Indian Wells Tennis Garden

Location	Indian Wells, California, USA
Broke ground	?
Opened	March 2000
Surface	Hard (Har-Tru), Outdoors
Construction cost	$ 77 million
Architect	Rossetti Architects
Capacity	16,100

The Indian Wells Tennis Garden is a tennis facility in Indian Wells, California, in the Coachella Valley. It is the home of the Indian Wells Masters tournament a.k.a. the BNP Paribas Open (previously the Pacific Life Open), a joint event of the ATP World Tour and the WTA Tour which constitutes the fifth largest tournament in the world.^[1][2] Indian Wells Tennis Garden also hosts the junior and adult USTA events year round^[3] 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 (360,000 m²).^[4] The stadium court is the second largest tennis stadium in the world.^[5][6]

Stadium 1 during Roger Federer's evening match in 2008.

As well as tennis, the venue has hosted concerts by artists such as The Eagles, Andrea Bocelli, and RBD.^[3]

The Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns played a pre-season exhibition game at Indian Wells on October 11, 2008. It was the NBA's first outdoor game since September 1972.

Another game took place on October 10, 2009 with the Phoenix Suns facing the Golden State Warriors.

Evening view of the grounds during the 2008 Pacific Life Open.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• IWTG Official Site
• Official website of the BNP Paribas Open

Coordinates: 33°43′26.72″N 116°18′20.17″W / 33.7240889°N 116.3056028°W / 33.7240889; -116.3056028

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