Mini and Group Ticket Packages On Sale Now

Mini and group ticket packages for the BNP Paribas Open, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Premier tennis tournament, to be held March 7-20, 2011, at the beautiful Indian Wells Tennis Garden, are now on sale, it was announced today by Steve Simon, tournament director.

One of the most popular ticket packages with tennis fans are the Mini packages, which offer four different options including the Kick-Off Weekend (March 11-13), Evening (March 10-18), Mid-Week (March 15-17) and Final Weekend (March 18-20). Mini packages provide the same great seat location for all sessions located in the lower bowl box seat sections, the upper bowl loge seat section, as well as the luxury Club suites. Buying early ensures the best seat locations for these very popular packages.

Group packages offer a great value for ten or more patrons and include complimentary tickets. A new option for groups this year is to purchase tickets to Emirates Stadium Club on a per session basis. The Emirates Stadium Club is an air-conditioned suite which features specially prepared suite cuisine, indoor/outdoor seating, private restrooms, a bar, televisions with match court updates, valet parking, and suite attendants catering to attendees needs. Another new offering this year is the All Pro package, which allows groups to purchase 50 tickets or more, from any seating category, to any of the 21 sessions, and in turn receive two complimentary Stadium Box seat tickets to any session of their choice. This is a great option for tennis clubs whose members may want to attend different sessions throughout the tournament.

For more information and to order packages, please call the Indian Wells Tennis Garden Reservations Office, (800) 999-1585, or visit www.bnpparibasopen.com, where there is a complete listing and description of all ticket packages and pricing.

About the BNP Paribas Open
The BNP Paribas Open is the first major tennis event of the season on U.S. soil. The tournament features more than 300 of the world’s best ATP World Tour and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tennis players, including defending champions Ivan Ljubicic and Jelena Jankovic. Last year more than 339,000 people attended the event. Series and Hotel packages are currently available by logging onto www.bnpparibasopen.com, calling the Indian Wells box office, 800-999-1585 or 760-200-8000, or visiting the box office, 78-200 Miles Avenue, Indian Wells, CA, 92210.

About BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) is a European leader in global banking and financial services and is one of the 3 strongest banks in the world according to Standard & Poor’s. The group is present in 85 countries, with more than 171,000 employees, including 131.000 in Europe. The group holds key positions in three major segments: Corporate and Investment Banking, Asset Management & Services and Retail Banking. Present throughout Europe in all of its business lines, the bank’s two domestic markets in retail banking are France and Italy. BNP Paribas also has a significant presence in the United States and strong positions in Asia and the emerging markets.

About BNP Paribas and tennis
In 2008, BNP Paribas celebrated the 35th anniversary of its association with the tennis world. Since 1973, BNP Paribas has been actively involved in this sport, regularly increasing its support – both locally and internationally, for families, schools and the community.

Historically, BNP Paribas has had a special relationship with every facet of the tennis world: official global sponsor of Roland Garros for 35 years, sponsor of the Davis Cup since 2001, of the Fed Cup since 2005 and since the acquisition of BNL in 2006, the "Internazionali BNL d'Italia", as well as actively supporting numerous other international competitions (WTA Bank of the West Classic in California, the Monte Carlo Masters Series, BNP Paribas Strasbourg Women's Open, Grand Prix de Lyon, etc.). BNP Paribas also supports tennis locally in France, and is involved in more than 550 tournaments, including the BNP Paribas family trophy, various training programmes set up by the French Tennis Federation and Yannick Noah’s “Fête le Mur” association.