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Location Tucson, Arizona
(1974–75)
Rancho Mirage, California (1976–80)
La Quinta, California (1981–86)
Indian Wells, California (1987–current)
Place held Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Court type Hard (Plexipave) – outdoors
Website bnpparibasopen.com
Current champions (2024)
Men's singles Spain Carlos Alcaraz
Women's singles Poland Iga Świątek
Men's doubles Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Croatia Nikola Mektić
Women's doubles Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Belgium Elise Mertens

The Indian Wells Open 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 (493,440 in total attendance during the 2024 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
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, and accepted numerous corporate sponsorships, throughout its existence. The French multinational banking group BNP Paribas has held the naming rights since 2009.

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 Indian Wells 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 Indian Wells 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 boycott

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. Nine days later, while attending the Ericsson Open, Richard Williams, Serena and Venus's father, stated racial slurs were directed at him while in the stands at Indian Wells. He said that while he and Venus were taking their seats for the final, multiple fans used the racial slur and one spoke of skinning him alive. When asked about her father's allegations, Venus said "I heard what he heard." Indian Wells tournament director Charlie Pasarell said he was humiliated by the crowd's reaction, adding, "I was cringing when all that stuff was going on. It was unfair for the crowd to do that."

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 the next year.

Past finals

Men's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1974 Australia John Newcombe (1/1) United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 7–6
1975 Australia John Alexander (1/1) Romania Ilie Năstase 7–5, 6–2
1976 United States Jimmy Connors (1/3) United States Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–4
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1977 United States Brian Gottfried (1/1) Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
1978 United States Roscoe Tanner (1/2) Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
1979 United States Roscoe Tanner (2/2) United States Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–2
1980 Final not held due to rain (tournament cancelled at the semifinal stage)
1981 United States Jimmy Connors (2/3) Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
1982 France Yannick Noah (1/1) Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1983 Spain José Higueras (1/1) United States Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 6–2
1984 United States Jimmy Connors (3/3) France Yannick Noah 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 6–3
1985 United States Larry Stefanki (1/1) United States David Pate 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1986 Sweden Joakim Nyström (1/1) France Yannick Noah 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1987 West Germany Boris Becker (1/2) Sweden Stefan Edberg 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
1988 West Germany Boris Becker (2/2) Spain Emilio Sánchez 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1989 Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř (1/1) France Yannick Noah 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
↓  ATP Tour Masters 1000  ↓
1990 Sweden Stefan Edberg (1/1) United States Andre Agassi 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)
1991 United States Jim Courier (1/2) France Guy Forget 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
1992 United States Michael Chang (1/3) Commonwealth of Independent States Andrei Chesnokov 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1993 United States Jim Courier (2/2) South Africa Wayne Ferreira 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1994 United States Pete Sampras (1/2) Czech Republic Petr Korda 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1995 United States Pete Sampras (2/2) United States Andre Agassi 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
1996 United States Michael Chang (2/3) Netherlands Paul Haarhuis 7–5, 6–1, 6–1
1997 United States Michael Chang (3/3) Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1998 Chile Marcelo Ríos (1/1) United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 6–3, 6–7(15–17), 7–6(7–4), 6–4
1999 Australia Mark Philippoussis (1/1) Spain Carlos Moyá 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2000 Spain Àlex Corretja (1/1) Sweden Thomas Enqvist 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
2001 United States Andre Agassi (1/1) United States Pete Sampras 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1
2002 Australia Lleyton Hewitt (1/2) United Kingdom Tim Henman 6–1, 6–2
2003 Australia Lleyton Hewitt (2/2) Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 6–1, 6–1
2004 Switzerland Roger Federer (1/5) United Kingdom Tim Henman 6–3, 6–3
2005 Switzerland Roger Federer (2/5) Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
2006 Switzerland Roger Federer (3/5) United States James Blake 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
2007 Spain Rafael Nadal (1/3) Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–2, 7–5
2008 Serbia Novak Djokovic (1/5) United States Mardy Fish 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
2009 Spain Rafael Nadal (2/3) United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–1, 6–2
2010 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić (1/1) United States Andy Roddick 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
2011 Serbia Novak Djokovic (2/5) Spain Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2012 Switzerland Roger Federer (4/5) United States John Isner 7–6(9–7), 6–3
2013 Spain Rafael Nadal (3/3) Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2014 Serbia Novak Djokovic (3/5) Switzerland Roger Federer 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2015 Serbia Novak Djokovic (4/5) Switzerland Roger Federer 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
2016 Serbia Novak Djokovic (5/5) Canada Milos Raonic 6–2, 6–0
2017 Switzerland Roger Federer (5/5) Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6–4, 7–5
2018 Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (1/1) Switzerland Roger Federer 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–2)
2019 Austria Dominic Thiem (1/1) Switzerland Roger Federer 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2020 Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 United Kingdom Cameron Norrie (1/1) Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2022 United States Taylor Fritz (1/1) Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2023 Spain Carlos Alcaraz (1/2) Russia Daniil Medvedev 6–3, 6–2
2024 Spain Carlos Alcaraz (2/2) Russia Daniil Medvedev 7–6(7–5), 6–1

