Indian Wells Masters

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Pacific Life Open
Location Indian Wells, California
Flag of the United States United States
Venue Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Surface Hard / Outdoors
Official website
ATP Tour
Category Masters Series
Draw 96S / 48Q / 32D
Prize Money US$3,450,000
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Tier Tier I
Draw 96M / 48Q / 32D
Prize Money US$2,100,000

The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. The official sponsored name of the event is currently the Pacific Life Open.

The event is part of the ATP Masters Series on the men's tour and is a Tier 1 event on the women's tour. The event, held in March, is one of two tour events (beside Miami Masters) in which main draw play extends beyond 8 days. The women's main draw usually starts on Wednesday and the men's main draw starts on Thursday. Both finals are held on Sunday of the following week. Both singles main draws include 96 players. The 32 seeded players get a bye to the second round.

The tournament is played on hard courts and is the best attended tennis tournament outside the four Grand Slam tournaments, with over 300,000 visitors during the event. It has the second largest stadium in the world.

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[edit] Location

Indian Wells lies in the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area), about 115 miles east of central Los Angeles.

The tournament is played in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (built in 2000) which has 20 tennis courts, including the 16,100-seat main stadium and two smaller stadiums.

[edit] History

The event has previously been titled the Newsweek Champions Cup, the Pilot Pen Classic and the Congoleum Classic. The women's tournament was also previously called the Virginia Slims of Indian Wells (1989-1990), the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs (1991) and the Evert Cup (1992-1999) in honor of Chris Evert.

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 (ATP) and Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tours.

It has also recently become one of the largest events on both tours, with 96 top professional players entered in both the men's and women's main draws.

[edit] Past Men's Results

[edit] Singles

Indian Wells, California
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score in final
2008 Flag of Serbia Novak Đoković Flag of the United States Mardy Fish 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
2007 Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal Flag of Serbia Novak Đoković 6-2, 7-5
2006 Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer Flag of the United States James Blake 7-5, 6-3, 6-0
2005 Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
2004 Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer Flag of the United Kingdom Tim Henman 6-3, 6-3
2003 Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt Flag of Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 6-1, 6-1
2002 Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt Flag of the United Kingdom Tim Henman 6-1, 6-2
2001 Flag of the United States Andre Agassi Flag of the United States Pete Sampras 7-6, 7-5, 6-1
2000 Flag of Spain Àlex Corretja Flag of Sweden Thomas Enqvist 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
1999 Flag of Australia Mark Philippoussis Flag of Spain Carlos Moyà 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
1998 Flag of Chile Marcelo Ríos Flag of the United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4
1997 Flag of the United States Michael Chang Flag of the Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
1996 Flag of the United States Michael Chang Flag of the Netherlands Paul Haarhuis 7-5, 6-1, 6-1
1995 Flag of the United States Pete Sampras Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 7-5, 6-3, 7-5
1994 Flag of the United States Pete Sampras Flag of the Czech Republic Petr Korda 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
1993 Flag of the United States Jim Courier Flag of South Africa Wayne Ferreira 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
1992 Flag of the United States Michael Chang Flag of Russia Andrei Chesnokov 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
1991 Flag of the United States Jim Courier Flag of France Guy Forget 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6
1990 Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 6-4, 5-7, 7-6, 7-6
1989 Flag of Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř Flag of France Yannick Noah 3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
1988 Flag of West Germany Boris Becker Flag of Spain Emilio Sánchez 7-5, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
1987 Flag of West Germany Boris Becker Flag of Sweden Stefan Edberg 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
La Quinta, California
1986 Flag of Sweden Joakim Nyström Flag of France Yannick Noah 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
1985 Flag of the United States Larry Stefanki Flag of the United States David Pate 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1984 Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors Flag of France Yannick Noah 6-2, 6-7, 6-3
1983 Flag of Spain José Higueras Flag of the United States Eliot Teltscher 6-4, 6-2
1982 Flag of France Yannick Noah Flag of Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
1981 Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors Flag of Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6-3, 7-6
Rancho Mirage, California
1980 final canceled (rain)
1979 Flag of the United States Roscoe Tanner Flag of the United States Brian Gottfried 6-4, 6-2
Palm Springs, California
1978 Flag of the United States Roscoe Tanner Flag of Mexico Raúl Ramírez 6-1, 7-6
1977 Flag of the United States Brian Gottfried Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
1976 Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors Flag of the United States Roscoe Tanner 6-4, 6-4

