TENNIS: INDIAN WELLS PACIFIC LIFE OPEN The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the city of Indian Wells, California. The official name of the event, for sponsorship reasons, is the Pacific Life Open. HISTORY OF THE INDIAN WELLS PACIFIC LIFE OPEN The Pacific Life Open started as an ATP fund-raising event in Tucson, Arizona before moving to Mission Hills Country Club in the Coachella Valley, California, in 1976. Charlie Pasarell, who had at one time, been the top-ranked U.S. player, was an ATP Board Member and Tennis Director at the La Quinta Hotel. He successfully promoted [...]