Indian Wells 2023: When is it, who is competing and what is the prize money?

March 2, 2023

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Indian Wells 2023: When is it, who is competing and what is the prize money?

The BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells 2023 is on the horizon, as the players are headed to the desert for the first half of the sunshine double.

Within tennis, Indian Wells is affectionately regarded as ‘the fifth Grand Slam’ due it’s size and prestige, so it’s an event that will always cause plenty of excitement.

Join Tennishead as we tell you everything you need to know ahead of the tournament.

When is Indian Wells 2023?

The main draw of the 2023 edition of Indian Wells, or the BNP Paribas Open as it is also known, will take place from Wednesday 8th March, with the tournament coming to a close on Sunday 19th March.

Day session matches are set to start at 7pm UK time (11am local time), with night sessions getting underway at 2am UK time (6pm local time).

Before the main draw start, the Eisenhower Cup, which is a charity exhibition event, will take place on Stadium 2 on Tuesday 7th March.

This year the ‘Tie Break Tens’ competition will feature eight mixed doubles teams, including Emma Raducanu and Cameron Norrie.

Players competing at Indian Wells 2023

The Indian Wells singles events comprise of a 96-player draw, for both men and women.

Like Grand Slams, there are 32 seeds, however all of the seeds receive a bye to the second round at Indian Wells.

Novak Djokovic stands as top seed in the men’s draw, however his participation is currently up in the air due to his vaccination status.

Unvaccinated foreigners are currently unable to enter the US, however Djokovic confirmed that he applied for a ‘special permit’ and is awaiting the outcome of his application.

The 2019 champion Dominic Thiem has received a wildcard for the event, as he returns to the desert for the first time since lifting the title.

Here are the full list of men’s seeds for Indian Wells 2023:

Seed	Name	Current Ranking	Entry Ranking
1	Novak Djokovic	1	1
2	Carlos Alcaraz	2	2
3	Stefanos Tsitsipas	3	3
4	Casper Ruud	4	4
5	Taylor Fritz	5	8
6	Andrey Rublev	6	5
7	Daniil Medvedev	7	12
8	Felix Auger-Aliassime	9	7
9	Holger Rune	10	9
10	Hubert Hurkacz	11	10
11	Cameron Norrie	12	11
12	Jannik Sinner	13	17
13	Karen Khachanov	14	13
14	Frances Tiafoe	15	14
15	Alexander Zverev	16	16
16	Pablo Carreno Busta	17	15
17	Lorenzo Musetti	18	18
18	Borna Coric	20	23
19	Alex de Minaur	22	25
20	Tommy Paul	23	19
21	Matteo Berrettini	24	22
22	Grigor Dimitrov	25	29
23	Roberto Bautista Agut	27	24
24	Daniel Evans	28	30
25	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	29	32
26	Denis Shapovalov	30	27
27	Miomir Kecmanovic	31	33
28	Francisco Cerundolo	32	31
29	Botic van de Zandschulp	33	35
30	Yoshihito Nishioka	34	34
31	Sebastian Baez	35	47
32	Maxime Cressy	36	51

Meanwhile, Iga Swiatek headlines the women’s field as she looks to retain her title, but will face tough competition from Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka amongst others.

Hear her roar 🗣@iga_swiatek claims her first Indian Wells title, defeating Sakkari 6-4, 6-1#IndianWells pic.twitter.com/eLkPuXomeC
— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 20, 2022

Emma Raducanu received a wildcard for the event, but has since achieved direct entry so will no longer need that privilege.

Here are the full list of women’s seeds for Indian Wells 2023:

Seed	Name	Seeding Ranking	Entry Ranking
1	Iga Swiatek	1	1
2	Aryna Sabalenka	2	2
3	Jessica Pegula	3	4
4	Ons Jabeur	4	3
5	Caroline Garcia	5	5
6	Coco Gauff	6	6
7	Maria Sakkari	7	7
8	Daria Kasatkina	8	8
9	Belinda Bencic	9	9
10	Elena Rybakina	10	10
11	Veronika Kudermetova	11	11
12	Liudmila Samsonova	12	19
13	Beatriz Haddad Maia	13	14
14	Victoria Azarenka	14	16
15	Petra Kvitova	15	13
16	Barbora Krejcikova	16	30
17	Karolina Pliskova	17	20
18	Ekaterina Alexandrova	18	17
19	Madison Keys	20	24
20	Magda Linette	21	22
21	Paula Badosa	22	21
22	Shuai Zhang	23	23
23	Qinwen Zheng	24	29
24	Martina Trevisan	25	25
25	Jelena Ostapenko	26	12
26	Petra Martic	27	34
27	Anastasia Potapova	28	44
28	Anhelina Kalinina	29	31
29	Marie Bouzkova	30	26
30	Donna Vekic	31	33
31	Leylah Fernandez	32	39
32	Amanda Anisimova	34	36

Last year’s winners

Californian Taylor Fritz became the first American man to win the Indian Wells singles title since Andre Agassi last year after beating Rafael Nadal in the final.

Here is the full list of Indian Wells champions from 2022:

Men’s singles – Taylor Fritz (USA)
Women’s singles – Iga Swiatek (POL)
Men’s doubles – John Isner (USA) & Jack Sock (USA)
Women’s doubles – Xu Yifan (CHN) & Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN)

Where is Indian Wells 2023 held?

The Indian Wells Tennis Garden is located near Palm Springs, California. The grounds host 29 hard courts, including the second largest tennis-specific stadium in the world with a capacity of 16,100.

Where to watch Indian Wells 2023?

Indian Wells is exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom.

Ranking points and prize money breakdown

Round	ATP Points	WTA Points	Prize Money
Winner	1000 points	1000 points	$1,262,220
Finalist	600 points	650 points	$662,360
Semi-finalists	360 points	390 points	$352,635
Quarter-finalists	180 points	215 points	$184,465
4th round	90 points	120 points	$96,955
3rd round	45 points	65 points	$55,770
2nd round	25 points	35 points	$30,885
1st round	10 points	10 points	$18,660