[edit] Men's doubles

Indian Wells, California
Year
Champions
Runner-ups
Score
2008 Flag of Israel Jonathan Erlich / Flag of Israel Andy Ram Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor / Flag of Serbia Nenad Zimonjić 6-4, 6-4
2007 Flag of the Czech Republic Martin Damm / Flag of India Leander Paes Flag of Israel Jonathan Erlich / Flag of Israel Andy Ram 6-4, 6-4
2006 Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor Flag of the United States Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States Mike Bryan 6-4, 6-4
2005 Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor Flag of Australia Wayne Arthurs / Flag of Australia Paul Hanley 7-6, 7-6
2004 Flag of France Arnaud Clément / Flag of France Sébastien Grosjean Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black / Flag of Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
2003 Flag of South Africa Wayne Ferreira / Flag of Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of the United States Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States Mike Bryan 6-1, 6-4
2002 Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer / Flag of Belarus Max Mirnyi 6-4, 6-4
2001 Flag of South Africa Wayne Ferreira / Flag of Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman / Flag of Australia Todd Woodbridge 6-2, 7-5
2000 Flag of the United States Alex O'Brien / Flag of the United States Jared Palmer Flag of the Netherlands Paul Haarhuis / Flag of Australia Sandon Stolle 6-4, 7-6
1999 Flag of Zimbabwe Wayne Black / Flag of Australia Sandon Stolle Flag of South Africa Ellis Ferreira / Flag of the United States Rick Leach 6-3, 6-4
1998 Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman / Flag of Australia Patrick Rafter Flag of the United States Todd Martin / Flag of the United States Richey Reneberg 6-0, 6-3
1997 Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor Flag of Australia Mark Philippoussis / Flag of Australia Patrick Rafter 7-5, 6-4
1996 Flag of Australia Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia Mark Woodforde Flag of the United States Brian MacPhie / Flag of Australia Michael Tebbutt 6-3, 6-4
1995 Flag of the United States Tommy Ho / Flag of New Zealand Brett Steven Flag of South Africa Gary Muller / Flag of South Africa Piet Norval 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
1994 Flag of Canada Grant Connell / Flag of the United States Patrick Galbraith Flag of Zimbabwe Byron Black / Flag of the United States Jonathan Stark 3-6, 6-1, 7-6
1993 Flag of France Guy Forget / Flag of France Henri Leconte Flag of the United States Luke Jensen / Flag of the United States Scott Melville 4-6, 6-2, 7-6
1992 Flag of the United States Steve DeVries / Flag of Australia David Macpherson Flag of the United States Kent Kinnear / Flag of the United States Sven Salumaa 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
1991 Flag of the United States Jim Courier / Flag of Spain Javier Sánchez Flag of France Guy Forget / Flag of France Henri Leconte 7-6, 6-1
1990 Flag of West Germany Boris Becker / Flag of France Guy Forget Flag of the United States Jim Grabb / Flag of the United States Patrick McEnroe 6-4, 6-3
1989 Flag of West Germany Boris Becker / Flag of Switzerland Jakob Hlasek Flag of the United States Kevin Curren / Flag of the United States David Pate 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
1988 Flag of West Germany Boris Becker / Flag of France Guy Forget Flag of Mexico Jorge Lozano / Flag of the United States Todd Witsken 6-3, 6-3
1987 Flag of France Guy Forget / Flag of France Yannick Noah Flag of West Germany Boris Becker / Flag of West Germany Eric Jelen 5-7, 7-6, 7-5
La Quinta, California
1986 Flag of the United States Peter Fleming / Flag of France Guy Forget Flag of France Yannick Noah / Flag of the United States Sherwood Stewart 7-6, 6-2
1985 Flag of Switzerland Heinz Günthardt / Flag of Hungary Balázs Taróczy Flag of the United States Ken Flach / Flag of the United States Robert Seguso 7-6, 7-5
1984 Flag of South Africa Bernard Mitton / Flag of the United States Butch Walts Flag of the United States Scott Davis / Flag of the United States Ferdi Taygan 4-6, 6-4, 7-6
1983 Flag of the United States Brian Gottfried / Flag of Mexico Raúl Ramírez Flag of South Africa Tian Viljoen / Flag of South Africa Danie Visser 6-3, 6-3
1982 Flag of the United States Brian Gottfried / Flag of Mexico Raúl Ramírez Flag of the United Kingdom John Lloyd / Flag of the United States Dick Stockton 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
1981 Flag of the United States Bruce Manson / Flag of the United States Brian Teacher Flag of the United States Terry Moor / Flag of the United States Eliot Teltscher 7-6, 6-2
Rancho Mirage, California
1980 final canceled (rain)
1979 Flag of the United States Gene Mayer / Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer Flag of South Africa Cliff Drysdale / Flag of the United States Bruce Manson 6-4, 7-6
Palm Springs, California
1978 Flag of South Africa Raymond Moore / Flag of the United States Roscoe Tanner Flag of South Africa Bob Hewitt / Flag of South Africa Frew McMillan 6-4, 6-4
1977 Flag of South Africa Bob Hewitt / Flag of South Africa Frew McMillan Flag of the United States Marty Riessen / Flag of the United States Roscoe Tanner 7-6, 7-6
1976 Flag of Australia Colin Dibley / Flag of the United States Sandy Mayer Flag of South Africa Raymond Moore / Flag of the United States Erik Van Dillen 6-3, 7-5

