2020 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles

The 2020 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2020 Indian Wells Masters) was a professional men and women's tennis tournament to be played in Indian Wells, California. The event was initially scheduled to take place on March 11–22, 2020, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was to be the 47th edition of the men's event and 32nd of the women's event, and would be classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2020 ATP Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2020 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events would be scheduled to take place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California on outdoor hard courts.

All top 75 ranked WTA and ATP Tour singles players were included in the initial entry list, but five-time champion Roger Federer withdrew after undergoing surgery on his right knee.

Dominic Thiem and Bianca Andreescu were the defending champions in the men's and women's singles draw, respectively prior to the cancellation, although Andreescu withdrew prior to the originally scheduled start of the tournament, citing injury.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Just days before the start of the qualifying rounds, the wider spread of COVID-19 recorded a presumptive case in the state of California after declared a public health emergency in the Coachella Valley, in accordance with the Riverside County Health Department and CDC. In the planned format, the tournament would have taken place without spectators, personnel (including ball kids) must wear gloves for protective safety to avoid the risk of spreading the disease, and not to allow players holding towels or signing post-match in-person autographs via camera.

On March 8, 2020, organizers had announced the tournament would be cancelled due to the rising virus fears, becoming the first global sporting event to be cancelled. Never less, the ATP and WTA Tours were subsequently suspended on March 12 including the Miami Open, which was due to be held after the tournament. Other sporting events have held in the month like the National Basketball Association had to indefinitely suspend its 2019–20 season after a player tested positive for the virus, the National Collegiate Athletic Association had to schedule its men's basketball tournament cancelled just days before it would have begun, the National Hockey League suspended its season indefinitely, and Major League Soccer suspended its season just a few games have been played. Tennis players' rankings in both seasons have started to be frozen on March 16, into a further extension of suspension of both tours until resumption of tennis events in August. This event was not included in the revised tennis schedule for the latter of 2020. Tournament director and former world number 2, Tommy Haas, told the press "We are prepared to hold the tournament on another date and will explore options."

In response of the tournament's cancellation, none of the players had tested positive for the virus. The state of California itself, later restricted mass gatherings up to 500 people to later in the year until a COVID-19 vaccine is found.

This edition of Indian Wells was initially rescheduled to March 8 to 21, 2021, but was further rescheduled to October 4 to 17, and in the end, neither Thiem and Andreescu defended their titles, Cameron Norrie and Paula Badosa won the men's and women's singles titles, respectively.

Players

The following players were due to compete in the tournament prior to its cancellation.

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

The following would have the seeded players. Seedings would have been based on ATP rankings as of March 9, 2020. Rank and points before were also as of March 9, 2020.

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew from the event.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Marcos Giron
* Mitchell Krueger
* Brandon Nakashima
* Tennys Sandgren
* Jack Sock

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
* Lu Yen-hsun
* Mackenzie McDonald
* Vasek Pospisil

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Qualifying not played following its cancellation

Withdrawals

* Kevin Anderson → replaced by Federico Delbonis
* Alexandr Dolgopolov → replaced by Mackenzie McDonald
* Roger Federer → replaced by Philipp Kohlschreiber
* Kei Nishikori → replaced by Tommy Paul
* Guido Pella → replaced by Jannik Sinner
* Albert Ramos Viñolas → replaced by Roberto Carballés Baena
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by Mikael Ymer

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of March 9, 2020.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Wildcards not named following its cancellation

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

The following would have the seeded players. Seedings would have been based on WTA rankings as of March 2, 2020. Rank and points before were as of March 9, 2020.

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019. Accordingly, points from her 16th best result are deducted instead.

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew from the event.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Kristie Ahn
* Usue Maitane Arconada
* Madison Brengle
* Kim Clijsters
* Leylah Annie Fernandez
* Christina McHale
* Caty McNally
* Last remaining wildcard slot not used following its cancellation

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
* Shelby Rogers
* Yaroslava Shvedova

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Qualifying not played following its cancellation

Withdrawals

;Before the tournament
* Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Shelby Rogers
* Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Misaki Doi
* Danielle Collins → replaced by Ons Jabeur
* Simona Halep → replaced by Taylor Townsend
* Angelique Kerber → replaced by Kirsten Flipkens

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of March 2, 2020.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Kim Clijsters / Sloane Stephens
* Remaining wildcard slots not used following its cancellation

Notes

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