20-year-old American Amanda Anisimova wins all-women Eisenhower Cup at Indian Wells
The Eisenhower Cup returned to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Tuesday night, which was also 2022 International Women’s Day.
The field of players consisted of all women, with Amanda Anisimova outlasting the rest to take the title and grand prize of $150,000 dollars.
Congratulations to our 2022 Eisenhower Cup champion, @AnisimovaAmanda 🏆#IndianWells pic.twitter.com/V0yOpuAu9z
— BNP Paribas Open (@BNPPARIBASOPEN) March 9, 2022
The Eisenhower Cup is a one-night, winner-take-all event. The format consists of first to ten-point tie-break matches. The event will be an eight-player single elimination draw, with a total of seven matches being held during the course of the evening.
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The Eisenhower Cup made its debut in 2019. It was scheduled to return in 2020, however, the pandemic changed those plans.
Former World No. 1 and 2018 BNP Paribas Open champion Naomi Osaka headlined the competition.
Joining her were some of the biggest names on the WTA Tour, including defending BNP Paribas Open champion Paula Badosa and 2015 champion Simona Halep, World No. 4 and World No. 27 respectively, as well as World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka. World No. 6 Maria Sakkari; World No. 10 Ons Jabeur; and 19-year-old phenom and 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez will also compete in the charity event.
Tickets were $25 with proceeds benefiting a local women’s charitable organization.
The 2022 BNP Paribas Open will be held from March 7 to March 20. The tournament will feature Osaka, Novak Djokovic, 2022 Australian Open champions Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty, and many of tennis' top-ranked players.
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