Third annual FILA International Junior Championships kick off during second week

Junior tennis is once again ready to take center stage in Indian Wells as the third annual FILA International Junior Championships will take place from March 10-16 as the second week of action at the BNP Paribas Open ramps up.

In collaboration with tournament partner FILA, the junior event will spotlight the next generation of tennis stars and give promising young talent the chance to play on the same courts as the professionals in Indian Wells. The support of this amateur event comes as part of FILA’s ongoing commitment to empowering the future of tennis.

The winners of this ITF Level 1 event will be awarded automatic qualifying wild cards into the 2026 BNP Paribas Open.

This prestigious amateur event will feature some of the best junior talents in the world. Headlining the men’s field are No. 1 seed Jagger Leach – the son of Lindsay Davenport – as well as Cruz Hewitt – the son of 2003 Indian Wells champion Lleyton Hewitt. On the women’s side, fans should keep an eye on Southern California natives, twin sisters and top two seeds Kristina Penickova and Annika Penickova, who are fresh off capturing the junior doubles title at the 2025 Australian Open.

Past FILA International Junior champions include Clervie Ngounoue and Cooper Woestendick from 2023, and Valerie Glozman and Rudy Quan from 2024. Ngounoue qualified for this year’s 2025 BNP Paribas Open.

The 2025 FILA International Junior Championships will feature a 48-person singles draw and 24-team doubles draw for both the boys and girls competition. All action will take places on Practice Courts 15-20 of the Indian Wells Tennis Garden from March 10-16, with the competition culminating with the championship matches in Stadium 2 on Sunday, March 16.