BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells)

The BNP Paribas Open is a tennis tournament that usually takes place in March each year in Indian Wells, California, USA.

The tournament is a combined ATP/WTA event with an ATP 1000 and WTA 1000 tournament being played concurrently.

2023 BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells)

The Indian Wells Tennis tournament is one of the biggest ATP tennis tournaments held during the year with some fans calling it the 5th grand slam.

The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden with the biggest stadium court in the complex having a capacity of approximately 16,000 tennis fans.

The tournament usually takes place in the first two weeks of March with the Miami Open being played in the last two weeks of March.

Players who manage to win both tournaments are said to have completed the “Sunshine Double”.

Over the years, a number of players have been able to achieve the sunshine double including Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, and Kim Clijsters.

Dates

The 2023 ATP and WTA Tournaments will take place over two weeks from the 6th to the 19th of March 2023, with qualifying taking place on the 6th and 7th of March.

The Arizona Tennis Classic will be held in the second week for ATP players who lose in the first week in Indian Wells.

Tickets

Tickets for the 2023 tournament in Indian Wells are now on sale through the official tournament website.

There will be free entry to the qualifying matches on the 6th and 7th of March with single-session ticket prices for other days starting at $30.

Players

The official entry list for the 2023 tournament will not be released until closer to the start of the tournament but below is a selection of players who played in the women’s and men’s singles tournaments in 2022.

2022 ATP Indian Wells Entry List

1. Daniil Medvedev
2. Alexander Zverev
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas
4. Rafael Nadal
5. Matteo Berrettini
6. Andrey Rublev
7. Casper Ruud
8. Felix Auger-Aliassime
9. Jannik Sinner
10. Hubert Hurkacz
11. Denis Shapovalov
12. Cameron Norrie
13. Aslan Karatsev
14. Diego Schwartzman
15. Pablo Carreno Busta
16. Roberto Bautista Agut
17. Gael Monfils
18. Taylor Fritz
19. Cristian Garin
20. Nikoloz Basilashvili
21. Lorenzo Sonego
22. Reilly Opelka
23. Marin Cilic
24. Grigor Dimitrov
25. John Isner
26. Borna Coric
27. Daniel Evans
28. Karen Khachanov
29. Carlos Alcaraz
30. Alexander Bublik
31. Albert Ramos-Vinolas
32. Frances Tiafoe
33. Alex de Minaur
34. Lloyd Harris
35. Filip Krajinovic
36. Dusan Lajovic
37. Marton Fucsovics
38. Fabio Fognini
39. Ugo Humbert
40. Federico Delbonis
41. Tommy Paul
42. Sebastian Korda
43. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
44. David Goffin
45. Ilya Ivashka
46. Mackenzie McDonald
47. Benoit Paire
48. Botic van de Zandschulp
49. Dominik Koepfer
50. Soonwoo Kwon
51. Jenson Brooksby
52. James Duckworth
53. Laslo Djere
54. Adrian Mannarino
55. Jan-Lennard Struff
56. Maxime Cressy
57. Arthur Rinderknech
58. Pedro Martinez
59. Tallon Griekspoor
60. Lorenzo Musetti
61. Miomir Kecmanovic
62. Federico Coria
63. Alexei Popyrin
64. Gianluca Mager
65. Benjamin Bonzi
66. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
67. Hugo Gaston
68. Marcos Giron
69. Emil Ruusuvuori
70. Alex Molcan
71. Pablo Andujar
72. Pablo Cuevas
73. Sebastian Baez
74. Aljaz Bedene
75. Mikael Ymer

