Men's Tennis:
Indian Wells Masters, Singles Champions by Year

Full list of singles winners, year by year, of the Indian Wells Masters for men, including champions, runner-ups and finals results of each tournament edition.

The Indian Wells Masters has crowned its men's singles champion in 49 editions, in which a total of 29 players have won at least one title. The first champion was John Newcombe in 1974 and the most recent was Carlos Alcaraz in 2024.

Carlos Alcaraz won 2 of the last 5 titles, while in the last 10 editions, 7 players have won the title: Novak Djokovic (3), Carlos Alcaraz (2), Roger Federer, Taylor Fritz, Juan Martín del Potro, Cameron Norrie and Dominic Thiem.

Among the players that won titles, the most successful in the Indian Wells Masters are Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer with 5 trophies each.

Surfaces:
= Hard
Categories:
1000
= ATP Masters 1000

* the current ATP 250, 500 and 1000 started in 1990 and their names changed through the years.

Men's Tennis: Indian Wells Masters, Singles Champions by Year

City: Indian Wells
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1000
2025
* tournament to be played (starting on the week of March 3)
1000
2024
1000
2022
1000
2021
2020
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1000
2019
1000
2018
6-4, 6-7(8-10), 7-6(7-2)
1000
2017
1000
2016
1000
2015
6-3, 6-7(5-7), 6-2
1000
2014
3-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-3)
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1000
2013
1000
2012
1000
2011
1000
2010
7-6(7-3), 7-6(7-5)
1000
2009
1000
2008
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1000
2007
1000
2006
1000
2005
1000
2004
1000
2002
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1000
2001
7-6(7-5), 7-5, 6-1
1000
2000
1000
1999
5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
1000
1998
6-3, 6-7(15-17), 7-6(7-4), 6-4
1000
1997
1000
1996
Paul Haarhuis
7-5, 6-1, 6-1
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1000
1995
1000
1994
4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
1000
1993
1000
1992
1000
1991
4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(7-4)
1000
1990
6-4, 5-7, 7-6(7-1), 7-6(8-6)
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1989
3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
1987
City: La Quinta
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1986
1985
Larry Stefanki
6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1984
6-2, 6-7(7-9), 6-3
1983
Eliot Teltscher
6-4, 6-2
1982
City: Rancho Mirage
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1980
the semifinals and the final were suspended due to rain
1979
Roscoe Tanner
Brian Gottfried
6-4, 6-2
City: Palm Springs
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1978
Roscoe Tanner
Raúl Ramírez
6-1, 7-6
1977
Brian Gottfried
2-6, 6-1, 6-3
1976
Roscoe Tanner
6-4, 6-4
City: Tucson
Year
Champion
Runner-up
1975
John Alexander
7-5, 6-2
1974
John Newcombe
Arthur Ashe
6-3, 7-6