Indian Wells Open

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.

Indian Wells Open
Tournament information
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
LocationTucson, Arizona
(1974–75)
Rancho Mirage, California (1976–80)
La Quinta, California (1981–86)
Indian Wells, California (1987–current)
VenueIndian Wells Tennis Garden
SurfaceHard (Plexipave) – outdoors
Websitebnpparibasopen.com
Current champions (2024)
Men's singlesSpain Carlos Alcaraz
Women's singlesPoland Iga Świątek
Men's doublesNetherlands Wesley Koolhof
Croatia Nikola Mektić
Women's doublesChinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Belgium Elise Mertens
ATP Tour
CategoryATP Tour Masters 1000
(since 1990)
Grand Prix tennis circuit
(1977–89)
Draw96S / 48Q / 32D
Prize moneyUS$8,995,555 (2024)
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA 1000
(since 2021)
WTA Premier Mandatory
(2009–19)
WTA Tier I
(1996–2008)
WTA Tier II
(1990–95)
WTA Tier III
(1989)
Draw96S / 48Q / 32D
Prize moneyUS$ 8,995,555 (2024)

The tournament is the best-attended tennis tournament outside the four Grand Slam tournaments (493,440 in total attendance during the 2024 event);[1] it is often called the "fifth Grand Slam" in reference to this.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

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",[8][9] it is the most-attended tennis tournament in the world other than the four Majors, with over 450,000 visitors during the 2015 event.[10]

In 2009, the tournament and the Indian Wells Tennis Garden were sold to Larry Ellison.[11][12]

On March 8, 2020, the tournament was postponed, and later canceled, to halt the potential spread of COVID-19.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16] When asked about her father's allegations, Venus said "I heard what he heard."[16] 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."[17]

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.[18][19][20] Venus Williams ended her boycott by competing in Indian Wells the next year.[21]

Past finals

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1974 John Newcombe Arthur Ashe6–3, 7–6
1975 John Alexander Ilie Năstase7–5, 6–2
1976 Jimmy Connors Roscoe Tanner6–4, 6–4
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1977 Brian Gottfried Guillermo Vilas2–6, 6–1, 6–3
1978 Roscoe Tanner Raúl Ramírez6–1, 7–6(7–5)
1979 Roscoe Tanner (2) Brian Gottfried6–4, 6–2
1980Final not held due to rain (tournament cancelled at the semifinal stage)
1981 Jimmy Connors (2) Ivan Lendl6–3, 7–6(7–5)
1982 Yannick Noah Ivan Lendl3–6, 6–2, 7–5 [22]
1983 José Higueras Eliot Teltscher6–4, 6–2
1984 Jimmy Connors (3) Yannick Noah6–2, 6–7(7–9), 6–3
1985 Larry Stefanki David Pate6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1986 Joakim Nyström Yannick Noah6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1987 Boris Becker Stefan Edberg6–4, 6–4, 7–5
1988 Boris Becker (2) Emilio Sánchez7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1989 Miloslav Mečíř Yannick Noah3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
↓  ATP Tour Masters 1000[a]  ↓
1990 Stefan Edberg Andre Agassi6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)
1991 Jim Courier Guy Forget4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
1992 Michael Chang Andrei Chesnokov6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1993 Jim Courier (2) Wayne Ferreira6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1994 Pete Sampras Petr Korda4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1995 Pete Sampras (2) Andre Agassi7–5, 6–3, 7–5
1996 Michael Chang (2) Paul Haarhuis7–5, 6–1, 6–1
1997 Michael Chang (3) Bohdan Ulihrach4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1998 Marcelo Ríos Greg Rusedski6–3, 6–7(15–17), 7–6(7–4), 6–4
1999 Mark Philippoussis Carlos Moyá5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2000 Àlex Corretja Thomas Enqvist6–4, 6–4, 6–3
2001 Andre Agassi Pete Sampras7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–1
2002 Lleyton Hewitt Tim Henman6–1, 6–2
2003 Lleyton Hewitt (2) Gustavo Kuerten6–1, 6–1
2004 Roger Federer Tim Henman6–3, 6–3
2005 Roger Federer (2) Lleyton Hewitt6–2, 6–4, 6–4
2006 Roger Federer (3) James Blake7–5, 6–3, 6–0
2007 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic6–2, 7–5
2008 Novak Djokovic Mardy Fish6–2, 5–7, 6–3
2009 Rafael Nadal (2) Andy Murray6–1, 6–2
2010 Ivan Ljubičić Andy Roddick7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
2011 Novak Djokovic (2) Rafael Nadal4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2012 Roger Federer (4) John Isner7–6(9–7), 6–3
2013 Rafael Nadal (3) Juan Martín del Potro4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2014 Novak Djokovic (3) Roger Federer3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2015 Novak Djokovic (4) Roger Federer6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
2016 Novak Djokovic (5) Milos Raonic6–2, 6–0
2017 Roger Federer (5) Stan Wawrinka6–4, 7–5
2018 Juan Martín del Potro Roger Federer6–4, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–2)
2019 Dominic Thiem Roger Federer3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2020Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[23][24]
2021 Cameron Norrie Nikoloz Basilashvili3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2022 Taylor Fritz Rafael Nadal6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2023 Carlos Alcaraz [b] Daniil Medvedev6–3, 6–2
2024 Carlos Alcaraz (2) [b] Daniil Medvedev7–6(7–5), 6–1

