The wild cards are set for next week’s BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Eleven American were given main draw wild cards into this year’s event, which begins Monday March 9 and ends Sunday March 22.



Jack Sock, Tennys Sandgren, Marcos Giron, Mitchell Krueger and 18-year-old Brandon Nakashima were awarded spots in the men’s singles draw, while Michael Mmoh, J.J. Wolf, Thai-Son Kwiatkowski, Govind Nanda and Carlos Alcaraz nabbed spots in the qualifying draw.

In addition to Kim Clijsters, who received her wild card in February, Catherine McNally, Kristie Ahn, Christina McHale, Shelby Rogers and 17-year-old Leylah Fernandez received wild cards.

Americans Madison Brengle and Usue Arconada also earned main draw wild cards by accumulating the most points over the four events of the 2019-2020 Oracle Challenger Series.

Nicole Gibbs, Whitney Osuigwe, Caroline Dolehide, Hailey Baptiste and BNP Paribas Open pre-qualifying champion Ashley Kratzer received wild cards into qualifying on the women’s side, along with 18-year-old Diane Parry of France.

Wild cards: @BNPPARIBASOPEN,

ATP

Tennys Sandgren
Jack Sock
Brandon Nakashima
Marcos Giron
Mitchell Krueger

WTA

Catherine McNally
Kristie Ahn
Christina McHale
Shelby Rogers
Madison Brengle
Usue Arconada
Leylah Fernandez

— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) March 7, 2020

Qualifiying wild-cards, @BNPPARIBASOPEN

ATP

Michael Mmoh
J.J. Wolf
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
Govind Nanda
Carlos Alcaraz

WTA

Nicole Gibbs
Whitney Osuigwe
Caroline Dolehide
Hailey Baptiste
Ashley Kratzer
Diane Parry

— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) March 7, 2020