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\n From Courier to Federer & Djokovic, reliving ATP No. 1 Club Sunshine Double sweeps<\/p>\n
ATPTour.com looks back at players who swept the Indian Wells and Miami titles<\/p>\n
March 02, 2026<\/p>\n
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Stephen Dunn \/Allsport<\/p>\n
Jim Courier was the first player to win the Sunshine Double in 1991.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n
From the dry desert conditions of Indian Wells to the sticky humidity of Miami, the Sunshine Double is a challenge that few have managed to conquer with both trophies in tow.<\/p>\n
\nJust seven men have swept both the BNP Paribas Open<\/a> and the Miami Open presented by Itau<\/a> in the same season, a list dominated by former World No. 1s.<\/p>\n \nNovak Djokovic<\/a> has reigned victorious across the Sunshine Double a record four times, while Roger Federer<\/a> accomplished it three times. The Swiss is the most recent player to achieve the feat, having done so in 2017.<\/p>\n \nCarlos Alcaraz<\/a>, Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Daniil Medvedev<\/a>, three of the 29 members in the ATP No. 1 Club, are among those who will soon begin their quest of joining the exclusive list of those to triumph in Indian Wells and Miami in the same season.<\/p>\n *ATP No. 1 Club members highlighted in bold<\/p>\n \nJim Courier<\/a> was the first to win the Sunshine Double in 1991 at the age of 20. The American began Indian Wells as the No. 26 player in the PIF ATP Rankings before going on a career-defining run, not only in California and south Florida, but the rest of the season. <\/p>\n \nCourier, who needed a fifth-set tie-break to win a three-hour, 30-minute Indian Wells final against Frenchman Guy Forget<\/a>, would claim his first major title at Roland Garros<\/a> that year. Using his devastating inside-out forehand to great effect, Courier also reached the US Open<\/a> final, helping his ascension to World No. 1 for the first time in 1992.<\/p>\n \nCourier\u2019s countryman Pete Sampras<\/a> followed suit across the Sunshine Double in 1994. Sampras was No. 1 at the time, but arrived in Indian Wells still searching to find his groove at the tournament, having won seven matches across his first five appearances. He turned that around in emphatic fashion in \u201894, winning a five-set Indian Wells final before successfully defending his Miami crown two weeks later.<\/p>\n \nThe 1994 Miami final, one of 34 Lexus ATP Head2Head duels between Sampras and Andre Agassi<\/a>, is often remembered for Agassi\u2019s sportsmanship. After learning that Sampras was ill with a stomach problem, Agassi agreed to delay the championship match until the following day, allowing his rival more time to recover from his sickness. \u201cIf I couldn\u2019t beat Pete healthy, I didn\u2019t deserve to win the tournament,\u201d Agassi said at the time, according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n \nIn 1998, Chilean Marcelo Rios<\/a> won the Sunshine Double to secure his rise to World No. 1. Rios began that season as the No. 10 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, but in just three months, he surged to the top. Rios dropped just one set in Indian Wells \u2014 a dramatic second-set tie-break in the final against Greg Rusedski<\/a> that the Briton won 17\/15, testifying how much it took to claim a single set off the Chilean during his Sunshine Double run.<\/p>\n \nFor Rios, a double prize was then on the line in Miami. He would become World No. 1 if he won the title. The third seed did just that, defeating Agassi in the championship match. <\/p>\n \nAgassi would enjoy his moment in the Sunshine Double spotlight three years later in 2001. The American downed three Top 10 players across both tournaments, including a straight-sets victory against great rival Sampras in the Indian Wells final.<\/p>\n
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