Women's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1989 Manuela Maleeva Jenny Byrne6–4, 6–1
1990 Martina Navratilova Helena Suková6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1991 Martina Navratilova (2) Monica Seles6–2, 7–6(8–6)
1992 Monica Seles Conchita Martínez6–3, 6–1
1993 Mary Joe Fernández Amanda Coetzer3–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
1994 Steffi Graf Amanda Coetzer6–0, 6–4
1995 Mary Joe Fernández (2) Natasha Zvereva6–4, 6–3
1996 Steffi Graf (2) Conchita Martínez7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
1997 Lindsay Davenport Irina Spîrlea6–2, 6–1
1998 Martina Hingis Lindsay Davenport6–3, 6–4
1999 Serena Williams Steffi Graf6–3, 3–6, 7–5
2000 Lindsay Davenport (2) Martina Hingis4–6, 6–4, 6–0
2001 Serena Williams (2) Kim Clijsters4–6, 6–4, 6–2
2002 Daniela Hantuchová Martina Hingis6–3, 6–4
2003 Kim Clijsters Lindsay Davenport6–4, 7–5
2004 Justine Henin Lindsay Davenport6–1, 6–4
2005 Kim Clijsters (2) Lindsay Davenport6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2006 Maria Sharapova Elena Dementieva6–1, 6–2
2007 Daniela Hantuchová (2) Svetlana Kuznetsova6–3, 6–4
2008 Ana Ivanovic Svetlana Kuznetsova6–4, 6–3
2009 Vera Zvonareva Ana Ivanovic7–6(7–5), 6–2
2010 Jelena Janković Caroline Wozniacki6–2, 6–4
2011 Caroline Wozniacki Marion Bartoli6–1, 2–6, 6–3
2012 Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova6–2, 6–3
2013 Maria Sharapova (2) Caroline Wozniacki6–2, 6–2
2014 Flavia Pennetta Agnieszka Radwańska6–2, 6–1
2015 Simona Halep Jelena Janković2–6, 7–5, 6–4
2016 Victoria Azarenka (2) Serena Williams6–4, 6–4
2017 Elena Vesnina Svetlana Kuznetsova6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4
2018 Naomi Osaka Daria Kasatkina6–3, 6–2
2019 Bianca Andreescu Angelique Kerber6–4, 3–6, 6–4
2020Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[23][24]
2021 Paula Badosa Victoria Azarenka7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
2022 Iga Świątek Maria Sakkari6–4, 6–1
2023 Elena Rybakina [b] Aryna Sabalenka7–6(13–11), 6–4
2024 Iga Świątek (2) Maria Sakkari6–4, 6–0

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
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
1980Final 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[a]  ↓
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]
2020Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[23][24]
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]
2024 Wesley Koolhof
Nikola Mektić (2)
Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
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)
1991Final 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
2020Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[23][24]
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]
2024 Hsieh Su-wei (4)
Elise Mertens (3)
Storm Hunter
Kateřina Siniaková
6–3, 6–4

Records

Men's singles

Most titles[25] Novak Djokovic5
Roger Federer
Most finals Roger Federer9
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 Federer79
Most matches won Roger Federer66
Most consecutive matches won Novak Djokovic19
Most editions played Roger Federer18
Best winning % Carlos Alcaraz88.89% (16–2)
Youngest champion Boris Becker19y, 2m, 26d
(1987)
Oldest champion Roger Federer35y, 7m, 11d
(2017)
Longest final
1991 (51 games)
Jim Courier464677
Guy Forget636364
Shortest final
2016 (14 games)
Novak Djokovic66
Milos Raonic20

Women's singles

Most titles Martina Navratilova2
Mary Joe Fernández
Steffi Graf
Lindsay Davenport
Serena Williams
Kim Clijsters
Daniela Hantuchová
Maria Sharapova
Victoria Azarenka
Iga Świątek
Most finals Lindsay Davenport6
Most consecutive titles Martina Navratilova
(1990, 1991)
2
Most consecutive finals Lindsay Davenport
(2003, 2004, 2005)
3
Most consecutive matches won Martina Navratilova10
Ana Ivanovic
Iga Świątek

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 23 in doubles.

Men's singles

No.Player[26]Title(s)Year(s)
1 Jim Courier11991
2 Michael Chang11992
3 Pete Sampras11994
4 Marcelo Ríos11998
5 Andre Agassi12001
6 Roger Federer32005–06, '17
7 Novak Djokovic42011, '14–'16

Women's singles

No.Player[26]Title(s)Year(s)
1 Steffi Graf21994, '96
2 Kim Clijsters12005
3 Victoria Azarenka12016
4 Iga Świątek12022

Men's doubles

Teams
No.Team[27][28]Title(s)Year(s)
1 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
11996
2 Wayne Black
Sandon Stolle
11999
3 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
12002
4 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
12014
5 Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
12016[29]
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 Jakob Hlasek11989
2 John Isner12022[30]

Women's doubles

Teams
No.Team[27][28]Title(s)Year(s)
1 Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
11990
2 Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
12002
3 Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur
22006–07
4 Martina Hingis
Sania Mirza
12015
5 Elise Mertens
Aryna Sabalenka
12019
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 Natasha Zvereva11997
2 Martina Hingis11999
3 Bethanie Mattek-Sands12016

See also

Notes

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Favorite WTA Tier I – II Tournament
1997
2005, 2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Stuttgart
(Tier I – II)
Favorite WTA Premier Tournament
2009
Succeeded by
Stuttgart

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