Women's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1989 Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva (1/1) Australia Jenny Byrne 6–4, 6–1
1990 United States Martina Navratilova (1/2) Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1991 United States Martina Navratilova (2/2) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
1992 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles (1/1) Spain Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–1
1993 United States Mary Joe Fernández (1/2) South Africa Amanda Coetzer 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
1994 Germany Steffi Graf (1/2) South Africa Amanda Coetzer 6–0, 6–4
1995 United States Mary Joe Fernández (2/2) Belarus Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–3
1996 Germany Steffi Graf (2/2) Spain Conchita Martínez 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
1997 United States Lindsay Davenport (1/2) Romania Irina Spîrlea 6–2, 6–1
1998 Switzerland Martina Hingis (1/1) United States Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–4
1999 United States Serena Williams (1/2) Germany Steffi Graf 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
2000 United States Lindsay Davenport (2/2) Switzerland Martina Hingis 4–6, 6–4, 6–0
2001 United States Serena Williams (2/2) Belgium Kim Clijsters 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
2002 Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (1/2) Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–4
2003 Belgium Kim Clijsters (1/2) United States Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 7–5
2004 Belgium Justine Henin (1/1) United States Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 6–4
2005 Belgium Kim Clijsters (2/2) United States Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2006 Russia Maria Sharapova (1/2) Russia Elena Dementieva 6–1, 6–2
2007 Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (2/2) Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 6–4
2008 Serbia Ana Ivanovic (1/1) Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–3
2009 Russia Vera Zvonareva (1/1) Serbia Ana Ivanovic 7–6(7–5), 6–2
2010 Serbia Jelena Janković (1/1) Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4
2011 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (1/1) France Marion Bartoli 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
2012 Belarus Victoria Azarenka (1/2) Russia Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–3
2013 Russia Maria Sharapova (2/2) Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–2
2014 Italy Flavia Pennetta (1/1) Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–1
2015 Romania Simona Halep (1/1) Serbia Jelena Janković 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
2016 Belarus Victoria Azarenka (2/2) United States Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4
2017 Russia Elena Vesnina (1/1) Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4
2018 Japan Naomi Osaka (1/1) Russia Daria Kasatkina 6–3, 6–2
2019 Canada Bianca Andreescu (1/1) Germany Angelique Kerber 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
2020 Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Spain Paula Badosa (1/1) Belarus Victoria Azarenka 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
2022 Poland Iga Świątek (1/2) Greece Maria Sakkari 6–4, 6–1
2023 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (1/1) Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 7–6(13–11), 6–4
2024 Poland Iga Świątek (2/2) Greece Maria Sakkari 6–4, 6–0

