Ahead of the first Masters 1000 tournament of the season, the BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells Tennis Garden will host the Eisenhower Cup, featuring eight top-ranked players competing in a mixed doubles format for the third consecutive year.
On the eve of the BNP Paribas Open main draw play, March 4, eight top ATP and WTA pairings will compete in the 2025 Eisenhower Cup staged on Stadium 2, celebrating its 11th Anniversary.
Reigning champion duo Emma Navarro and Ben Shelton are back to defend their title at the competition that features a mixed doubles format – a one-night Tie Break Tens exhibition event.
Overall, seven intense matches will feature across the evening on Tuesday.
Former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina will team up with world No. 4 and former BNP Paribas Open champion Taylor Fritz.
Meanwhile, off-court couple World No. 8 Alex de Minaur and 3-time WTA singles champion Katie Boulter will reunite on the court, bidding to emerge victorious.
The Briton will return to action at Indian Wells, hitting the court for the first time since the Australian Open, sidelined from tour due to a foot injury.
Also, former champion Paula Badosa and Dubai Tennis Championships brand new winner Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete at the Eisenhower Cup for the second straight season.
2025 Australian Open champion Madison Keys and world No. 11 Tommy Paul are the second all-American duo in the competition, both in great form.
World No. 5 Casper Ruud and two-time Indian Wells runner-up Maria Sakkari will pair to challenge for the title.
Two-time former world No. 1 Iga Swiatek, who will bid to capture her third crown at the Masters 1000, and compatriot Hubert Hurkacz also return to compete at the event.
Furthermore, the Italian team of world No. 6 Jasmine Paolini and two-time ATP titlist Lorenzo Musetti complete the stellar eight mixed doubles pairings.
The BNP Paribas Open, a combined ATP and WTA 1000 tournament, runs from March 5-16 in California.
