2021 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Paula Badosa defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–2), to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Indian Wells Masters. At three hours and four minutes, the final was the longest women's final contested at Indian Wells. By winning the title, Badosa became the first Spanish woman to win the tournament. This was her first WTA 1000 title and her second career WTA singles title overall. Azarenka was aiming to become the first woman to win the title at Indian Wells three times.[1]

Women's singles
2021 BNP Paribas Open
Champion Paula Badosa
Runner-up Victoria Azarenka
Final score7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
Draw96 (12Q, 6WC, 1PR)
Seeds32
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Bianca Andreescu was the defending champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019,[2] but she was defeated in the third round by Anett Kontaveit.[3]

Two-time former champion Kim Clijsters made her return to the event for the first time since 2011.[4] She lost in the first round to Kateřina Siniaková.[5]

Lucky loser Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first female Brazilian woman to defeat a player ranked in the world's top three after she defeated world No. 3 and top seed Karolína Plíšková in the third round.[6]

By reaching the semifinals, Ons Jabeur became the first Arab and Tunisian player to make a debut in the top 10 after the tournament.[7]

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.   Karolína Plíšková (third round)
02.   Iga Świątek (fourth round)
03.   Barbora Krejčíková (fourth round)
04.   Elina Svitolina (fourth round)
05.   Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
06.   Maria Sakkari (second round)
07.   Petra Kvitová (third round)
08.   Belinda Bencic (withdrew)
09.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
10.   Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
11.   Simona Halep (third round)
12.   Ons Jabeur (semifinals)
13.   Elena Rybakina (second round)
14.   Elise Mertens (second round)
15.   Coco Gauff (third round)
16.   Bianca Andreescu (third round)
17.   Emma Raducanu (second round)
18.   Anett Kontaveit (quarterfinals)
19.   Jessica Pegula (quarterfinals)
20.   Daria Kasatkina (third round)
21.   Paula Badosa (champion)
22.   Danielle Collins (third round)
23.   Leylah Fernandez (fourth round)
24.   Jeļena Ostapenko (semifinals)
25.   Veronika Kudermetova (third round)
26.   Tamara Zidanšek (third round)
27.   Victoria Azarenka (final)
28.   Sara Sorribes Tormo (second round)
29.   Nadia Podoroska (withdrew)
30.   Camila Giorgi (second round)
31.   Jil Teichmann (second round)
32.   Sorana Cîrstea (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
18 Anett Kontaveit 5 3
12 Ons Jabeur 7 6
12 Ons Jabeur 3 3
21 Paula Badosa 6 6
21 Paula Badosa 6 7
10 Angelique Kerber 4 5
21 Paula Badosa 77 2 77
27 Victoria Azarenka 65 6 62
27 Victoria Azarenka 6 6
19 Jessica Pegula 4 2
27 Victoria Azarenka 3 6 7
24 Jeļena Ostapenko 6 3 5
Shelby Rogers 4 6 3
24 Jeļena Ostapenko 6 4 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Ka Plíšková 7 6
PR S Zheng 1 4 Q M Fręch 5 2
Q M Fręch 6 6 1 Ka Plíšková 3 5
M Sherif 6 6 LL B Haddad Maia 6 7
D Kovinić 1 3 M Sherif 3 0
LL B Haddad Maia 6 6
LL B Haddad Maia 0 2
18 A Kontaveit 6 6
18 A Kontaveit 6 5
Q M Trevisan 6 68 6 Q M Trevisan 3 2r
M Bouzková 4 710 4 18 A Kontaveit 77 6
Q E-s Liang 2 2 16 B Andreescu 65 3
A Riske 6 6 A Riske 62 7 2
16 B Andreescu 77 5 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 O Jabeur 6 65 6
A Sevastova 3 6 6 A Sevastova 2 77 3
P Hercog 6 2 0 12 O Jabeur 6 6
L Davis 6 7 22 D Collins 1 3
N Párrizas Díaz 2 5 L Davis 1 0r
22 D Collins 6 0
12 O Jabeur 6 6
Q A Kalinskaya 2 2
28 S Sorribes Tormo 3 6 2
WC C Liu 3 6 1 Q A Kalinskaya 6 4 6
Q A Kalinskaya 6 2 6 Q A Kalinskaya 1 6 6
M Vondroušová 1 6 3 V Golubic 6 1 3
V Golubic 6 4 6 V Golubic 5 6 6
6 M Sakkari 7 3 2