Men's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1974 United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Sherwood Stewart
United States Tom Edlefsen
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–4, 6–4
1975 United States William Brown
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Dennis Ralston
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
1976 Australia Colin Dibley
United States Sandy Mayer
South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Erik van Dillen
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1977 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
United States Marty Riessen
United States Roscoe Tanner
7–6, 7–6
1978 South Africa Raymond Moore
United States Roscoe Tanner
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–4, 6–4
1979 United States Gene Mayer
United States Sandy Mayer (2)
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Bruce Manson
6–4, 7–6
1980 Final not held due to rain (tournament cancelled at the semifinal stage)
1981 United States Bruce Manson
United States Brian Teacher
United States Terry Moor
United States Eliot Teltscher
7–6, 6–2
1982 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez (2)
United Kingdom John Lloyd
United States Dick Stockton
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1983 United States Brian Gottfried (2)
Mexico Raúl Ramírez (3)
South Africa Tian Viljoen
South Africa Danie Visser
6–3, 6–3
1984 South Africa Bernard Mitton
United States Butch Walts
United States Scott Davis
United States Ferdi Taygan
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1985 Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
1986 United States Peter Fleming
France Guy Forget
France Yannick Noah
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–4, 6–3
1987 France Guy Forget (2)
France Yannick Noah
West Germany Boris Becker
West Germany Eric Jelen
6–4, 7–6
1988 West Germany Boris Becker
France Guy Forget (3)
Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken
6–4, 6–4
1989 West Germany Boris Becker (2)
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
United States Kevin Curren
United States David Pate
7–6, 7–5
↓  ATP Tour Masters 1000  ↓
1990 West Germany Boris Becker (3)
France Guy Forget (4)
United States Jim Grabb
United States Patrick McEnroe
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1991 United States Jim Courier
Spain Javier Sánchez
France Guy Forget
France Henri Leconte
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
1992 United States Steve DeVries
Australia David Macpherson
United States Kent Kinnear
United States Sven Salumaa
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1993 France Guy Forget (5)
France Henri Leconte
United States Luke Jensen
United States Scott Melville
6–4, 7–5
1994 Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Jonathan Stark
7–5, 6–3
1995 United States Tommy Ho
New Zealand Brett Steven
South Africa Gary Muller
South Africa Piet Norval
6–4, 7–6
1996 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
United States Brian MacPhie
Australia Michael Tebbutt
1–6, 6–2, 6–2
1997 The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Australia Mark Philippoussis
Australia Patrick Rafter
7–6, 4–6, 7–5
1998 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Patrick Rafter
United States Todd Martin
United States Richey Reneberg
6–4, 7–6
1999 Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Australia Sandon Stolle
South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
7–6(7–4), 6–3
2000 United States Alex O'Brien
United States Jared Palmer
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2001 South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 7–5
2002 The Bahamas Mark Knowles (2)
Canada Daniel Nestor (2)
Switzerland Roger Federer
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–4, 6–4
2003 South Africa Wayne Ferreira (2)
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2)
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
2004 France Arnaud Clément
France Sébastien Grosjean
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
2005 The Bahamas Mark Knowles (3)
Canada Daniel Nestor (3)
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Paul Hanley
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–2)
2006 The Bahamas Mark Knowles (4)
Canada Daniel Nestor (4)
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–4
2007 Czech Republic Martin Damm
India Leander Paes
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
6–4, 6–4
2008 Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 6–4
2009 United States Mardy Fish
United States Andy Roddick
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Israel Andy Ram
3–6, 6–1, [14–12]
2010 Spain Marc López
Spain Rafael Nadal
Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
7–6(10–8), 6–3
2011 Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Switzerland Roger Federer
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
2012 Spain Marc López (2)
Spain Rafael Nadal (2)
United States John Isner
United States Sam Querrey
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
2013 United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Philippines Treat Conrad Huey
Poland Jerzy Janowicz
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
2014 United States Bob Bryan (2)
United States Mike Bryan (2)
Austria Alexander Peya
Brazil Bruno Soares
6–4, 6–3
2015 Canada Vasek Pospisil
United States Jack Sock
Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Fabio Fognini
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
2016 France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
Canada Vasek Pospisil
United States Jack Sock
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2017 South Africa Raven Klaasen
United States Rajeev Ram
Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–7(1–7), 6–4, [10–8]
2018 United States John Isner
United States Jack Sock (2)
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
2019 Croatia Nikola Mektić
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
2020 Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Australia John Peers
Slovakia Filip Polášek
Russia Aslan Karatsev
Russia Andrey Rublev
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2022 United States John Isner (2)
United States Jack Sock (3)
Mexico Santiago González
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
7–6(7–4), 6–3
2023 India Rohan Bopanna
Australia Matthew Ebden
Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
2024 Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Croatia Nikola Mektić (2)
Spain Marcel Granollers
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)

