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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 Tennis Masters Series on the men's tour and is a Tier 1 event on the women's tour. The event, held in March, is one of the few tour events where main draw play extends beyond one week. The tournament is played on Hard Court s. LOCATION Indian Wells lies in the Coachella Valley (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 stadiums. HISTORY The event has previously been titled the Newsweek Champions Cup, the '''Pilot Pen Classic''' and the '''Congoleum Classic'''. The women's tournament was also previously called the '''Evert Cup''' (in honor of Chris Evert ). 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 (ATP) and Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 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. PAST RESULTS Men’s Singles Women’s Singles Doubles champions EXTERNAL LINKS |
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