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The BNP Paribas Open is an annual tennis
Tennis

Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
 tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells
Indian Wells, California

Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta, California. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 3,816....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
.

The tournament is a Masters 1000 event on the men's tour
Association of Tennis Professionals

File:ATP Tennis.pngThe Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players....
 and is a Premier Mandatory event
WTA Premier tournaments

Premier Tournaments is the new category for tennis tournaments of Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour. Tournaments are replacing WTA Tier I Events and Tier II events, but also reducing number of tournaments to 20 ....
 on the women's tour
Women's Tennis Association

The Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It organizes the WTA Tour, the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, which has for sponsorship reasons been known since 2005 as The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour....
. The event, held in March, is one of two tour events (besides the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida
Key Biscayne, Florida

Key Biscayne is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States on the island of Key Biscayne. The population was 10,507 at the 2000 census....
) in which main draw play extends beyond eight days. The women's main draw usually starts on Wednesday and the men's main draw starts on Thursday.






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The BNP Paribas Open is an annual tennis
Tennis

Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
 tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells
Indian Wells, California

Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta, California. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 3,816....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
.

The tournament is a Masters 1000 event on the men's tour
Association of Tennis Professionals

File:ATP Tennis.pngThe Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players....
 and is a Premier Mandatory event
WTA Premier tournaments

Premier Tournaments is the new category for tennis tournaments of Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour. Tournaments are replacing WTA Tier I Events and Tier II events, but also reducing number of tournaments to 20 ....
 on the women's tour
Women's Tennis Association

The Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It organizes the WTA Tour, the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, which has for sponsorship reasons been known since 2005 as The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour....
. The event, held in March, is one of two tour events (besides the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida
Key Biscayne, Florida

Key Biscayne is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States on the island of Key Biscayne. The population was 10,507 at the 2000 census....
) in which main draw play extends beyond eight days. The women's main draw usually starts on Wednesday and the men's main draw starts on Thursday. Both finals are held on Sunday of the following week. Both singles main draws include 96 players in a 128-player grid, with the 32 seeded players getting a bye to the second round.

Roger Federer dominated this event between 2004 and 2006, winning it three times in a row. 2007 saw the emergence of Rafael Nadal as a force to reckon with as an all weather tennis player. The two years since the Federer triple have witnessed some interesting matches, with Rafael Nadal winning in 2007, followed by Novak Djokovic in 2008.

The tournament is played on hard court
Tennis court

A tennis court is where the game of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center. The same surface can be used to play both Types of tennis match....
s 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 tennis stadium in the world.

Location

Indian Wells lies in the Coachella Valley
Coachella Valley

The Coachella Valley is a large valley landform in Southern California that is populated by nearly one million people, and which includes the famed tourist destination, Palm Springs, California....
 (Palm Springs area), about 115 miles east of central Los Angeles.

The tournament is played in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (built in 2000) which has 20 tennis courts, including the 16,100-seat main stadium and two smaller stadia.

History


The men's tournament was previously called the American Airlines Tennis Games (1974–1978), the Congoleum Classic (1979–1980, 1982–1984), the Grand Marnier/ATP Tennis Games (1981), the Pilot Pen Classic (1985–1987), the Newsweek Champions Cup (1988–1999), the Tennis Masters Series Indian Wells (2000–2001), and the Pacific Life Open (2002-2008).

The women's tournament was previously called the Virginia Slims of Indian Wells (1989–1990); the Virginia Slims of Palm Springs (1991); the Evert Cup (1994, 1999), the State Farm Evert Cup (1995–1998), or the Matrix Essentials Evert Cup (1992–1993) in honor of Chris Evert
Chris Evert

Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record 7 at the French Open....
; the Tennis Masters Series (2000–2001); and, the Pacific Life Open (2002-2008).

Originally the women's tournament was held a week before the men's event. In 1996, the championship became one of the few fully combined events on both the Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals

File:ATP Tennis.pngThe Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players....
 and Women's Tennis Association
Women's Tennis Association

The Women's Tennis Association, formed in 1973, is the principal organizing body of women's professional tennis. It organizes the WTA Tour, the worldwide professional tennis tour for women, which has for sponsorship reasons been known since 2005 as The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour....
 tours.

It has also recently become one of the largest events on both tours, with 96 top professional players entered in both the men's and women's main draws.

