The state-of-the-art facility is a year-round tennis club that is open to the public, and also plays host to incredible live music performances and diverse sporting events – including the world's largest combined men's and women's tennis tournament – the BNP Paribas Open.
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The tournament is played on hardcourt and is the best-attended tennis tournament outside the four Grand Slam tournaments, it is often called the "fifth Grand Slam".The BNP Paribas Open is the first of nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, and attracts the best men's and women's players at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The Stadium 1 is the second-largest tennis stadium in the world after the Arthur Ashe Stadium at the US Open and has more than 16,000 seats and 44 suites.
Who owns the Indian Wells tennis stadium
Larry Ellison
In 2009, Oracle Co-Founder and CEO and tennis enthusiast Larry Ellison became the owner of both the Indian Wells Tennis Garden and BNP Paribas Open, with a mission to carry out Pasarell's vision and dedication to improving the facility and creating a tennis destination in the desert.