Women's singles Champion Paula Badosa Runner-up Victoria Azarenka Final score 7–6(7–5) , 2–6, 7–6(7–2) Draw 96 (12Q, 6WC, 1PR) Seeds 32
2021 tennis event results
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]
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.
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
SR = Special ranking
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
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
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 [ ]
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
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 [ ]
Section 8 [ ]
Qualifying [ ]
Seeds [ ]
Jasmine Paolini (qualifying competition, lucky loser )
Martina Trevisan (qualified)
Elena-Gabriela Ruse (qualified)
Astra Sharma (qualified)
Magdalena Fręch (qualified)
Zarina Diyas (qualified)
Kristína Kučová (qualifying competition, lucky loser )
Viktoriya Tomova (first round, retired)
Beatriz Haddad Maia (qualifying competition, lucky loser )
Wang Xinyu (first round)
Maddison Inglis (qualifying competition)
Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)
Olga Govortsova (qualifying competition)
Panna Udvardy (first round)
Kateryna Kozlova (qualified)
CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (qualifying competition)
Arina Rodionova (first round)
Anna Kalinskaya (qualified)
Katie Boulter (first round)
Rebecca Marino (qualifying competition)
Grace Min (first round)
Katarzyna Kawa (qualifying competition)
Leonie Küng (first round)
Qualifiers [ ]
Lucky losers [ ]
Qualifying draw [ ]
First qualifier [ ]
Second qualifier [ ]
Third qualifier [ ]
Fourth qualifier [ ]
Fifth qualifier [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Tunisia's Jabeur to become first Arab player to crack top 10" . Reuters . October 14, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
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