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 B Krejčíková 6 3 6
N Hibino 3 3 Q Z Diyas 4 6 1
Q Z Diyas 6 6 3 B Krejčíková 6 6
A Anisimova 6 6 A Anisimova 2 3
WC K Scott 1 1 A Anisimova 6 6
30 C Giorgi 4 1
3 B Krejčíková 1 5
21 P Badosa 6 7
21 P Badosa 6 2 6
WC E Jacquemot 2 4 D Yastremska 4 6 2
D Yastremska 6 6 21 P Badosa 6 6
C Garcia 5 6 6 15 C Gauff 2 2
Q K Flipkens 7 4 0 C Garcia 3 77 1
15 C Gauff 6 62 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 A Kerber 6 64 7
K Siniaková 6 2 6 K Siniaková 1 77 5
WC K Clijsters 1 6 2 10 A Kerber 6 1 6
D Vekić 4 6 3 20 D Kasatkina 2 6 4
Q A Sharma 6 2 6 Q A Sharma 4r
20 D Kasatkina 3
10 A Kerber 6 6
A Tomljanović 4 1
26 T Zidanšek 6 5 6
AK Schmiedlová 2 2 A Konjuh 4 7 3
A Konjuh 6 6 26 T Zidanšek 4 3
Q UM Arconada 0 2 A Tomljanović 6 6
A Tomljanović 6 6 A Tomljanović 6 1 6
5 G Muguruza 3 6 3

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 P Kvitová 6 6
A Rus 6 6 A Rus 2 2
Q A Parks 0 1 7 P Kvitová 5 4
M Linette 3 6 6 27 V Azarenka 7 6
R Peterson 6 3 2 M Linette 5 0r
27 V Azarenka 7 3
27 V Azarenka 6 6
A Sasnovich 3 4
17/WC E Raducanu 2 4
MC Osorio Serrano 0 4 A Sasnovich 6 6
A Sasnovich 6 6 A Sasnovich 7 6
M Kostyuk 6 1 6 11 S Halep 5 4
S Zhang 3 6 2 M Kostyuk 62 1
11 S Halep 77 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 E Mertens 6 4 4
Q M Hontama 0 6 2 LL J Paolini 3 6 6
LL J Paolini 6 3 6 LL J Paolini 4 1
S Stephens 65 7 6 19 J Pegula 6 6
H Watson 77 5 1 S Stephens 2 3
19 J Pegula 6 6
19 J Pegula 6 6
4 E Svitolina 1 1
32 S Cîrstea 6 6
A Li 2 7 5 M Doi 2 3
M Doi 6 5 7 32 S Cîrstea 6 4 63
T Martincová 6 77 4 E Svitolina 4 6 77
WC A Krueger 2 61 T Martincová 2 5
4 E Svitolina 6 7

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL K Kučová 2 2
S Rogers 77 6 S Rogers 6 6
A Kalinina 62 2 S Rogers 6 6
I-C Begu 6 77 I-C Begu 0 2
F Ferro 2 62 I-C Begu 7 6
31 J Teichmann 5 1
S Rogers 2 6 77
23 L Fernandez 6 1 64
23 L Fernandez 6 6
Q E-G Ruse 3 65 A Cornet 2 3
A Cornet 6 77 23 L Fernandez 5 6 6
K Kanepi 0 5 9 A Pavlyuchenkova 7 3 4
M Keys 6 7 M Keys 3 1
9 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 E Rybakina 2 65
A Petkovic 62 1 Y Putintseva 6 77
Y Putintseva 77 6 Y Putintseva 3 6 3
M Brengle 1 64 24 J Ostapenko 6 2 6
S-w Hsieh 6 77 S-w Hsieh 3 0
24 J Ostapenko 6 6
24 J Ostapenko 6 6
2 I Świątek 4 3
25 V Kudermetova 6 6
Q K Kozlova 4 66 L Samsonova 2 3
L Samsonova 6 78 25 V Kudermetova 1 0
WC K Volynets 4 4 2 I Świątek 6 6
P Martić 6 6 P Martić 1 3
2 I Świątek 6 6

