2021 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2021 BNP Paribas Open
Final
Champion	Paula Badosa
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka
Score	7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw	96 (12Q, 6WC, 1PR)
Seeds	32
Events

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, it was the longest-ever Indian Wells women's final. Badosa became the first Spanish woman to win the title. This was her first WTA 1000 title and second career WTA Tour singles title. Azarenka was aiming to become the first woman to win the title three times.^[1]

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Bianca Andreescu was the defending champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019,^[2] but lost in the third round to 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 Brazilian woman to defeat a player ranked in the world's top three, defeating world No. 3 Karolína Plíšková in the third round.^[6] By reaching the semifinals, Ons Jabeur became the first Arab player to enter the top 10 of the world rankings.^[7]

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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

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	2^r
	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

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	0^r
					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

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

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	4^r
					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

2021 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

2021 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

Eighth qualifier

Ninth qualifier

Tenth qualifier

Eleventh qualifier

Twelfth qualifier

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First round				Qualifying competition

8	Viktoriya Tomova	3	0^r

PR	Priscilla Hon	6	4
				PR	Priscilla Hon	4	5

				19	Anna Kalinskaya	6	7
	Asia Muhammad	1	2

19	Anna Kalinskaya	6	6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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