2008 Pacific Life Open : Ask Biography

The 2008 Indian Wells Masters (also known as the Pacific Life Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Indian Wells Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States, from March 10 through March 23, 2008.

The men singles were headlined by World No. 1, reigning Wimbledon and US Open champion and Masters Cup winner Roger Federer, ATP No. 2, Chennai runner-up and defending champion Rafael Nadal, and Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. Also competing in the field were 2007 Moscow titlist Nikolay Davydenko, Masters Cup finalist David Ferrer, Andy Roddick, David Nalbandian and Richard Gasquet.

The women's draw featured WTA No. 2 and Australian Open runner-up Ana Ivanović, Sydney and Dubai finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Australian Open semifinalist Jelena Janković. Other top seeds present were Tour Championships finalist and Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova, defending champion Daniela Hantuchová, Marion Bartoli, Nicole Vaidišová and Dinara Safina.