszka Radwańska
6–2, 6–1
2015
Simona Halep
Jelena Janković
2–6, 7–5, 6–4
2016
Victoria Azarenka (2)
Serena Williams
6–4, 6–4
2017
Elena Vesnina
Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–7(6–8) , 7–5, 6–4
2018
Naomi Osaka
Daria Kasatkina
6–3, 6–2
2019
Bianca Andreescu
Angelique Kerber
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
2020
Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic )
2021
Paula Badosa
Victoria Azarenka
7–6(7–5) , 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
2022
Iga Świątek
Maria Sakkari
6–4, 6–1
2023
Elena Rybakina
Aryna Sabalenka
7–6(13–11) , 6–4
Men's doubles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1974
Charlie Pasarell Sherwood Stewart
Tom Edlefsen Manuel Orantes
6–4, 6–4
1975
William Brown Raúl Ramírez
Raymond Moore Dennis Ralston
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
1976
Colin Dibley Sandy Mayer
Raymond Moore Erik van Dillen
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓
1977
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner
7–6, 7–6
1978
Raymond Moore Roscoe Tanner
Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
6–4, 6–4
1979
Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer (2)
Cliff Drysdale Bruce Manson
6–4, 7–6
1980
Final not held due to rain (tournament cancelled at the semifinal stage)
1981
Bruce Manson Brian Teacher
Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher
7–6, 6–2
1982
Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez (2)
John Lloyd Dick Stockton
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1983
Brian Gottfried (2) Raúl Ramírez (3)
Tian Viljoen Danie Visser
6–3, 6–3
1984
Bernard Mitton Butch Walts
Scott Davis Ferdi Taygan
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1985
Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
1986
Peter Fleming Guy Forget
Yannick Noah Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 6–3
1987
Guy Forget (2) Yannick Noah
Boris Becker Eric Jelen
6–4, 7–6
1988
Boris Becker Guy Forget (3)
Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken
6–4, 6–4
1989
Boris Becker (2) Jakob Hlasek
Kevin Curren David Pate
7–6, 7–5
↓ ATP Tour Masters 1000 ↓
1990
Boris Becker (3) Guy Forget (4)
Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1991
Jim Courier Javier Sánchez
Guy Forget Henri Leconte
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
1992
Steve DeVries David Macpherson
Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1993
Guy Forget (5) Henri Leconte
Luke Jensen Scott Melville
6–4, 7–5
1994
Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
Byron Black Jonathan Stark
7–5, 6–3
1995
Tommy Ho Brett Steven
Gary Muller Piet Norval
6–4, 7–6
1996
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Brian MacPhie Michael Tebbutt
1–6, 6–2, 6–2
1997
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter
7–6, 4–6, 7–5
1998
Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter
Todd Martin Richey Reneberg
6–4, 7–6
1999
Wayne Black Sandon Stolle
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
2000
Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer
Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2001
Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 7–5
2002
Mark Knowles (2) Daniel Nestor (2)
Roger Federer Max Mirnyi
6–4, 6–4
2003
Wayne Ferreira (2) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2)
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
2004
Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
2005
Mark Knowles (3) Daniel Nestor (3)
Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley
7–6(8–6) , 7–6(7–2)
2006
Mark Knowles (4) Daniel Nestor (4)
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–4
2007
Martin Damm Leander Paes
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
6–4, 6–4
2008
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 6–4
2009
Mardy Fish Andy Roddick
Max Mirnyi Andy Ram
3–6, 6–1, [14–12]
2010
Marc López Rafael Nadal
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
7–6(10–8) , 6–3
2011
Alexandr Dolgopolov Xavier Malisse
Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [10–7]
2012
Marc López (2) Rafael Nadal (2)
John Isner Sam Querrey
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
2013
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Treat Conrad Huey Jerzy Janowicz
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
2014
Bob Bryan (2) Mike Bryan (2)
Alexander Peya Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–3
2015
Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock
Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini
6–4, 6–7(3–7) , [10–7]
2016
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2017
Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram
Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo
6–7(1–7) , 6–4, [10–8]
2018
John Isner Jack Sock (2)
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–2)
2019
Nikola Mektić Horacio Zeballos
Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
2020
Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic )
2021
John Peers Filip Polášek
Aslan Karatsev Andrey Rublev
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2022
John Isner (2) Jack Sock (3)
Santiago González Édouard Roger-Vasselin
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
2023