2022 WTA Indian Wells Entry List

1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Karolina Pliskova
3. Paula Badosa
4. Garbiñe Muguruza
5. Maria Sakkari
6. Iga Swiatek
7. Anett Kontaveit
8. Ons Jabeur
9. Elena Rybakina
10. Emma Raducanu
11. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
12. Elina Svitolina
13. Jessica Pegula
14. Victoria Azarenka
15. Angelique Kerber
16. Leylah Fernandez
17. Cori Gauff
18. Daria Kasatkina
19. Simona Halep
20. Petra Kvitova
21. Belinda Bencic
22. Jelena Ostapenko
23. Elise Mertens
24. Tamara Zidansek
25. Madison Keys
26. Veronika Kudermetova
27. Camila Giorgi
28. Sorana Cirstea
29. Sara Sorribes Tormo
30. Clara Tauson
31. Liudmila Samsonova
32. Jil Teichmann
33. Viktorija Golubic
34. Alizé Cornet
35. Marketa Vondrousova
36. Ajla Tomljanovic
37. Amanda Anisimova
38. Yulia Putintseva
39. Tereza Martincova
40. Ekaterina Alexandrova
41. Katerina Siniakova
42. Magda Linette
43. Shelby Rogers
44. Jasmine Paolini
45. Camila Osorio
46. Nuria Parrizas
47. Marta Kostyuk
48. Alison Van Uytvanck
49. Anhelina Kalinina
50. Ana Konjuh
51. Alison Riske
52. Irina-Camelia Begu
53. Sloane Stephens
54. Jaqueline Cristian
55. Madison Brengle
56. Ann Li
57. Elena-Gabriela Ruse
58. Kaia Kanepi
59. Arantxa Rus
60. Karolina Muchova
61. Andrea Petkovic
62. Mayar Sherif
63. Shuai Zhang
64. Maryna Zanevska
65. Caroline Garcia
66. Petra Martic
67. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
68. Danka Kovinic
69. Beatriz Haddad
70. Rebecca Peterson
71. Anastasia Potapova
72. Misaki Doi
73. Clara Burel

Schedule

Below is the expected schedule for the 2023 tournament, with the 1st round of the WTA singles tournament starting on Wednesday, the 8th of March, and the 1st round of the ATP singles tournament starting on Thursday, the 9th of March.

Draw

The draw for the 2023 tournament will be made the week before the start of the tournament.

If you are looking for the draws for the 2022 tournaments, they are available to download from the ATP Tour and WTA Tour websites.

In 2022, the number 1 in the men’s event was Daniil Medvedev while in the women’s event, Barbora Krejcikova was due to be the number 1 seed but she pulled out of the tournament at the last minute due to a knee injury and was replaced in the draw by Alize Cornet.

Prize Money and Ranking Points

The Indian Wells tennis tournament is one of an increasing number of tournaments where there is equal prize money for the men’s and women’s events.

Prize money at all levels in 2022 except for first round losers saw an increase from the prize money awarded at the 2021 tournament.

Full details in relation to the prize money for the 2023 tournament have not been released yet but below is the prize money that was awarded to players in 2022.

Men’s Singles

The winner of the Men’s Singles Event in 2022 received $1,242,025 and 1000 ranking points, with the runner up receiving $665,330 and 600 ranking points.

Men’s Doubles

The winners of the Men’s Doubles Event in 2022 received $426,000 and 1000 ATP points, with the runner ups receiving $225,980 and 600 ATP points.

Women’s Singles

The winner of the Women’s Singles Event in 2022 received $1,242,025 and 1000 WTA points, with the runner up receiving $665,330 and 650 WTA points.

Women’s Doubles

The winners of the Women’s Doubles Event in 2022 received $426,000 and 1000 points, with the runner ups receiving $225,980 and 650 points.

Past Winners and Runner Ups

Past champions of the WTA event include Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, and Monica Seles while past champions of the ATP event include Rafael Nadal, Juan Martín del Potro, and Roger Federer.

Federer and Djokovic currently hold the record for most singles titles with five titles each.

Men’s Singles Winners and Runner Ups

Taylor Fritz is the defending champion in the Men’s Singles event following his victory over Rafael Nadal in the 2022 Men’s Singles final (6-3, 7-6).

Roger Federer is the most successful male player as he has won 5 singles titles (2017, 2012, 2006, 2005, and 2004) and been a runner up four times (2019, 2018, 2015, and 2014)

The above list of previous winners of the Men’s Singles event goes back to 2012. For a full list, check out the official ATP Tour website.

Men’s Doubles

John Isner and Jack Sock are the current champions in the men’s doubles event after beating Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 7–6, 6-3 in the 2022 Men’s doubles final.

The above list of previous winners of the Men’s Doubles event goes back to 2012. For a full list, check the official ATP Tour website.

Women’s Singles

Iga Swiatek is the current champion in the women’s singles event after beating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 in the 2022 women’s singles final.

A number of players have won the women’s singles event a total of 2 times including Martina Navratilova, Mary Joe Fernández, Steffi Graf, Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters, Daniela Hantuchová, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka.

The above list of previous winners of the women’s singles event goes back to 2012. For a full list, check out the official WTA Tour website.

Women’s Doubles

Yang Zhaoxuan and Xu Yifan are the current champions in the women’s doubles event after beating Asia Muhammad and Ena Shibahara 7-5, 7-6 in the 2022 women’s doubles final.

Lisa Raymond holds the record for most doubles titles with seven titles to her name (1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2012).

The above list of previous winners of the women’s doubles event goes back to 2012. For a full list, check out the official WTA Tour website.