No tournament in the entire annual tennis calendar brings more star power to the doubles court than the BNP Paribas Open. In addition to the Eisenhower Cup doubles exhibition that precedes the main draw action, the doubles fields on both the men’s and women’s sides are permanently stacked.
Opponents simply love doubles play in Indian Wells. If they lose early in the singles, the doubles event gives them a good reason to stay longer in Tennis Paradise.
Tournament organizers announced the first men’s doubles entry for 2026 on Tuesday and they are once again full of singles.
On the men’s side, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, Joao Fonseca, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, Alexander Bublik, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Arthur Fils, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Frances Tiafoe, are all registered. Sinner, Zverev, Shelton, and Fonseca are currently alternating between their opponents but will likely be among the wild cards.
Fils and Fokina play together, Auger-Aliassime and Sebastian Korda are paired, and Medvedev teams up with Learner Tien.
