AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPION MADISON KEYS, WORLD NO. 1 ARYNA SABALENKA HEADLINE 2025 EISENHOWER CUP, A TIE BREAK TENS EVENT AT THE BNP PARIBAS OPEN
$200,000 Winner-Take-All Event To Feature Eight Mixed Doubles Pairings
Event to Take Place at 7:00pm on Tuesday, March 4 in Stadium 2; Tickets Starting At $60
INDIAN WELLS, Calif., January 30, 2025 – Top-ranked men’s and women’s stars will team up for the third consecutive year to compete in the 2025 Eisenhower Cup – a one-night Tie Break Tens event at the BNP Paribas Open taking place in Stadium 2 on Tuesday, March 4.
The 2025 Eisenhower Cup will feature eight star-studded pairings competing in a fast-paced mixed doubles format on the eve of BNP Paribas Open main draw play. The following duos are confirmed to compete in the event, with two additional teams to be confirmed in the coming weeks:
- World No. 1, Three-Time Grand Slam Champion Aryna Sabalenka + 2022 BNP Paribas Open Champion Taylor Fritz
- 2025 Australian Open Champion Madison Keys + World No. 9 Tommy Paul
- World No. 5 Casper Ruud + Two-Time BNP Paribas Open Finalist Maria Sakkari
- 2024 Eisenhower Cup Champions Emma Navarro + Ben Shelton
- 2021 BNP Paribas Open Champion Paula Badosa + World No. 13 Stefanos Tsitsipas
- World No. 8 Alex de Minaur + World No. 25 Katie Boulter
The Eisenhower Cup debuted in 2018 and has blossomed into a fan-favorite Indian Wells tradition. The rising American duo of Shelton and Navarro claimed the 2024 crown, defeating Badosa and Tsitsipas in front of an energetic Stadium 2 crowd.
The event features a fast-paced, energetic Tie Break Tens format consisting of first to ten-point tie break matches. The 2025 event will be an eight-team single elimination draw, with a total of seven matches being held over the course of the evening.
The 2025 Eisenhower Cup will begin at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, March 4, with gates opening to Stadium 2 at 5:30pm. Tickets are now on-sale starting at $60. Eisenhower Cup ticket holders will also be able to access the grounds early and gain admission to BNP Paribas Open qualifying matches taking place all day before the evening event.
About the BNP Paribas Open
The BNP Paribas Open is the largest combined ATP Tour Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 tennis event in the world, and one of the premier fixtures on tour having been named Tournament of the Year by both the WTA and the ATP Tour for a record-setting ten consecutive years. The 2025 BNP Paribas Open will be held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden March 2-16.
About Tie Break Tens
Tie Break Tens is a quick-fire version of tennis that anyone can play. Unlike conventional tennis matches, Tie Break Tens matches are comprised solely of tie breaks – no games, no sets, just exhilarating ten- point breakers in which every point counts.
The Tie Break Tens series sees world-class players going head to head in fast-paced, action-packed knock out tournaments at prestigious venues around the globe for huge winner-takes-all prizes. So far, Tie Break Tens has visited London, Vienna, Madrid, Melbourne, New York, Dubai and Indian Wells, featuring players such as Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem, Andy Murray, Serena Williams and Simona Halep.
In 2018, Tie Break Tens launched their grass roots initiative, the TB10 Challenger & TB10 Play, with the key aim of driving participation in tennis by encouraging people to get out there and play. So far tournaments have been run throughout the UK and also across New York City, giving thousands of kids the opportunity to pick up a racket and try out the format.
