# 2020 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells – Men's singles

Kyle Edmund was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
Steve Johnson won the title after defeating Jack Sock 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Ugo Humbert (second round)
* Lucas Pouille (second round)
* Cameron Norrie (withdrew)
* Radu Albot (second round)
* Steve Johnson (champion)
* Jannik Sinner (third round)
* Yūichi Sugita (second round)
* Frances Tiafoe (third round)
* Grégoire Barrère (quarterfinals)
* Salvatore Caruso (third round)
* Denis Kudla (quarterfinals)
* Taro Daniel (third round)
* Evgeny Donskoy (third round)
* Marcos Giron (quarterfinals)
* Christopher O'Connell (second round)
* Peter Gojowczyk (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| PR | Jack Sock | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Denis Kudla | 6$^5$ | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Denis Kudla | 6$^5$ | 7 | 4 | PR | Jack Sock | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Brandon Nakashima | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 14 | Marcos Giron | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 | | Brandon Nakashima | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Brandon Nakashima | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brandon Nakashima | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | PR | Jack Sock | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Steve Johnson | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Grégoire Barrère | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Steve Johnson | 6 | 6 |
| | Mitchell Krueger | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mitchell Krueger | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Mitchell Krueger | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Steve Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Steve Johnson | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Steve Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Noah Rubin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1/WC | U Humbert | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Uchida | 1 | 7 | 2 | PR | J Sock | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | J Sock | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | PR | J Sock | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Mi Redlicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | E Donskoy | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Z Li | 2 | 2 | | | Mi Redlicki | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | E Donskoy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PR | J Sock | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | D Kudla | 6$^5$ | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | | 11 | D Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Janvier | 6 | 6 | | | M Janvier | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Klahn | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | D Kudla | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Verbeek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | J Sinner | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Cressy | 6$^4$ | 3 | | Q | S Verbeek | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | J Sinner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | Alt | R Arneodo | 6 | 1 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Marcora | 6 | 6 | | R Marcora | 4 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Gage Brymer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | R Marcora | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | K Smith | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | 14 | M Giron | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Peniston | 7$^7$ | 6 | | R Peniston | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | M Giron | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | M Giron | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Nakashima | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | S Caruso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T-S Kwiatkowski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | T-S Kwiatkowski | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hy Chung | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | 10 | S Caruso | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | L Broady | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | B Nakashima | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Nakashima | 6 | 6 | | B Nakashima | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Y Sugita | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Santillan | 0 | 3 | | | M Mmoh | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mmoh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | F Tiafoe | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | M Zverev | 5 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | 9 | G Barrère | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | JC Aragone | 7 | 0 | 6$^6$ | | M Zverev | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | G Barrère | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | G Barrère | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Krueger | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 15 | C O'Connell | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Holt | 3 | 1 | | | S Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Korda | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Krueger | 0 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | M Krueger | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Sela | 6 | 6$^4$ | 5 | | M Krueger | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4/WC | R Albot | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | S Johnson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Nanda | 2 | 3 | | | M Polmans | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Polmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Johnson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| PR | B Mott | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | T Daniel | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| | M McDonald | 6 | 6 | | | M McDonald | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | T Daniel | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Johnson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Rubin | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 16 | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Copil | 3 | 3 | | PR | R Sarmiento | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | R Sarmiento | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | PR | R Sarmiento | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | N Rubin | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | N Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Petrović | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | N Rubin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | L Pouille | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |