There’s something exciting coming to Indian Wells this March: The BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tournament 2016! The BNP Paribas Open is the largest ATP and WTA professional tennis tournament in the world. Since 2000, it has been held at the state-of-the-art Indian Wells Tennis Garden, which features a 16,100-seat stadium – the second-largest in existence. If you’ve ever been there, you know it’s a sight to behold!
The event is set in the beautiful backdrop of Palm Springs, and the mountains are visible behind the stadium. So whether you’re a tennis fan or not, this event is worth taking note of. If you are a tennis fan, you can look forward to seeing many of the world’s best tennis players duke it out in a two week showdown! What you may not know is the 2016 schedule, which we have for you below:
Here is the schedule for the tournament: (Subject to Change)
Day | Date | WTA Round | ATP Round | Stadium Court | Outside Courts | |
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Day | Evening | |||||
Mon | 7-Mar | Qualifying | 10:00am | |||
Tue | 8-Mar | Qualifying | Qualifying | 10:00am | ||
Wed | 9-Mar | 1st Round | Qualifying | 11:00am | 11:00am | |
Thur | 10-Mar | 1st Round | 1st Round | 11:00am | 7:00pm | 11:00am |
Fri | 11-Mar | 2nd Round | 1st Round | 11:00am | 7:00pm | 11:00am |
Sat | 12-Mar | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 11:00am | 7:00pm | 11:00am |
Sun | 13-Mar | 3rd Round | 2nd Round | 11:00am | 7:00pm | 11:00am |
Mon | 14-Mar | 3rd Round | 3rd Round | 12:00pm | 7:00pm | 11:00am |
Tue | 15-Mar | Round of 16 | 3rd Round | 12:00pm | 7:00pm | 11:00am |
Wed | 16-Mar | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 | 12:00pm | 7:00pm | 11:00am |
Thur | 17-Mar | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 12:00pm | 7:00pm | |
Fri DAY | 18-Mar | Quarterfinals | 12:00pm | |||
Fri EVE | 18-Mar | WTA Semifinals | 7:00pm | |||
Sat | 19-Mar | Doubles Final | Semifinals; Doubles Final |
12:00pm | ||
Sun | 20-Mar | Final | Final | 12:00pm |