Champions


Men's singles

- bgcolor="#efefef" ! colspan="4" style="background:#cfcfcf" | Indian Wells, California |- bgcolor="#efefef" |
Year
|
Champion
|
Runner-up
|
Score in final
|- | 2009
2009 BNP Paribas Open - Men's Singles

Novak Djokovic is the defending champion....
 | | | | |- | 2008
2008 Indian Wells Masters - Men's Singles

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic.Novak Djokovic won in the final 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, against Mardy Fish....
 | | Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic

He won his first Grand Slam singles title at the 2008 Australian Open. After beating World No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer in the semifinals, Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, becoming the first player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached the sem...
 | Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish

Mardy Fish is an American professional tennis player. He is one of several young American tennis players who rose to prominence at the beginning of the 21st century....
 | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |- | 2007
2007 Indian Wells Masters - Men's Singles

Rafael Nadal downed Novak Djokovic 6–2, 7–5 to win the Men's Singles competition at the 2007 Pacific Life Open....
 | Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spain professional tennis player who has been ATP Entry Ranking List of ATP number 1 ranked players since August 18, 2008....
 | Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic

He won his first Grand Slam singles title at the 2008 Australian Open. After beating World No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer in the semifinals, Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, becoming the first player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached the sem...
 | 6–2, 7–5 |- | 2006
2006 Indian Wells Masters - Men's Singles

Roger Federer of Switzerland was the defending champion, and won again, defeating James Blake in the final 7–5, 6–3, 6–0....
 | Roger Federer
Roger Federer

Roger Federer is a Switzerland professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2. He was the List of ATP number 1 ranked players ranked player for a ATP Tour records#Ranking, from February 2, 2004 to August 17, 2008....
 | James Blake
James Blake

James Riley Blake is a professional tennis player and is currently the second highest ranked American, 11th in the world. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand....
 | 7–5, 6–3, 6–0 |- | 2005
2005 Pacific Life Open - Men's Singles

Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a Tennis terminology#B to the second round....
 | Roger Federer
Roger Federer

Roger Federer is a Switzerland professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2. He was the List of ATP number 1 ranked players ranked player for a ATP Tour records#Ranking, from February 2, 2004 to August 17, 2008....
 | Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt is a tennis player from Australia. In 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one. His career best achievements are winning the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships men's singles titles....
 | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |- | 2004
2004 Pacific Life Open - Men's Singles

Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All thirty-two seeds received a Tennis terminology#B to the second round....
 | Roger Federer
Roger Federer

Roger Federer is a Switzerland professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2. He was the List of ATP number 1 ranked players ranked player for a ATP Tour records#Ranking, from February 2, 2004 to August 17, 2008....
 | Tim Henman
Tim Henman

Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman Order of the British Empire is a retired English tennis player. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon....
 | 6–3, 6–3 |- | 2003
2003 Pacific Life Open - Men's Singles

SeedsA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.DrawKey...
 | Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt is a tennis player from Australia. In 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one. His career best achievements are winning the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships men's singles titles....
 | Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten

Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former List of ATP number 1 ranked players tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000....
 | 6–1, 6–1 |- | 2002
2002 Pacific Life Open - Men's Singles

SeedsA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.DrawKey...
 | Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt

Lleyton Glynn Hewitt is a tennis player from Australia. In 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one. His career best achievements are winning the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships men's singles titles....
 | Tim Henman
Tim Henman

Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman Order of the British Empire is a retired English tennis player. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon....
 | 6–1, 6–2 |- | 2001
2001 Indian Wells Masters - Men's Singles

SeedsA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.DrawKey...
 | Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi

Andre Kirk Agassi is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional Armenian American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Tennis at the Summer Olympics gold medal in singles....
 | Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras

Petros "Pete" Sampras is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players tennis player from the United States of America. During his 15-year career, he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles , and had a 203?38 win-loss record over 52 Grand Slam singles tournament appearances....
 | 7–6(5), 7–5, 6–1 |- | 2000
2000 Indian Wells Masters - Men's Singles

SeedsA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.DrawKey...
 | ΐlex Corretja
ΐlex Corretja

?lex Corretja Verdegay is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open . He won the Tennis Masters Cup in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of World No....
 | Thomas Enqvist
Thomas Enqvist

Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist is a former professional tennis player from Sweden, who played on the Association of Tennis Professionals circuit since turning pro in 1991....
 | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |- | 1999
1999 Newsweek Champions Cup - Singles

SeedsA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a Tennis terminology#B into the second round....
 | Mark Philippoussis
Mark Philippoussis

Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, whilst his mother is of Italian ancestry ....
 | Carlos Moyΰ
Carlos Moyα

Carlos Moy? Llompart , also known as Carles Moy?, Carlos Moy? and Carlos Moya, is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players tennis player from Spain....
 | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |- | 1998
1998 Newsweek Champions Cup - Singles

SeedsA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a Tennis terminology#B into the second round....
 | Marcelo Rνos
Marcelo Rνos

Marcelo Andr?s R?os Mayorga is a retired and former List of ATP number 1 ranked players tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino and El zurdo de Vitacura , he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals singles rankings in 1998....
 | Greg Rusedski
Greg Rusedski

Gregory "Greg" Rusedski is a former British-Canadian tennis player who turned professional in 1991, and played until his retirement on 7 April 2007, at the age of 33....
 | 6–3, 6–7(15), 7–6(4), 6–4 |- | 1997
1997 Newsweek Champions Cup - Singles

SeedsA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a Tennis terminology#B into the second round....
 | Michael Chang
Michael Chang

Michael Te-Pei Chang is an American former professional tennis player. He is best remembered for becoming the youngest-ever male winner of a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17....
 | Bohdan Ulihrach
Bohdan Ulihrach

Bohdan Ulihrach is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic....
 | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |- | 1996 | Michael Chang
Michael Chang

Michael Te-Pei Chang is an American former professional tennis player. He is best remembered for becoming the youngest-ever male winner of a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17....
 | Paul Haarhuis
Paul Haarhuis

Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Netherlands former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov....
 | 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 |- | 1995
1995 Newsweek Champions Cup - Singles

Pete Sampras was the defending champion and he won in the final 7–5, 6–3, 7–5, against Andre Agassi....
 | Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras

Petros "Pete" Sampras is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players tennis player from the United States of America. During his 15-year career, he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles , and had a 203?38 win-loss record over 52 Grand Slam singles tournament appearances....
 | Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi

Andre Kirk Agassi is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional Armenian American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Tennis at the Summer Olympics gold medal in singles....
 | 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 |- | 1994 | Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras

Petros "Pete" Sampras is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players tennis player from the United States of America. During his 15-year career, he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles , and had a 203?38 win-loss record over 52 Grand Slam singles tournament appearances....
 | Petr Korda
Petr Korda

Petr Korda is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for becoming the first well-known player to be suspended for ingesting a banned substance shortly thereafter....
 | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |- | 1993 | Jim Courier
Jim Courier

James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional tennis player from the United States. During his ATP career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open....
 | Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Ferreira

Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa.As a junior player, Ferreira was ranked the world's No. 1 junior doubles player and No....
 | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |- | 1992 | Michael Chang
Michael Chang

Michael Te-Pei Chang is an American former professional tennis player. He is best remembered for becoming the youngest-ever male winner of a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17....
 | Andrei Chesnokov
Andrei Chesnokov

Andrei Eduardovich Chesnokov is a former professional tennis player from Russia.He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union.Chesnokov's highest singles ranking was World No....
 | 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |- | 1991 | Jim Courier
Jim Courier

James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional tennis player from the United States. During his ATP career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open....
 | Guy Forget
Guy Forget

Guy Forget is a former France professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain....
 | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(4) |- | 1990 | Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg

Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam doubles titles during the course of his career....
 | Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi

Andre Kirk Agassi is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional Armenian American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Tennis at the Summer Olympics gold medal in singles....
 | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |- | 1989 | Miloslav Mecνr
Miloslav Mecνr

Miloslav Mec?r is a former professional tennis player from Slovakia. He is best remembered for having won the men's singles gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the former Czechoslovakia and for having played in two Grand Slam singles finals....
 | Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah

Yannick Noah is a pop-soul singer, former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France Davis Cup team and France Fed Cup team teams....
 | 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 |- | 1988 | Boris Becker
Boris Becker

Boris Franz Becker is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic Games gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17....
 | Emilio Sαnchez
Emilio Sαnchez

Emilio Angel S?nchez Vicario is a retired professional tennis player from Spain. He won five Grand Slam men's doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games....
 | 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |- | 1987 | Boris Becker
Boris Becker

Boris Franz Becker is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic Games gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17....
 | Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg

Stefan Bengt Edberg is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional tennis player from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam doubles titles during the course of his career....
 | 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 |- ! colspan="4" style="background:#cfcfcf" | La Quinta, California |- | 1986 | Joakim Nystrφm
Joakim Nystrφm