Women's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1989 Australia Hana Mandlíková
United States Pam Shriver
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Gretchen Rush-Magers
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
1990 Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Gigi Fernández
United States Martina Navratilova
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
1991 Final not held due to rain
1992 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
United States Stephanie Rehe
Canada Jill Hetherington
United States Kathy Rinaldi
6–3, 6–3
1993 Australia Rennae Stubbs
Czech Republic Helena Suková (2)
United States Ann Grossman
Canada Patricia Hy
6–3, 6–4
1994 United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Czech Republic Helena Suková
6–2, 6–4
1995 United States Lindsay Davenport (2)
United States Lisa Raymond (2)
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Spain Arantxa Sánchez
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1996 United States Chanda Rubin
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
France Julie Halard
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–1, 6–4
1997 United States Lindsay Davenport (3)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
United States Lisa Raymond
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–3, 6–2
1998 United States Lindsay Davenport (4)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (2)
France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1999 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
United States Mary Joe Fernández
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6–2, 6–2
2000 United States Lindsay Davenport (5)
United States Corina Morariu
Russia Anna Kournikova
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–3
2001 United States Nicole Arendt
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Spain Virginia Ruano
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–4
2002 United States Lisa Raymond (3)
Australia Rennae Stubbs (2)
Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
7–5, 6–0
2003 United States Lindsay Davenport (6)
United States Lisa Raymond (4)
Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2004 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–1, 6–2
2005 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (2)
Argentina Paola Suárez (2)
Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6(7–3), 6–1
2006 United States Lisa Raymond (5)
Australia Samantha Stosur
Spain Virginia Ruano
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6–2, 7–5
2007 United States Lisa Raymond (6)
Australia Samantha Stosur (2)
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
6–3, 7–5
2008 Russia Dinara Safina
Russia Elena Vesnina
China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
2009 Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Russia Vera Zvonareva
Argentina Gisela Dulko
Israel Shahar Pe'er
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
2010 Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Russia Nadia Petrova
Australia Samantha Stosur
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
2011 India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina (2)
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6–0, 7–5
2012 United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond (7)
India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–3
2013 Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina (3)
Russia Nadia Petrova
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–0, 5–7, [10–6]
2014 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai
Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Sania Mirza
7–6(7–5), 6–2
2015 Switzerland Martina Hingis (2)
India Sania Mirza (2)
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–3, 6–4
2016 United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States CoCo Vandeweghe
Germany Julia Görges
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
2017 Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Switzerland Martina Hingis (3)
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
7–6(7–4), 6–2
2018 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (2)
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–4, 6–4
2019 Belgium Elise Mertens
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6–3, 6–2
2020 Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (3)
Belgium Elise Mertens (2)
Russia Veronika Kudermetova
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
7–6(7–1), 6–3
2022 China Xu Yifan
China Yang Zhaoxuan
United States Asia Muhammad
Japan Ena Shibahara
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2023 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia
Germany Laura Siegemund
6–1, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
2024 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (4)
Belgium Elise Mertens (3)
Australia Storm Hunter
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6–3, 6–4

Records

Men's singles

Most titles Serbia Novak Djokovic 5
Switzerland Roger Federer
Most finals Switzerland Roger Federer 9
Most consecutive titles Switzerland Roger Federer
(2004, 2005, 2006)
3
Serbia Novak Djokovic
(2014, 2015, 2016)
Most consecutive finals Switzerland Roger Federer
(2004, 2005, 2006)
(2017, 2018, 2019)
3
Serbia Novak Djokovic
(2014, 2015, 2016)
Most matches played Switzerland Roger Federer 79
Most matches won Switzerland Roger Federer 66
Most consecutive matches won Serbia Novak Djokovic 19
Most editions played Switzerland Roger Federer 18
Best winning % Spain Carlos Alcaraz 88.89% (16–2)
Youngest champion West Germany Boris Becker 19y, 2m, 26d
(1987)
Oldest champion Switzerland Roger Federer 35y, 7m, 11d
(2017)
Longest final
1991 (51 games)
United States Jim Courier 4 6 4 6 77
France Guy Forget 6 3 6 3 64
Shortest final
2016 (14 games)
Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6
Canada Milos Raonic 2 0

Women's singles

Most titles United States Martina Navratilova 2
United States Mary Joe Fernández
Germany Steffi Graf
United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Serena Williams
Belgium Kim Clijsters
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Russia Maria Sharapova
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Poland Iga Świątek
Most finals United States Lindsay Davenport 6
Most consecutive titles United States Martina Navratilova
(1990, 1991)
2
Most consecutive finals United States Lindsay Davenport
(2003, 2004, 2005)
3
Most consecutive matches won United States Martina Navratilova 10
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Poland Iga Świątek

Sunshine double

Miami Open (tennis)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Masters de Indian Wells para niños

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