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2010 BNP Paribas Open News and Events
Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, California Former BNP Paribas Open Champions With a Total of 44 Grand Slam Singles Titles Will “HIT FOR HAITI” to Raise an Expected Minimum of $1 Million - Event Will Feature Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal; American Red Cross Haitian Relief Efforts to Benefit BNP Paribas Open Adds Eisenhower Medical Center and La Quinta Resort to Elite List of Sponsors - Sponsors Become Official Medical Provider and Official Hotel of the Tournament Former World No. 1 and Seven-Time Champion Justine Henin Granted Wildcard - Former BNP Paribas Open Champion And 2010 Australian Open Finalist Adds Depth To Talented Fields Emirates Becomes Official Airline of the BNP Paribas Open - Three-Year Sponsorship Agreement; Emirates Day to be Held on First Saturday of Tournament Former Champions Headline the 35th Anniversary of the BNP Paribas Open - Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters And More Lead Talented Fields Training & Tryouts to Start for Best "Job" at the BNP Paribas Open - Boys and girls age 12-20 eligible to become part of a unique team! BNP Paribas Open Announces Larry Ellison As New Owner - Co-Founder & CEO Of Oracle Corporation Purchases BNP Paribas Open To Conduct Special Holiday Ticket Sale - Portion of the Proceeds Will Be Donated To The National Junior Tennis League BNP Paribas Open Presents a 35-Day Daily Ticket Giveaway for Tennis Enthusiasts - Enter to win 2 free tickets daily from the world-class BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament. BNP Paribas Open to Celebrate 35th Anniversary - Daily Tickets Now On Sale Featuring $35 Grandstand Ticket For Final Weekend and Box Seat Daily Double Available For A Limited Time. Fourth Annual BNP Paribas Open Tri-Level Championships- All USTA Sections Invited To Send Teams For Multi-Day Doubles Competition. BNP Paribas Open Announces Fourth Annual Challenge Tournament - Two-Stage Event Will Feature Men’s And Women’s 64-Player Challenge Round; Finalists Will Advance To Four-Player Pre-Qualifying Tournament; Entry Forms Now Available At bnpparibasopen.org BNP Paribas Open Debuts New Marketing Video - Interviews With Players, Partners, And Founders, Along With Action And Stunning Panoramic Shots Showcase Why The Tournament Is One of The Most Attended And Popular In The World 2010 Hotel, Mini And Group Packages Now Available - Hotel, Mini and Group packages for the BNP Paribas Open, an ATP Masters Series and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Premier tennis tournament, to be held March 8-21, 2010, at the beautiful Indian Wells Tennis Garden, are now on sale, it was announced today by Steve Simon, tournament director. 2009 BNP Paribas Open Achieves Milestones - More Than 332,000 People Attend The Fortnight; Website Traffic And Television Viewership Increase Nadal Overwhelms Murray To Reclaim Title- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal recaptured the BNP Paribas Open title after posting an overwhelming 6-1, 6-2 victory over Andy on Sunday in Indian Wells. Zvonareva Clinches BNP Paribas Open 'Double'- Fourth seed Vera Zvonareva completed the sweep of the singles and doubles titles at the 2009 BNP Paribas Open as she defeated defending champion Ana Ivanovic 7-6(5), 6-2 on Sunday in Indian Wells. Fish/Roddick Save 3 M.P. To Win Doubles Title- Americans Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick clinched the doubles title at the BNP Paribas Open after saving three match points in a 3-6, 6-1, 14-12 win over defending champion Andy Ram and partner Max Mirnyi on Saturday in Indian Wells. Nadal Ousts American Title Hope Roddick- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal extinguished American title hopes at the BNP Paribas Open as he dismissed Andy Roddick, 6-4, 7-6(4) in semifinal action, Saturday in Indian Wells. Murray Masters Federer To Reach Final- World No. 4 Andy Murray once again got the better of Roger Federer, defeating the three-time BNP Paribas Open champion 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 on Saturday in Indian Wells to advance to the final at the year’s first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tennis tournament. Azarenka/Zvonareva Clinch Women's Doubles Title- Victoria Azarenka and Vera Zvonareva clinched the women’s doubles title at the BNP Paribas Open, prevailing in a Match Tie-break against Gisela Dulko and Shahar Peer 6-3, 3-6, 10-5 on Saturday morning at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Roddick Ousts Defending Champion Djokovic, Faces Nadal Next - World No. 3 Novak Djokovic fell in his pursuit of back-to-back BNP Paribas Open titles, bowing out to top American Andy Roddick 6-3, 6-2 on Friday in Indian Wells. Roddick will face Rafael Nadal for a spot in the final. Weekend Brilliance At The BNP Paribas Open- What could be better this weekend than to be watching some sensational tennis and doing it at a pristine location such as the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in weather that is beyond glorious? Zvonareva To Play For BNP Paribas Open 'Double'- Fourth seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia bested doubles partner Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-3 on Friday in Indian Wells, and will face defending champion Ana Ivanovic for the title after the fifth-seeded Serbian defeated unseeded Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-3. Federer Halts Verdasco Comeback- World No. 2 Roger Federer held off a late charge by Fernando Verdasco on Thursday evening in Indian Wells, defeating the Spaniard 6-3, 7-6(5) to move within two match wins of his fourth BNP Paribas Open title. Different Reasons For Celebration - World No. 2 Roger Federer held off a late charge by Fernando Verdasco on Thursday evening in Indian Wells, defeating the Spaniard 6-3, 7-6(5) to move within two match wins of his fourth BNP Paribas Open title. Pavlyuchenkova Continues Cinderella Run- Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenko continued to write her Cinderella story at the BNP Paribas Open, defeating No. 7 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 7-6(8), 6-4 to reach her first career semifinal on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Unsung Heroes- There are two groups of people that are unsung heroes at the BNP Paribas Open, and I’m not talking about the men’s and women’s players... they are the volunteers and ballkids. Nadal Saves 5 M.P. To Defeat Nalbandian; Djokovic, Roddick To Collide - The fourth round match between World No. 1 Rafael Nadal and Argentine David Nalbandian at the BNP Paribas Open lived up to its billing, with Nadal saving five match points to complete a classic 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-0 comeback victory. One Fernando Down, One To Go- World No. 2 Roger Federer fought off Chilean Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 on Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Open to set up a quarterfinal meeting with World No. 10 Fernando Verdasco. Zvonareva Maintains Impressive Desert Form; Azarenka Upsets Safina- Fourth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva kept up her impressive form at the BNP Paribas Open, reaching the semifinals for the first time in Indian Wells by dismissing No. 9 seed Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday. It's Men's Business- The men are taking over the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for their fourth round matches at the BNP Paribas Open. The mercury is rising, and so is the action! Djokovic Tops Haas; Nadal Confronts Nalbandian Challenge Next - Defending champion Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-2, 7-6(1) win over German Tommy Haas on Tuesday in Indian Wells. Safina Maintains Pursuit Of Title, No. 1 Ranking; Hantuchova Crashes Out - Top-seeded Russian Dinara Safina stayed in the hunt for the BNP Paribas Open title and No. 1 ranking, beating American hopeful Jill Craybas 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Ivanovic, Hantuchova Stay On Title Track - Serbian Ana Ivanovic kept on course for the title defense at the BNP Paribas Open, advancing to the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Argentine Gisela Dulko. Murray, Federer Sharp In Third Round - World No. 4 Andy Murray made quick work of Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu on Monday at the BNP Paribas Open, defeating the No. 32 seed 6-3, 6-2 to book his place in the fourth round at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. Nadal Makes Confident Start; Isner Upsets Monfils- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal came out flying in his opening match at the BNP Paribas Open, dominating German Michael Berrer 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Chardy Stuns Fish; Djokovic Opens Title Defense- American Mardy Fish’s bid for a repeat appearance in the BNP Paribas Open final stopped as soon as it began after he was knocked out by Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 7-6(4), 7-6(1) on Sunday in Indian Wells. Safina, Zvonareva Advance To Fourth Round - Fourth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva made her way confidently into the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open, opening play on Sunday in Indian Wells with a 58-minute victory over Petra Kvitova, 6-3, 6-1. Federer Fires Past Frenchman In Opener- World No. 2 and three-time BNP Paribas Open champion Roger Federer advanced to the third round Saturday with a 7-6(4), 6-4 victory over Frenchman Marc Gicquel in Indian Wells, the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the season. Top Contenders Tumble; Past Champs Ivanovic, Hantuchova Advance- Two of the top title contenders – No. 2 seed Jelena Jankovic and No. 3 seed Elena Dementieva – suffered surprising exits on Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Murray Passes Montanes Test- World No. 4 Andy Murray recovered from a slow start in his opening match, Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, to defeat Spaniard Albert Montanes 7-5, 6-3 and reach the third round. 