Indian Wells Masters
BNP Paribas Open | |
ATP tour | |
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venue |
Indian Wells United States |
First run | 1974 |
category | World Tour Masters 1000 |
Tournament type | Free place tournament |
Game surface | Hard court |
draw | 96E / 48Q / 32D |
Prize money | US $ 8,542,680 |
Center Court | 16,100 spectators |
Website | Official website |
As of March 3, 2020 |
The Indian Wells Masters is a men's tennis tournament held annually in March in Indian Wells , California . It is the first tournament in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 category in the tournament calendar . Since 1996 it has been held at the same place as the women's tournament . With 96 players in the individual competition, it has become one of the biggest events on the ATP World Tour in recent years ; only the Masters tournament in Miami has an equally large field. The two tournaments are the only ATP tournaments that last longer than a week due to the number of participants; after the four Grand Slam tournaments, they are the largest tennis events in the world.
The games are played over two sets of wins (best of three) . From 1985 to 2001 as well as 2005 and 2006 best of five (three sets of wins) was played in the final .
The official sponsor name of the tournament has been BNP Paribas Open since 2009 . Previous names included Newsweek Champions Cup , Pilot Pen Classic , Congoleum Classic and Pacific Life Open . The venue, the Indian Wells Tennis Garden , is one of the largest tennis facilities in the world; the Center Court seats 16,100 people. Prior to 1987, the tournament was held in other California cities such as La Quinta , Rancho Mirage , Palm Springs and Tucson in Arizona .
Record winners of the tournament are Novak Đoković and Roger Federer with five titles each, followed by Rafael Nadal , Jimmy Connors and Michael Chang with three titles each . The Indian Wells Masters takes place right before the Miami Masters. The two tournaments are also known as the Sunshine Double . Tommy Haas has been the tournament director since 2017 .
The 2020 tournament was canceled due to the corona virus.
Winners list
singles
Double
Web links
- Official tournament website (English)
- Profile on the ATP website (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Haas Named Indian Wells Tournament Director. In: atpworldtour.com. June 3, 2016, accessed April 22, 2018 .
- ↑ Due to Corona Virus: Indian Wells canceled! In: tennisnet.com. March 9, 2020, accessed March 9, 2020 .