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.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s Indian Wells Open, which will run from March 5 to 16, will be the 51st edition of the ATP<\/a> tournament.<\/p>\n 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 \u2018fifth Grand Slam.\u2019<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> is the two-time reigning Indian Wells champion, having downed Daniil Medvedev\u00a0in the last two championship matches.<\/p>\n 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\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The Indian Wells men\u2019s singles main draw will feature 96 players, a total consisting of 79 direct entrants, 12 qualifiers and five wildcards.<\/p>\n Two of the five players who will receive main draw wildcards have been announced and they are: Joao Fonseca and Learner Tien.<\/p>\n Fonseca, an 18-year-old Brazilian prodigy, is ranked 78th after he recently won his maiden ATP title at the Argentina Open.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n As things stand, Sinner \u2014 who was forced to pull out due to his aforementioned doping ban \u2014 is the only man to withdraw.<\/p>\n The 5 men who have won the most hard-court ATP 500 titles: Novak Djokovic 2nd, Roger Federer on 21<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n ATP Rankings: Jannik Sinner\u2019s rivals falter, Jack Draper career high, lucky loser Camilo Ugo Carabelli +22<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Four former Indian Wells champions have entered: Alcaraz (2023 and 2024), Djokovic (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016), Fritz (2022) and Cameron Norrie (2021).<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The protected ranking will be determined by the player\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Nick Kyrgios, Reilly Opelka and Jenson Brooksby have all used a protected ranking to gain entry into the Indian Wells main draw.<\/p>\n 1. Alexander Zverev, 2 READ NEXT:\u00a0Joao Fonseca makes \u2018unmatched\u2019 claim as he chooses between Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The post ATP Indian Wells 2025 Entry List: Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev headline as two wildcards revealed<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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\u2019s 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How many players will feature in the main draw?<\/h4>\n
Which players have received wildcards?<\/h4>\n
Have any players withdrawn?<\/h4>\n
ATP Tour News<\/h2>\n
Which former champions will play?<\/h4>\n
Have any players used a protected ranking to enter?<\/h4>\n
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)<\/h4>\n
\n2. Carlos Alcaraz, 3
\n3. Taylor Fritz, 4
\n4. Casper Ruud, 5
\n5. Daniil Medvedev, 7
\n6. Novak Djokovic, 6
\n7. Alex de Minaur, 8
\n8. Tommy Paul, 9
\n9. Andrey Rublev, 10
\n10. Stefanos Tsitsipas, 12
\n11. Holger Rune, 14
\n12. Ben Shelton, 13
\n13. Ugo Humbert, 15
\n14. Grigor Dimitrov, 11
\n15. Jack Draper, 16
\n16. Lorenzo Musetti, 17
\n17. Frances Tiafoe, 18
\n18. Arthur Fils, 19
\n19. Hubert Hurkacz, 21
\n20. Karen Khachanov, 20
\n21. Sebastian Korda, 22
\n22. Felix Auger-Aliassime, 23
\n23. Tomas Machac, 25
\n24. Jiri Lehecka, 24
\n25. Francisco Cerundolo, 29
\n26. Alexei Popyrin, 26
\n27. Alejandro Tabilo, 27
\n28. Jordan Thompson, 28
\n29. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 30
\n30. Sebastian Baez, 31
\n31. Denis Shapovalov, 54
\n32. Alex Michelsen, 36
\nMatteo Arnaldi, 39
\nMatteo Berrettini, 33
\nLorenzo Sonego, 34
\nPedro Martinez, 44
\nGael Monfils, 32
\nNuno Borges, 37
\nFlavio Cobolli, 35
\nBrandon Nakashima, 42
\nMiomir Kecmanovic, 55
\nTomas Martin Etcheverry, 40
\nJan-Lennard Struff, 45
\nJakub Mensik, 47
\nMariano Navone, 48
\nNicolas Jarry, 38
\nAlexander Bublik, 49
\nZhizhen Zhang, 50
\nAlejandro Davidovich Fokina, 59
\nTallon Griekspoor, 43
\nMarcos Giron, 41
\nRoberto Carballes Baena, 51
\nRoberto Bautista Agut, 52
\nJaume Munar, 64
\nJuncheng Shang, 53
\nFabian Marozsan, 57
\nZizou Bergs, 61
\nCameron Norrie, 63
\nAlexandre Muller, 58
\nLuciano Darderi, 46
\nYoshihito Nishioka, 67
\nArthur Rinderknech, 60
\nBenjamin Bonzi, 62
\nDavid Goffin, 56
\nCorentin Moutet, 65
\nAleksandar Vukic, 66
\nJoao Fonseca (WC)
\nYunchaokete Bu, 68
\nRoman Safiullin, 69
\nKei Nishikori, 71
\nThiago Seyboth Wild, 76
\nThanasi Kokkinakis, 72
\nAleksandar Kovacevic, 75
\nRinky Hijikata, 73
\nQuentin Halys, 74
\nLearner Tien (WC)
\nLuca Nardi, 77
\nReilly Opelka, 33 (PR)
\nFacundo Diaz Acosta, 70
\nNick Kyrgios, 21 (PR)
\nJenson Brooksby, 52 (PR)<\/p>\n