[edit] Past Women's Results

[edit] Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2008 Flag of Serbia Ana Ivanović Flag of Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3
2007 Flag of Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová Flag of Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-4
2006 Flag of Russia Maria Sharapova Flag of Russia Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-2
2005 Flag of Belgium Kim Clijsters Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
2004 Flag of Belgium Justine Henin Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 6-1, 6-4
2003 Flag of Belgium Kim Clijsters Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 7-5
2002 Flag of Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová Flag of Switzerland Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-4
2001 Flag of the United States Serena Williams Flag of Belgium Kim Clijsters 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
2000 Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport Flag of Switzerland Martina Hingis 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
1999 Flag of the United States Serena Williams Flag of Germany Steffi Graf 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
1998 Flag of Switzerland Martina Hingis Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 6-4
1997 Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport Flag of Romania Irina Spîrlea 6-2, 6-1
1996 Flag of Germany Steffi Graf Flag of Spain Conchita Martínez 7-6(5), 7-6(5)
1995 Flag of the United States Mary Joe Fernández Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva 6-4, 6-3
1994 Flag of Germany Steffi Graf Flag of South Africa Amanda Coetzer 6-0, 6-4
1993 Flag of the United States Mary Joe Fernández Flag of South Africa Amanda Coetzer 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(6)
1992 Flag of Yugoslavia Monica Seles Flag of Spain Conchita Martínez 6-3, 6-1
1991 Flag of the United States Martina Navrátilová Flag of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 6-2, 7-6(6)
1990 Flag of the United States Martina Navrátilová Flag of Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
1989 Flag of Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva Fragniere Flag of Australia Jenny Byrne 6-4, 6-1

[edit] Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2008 Flag of Russia Dinara Safina
Flag of Russia Elena Vesnina
Flag of the People's Republic of China Yan Zi
Flag of the People's Republic of China Jie Zheng
6-1, 1-6, 10-8
2007 Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia Samantha Stosur
Flag of Chinese Taipei Yung-Jan Chan
Flag of Chinese Taipei Chia-Jung Chuang
6-3, 7-5
2006 Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia Samantha Stosur
Flag of Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of the United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6-2, 7-5
2005 Flag of Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina Paola Suárez
Flag of Russia Nadia Petrova
Flag of the United States Meghann Shaughnessy
7-6(3), 6-1
2004 Flag of Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina Paola Suárez
Flag of Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6-1, 6-2
2003 Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
Flag of Belgium Kim Clijsters
Flag of Japan Ai Sugiyama
3-6, 6-4, 6-1
2002 Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia Rennae Stubbs
Flag of Russia Elena Dementieva
Flag of Slovakia Janette Husárová
7-5, 6-0
2001 Flag of the United States Nicole Arendt
Flag of Japan Ai Sugiyama
Flag of Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of Argentina Paola Suárez
6-4, 6-4
2000 Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the United States Corina Morariu
Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6-2, 6-3
1999 Flag of Switzerland Martina Hingis
Flag of Russia Anna Kournikova
Flag of the United States Mary Joe Fernández
Flag of the Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6-2, 6-2
1998 Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Flag of France Alexandra Fusai
Flag of France Nathalie Tauziat
6-4, 2-6, 6-4
1997 Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
Flag of France Nathalie Tauziat
7-5, 6-2
1996 Flag of the United States Chanda Rubin
Flag of the Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Flag of France Julie Halard
Flag of France Nathalie Tauziat
6-1, 6-4
1995 Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
Flag of Latvia Larisa Neiland
Flag of Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
2-6, 6-4, 6-3
1994 Flag of the United States Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the United States Lisa Raymond
Flag of the Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Flag of the Czech Republic Helena Suková
6-2, 6-4
1993 Flag of Australia Rennae Stubbs
Flag of the Czech Republic Helena Suková
Flag of the United States Ann Grossman
Flag of Canada Patricia Hy
6-3, 6-4
1992 Flag of West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Flag of the United States Stephanie Rehe
Flag of Canada Jill Hetherington
Flag of the United States Kathy Rinaldi
6-3, 6-3
1991 Doubles cancelled due to rain
1990 Flag of Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Flag of Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
Flag of the United States Gigi Fernández
Flag of the United States Martina Navrátilová
6-2, 7-6(6)
1989 Flag of Australia Hana Mandlíková
Flag of the United States Pam Shriver
Flag of South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
Flag of the United States Gretchen Rush Magers
6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3

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