10 Things To Do At The BNP Paribas Open - The BNP Paribas Open is one of the show piece events on the ATP World Tour and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. In fact we believe it is THE showpiece and with that in mind we want to make sure you don’t miss anything during the event. Querrey Leads Americans Into Second Round- American Sam Querrey accounted for Guillermo Canas for the second time in the past month, defeating the former Top 10 player 7-6(2), 6-2 on Friday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Safina, Mauresmo Escape Early Exits; Kuznetsova Upset - Top seed Dinara Safina was put to a test in her second round opening match Friday at the BNP Paribas Open, earning a 7-6(8), 6-2 victory over Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in one hour and 51 minutes. It Takes Two To Tango- Talk about a line-up of heavyweights so early in the tournament ... Nadal, Federer and Roddick. All unbelievable singles players but guess what, no singles in this instant. Dare it be said, all these big guns need a crutch to lean on during their matches. We’re talking doubles. Hewitt Matches Sampras's Indian Wells Mark- Two-time BNP Paribas Open champion Lleyton Hewitt moved into a second place tie with Pete Sampras on the list of Indian Wells match wins leader after opening with a 7-6(3), 6-3 win over Czech Jan Hernych on Thursday. Gallovits Completes Comeback Against Kirilenko- Romanian Edina Gallovits continued Maria Kirilenko’s on-court woes as she prevailed over the Russian 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 in first round action Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open. Americans, Germans Book Main Draw Spots- American players booked five of the 12 available spots in the ATP World Tour main draw after coming through the final round of qualification. Peer, Californians Post First Round Wins - Shahar Peer made a confident start in the opening day of women’s main draw action, Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Open, needing just 58 minutes to ease past Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2, 6-1 in the first match on Stadium 1. Americans Make Solid Showing In Men's Qualifying- Seven Americans stayed in the hunt for one of 12 main draw berths at the BNP Paribas Masters after posting wins in the first round of men's qualifying. Haynes, Lepchenko Qualify For Women's Draw- American Angela Haynes secured her place in the BNP Paribas Open women's main draw, defeating Slovakian Jarmila Groth 6-3, 7-6(2) in the final round of qualification. Men's Draw Features Top 20 Stars - The BNP Paribas Open features an outstanding line-up with 48 of the Top 50 players in the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings, including every member of the Top 20. Haynes Keeps Main Draw Bid Alive- Women’s qualifying kicked off the action at the 2009 BNP Paribas Open on Monday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden with 48 players vying for 12 available spots in Sony Ericsson WTA Tour main draw. 2009 BNP Paribas Open Women's Draw Set- Serbian Ana Ivanovic faces a challenging road to defend her BNP Paribas Open title with No. 3 seed Elena Dementieva and two-time champion Daniela Hantuchova among the top contenders in her quarter of the draw. BNP Paribas Open Going Green - Tournament To Implement Recycling Programs To Ensure Environmental Responsibility Wildcard Entries Announced for the 2009 BNP Paribas Open - Dokic and Dent added to BNP Paribas Open Player Field BNP Paribas Open and NJTL to Host 2nd Annual Kids Day Saturday, March 7th - The Coachella Valley National Junior Tennis League (NJTL), will host its second annual Kids Day, on Saturday, March 7 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. BNP Paribas Open TV Coverage Increases for 2009 - FSN And Tennis Channel To Televise 61 Hours Of Tennis Numerous Storylines to Play Out at BNP Paribas Open - Top Men’s and Women’s Stars To Compete For Prestigious Title In Indian Wells Training and Tryouts to Start for Best “Job” at the BNP Paribas Open - Boys And Girls Age 12-20 Eligible To Become Part Of A Unique Team! BNP Paribas Open Announces Third Annual Challenge Tournament - Two-Stage Event Will Feature Men’s And Women’s 64 Player Challenge Round; Finalists Will Advance To Four-Player Pre-Qualifying Tournament Indian Wells Tennis Tournament Announces New Name BNP Paribas Open - BNP Paribas Open To Offer Equal Prize Money New Ticket Packages On Sale For The 2009 BNP Paribas Open - Box Seat Daily Double Offers More Choices and Added Evening Session Benefits Local Charity The 34th annual BNP Paribas Open, to be held March 9-22, 2009 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, is serving up new ticket packages for its fans while benefiting local charity. Tournament to Conduct Special Holiday Ticket Sales - Tournament to Conduct Special Holiday Ticket Sales Portion Of Proceeds Will Be Donated To The National Junior Tennis League Daily Tickets On Sale Now - Daily tickets for the 34th annual Indian Wells Tennis Tournament held March 9-22, 2009 go on sale Wednesday, November 5, 2008. 2009 Hotel and Mini Packages Now Available - Hotel and Mini packages for the ATP Masters Series and Sony Ericsson Premier WTA Tour tennis tournament to be held March 9-22, 2009, at the beautiful Indian Wells Tennis Garden, are now on sale.
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