Women's singles Champion Naomi Osaka Runner-up Daria Kasatkina Final score 6–3, 6–2 Draw 96 Seeds 32
2018 tennis event results
Elena Vesnina was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Angelique Kerber .[1]
Naomi Osaka won her first WTA title, defeating Daria Kasatkina in the final, 6–3, 6–2. It was the first time two players under 21 had contested the finals since Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams in 2001 .[2] At 20 years old, Osaka was the youngest winner at the event since Ana Ivanovic in 2008 , and at any Premier Mandatory event since Caroline Wozniacki at the 2010 China Open . She was also only the third unseeded player to win the tournament after Serena Williams (1999) and Clijsters (2005) and the first Japanese player to win a Premier Mandatory title.[2]
Simona Halep and Wozniacki were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Halep retained the top ranking after Wozniacki lost in the fourth round.
Moreover, former no. 1 players Victoria Azarenka , Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams played in the same tournament for the first time since the 2016 Australian Open .[3] This was Azarenka's first tournament since the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and Williams' first since the 2017 Australian Open . It was also Sharapova's first appearance at Indian Wells since 2015.
Seeds [ ]
All seeds received a bye into the second round.
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
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
Finals [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Simona Halep
6
65
6
Petra Martić
4
77
3
1
Simona Halep
3
0
Naomi Osaka
6
6
Naomi Osaka
6
6
5
Karolína Plíšková
2
3
Naomi Osaka
6
6
20
Daria Kasatkina
3
2
8
Venus Williams
6
6
27
Carla Suárez Navarro
3
2
8
Venus Williams
6
4
5
20
Daria Kasatkina
4
6
7
10
Angelique Kerber
0
2
20
Daria Kasatkina
6
6
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
1
S Halep
6
6
Q
Y Duan
4
65
Kr Plíšková
4
4
Kr Plíšková
6
77
1
S Halep
1
77
6
S Rogers
6
66
3
WC
C Dolehide
6
63
2
WC
C Dolehide
3
78
6
WC
C Dolehide
5
6
6
30
D Cibulková
7
3
4
1
S Halep
7
6
Q Wang
5
1
22
E Mertens
6
3
3
Q Wang
6
4
6
Q Wang
4
6
6
T Bacsinszky
0
6
2
Q Wang
6
6
S Stosur
3
6
6
14
K Mladenovic
1
2
L Davis
6
3
3
S Stosur
5
5
14
K Mladenovic
7
7
Section 2 [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
3
G Muguruza
6
5
1
WC
E Bouchard
3
4
Q
S Vickery
2
7
6
Q
S Vickery
6
6
Q
S Vickery
3
3
N Osaka
6
6
N Osaka
6
6
M Sharapova
4
4
N Osaka
6
6
31
A Radwańska
3
2
N Osaka
6
5
6
M Sakkari
1
7
1
17
C Vandeweghe
6
78
Q
K Nara
6
4
4
K Kanepi
0
66
K Kanepi
1
6
6
17
C Vandeweghe
2
4
D Vekić
4
2
M Sakkari
6
6
M Sakkari
6
6
M Sakkari
6
6
16
A Barty
4
2
Section 4 [ ]
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
8
V Williams
6
6
Q
M Niculescu
2
3
S Cîrstea
3
4
S Cîrstea
6
6
8
V Williams
6
6
S Williams
7
6
S Williams
3
4
Z Diyas
5
3
S Williams
77
7
29
K Bertens
65
5
8
V Williams
78
6
21
A Sevastova
66
4
21
A Sevastova
6
2
6
M Puig
6
77
M Puig
2
6
1
B Haddad Maia
3
63
21
A Sevastova
6
6
Q
V Zvonareva
3
2
12
J Görges
3
3
N Vikhlyantseva
6
6
N Vikhlyantseva
4
1
12
J Görges
6
6
Section 6 [ ]
Section 7 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
7
C Garcia
6
6
J Brady
3
6
6
J Brady
4
4
M Buzărnescu
6
4
2
7
C Garcia
7
6
Q
Y Wickmayer
6
6
26
D Gavrilova
5
4
WC
K Day
3
2
Q
Y Wickmayer
63
2
26
D Gavrilova
77
6
7
C Garcia
1
1
10
A Kerber
6
6
24
E Vesnina
2
6
6
Q
S Sorribes Tormo
0
3
C Bellis
6
1
1
C Bellis
6
6
24
E Vesnina
5
2
E Makarova
6
6
10
A Kerber
7
6
K Flipkens
2
4
E Makarova
6
4
2
10
A Kerber
3
6
6
Section 8 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
13
S Stephens
6
7
WC
V Azarenka
6
6
WC
V Azarenka
1
5
H Watson
4
2
13
S Stephens
4
3
C McHale
6
2
66
20
D Kasatkina
6
6
K Siniaková
3
6
78
K Siniaková
2
2r
20
D Kasatkina
6
5
20
D Kasatkina
6
7
2
C Wozniacki
4
5
28
A Kontaveit
2
4
A Sasnovich
5
77
77
A Sasnovich
6
6
M Linette
7
62
64
A Sasnovich
4
6
3
Q
L Arruabarrena
3
6
6
2
C Wozniacki
6
2
6
L Tsurenko
6
3
4
Q
L Arruabarrena
4
1
2
C Wozniacki
6
6
Qualifying [ ]
Seeds [ ]
Qualifiers [ ]
Qualifying draw [ ]
First qualifier [ ]
Second qualifier [ ]
Third qualifier [ ]
Fourth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
4
Johanna Larsson
6
6
Arina Rodionova
3
3
4
Johanna Larsson
4
63
14
Kurumi Nara
6
77
Wang Yafan
4
2
14
Kurumi Nara
6
6
Fifth qualifier [ ]
Sixth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
6
Lara Arruabarrena
6
2
6
Ons Jabeur
2
6
4
6
Lara Arruabarrena
7
6
22
Kristie Ahn
5
3
Carol Zhao
6
62
2
22
Kristie Ahn
4
77
6
Seventh qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
7
Kateryna Bondarenko
0
3
Vera Lapko
6
6
Vera Lapko
4
6
1
17
Sofia Kenin
6
3
6
WC
Sabine Lisicki
5
2
17
Sofia Kenin
7
6
Eighth qualifier [ ]
Ninth qualifier [ ]
Tenth qualifier [ ]
Eleventh qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
11
Taylor Townsend
6
77
Naomi Broady
2
64
11
Taylor Townsend
6
6
18
Andrea Petkovic
3
2
Nicole Gibbs
6
2
0
18
Andrea Petkovic
1
6
6
Twelfth qualifier [ ]
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