GALLERY: Tennis legends playing at Indian Wells through the years
17 Mar 2001: A general view of a match between Pete Sampras and Yevgeny Kalfelnikv during the Tennis Masters Series at the Indian Wells Garden in Indian Wells, California. Sampras defeated Kalfelnikv 7-5, 6-4.Mandatory Credit: Adam Pretty/AUS /Allsport
Indian Wells is a treasured and much-anticipated fixture on the modern tennis calendar.
In fact, the best-attended tennis tournament outside the four Grand Slam tournaments, with over 450,000 visitors reported during the 2015 event.
It also has the second-largest permanent tennis stadium in the world, with only the Arthur Ashe stadium in New York besting it.
As the 2018 tournament heats up nicely out in California, we take a look at some images of the biggest and best names in Tennis playing at Indian Wells.
Andre Agassi – 1995
Boris Becker – 1996
Michael Chang – 1992
Stefan Edberg – 1996
Steffi Graf – 1998
INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 13: Tim Henman of Great Britain returns a shot to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during the Pacific Life Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 13, 2006 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Tim Henman – 2006
Martina Hingis 1998
Goran Ivanisevic – 1999
Pete Sampras – 1995
Monica Seles – 1992
Serena Williams – 1999, as a 17-year-old.