Joakim "Jocke" Nystr?m is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden, who won thirteen singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 March 1986, when he became the number seven of the world and was also ranked as high as four in doubles that same year....
 | Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah

Yannick Noah is a pop-soul singer, former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France Davis Cup team and France Fed Cup team teams....
 | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |- | 1985 | Larry Stefanki
Larry Stefanki

Larry Stefanki , is an American tennis coach and former professional tennis player. As a player, he played for nine years from 1979 reaching a career high ranking of 35 and winning one ATP tournament in singles and three in doubles....
 | David Pate
David Pate

David Pate is a former professional tennis player from the United States who won two singles titles and eighteen doubles titles during his career....
 | 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |- | 1984 | Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors

James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is a former World number one male tennis player rankings American tennis player. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974 through August 29, 1977 and an additional eight times during his career ....
 | Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah

Yannick Noah is a pop-soul singer, former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France Davis Cup team and France Fed Cup team teams....
 | 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |- | 1983 | Josι Higueras
Josι Higueras

Jos? Higueras is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Spain.Between 1976 and 1984, Higueras won 16 top-level singles titles....
 | Eliot Teltscher
Eliot Teltscher

Eliot Teltscher is a retired professional American tennis player....
 | 6–4, 6–2 |- | 1982 | Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah

Yannick Noah is a pop-soul singer, former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France Davis Cup team and France Fed Cup team teams....
 | Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional tennis player of Czechs origin. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s....
 | 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |- | 1981 | Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors

James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is a former World number one male tennis player rankings American tennis player. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974 through August 29, 1977 and an additional eight times during his career ....
 | Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players professional tennis player of Czechs origin. He was one of the game's most dominant players in the 1980s and remained a top competitor into the early 1990s....
 | 6–3, 7–6 |- ! colspan="4" style="background:#cfcfcf" | Rancho Mirage, California |- | 1980 | colspan="3" style="background#edf3fe;" | final canceled (rain) |- | 1979 | Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner

Roscoe Tanner is a former professional American male tennis player, who reached a career high world singles ranking of No. 4 on July 30, 1979. Tanner was famous for his big left-handed serve, which hit a peak speed of an incredible 153mph during his 1978 Indian Wells Masters victory over Ra?l Ram?rez....
 | Brian Gottfried
Brian Gottfried

Brian Edward Gottfried is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career....
 | 6–4, 6–2 |- ! colspan="4" style="background:#cfcfcf" | Palm Springs, California |- | 1978 | Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner

Roscoe Tanner is a former professional American male tennis player, who reached a career high world singles ranking of No. 4 on July 30, 1979. Tanner was famous for his big left-handed serve, which hit a peak speed of an incredible 153mph during his 1978 Indian Wells Masters victory over Ra?l Ram?rez....
 | Raϊl Ramνrez
Raϊl Ramνrez

Ra?l Ram?rez is a Mexican former professional tennis player of the 1970s and 1980s. He attended and played tennis at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California....
 | 6–1, 7–6 |- | 1977 | Brian Gottfried
Brian Gottfried

Brian Edward Gottfried is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career....
 | Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas

Guillermo Vilas is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina....
 | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |- | 1976 | Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors

James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is a former World number one male tennis player rankings American tennis player. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974 through August 29, 1977 and an additional eight times during his career ....
 | Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner

Roscoe Tanner is a former professional American male tennis player, who reached a career high world singles ranking of No. 4 on July 30, 1979. Tanner was famous for his big left-handed serve, which hit a peak speed of an incredible 153mph during his 1978 Indian Wells Masters victory over Ra?l Ram?rez....
 | 6–4, 6–4 |- ! colspan="4" style="background:#cfcfcf" | Tucson |- | 1975 | John Alexander
John Alexander

John Alexander may refer to:* John Alexander , Scottish historical painter and engraver* John Alexander , scriptural commentator* John Alexander , - United States Representative from Ohio...
 | Ilie Nastase
Ilie Nastase

Ilie Nastase is a former Romanians professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Nastase was the List of ATP number 1 ranked players in 1973 according to the ATP Entry Ranking, which placed him first from August 23, 1973 to June 2, 1974....
 |- | 1974 | John Newcombe
John Newcombe

John David Newcombe Order of Australia Order of the British Empire is a former List of ATP number 1 ranked players tennis champion....
 | Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe

Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States of America Ashe, an African American, is also remembered for his efforts to further social causes....
 | |-

Men's doubles


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