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BNP Paribas Open/Indian Wells Tournament Equal Pay Men and Women
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by harringtola | February 3, 2009 at 02:01 pm
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As the renamed, BNP Paribas Open, the tournament will offer equal prize monies for both men and women. This is the first time in their 20 year history.
Indian Wells, Calif., January 14, 2009 – The Indian Wells Tennis Tournament, formerly called the Pacific Life Open has a new name, the BNP Paribas Open (BNP Paree Ba) and a new website address, bnpparibasopen.org. BNP Paribas, a global leader in banking and financial services, has agreed to sponsor the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Premier tennis tournament, to be held from March 9-22, 2009, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, it was announced by Charlie Pasarell, tournament chairman.
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at 17:37 on February 3rd, 2009
Progress at last in France may want to be followed by other international tournaments.