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Jasmine Paolini (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Martina Trevisan (qualified)
  3. Elena-Gabriela Ruse (qualified)
  4. Astra Sharma (qualified)
  5. Magdalena Fręch (qualified)
  6. Zarina Diyas (qualified)
  7. Kristína Kučová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. Viktoriya Tomova (first round, retired)
  9. Beatriz Haddad Maia (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  10. Wang Xinyu (first round)
  11. Maddison Inglis (qualifying competition)
  12. Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)
  13. Olga Govortsova (qualifying competition)
  14. Panna Udvardy (first round)
  15. Kateryna Kozlova (qualified)
  16. CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
  17. Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (qualifying competition)
  18. Arina Rodionova (first round)
  19. Anna Kalinskaya (qualified)
  20. Katie Boulter (first round)
  21. Rebecca Marino (qualifying competition)
  22. Grace Min (first round)
  23. Katarzyna Kawa (qualifying competition)
  24. Leonie Küng (first round)

Qualifiers
  1. Kateryna Kozlova
  2. Martina Trevisan
  3. Elena-Gabriela Ruse
  4. Astra Sharma
  5. Magdalena Fręch
  6. Zarina Diyas
  7. Mai Hontama
  8. Anna Kalinskaya
  9. Usue Maitane Arconada
  10. Liang En-shuo
  11. Alycia Parks
  12. Kirsten Flipkens

Lucky losers
  1. Jasmine Paolini
  2. Kristína Kučová
  3. Beatriz Haddad Maia

First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Jasmine Paolini 6 6
Natalia Vikhlyantseva 1 4
1 Jasmine Paolini 1 3
15 Kateryna Kozlova 6 6
Tatjana Maria 3 1
15 Kateryna Kozlova 6 6

Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Martina Trevisan 6 6
Hailey Baptiste 2 4
2 Martina Trevisan 6 6
WC Reese Brantmeier 1 2
WC Reese Brantmeier 7 6
20 Katie Boulter 5 2

Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Elena-Gabriela Ruse 7 6
WC Ellie Douglas 5 2
3 Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6 6
17 Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 3 2
Sachia Vickery 2 7 3
17 Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6 5 6

Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Astra Sharma 4 6 6
WC Elvina Kalieva 6 1 3
4 Astra Sharma 7 6
WC Peyton Stearns 5 0
WC Peyton Stearns 6 7
16 CoCo Vandeweghe 4 5

Fifth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Magdalena Fręch 77 6
Lizette Cabrera 62 2
5 Magdalena Fręch 6 4 6
21 Rebecca Marino 3 6 3
Francesca Di Lorenzo 1 2
21 Rebecca Marino 6 6

Sixth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Zarina Diyas 6 6
Kurumi Nara 4 3
6 Zarina Diyas 6 6
13 Olga Govortsova 3 3
Mayo Hibi 2 6 1
13 Olga Govortsova 6 3 6

Seventh qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Kristína Kučová 6 6
PR Yuan Yue 2 1
7 Kristína Kučová 3 4
Mai Hontama 6 6
Mai Hontama 7 7
14 Panna Udvardy 5 5

Eighth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Viktoriya Tomova 3 0r
PR Priscilla Hon 6 4
PR Priscilla Hon 4 5
19 Anna Kalinskaya 6 7
Asia Muhammad 1 2
19 Anna Kalinskaya 6 6

Ninth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
9 Beatriz Haddad Maia 6 6
Lucrezia Stefanini 4 1
9 Beatriz Haddad Maia 6 4 0
WC Usue Maitane Arconada 4 6 6
WC Usue Maitane Arconada 6 6
18 Arina Rodionova 3 0

Tenth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
10 Wang Xinyu 64 6 4
PR Liang En-shuo 77 3 6
PR Liang En-shuo 6 62 6
Caroline Dolehide 4 77 3
Caroline Dolehide 7 6
22 Grace Min 5 1

Eleventh qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
11 Maddison Inglis 77 6
Mariam Bolkvadze 62 2
11 Maddison Inglis 3 4
Alycia Parks 6 6
Alycia Parks 64 6 77
24 Leonie Küng 77 1 61

Twelfth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
12 Kirsten Flipkens 5 77 6
WC Theadora Rabman 7 63 1
12 Kirsten Flipkens 2 6 6
23 Katarzyna Kawa 6 2 3
Paula Ormaechea 3 1
23 Katarzyna Kawa 6 6

References
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