The 2022
Indian Wells Open
The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California, United States. It is played on outdoor hardcourts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, and is held in March. The tournament is pa ...
(branded as the 2022 BNP Paribas Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional men's and women's
tennis
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tournament played in
Indian Wells, California
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. It was the 48th edition of the men's event and 33rd of the women's event and was classified as an
ATP Tour Masters 1000
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event on the
2022 ATP Tour
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and a
WTA 1000
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event on the
2022 WTA Tour
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. Both the men's and the women's qualifying and main draw events took place from March 7 through March 20, 2022 on outdoor
hard courts
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at the
Indian Wells Tennis Garden
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. It was returned to its traditional March schedule for the first time since
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
after the
previous tournament was held five months earlier in October 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Cameron Norrie
Cameron Norrie (; born 23 August 1995) is a British professional tennis player. He has reached career-high ATP Rankings, rankings of world No. 8 in singles (on 12 September 2022) and No. 117 in doubles (on 13 June 2022). Norrie has won five ATP ...
was the defending men's singles champion, but he lost in the quarterfinals to
Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (; born 5 May 2003) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), inc ...
.
Taylor Fritz
Taylor Harry Fritz (born October 28, 1997) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on November 18, 2024, and a doubles ranking of ...
defeated
Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for ...
in the final to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title, making him the first American to win at Indian Wells since
Andre Agassi
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in
2001
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.
Paula Badosa
Paula Badosa Gibert () (born 15 November 1997) is a Spanish professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles by the WTA and No. 124 in doubles, achieved on 25 April 2022. She has won four WTA Tour singles titl ...
was the defending women's singles champion, but she lost in the semifinals to
Maria Sakkari
Maria Sakkari (, ; born 25 July 1995) is a Greek professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 3 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, which she first achieved on 21 March 2022, making her the highest-ranked Greek player ...
.
Iga ÅšwiÄ…tek
Iga Natalia Świątek (; born 31 May 2001) is a Polish professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women’s singles by the Women's Tennis Association, Women’s Tenn ...
defeated Sakkari in the final to win her first Indian Wells title and her second consecutive WTA 1000 title of the year, making her the first Polish player to win at Indian Wells.
John Peers
John William Peers (born 25 July 1988) is an Australian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
He reached a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 2 on 3 April 2017, and a singles ranking of No. 456 in June 2012.
He has ...
and
Filip Polášek
Filip Polášek (; born 21 July 1985) is an inactive Slovak professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He reached his highest doubles ranking of world No. 7 in February 2020, and has won 17 titles on the ATP Tour.
He was forced to re ...
were the defending men's doubles champions, but they lost in the first round to
Marcelo Arévalo
Marcelo Arévalo González (; born October 17, 1990) is a Salvadoran professional tennis player. He is the current world No. 1 in doubles by the ATP, achieved on 11 November 2024 and has a career-high singles ranking of No. 139, attained in Ap ...
and
Jean-Julien Rojer
Jean-Julien Rojer ( "John Julian" , ; born 25 August 1981) is a Dutch professional tennis player from Curaçao, who specializes in doubles. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 3 in November 2015.
He is a four-time Grand Sla ...
.
John Isner
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and
Jack Sock
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defeated
Santiago González and
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Édouard Roger-Vasselin (; born 28 November 1983) is a French professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
He won two Grand Slam titles in doubles at the 2014 French Open, partnering Julien Benneteau, and mixed doubles at the 2024 ...
in the final to win their second Indian Wells doubles title together after winning their first in
2018
Events January
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.
Hsieh Su-wei
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and
Elise Mertens
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were the defending women's doubles champions, but only Mertens returned to compete. She partnered with
Veronika Kudermetova
Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova (born 24 April 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9, achieved on 24 October 2022, and a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 2, reached on 6 June 2022. In ...
, but lost in the first round to
Eri Hozumi
is a Japanese tennis player.
On 10 November 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 144. On 27 May 2019, she peaked at No. 28 in the WTA doubles rankings. Partnering with Makoto Ninomiya, she reached the final of the 2018 ...
and
Makoto Ninomiya
is a Japanese professional tennis player.
She achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 20 on 22 October 2018, and peaked at No. 280 in singles on 22 February 2016.
Partnered with Eri Hozumi, she reached the final of the 2018 French ...
.
Xu Yifan
Xu Yifan (; ; born 8 August 1988), nicknamed Julie, is a Chinese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 7 in doubles, on 13 January 2020. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 148 in the s ...
and
Yang Zhaoxuan
Yang Zhaoxuan (; ; born 11 February 1995) is a Chinese tennis player.
She reached her best WTA doubles ranking of world No. 9 on 30 January 2023.
Yang has won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA Challenger doubles title. In Sept ...
defeated
Asia Muhammad
Asia Muhammad (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has been ranked as high as world No. 8 in doubles by the WTA, achieved on March 17, 2025.
Muhammad has won 13 doubles titles on the WT ...
and
Ena Shibahara
is an American-born Japanese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
She reached her career-high rankings of world No. 4 in doubles and No. 119 in singles. Shibahara has won eleven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including two W ...
in the final to win their first WTA 1000 doubles title and become the first Chinese champions at Indian Wells since
Peng Shuai
Peng Shuai (; ; born 8 January 1986) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. In February 2014, she was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 doubles player by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA ...
in
2014
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.
Champions
Men's singles
*
Taylor Fritz
Taylor Harry Fritz (born October 28, 1997) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on November 18, 2024, and a doubles ranking of ...
def.
Rafael Nadal
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, 6–3, 7–6
(7–5)
This was Fritz's first ATP Tour singles title of the year, and second overall. This was his first title at ATP Masters 1000 level.
Women's singles
*
Iga ÅšwiÄ…tek
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def.
Maria Sakkari
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, 6–4, 6–1.
This was ÅšwiÄ…tek's second WTA title of the year, and her fifth overall.
Men's doubles
*
John Isner
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/
Jack Sock
Jack Sock (born September 24, 1992) is an American former professional tennis doubles and a current pickleball player. He won four career singles titles and 17 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and had career-high tennis rankings of world No. 8 ...
def.
Santiago González /
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Édouard Roger-Vasselin (; born 28 November 1983) is a French professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
He won two Grand Slam titles in doubles at the 2014 French Open, partnering Julien Benneteau, and mixed doubles at the 2024 ...
, 7–6
(7–4), 6–3
Women's doubles
*
Xu Yifan
Xu Yifan (; ; born 8 August 1988), nicknamed Julie, is a Chinese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 7 in doubles, on 13 January 2020. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 148 in the s ...
/
Yang Zhaoxuan
Yang Zhaoxuan (; ; born 11 February 1995) is a Chinese tennis player.
She reached her best WTA doubles ranking of world No. 9 on 30 January 2023.
Yang has won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA Challenger doubles title. In Sept ...
def.
Asia Muhammad
Asia Muhammad (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has been ranked as high as world No. 8 in doubles by the WTA, achieved on March 17, 2025.
Muhammad has won 13 doubles titles on the WT ...
/
Ena Shibahara
is an American-born Japanese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
She reached her career-high rankings of world No. 4 in doubles and No. 119 in singles. Shibahara has won eleven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including two W ...
, 7–5, 7–6
(7–4)
Points and prize money
Point distribution
* Players with byes receive first round points.
Prize money
The prize money for the 2022 BNP Paribas Open was $17,168,110 (ATP: $8,584,055, WTA $8,584,055). All prize money is in US Dollars.
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See also
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2022 ATP Tour
The 2022 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2022 tennis season. The 2022 ATP Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments ...
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ATP Tour Masters 1000
The ATP 1000 events, also known as ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, are an annual series of nine tennis tournaments featuring the top-ranked players on the ATP Tour since its inception in 1990. The ATP 1000 tournaments, sitting below the Grand ...
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List of ATP Tour top-level tournament singles champions
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Tennis Masters Series records and statistics
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2022 WTA Tour
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WTA 1000 tournaments
The WTA 1000 tournaments are a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour, governed by the Women's Tennis Association. The old WTA Premier tournaments, WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments merged into a single highest tier impl ...
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WTA Premier Mandatory/5
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List of WTA Tour top-level tournament singles champions
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Champions list
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References
External links
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