Rohan Bopanna Matthew Ebden
Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Women's doubles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1989
Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver
Rosalyn Fairbank Gretchen Rush-Magers
6–3, 6–7(4–7) , 6–3
1990
Jana Novotná Helena Suková
Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
1991
Final not held due to rain
1992
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Stephanie Rehe
Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi
6–3, 6–3
1993
Rennae Stubbs Helena Suková (2)
Ann Grossman Patricia Hy
6–3, 6–4
1994
Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond
Manon Bollegraf Helena Suková
6–2, 6–4
1995
Lindsay Davenport (2) Lisa Raymond (2)
Larisa Savchenko Neiland Arantxa Sánchez
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1996
Chanda Rubin Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Julie Halard Nathalie Tauziat
6–1, 6–4
1997
Lindsay Davenport (3) Natasha Zvereva
Lisa Raymond Nathalie Tauziat
6–3, 6–2
1998
Lindsay Davenport (4) Natasha Zvereva (2)
Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1999
Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná
6–2, 6–2
2000
Lindsay Davenport (5) Corina Morariu
Anna Kournikova Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–3
2001
Nicole Arendt Ai Sugiyama
Virginia Ruano Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–4
2002
Lisa Raymond (3) Rennae Stubbs (2)
Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová
7–5, 6–0
2003
Lindsay Davenport (6) Lisa Raymond (4)
Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2004
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva
6–1, 6–2
2005
Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) Paola Suárez (2)
Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6(7–3) , 6–1
2006
Lisa Raymond (5) Samantha Stosur
Virginia Ruano Meghann Shaughnessy
6–2, 7–5
2007
Lisa Raymond (6) Samantha Stosur (2)
Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung
6–3, 7–5
2008
Dinara Safina Elena Vesnina
Yan Zi Zheng Jie
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
2009
Victoria Azarenka Vera Zvonareva
Gisela Dulko Shahar Pe'er
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
2010
Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
Nadia Petrova Samantha Stosur
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
2011
Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina (2)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy
6–0, 7–5
2012
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond (7)
Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–3
2013
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina (3)
Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik
6–0, 5–7, [10–6]
2014
Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai
Cara Black Sania Mirza
7–6(7–5) , 6–2
2015
Martina Hingis (2) Sania Mirza (2)
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
6–3, 6–4
2016
Bethanie Mattek-Sands CoCo Vandeweghe
Julia Görges Karolína Plíšková
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
2017
Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis (3)
Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková
7–6(7–4) , 6–2
2018
Hsieh Su-wei (2) Barbora Strýcová
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
6–4, 6–4
2019
Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
6–3, 6–2
2020
Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic )
2021
Hsieh Su-wei (3) Elise Mertens (2)
Veronika Kudermetova Elena Rybakina
7–6(7–1) , 6–3
2022
Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan
Asia Muhammad Ena Shibahara
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2023
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
Beatriz Haddad Maia Laura Siegemund
6–1, 6–7(3–7) , [10–7]
Records
Men's singles
Most titles
Novak Djokovic
5
Roger Federer
Most finals
Roger Federer
9
Most consecutive titles
Roger Federer (2004, 2005, 2006)
3
Novak Djokovic (2014, 2015, 2016)
Most consecutive finals
Roger Federer (2004, 2005, 2006) (2017, 2018, 2019)
3
Novak Djokovic (2014, 2015, 2016)
Most matches played
Roger Federer
79
Most matches won
Roger Federer
66
Most consecutive matches won
Novak Djokovic
19
Most editions played
Roger Federer
18
Best winning %
Novak Djokovic
84.75% (50–9)
Youngest champion
Boris Becker
19y, 2m, 26d(1987 )
Oldest champion
Roger Federer
35y, 7m, 11d(2017 )
Women's singles
Sunshine double
The Sunshine Double is a feat in tennis achieved when a player wins the titles of the Indian Wells Open and the Miami Open back-to-back.
To date, 11 players have achieved this in singles, and 22 in doubles.
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Teams
Individuals
These players won the Indian Wells Open and the Miami Open in the same year but with different partners.
No.
Player (individually)
Title(s)
Year(s)
1
John Isner
1
2022
Women's doubles
Teams
Individuals
These players won the Indian Wells Open and the Miami Open in the same year but with different partners.
See also
Tournaments by years Current tournaments Former tournaments Other
Tournaments by year Active tournaments Defunct tournaments Other
Previous men's tournament categories (1987–1989)
Previous women's tournament categories (1990–2009)
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