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BNP Paribas has extended its title sponsorship of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, through 2029, making the bank the longest running title sponsor in the event’s history. BNP Paribas serves as the official sponsor of the French Open and also sponsors ATP Masters 1000 tournaments (BNP Paribas Open, Italian Open and Monte […]
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The 2024 BNP Paribas Open, a combined ATP and WTA Tours event at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden held each March, claims that it generated an estimated total gross economic impact of more than $852 million on the Coachella Valley economy. The study’s total, conducted by George Washington University, is a 51 percent increase over […]
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The BNP Paribas Open has partnered with Steve Furgal’s International Tennis Tours — part of premium experiences company On Location — as the tournament’s official travel package provider with a variety of package offerings from the opening rounds through championship week. The partnership starts with the 2023 tournament, scheduled for March 6–19 at the Indian […]
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to affect the sports-event industry. As destinations work to contain the spread of the virus, it has led many sports-event organizers to make decisions about the immediate future of their events. With so much changing so quickly, we are tracking the latest updates, both confirmations of sports events that […]
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BNP Paribas has announced that it will extend its title sponsorship of the BNP Paribas Open through 2030, making the bank the longest running title sponsor in the event’s history. BNP Paribas began its title sponsorship of the tennis tournament in 2009. “We are delighted to extend our partnership with BNP Paribas as title sponsor of the tournament,” […]
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German tennis player Tommy Haas has been named tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open…
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In a destination that typically sees sunny skies and smiling faces, an unexpected dark cloud made its way to Indian Wells, California, on Sunday, March 20. Hours before the finals at the BNP Paribas Open, CEO and Tournament Director Raymond Moore made a number of derogatory comments about the Women’s Tennis Association at a morning breakfast with the media. His remarks provoked outrage in the tennis world and prompted…
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