2023 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles explained

Champ: Rohan Bopanna
Matthew Ebden
Runner: Wesley Koolhof
Neal Skupski
Score:6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Draw:32 (3)
Seeds:8

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Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden defeated Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–3, 2–6, [10–8], to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2023 Indian Wells Masters. At the age of 43, Bopanna overtook Daniel Nestor to become the oldest ATP Masters 1000 finalist and champion, winning his fifth Masters 1000 title and 24th career ATP Tour doubles title overall. It was Ebden's first Masters 1000 title and ninth career doubles title.[1]

John Isner and Jack Sock were the defending champions,[2] but lost in the semifinals to Bopanna and Ebden.

Koolhof, Skupski, and Rajeev Ram were in contention for the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking. Koolhof and Skupski retained the top ranking after Ram lost in the first round.

Draw

Finals

Bottom half

Seeded teams

The following are the seeded teams, based on ATP rankings as of March 6, 2023.

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRankSeed
Wesley Koolhof United KingdomNeal Skupski21
United StatesRajeev Ram United KingdomJoe Salisbury72
Marcelo ArévaloJean-Julien Rojer123
Nikola MektićMate Pavić134
United KingdomLloyd Glasspool FinlandHarri Heliövaara235
SpainMarcel Granollers ArgentinaHoracio Zeballos296
Hugo Nys PolandJan Zieliński337
ColombiaJuan Sebastián Cabal ColombiaRobert Farah478

Other entry information

Withdrawals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 19, 2023 . Bopanna/Ebden Win Indian Wells Doubles Title In Match Tie-Break . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319040935/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/bopanna-ebden-koolhof-skupski-2023-indian-wells-final . March 19, 2023 . March 19, 2023 . Association of Tennis Professionals.
  2. Web site: March 20, 2022 . Isner/Sock Claim Second Indian Wells Title Together . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230311035231/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/indian-wells-2022-doubles-final . March 11, 2023 . March 18, 2023 . Association of Tennis Professionals.