Indian Wells Tennis Garden

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The Indian Wells Tennis Garden is a tennis facility in Indian Wells, California, in the Coachella Valley There are three entrances to the facility. The three entrances are off of Washington Street, Miles Avenue, and Fred Warner Trail.^[1]. It is the home of the Pacific Life Open tournament, a joint event of the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour which constitutes the fifth largest tournament in the world^[2][3]. Indian Wells Tennis Garden also hosts the junior and adult USTA events year round^[4]. In addition to these large events, during the week members are able to use the courts for recreational play. The tennis garden sets up matches for individuals who want to play. Also, they have clinics and there are pros available for a fee.

The US$ 77 million facility was built in March 2000, and was designed by Rossetti Associates Architects. It includes a 16,100-seat Stadium court, 11 match courts, 6 practice courts, and 2 Har-Tru clay courts on 88 acres^[1]. The Indian Wells Tennis Garden represents the second largest tennis stadium in the world^[5][6].

The Pacific Life company continues to choose Indian Wells as the tournament location year after year^[7].

As well as supporting tennis, this location also hosts concerts by artists such as The Eagles and Andrea Bocelli RBD^[4].

The Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns will play a game at Indian Wells on October 11, 2008. It [will] be the NBA's first-ever outdoor game in the modern era of the NBA. ^[8]

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• IWTG Official Site
• Pacific Life Open website
• Indian Wells Tennis Garden is at coordinates 33°43′27″N 116°18′20″W / 33.72409, -116.305604 (Indian Wells Tennis Garden)Coordinates: 33°43′27″N 116°18′20″W / 33.72409, -116.305604 (Indian Wells Tennis Garden)