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The 2010 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2010. It was the 37th edition of the men's event (22nd for the women), also known as the Indian Wells Open, and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2010 WTA Tour.
Ivan Ljubičić defeated Andy Roddick in the final, 7–6 (7–3), 7–6 (7–5) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2010 Indian Wells Masters. It was his first Masters title (following three previous runner-up finishes), making him the oldest maiden Masters champion.
Jelena Janković defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 Indian Wells Masters. [1]Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Samantha Stosur.
By successfully defending his title in Zagreb, Marin Čilić opened 2010 with an impressive 15–1 record. After being denied a visa the previous year, Shahar Pe'er reached the semi-finals of the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships in a dream run, where she took out three seeded players, including top-seed Caroline Wozniacki.
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]
The tournament, which runs March 3-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, is moving all eight ATP and WTA singles quarterfinal matches to the same day for the first time on March 14.
The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in the United States. It was the 38th edition of the men's event (23rd for the women), known as the Indian Wells Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011 WTA Tour.
The 2012 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2012 Indian Wells Open) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2012. It was the 39th edition of the men's event (24th for the women), known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2012 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2012 WTA Tour.