The first ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the 2025 season will take place in Indian Wells, and the entry list features a host of star names.
This year’s Indian Wells Open, which will run from March 5 to 16, will be the 51st edition of the ATP tournament.
The hard-court event in the Californian desert is one of the most prestigious tournaments outside of the four majors and it has at times been referred to as the ‘fifth Grand Slam.’
Carlos Alcaraz is the two-time reigning Indian Wells champion, having downed Daniil Medvedev in the last two championship matches.
The Spanish star will compete with Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic, but world No 1 Jannik Sinner will not play as he is banned until May 4 due to failing doping tests. Zverev is set to be the top seed in Sinner’s absence.
Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul will lead the American interest as they are both set to be seeded in the top eight, while Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe will be among the top 20 seeds.
How many players will feature in the main draw?
The Indian Wells men’s singles main draw will feature 96 players, a total consisting of 79 direct entrants, 12 qualifiers and five wildcards.
Which players have received wildcards?
Two of the five players who will receive main draw wildcards have been announced and they are: Joao Fonseca and Learner Tien.
Fonseca, an 18-year-old Brazilian prodigy, is ranked 78th after he recently won his maiden ATP title at the Argentina Open.
World No 83 Tien, a 19-year-old who made a stunning run to the fourth round of the 2025 Australian Open as a qualifier, is one of the brightest young American prospects.
Have any players withdrawn?
As things stand, Sinner — who was forced to pull out due to his aforementioned doping ban — is the only man to withdraw.
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Four former Indian Wells champions have entered: Alcaraz (2023 and 2024), Djokovic (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016), Fritz (2022) and Cameron Norrie (2021).
Have any players used a protected ranking to enter?
Players who have been unable to compete in any tournaments due to injury for a minimum of six months are eligible to use the ATP protected ranking system.
The protected ranking will be determined by the player’s average ranking position during the first three months of their injury. They can use the protected ranking to enter nine tournaments and for a period of nine months from the first event they play after returning.
Nick Kyrgios, Reilly Opelka and Jenson Brooksby have all used a protected ranking to gain entry into the Indian Wells main draw.
Indian Wells 2025 ATP Singles Entry List and Projected Seeds based on ATP Rankings as of 24 February 2025 (numbers on the right are Entry Rankings)
1. Alexander Zverev, 2
2. Carlos Alcaraz, 3
3. Taylor Fritz, 4
4. Casper Ruud, 5
5. Daniil Medvedev, 7
6. Novak Djokovic, 6
7. Alex de Minaur, 8
8. Tommy Paul, 9
9. Andrey Rublev, 10
10. Stefanos Tsitsipas, 12
11. Holger Rune, 14
12. Ben Shelton, 13
13. Ugo Humbert, 15
14. Grigor Dimitrov, 11
15. Jack Draper, 16
16. Lorenzo Musetti, 17
17. Frances Tiafoe, 18
18. Arthur Fils, 19
19. Hubert Hurkacz, 21
20. Karen Khachanov, 20
21. Sebastian Korda, 22
22. Felix Auger-Aliassime, 23
23. Tomas Machac, 25
24. Jiri Lehecka, 24
25. Francisco Cerundolo, 29
26. Alexei Popyrin, 26
27. Alejandro Tabilo, 27
28. Jordan Thompson, 28
29. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 30
30. Sebastian Baez, 31
31. Denis Shapovalov, 54
32. Alex Michelsen, 36
Matteo Arnaldi, 39
Matteo Berrettini, 33
Lorenzo Sonego, 34
Pedro Martinez, 44
Gael Monfils, 32
Nuno Borges, 37
Flavio Cobolli, 35
Brandon Nakashima, 42
Miomir Kecmanovic, 55
Tomas Martin Etcheverry, 40
Jan-Lennard Struff, 45
Jakub Mensik, 47
Mariano Navone, 48
Nicolas Jarry, 38
Alexander Bublik, 49
Zhizhen Zhang, 50
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 59
Tallon Griekspoor, 43
Marcos Giron, 41
Roberto Carballes Baena, 51
Roberto Bautista Agut, 52
Jaume Munar, 64
Juncheng Shang, 53
Fabian Marozsan, 57
Zizou Bergs, 61
Cameron Norrie, 63
Alexandre Muller, 58
Luciano Darderi, 46
Yoshihito Nishioka, 67
Arthur Rinderknech, 60
Benjamin Bonzi, 62
David Goffin, 56
Corentin Moutet, 65
Aleksandar Vukic, 66
Joao Fonseca (WC)
Yunchaokete Bu, 68
Roman Safiullin, 69
Kei Nishikori, 71
Thiago Seyboth Wild, 76
Thanasi Kokkinakis, 72
Aleksandar Kovacevic, 75
Rinky Hijikata, 73
Quentin Halys, 74
Learner Tien (WC)
Luca Nardi, 77
Reilly Opelka, 33 (PR)
Facundo Diaz Acosta, 70
Nick Kyrgios, 21 (PR)
Jenson Brooksby, 52 (PR)
