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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-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]

Women's singles
2021 BNP Paribas Open
Final
ChampionSpain Paula Badosa
Runner-upBelarus Victoria Azarenka
Score7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–2)
Details
Draw96 (12Q, 6WC, 1PR)
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Main article: 2021 BNP Paribas Open

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 by defeating world No. 3 and top seed 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]

Seeds edit

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 edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

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
  C Osorio 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Seeds edit

  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 edit

  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 edit

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

Qualifying draw edit

First qualifier edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  1. ^ John, Andrew L. (October 17, 2021). "History-maker: Paula Badosa becomes first women's champion from Spain in epic Indian Wells final". The Desert Sun. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Jung, Tristan (March 17, 2019). "Bianca Andreescu Is Ready to Take World by Storm After Historic Run to Indian Wells Title". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2019-03-19. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kerber overcomes Kasatkina in Indian Wells; Kontaveit ends Andreescu's reign". Women's Tennis Association. October 11, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Clijsters returns, Raducanu debuts as Indian Wells draw is revealed". Women's Tennis Association. October 4, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Siniakova stops returning Clijsters; Garcia sets meeting with Gauff in Indian Wells". Women's Tennis Association. October 7, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Indian Wells: Cameron Norrie through to fourth round but Dan Evans knocked out". BBC Sport. October 12, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tunisia's Jabeur to become first Arab player to crack top 10". Reuters. October 14, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

External links edit

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