BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament canceled amid coronavirus concerns, public health emergency

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BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament canceled amid coronavirus concerns, public health emergency
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The BNP Paribas Open has been held every year since 1974.

The 2020 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California has been canceled amid coronavirus concerns,Local health officials announced Saturday that a person who tested positive for coronavirus was being treated at Eisenhower Health hospital in Rancho Mirage, California, and Riverside County officials announced a public health emergency on Sunday.

Anyone who purchased tickets to the tournament may request a refund for this year's event or credit toward the 2021 tournament.Refunds apply to complete orders only. Physical tickets need to be presented at the box office or suite department, digital tickets need to be in a customer's ticketing account, and all requests need to be made by the purchaser on record.

Canada's Bianca Andreescu and Austria's Dominic Thiem won the women's and men's singles titles in 2019. The BNP Paribas Open set an attendance record last year with 475,372 attendees over the two-week period.

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