Indian Wells features the second largest stadium in the world, surpassed only by the Arthur Ashe. getty
Despite suffering in its beginnings and threatening a move to Florida, the tournament Indian Wells deservedly earned the nickname quinto Grand Slam due to various factors, highlighting its amazing complexlos popular ATP and WTA draws composed of 96 players, and the historic champions in their ranks.
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Financed by the IMG group and inaugurated in 2000, Indian Wells Tennis Garden offers three main stagesone that allows the entry of 16,000 seated people, becoming the second largest on the planetonly surpassed by the Arthur Ashe at the US Open, another with capacity for 8,000 fans, built in 2014, and the last with availability for 4,500 fans, and 26 secondary courtsincluding eight training, around their 100 hectares.
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Another reason that argues for its importance in the circuit corresponds to the time that competition demands, which is celebrated during of weeksusually in Marchhosting the main stars in the world of both branchesdespite presenting 32 fewer tennis players than in the four Majors, as the best seeds skip the first round.
Federar lifted the trophy five times in Indian Wells, in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012 and 2017. EPA
Undoubtedly the prestigious list of athletes who lifted the trophy also revalues the event, being the Swiss Roger Federer and the Serbian Novak Djokovic its top winners in the men’s category, as a result of its five consecrations, while the German Steffi Grafthe Americans Martina Navratilova, Mary Joe Fernandez, Lindsay Davenport y Serena Williamsthe Belgian Kim Clijstersthe Russian Maria Sharapovathe Slovak Daniela Hantuchova and the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka They dominate the women’s team with two titles each.
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