INDIAN WELLS 2022 - ATP Masters, WTA 1000

INDIAN WELLS

ATP MASTERS 1000

WTA PREMIER 1000

Welcome to sunny Southern California, Palm Springs. Indian Wells has returned to its normal month in the Season's schedule. Most of the country has returned to somewhat normal -  freedom, or something like it - except for our brothers and sisters in Eastern Europe.  

Some still refer to this tournament as the the "5th Grand Slam" in the schedule. It is a biggie, a combined tour event and most of the top players are competing. Notably missing are WTA #1 Ashleigh Barty and ATP #1 Novak Djokovic (depending on Daniil Medvedev's mood and performance this tourney Djokovic returned to #1). We now have an almost 2-week tournament to talk about a LOT of Tennis. 

In the meantime, our collective hearts go out to Ukraine and to all Ukrainian tennis players trying their best to support their families there, while attempting to concentrate on this huge competition. We do not envy their predicaments - playing tennis or even try to go home to their families if it were even possible. Almost 2 million of their Ukrainian countrywomen and children have fled and are fleeing daily🙏

We Stand With Ukraine🙋

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Indian Wells Tennis Gardens

BNP Paribas Open WTA and ATP 1000

Indian Wells Tennis Garden

Indian Wells, USA

March 9-20, 2022

Surface: Hard outdoor

Draw: Singles 96, Doubles 32

Indian Wells tournament was voted the best tournament in its category in 2021. The main stadium is the 2nd largest tennis-specific stadium in the world, seating 16,000. 

The tournament has an unusual format with a 96 player draw in a 128 player grid. The 32 seeded players receive a first round bye.

WTA

March 9-20, 2022

33rd Edition

Defending Champion: Paula Badosa

Most titles: 9 players are tied at 2, including current players Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka.

Top 20 seeds (in order of seeding): Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Anett Kontaveit, Paula Badosa, Maria Sakkari, Karolina Pliskova, Garbine Muguruza, Ons Jabeur, Jelena Ostapenko, Emma Raducanu, Elina Svitolina, Victoria Azarenka, Jessica Pegula, Angelique Kerber, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, Leylah Fernandez, Tamara Zidansek, Elise Mertens

Wildcards: Americans Hailey Baptiste, Elvina Kalieva, Sofia Kenin, Claire Liu, Robin Montgomery, Emma Navarro, Katie Volynets, plus Dayana Yastremska

Withdrawals: Ash Barty, Barbora Krejcikova, Danielle Collins, Jaqueline Cristian, Camila Giorgi, Karolina Muchova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Potential QFs:

Swiatek (3) v. Muguruza (8)

Badosa (5) v. Kontaveit (4)

Sakkari (6) v. Sabalenka (2)

WTA Draw (.pdf draw can only be downloaded onto your personal computer now)

GT's Bar & Grill - Indian Wells -  2022 Menu

Other IW Events

A fundraising event, the Eisenhower Cup, will take place on March 8. Using a Tie Break Tens format, the $150,000 winner-take-all event will feature Badosa, Fernandez, Halep, Jabeur, Krejcikova, Osaka, Sabalenka and Sakkari.

Also on March 8 Elina Svitolina took part in a fundraiser for Ukraine.

Indian Wells Golf Resort
The Top 25 Best Municipal Courses in the USA. Above - the "Celebrity Course" (v. the Players Course) - AKA "Beauty & the Beast" 

ATP
March 10 - 20, 2022
48th edition

Defending champion: Cameron Norrie

Most titles: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic with 5 each

Top 20 seeds (in order of seeding): Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Rafael Nadal, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Matteo Berrettini, Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Jannik Sinner, Hubert Hurkacz, Cameron Norrie, Denis Shapovalov, Diego Schwartzman, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pablo Carreno Busta, Reilly Opelka, Nikoloz Basilashvili, Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Lorenzo Sonego

Wildcards: Americans Sam Querrey, Jack Sock, plus Nick Kyrgios, Andy Murray.

Withdrawals include: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Cristian Garin, Kei Nishikori, Dominic Thiem, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Mikael Ymer

Indian Wells Resort Venue Bldg - weddings, ceremonies, special events.
The area's first golf courses were opened in the 1950s at the Eldorado Country Club and the Indian Wells Country Club. In 1957, Desi Arnaz opened his Indian Wells Hotel (forerunner to the Indian Wells Resort Hotel). In 1960, Arnold Palmer won the first Bob Hope Desert Classic golf tournament.

Qualies Men

Singles Draw

Doubles Draw

OOP

April 2022 Coachella lineup. See y'all there✌😎💃

Shirley Hartt - Talent Content Coordinator - sends her regards👍