Indian Wells Tennis Garden
33°43′26.72″N 116°18′20.17″W / 33.7240889°N 116.3056028°W
Location | Indian Wells, California, United States |
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Owner | Larry Ellison |
Operator | Charlie Pasarell and Raymond Moore (PM Sports Management) |
Capacity | Stadium 1: 16,100 Stadium 2: 8,000 |
Surface | Hard (Plexipave), Outdoors |
Construction | |
Opened | March 2000 |
Reopened | March 3, 2014 (expansion) |
Construction cost | $77 million ($11 million 2014 expansion) |
Architect | Rossetti Architects |
The Indian Wells Tennis Garden is a tennis facility in Indian Wells, near Palm Springs, California, in the Coachella Valley. The 16,100-capacity Stadium 1 is the largest stadium at the tennis complex, and the second largest outdoor tennis stadium in the world (after the Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open).
It is the home of the
History
The
In 2006, the Indian Wells Tennis Garden was bought by a group of private investors including Tennis Magazine owners George Mackin and Bob Miller,
In total, the Tennis Garden contains 29 tennis courts,[4] including a 16,100-seat Stadium 1, 9 match courts and 6 practice courts. Stadium 1 is the second largest tennis-specific stadium in the world.[5][6]
As well as tennis, the venue has hosted concerts by artists such as
Indian Wells Masters
The
Expansion
After the conclusion of the 2013 BNP Paribas Open, the Tennis Garden underwent an expansion, including a new permanent Stadium 2 with a capacity of 8,000 and containing three new restaurants overlooking the court,
See also
References
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- ^ "BNP Paribas Open Debuts New Plexipave® IW Stadium Court". 3 March 2014.