What is Indian Wells Masters?
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 [[Association of Tennis Professionals|men's tour]] and is a [[WTA Premier Mandatory|Premier Mandatory]] event on the [[Women's Tennis Association|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<!-- several men's tournaments in 2007 are 8 days long, from Sunday to Sunday -->. 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. Both singles main draws include 96 players. The 32 seeded players get a bye to the second round. The tournament is played on [[Tennis court#Hard courts|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. The tournament is usually held in early March. However in 2020, it was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and in 2021, it was on in October. Cameron Norrie from Great Britain and Paula Badosa from Spain are the most recent champions. [[Category:Tennis tournaments]] [[Category:Sports in California]]