​Indian Wells (considered the fifth Grand Slam in the tennis world) will make its American hard court debut on Tuesday. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will be the main absentees of the “1000” (Masters) tournament.

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* In Romania, Indian Wells 2023 will be broadcast on Eurosport (ATP matches) and Digisport (WTA matches).

Highlights of Indian Wells 2023

  • Date of the dispute: March 7-19
  • Match Time: Romania is 10 hours ahead of Indian Wells, California.
  • Location: Indian Wells Tennis Garden
  • Nickname: Fifth Grand Slam, tennis paradise
  • Playing surface: hard, Plexipave
  • Titled champions: Taylor Fritz, Iga Sviatek, John Isner / Jack Sock, Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan.
  • Category: ATP 1000 Masters (since 1990) / WTA 1000 (since 2021 – former Premier Mandatory).
  • Official website: bnpparibasopen.com
  • Patron: Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle.
  • Tournament Director: Tommy Haas.
  • The total prize pool of the WTA and ATP is $8.8 million each.
  • 96 athletes on the main board.

Indian Wells Male Statistics

  • First Champion: John Newcombe (1974).
  • Ilie Nestase was in the 1975 final, defeated by John Alexander (7-5, 6-2)
  • Most titles: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic 5.
  • Most finals: Roger Federer 9.
  • Most consecutive titles: Roger Federer (2004, 2005, 2006), Novak Djokovic (2014, 2015, 2016).
  • Most matches played: Roger Federer 79.
  • Most wins: Roger Federer 66.
  • Most consecutive wins: Novak Djokovic 19.
  • Best winning percentage: Novak Djokovic 84.75%.
  • The youngest champion: Boris Becker, 19 years, two months and 26 days.
  • Oldest champion: Roger Federer: 35 years, 7 months and 11 days.

Women’s Statistics in Indian Wells

  • Iryna Sparlea was defeated in the 1997 final by Lindsay Davenport.
  • Simona Halep won the title at the 2015 tournament (2-6, 7-5, 6-4 against Jelena Jankovic).
  • Most titles: Martina Navratilova, Mary Jo Fernandez, Steffi Graf, Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters, Daniela Hantukhova, Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka (two each).
  • Most Finals: Lindsay Davenport 6.
  • Most consecutive titles: Martina Navratilova 2 (1990, 1991).
  • Most Consecutive Finals: Lindsay Davenport 3 (2003, 2004, 2005).
  • The greatest number of victories in a row: Martina Navratilova 10.

Favorites of the Indian Wells 2023 edition

In the absence of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, Russian Daniil Medvedev is considered the main favorite to win Indian Wells 2023.

The Dubai champion, the former world leader is a favorite of experts and bookmakers. Next on the list are Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Yannick Sinner and Taylor Fritz.

In the women’s field, everything is as clear as possible: Iha Svyatek is the big favorite, followed by Aryna Sabalenko and Jessica Pegula (actually the top three in the WTA ranking).

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