The BNP Paribas Open produces one of the most exciting doubles draws of any event on Tour, as top singles players pair up along with top-ranked doubles specialist teams for a loaded draw full of talent.
The 2025 doubles players field has just been released, and these are some of the must-see duos fans will want to make sure to see when they take the court in Tennis Paradise.
Get TicketsThe No. 1 seed in the 2025 women’s doubles draw will belong to Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend. The top pairing will head to Indian Wells fresh off their run to the Australian Open title in January, where they earned their second Grand Slam title as a duo, the other coming last summer at 2024 Wimbledon.
The 2024 Olympic Gold Medalists Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini will make their BNP Paribas Open debut as a pairing. The veteran Errani paired with the rising Paolini form a superstar Italian duo that has seen huge success together in doubles. In addition to capturing the 2024 Paris gold, the two also finished runner-up at Roland-Garros.
Finishing runner-up to Errani and Paolini at last summer’s Olympics was the pairing of Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider. In addition to capturing the silver medal in Paris, the young singles stars reached the semifinal at the 2025 Australian Open for their best-career Grand Slam result together.
The 2025 BNP Paribas Open will be the first time fans get to see them on-court together in Tennis Paradise.
Former Indian Wells doubles champion Bethanie Mattek-Sands is back for another year in the desert! The 2016 BNP Paribas Open champion will pair up with Marie Bouzkova, who is a two-time Indian Wells double quarterfinalist herself from 2021 and 2022.
While Sofia Kenin is best known for her Grand Slam singles crown at the 2020 Australian Open, she also saw success in doubles last year, capturing the biggest title of her career at the 2024 Miami Open. She’ll team up with Ukraine’s Lyudmyla Kichenok, who had the biggest breakthrough of her career when she captured the 2024 US Open doubles crown.
Top 10 American compatriots and friends Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul are teaming up for the first time at Indian Wells since 2023. Fritz won the 2022 BNP Paribas Open singles crown, while Paul reached the semifinals himself just last year in 2024. Do the two have what it takes to make a deep doubles run in 2025?
The second must-see American men’s team will feature young talents Alex Michelsen and Ben Shelton. Both have seen previous success on the doubles stage, with Michelsen finishing as the doubles runner-up at the 2024 Cincinnati Open and Shelton finishing runner-up at the 2023 Washington Open. This will be the first major doubles competition featuring Michelsen and Shelton paired together.
Amidst all the singles stardom, fans must not forget about the 2025 Australian Open champion pairing of Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten. The reigning Grand Slam champions also teamed up to win 2024 Wimbledon, and this will be the first time fans get to see the pairing compete in Tennis Paradise.
While Sebastian Korda and Jordan Thompson may be best known for being Top 30 singles players, the two have also seen success together on the doubles court as they paired up to win a Masters 1000 title at the 2024 Madrid Open. This will be the first time that fans in Tennis Paradise can see the American and Aussie team up together.
The 2024 Paris Olympics Silver Medalists are back together! American legend Rajeev Ram is a former World No. 1 and Indian Wells champion (2017), while Austin Krajicek owns one Grand Slam double title from Roland-Garros in 2023. The two American doubles specialists will be looking to recreate the magic of their Paris run in the desert as one of this year’s top doubles pairings to watch.
Doubles action will begin in Tennis Paradise on Thursday, March 6 with women's first round play. Get your tickets now to see these star-studded pairings take center stage in the desert.
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