29 tennis courts, including a 16,100-seat Stadium 1, 9 match courts and 6 practice courts. Stadium 1 is the second largest tennis-specific stadium in the world. As well as tennis, the venue has hosted concerts by artists such as The Eagles, The Who, Tom Petty, Andrea Bocelli, and RBD. The NBA has played three pre-season exhibition games at Indian Wells, with all these events involving the Phoenix Suns. The first game featured the Suns against the Denver Nuggets on October 11, 2008; the NBA's first outdoor game since September 1972. On October 10, 2009, the Suns played the Golden State Warriors and on October 9, 2010, the game featured the Suns and the Dallas Mavericks. Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters, also known by its currently sponsored name BNP Paribas Open, has been held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden since 2009. Previously, it was home to the Pacific Life Open and the Indian Wells Masters tennis events. The tournament is held annually at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in the second week of March. The tournament is an ATP Tour Masters 1000 on the ATP Tour and a WTA 1000 on the WTA Tour. The tournament also helps local charities with donations, and the tennis stars themselves sometimes help out. Expansion After the conclusion of the 2013 BNP Paribas Open, the Tennis Garden underwent an expansion, including a new permanent Stadium 2 with a capacity of 8,000 and containing three new restaurants overlooking the court, a new Tennis Garden Village (18,000 sq ft), and additional seating to the outer and practice courts. A grand entrance to the tennis grounds on Washington Street, with a new box office and an additional 2,000 paved parking spots. Numerous video walls were added throughout the Tennis Garden with new information towers. The expansion was complete by the start of the 2014 BNP Paribas Open. The revamping of the tennis center also included a "Pro Purple" interior court color created specifically for the ATP Masters Series and first used at Indian Wells, citing the purple color being 180 degrees opposite the yellow of the ball on the color wheel. See also List of tennis stadiums by capacity wikimapia References External links IWTG Official Site Official website of the BNP Paribas Open Tennis venues in California Sports venues in Riverside County, California Indian Wells, California Larry Ellison