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The Indian Wells Tennis Garden is a tennis facility in Indian Wells, California, in the Coachella Valley. It is the home of the BNP Paribas Open (previously the Pacific Life Open), a joint event of the ATP World Tour and the WTA Tour which constitutes the fifth largest tournament in the world.〔(Pacific Life Open: Official Site of Pacific Life Open Tennis Tournament in Indian Wells )〕〔(Southern California Tennis: Luxury California Tennis Vacations and Packages )〕 The Indian Wells Tennis Garden also hosts junior and adult United States Tennis Association events year-round〔(City of Indian Wells - IW Tennis Garden )〕 In addition to these large events, during the week members are able to use the courts for recreational play and the Tennis Garden sets up matches for individuals who want to play. Additionally, the venue offers clinics and there are professionals on staff available for a fee. The $77 million facility was built in March 2000, and was designed by Rossetti Associates Architects. In total, the Tennis Garden contains 29 tennis courts, including a 16,100-seat Stadium 1, 11 match courts, 6 practice courts, and 2 Har-Tru clay courts on .〔(Indian Wells Tennis Garden )〕 Stadium 1 is the second largest tennis-specific stadium in the world.〔(California Tennis Resorts | Miramonte Resort & Spa Tennis Gardens | Indian Wells Tennis Garden )〕〔(Whitman College Men's Tennis, Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Pacific Life Open )〕 As well as tennis, the venue has hosted concerts by artists such as The Eagles, The Who, Tom Petty, Andrea Bocelli, and RBD.〔 The NBA has played three pre-season exhibition games at Indian Wells, with all these events involving the Phoenix Suns. The first game featured the Suns against the Denver Nuggets on October 11, 2008; the NBA's first outdoor game since September 1972. On October 10, 2009 the Suns played the Golden State Warriors and on October 9, 2010 the game featured the Suns and the Dallas Mavericks.〔(ESPN Dallas. )〕 ==BNP Paribas Open== The BNP Paribas Open has been held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden since 2009. Prior to that it was home to the Pacific Life Open and the Indian Wells Masters tennis events. The tournament is held annually at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in the second week of March. The tournament is a ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory on the WTA Tour. The BNP Paribas Open attracts both tourists and celebrities to the Coachella Valley. The tournament also helps local charities with donations, and the tennis stars themselves sometimes help out. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indian Wells Tennis Garden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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