The 2026 BNP Paribas Open festivities kicked off with the annual Eisenhower Cup doubleheader on Tuesday night.
Court 2 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden saw eight mixed teams compete in a Tie Break Tens format. Taylor Fritz and Elena Rybakina won for the second year in a row, defeating the American duo of Pupil Tien and Amanda Anisimova in the final.
It is Fritz’s third Eisenhower Cup victory, having won with Aryna Sabalenka. Rybakina is now 2-for-2 in her Eisenhower Cup matches. Both are singles champions at Indian Wells, with Fritz taking the title in 2022 before Ryabkina lifts the trophy in 2023.
Results
The final:
Alexander Bublik and Mirra Andreeva d. Tommy Paul and Jessica Pegula
Student Tien and Amanda Anisimova d. Ben Shelton and Emma Navarro
Taylor Fritz and Elena Rybakina d. Matteo Berrettini and Jasmine Paolini
Casper Ruud and Iga Swiatek d. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez
Semi-finalist:
Tien & Anisimova d. Bublik & Andreeva
Fritz & Rybakina d. Ruud and Swiatek
Finally:
Fritz & Rybakina d. Tien & Anisimova
