What is the Indian Wells Masters?
Q: What is the Indian Wells Masters?
A: The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.
Q: What is the official name of the event?
A: The official sponsored name of the event is currently the Pacific Life Open.
Q: What is the schedule of the event?
A: The event is held in March and is one of two tour events 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 Monday. Both finals are held on Sunday of the following week.
Q: How many players are included in both singles main draws?
A: Both singles main draws include 96 players. The 32 seeded players get a bye to the second round.
Q: What surface is the tournament played on?
A: The tournament is played on hard courts.
Q: What is the attendance like for the event?
A: The Indian Wells Masters 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.
Q: Has the event ever been cancelled?
A: Yes, in 2020 it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021, it was on in October.
