2021 BNP Paribas Open

2021 BNP Paribas Open
DateOctober 6–17
Edition47th (ATP) / 32nd (WTA)
CategoryATP Tour Masters 1000 (Men)
WTA 1000 (Women)
Draw96S / 32D
SurfaceHard
LocationIndian Wells, California, United States
VenueIndian Wells Tennis Garden
Champions
Men's singles
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie
Women's singles
Spain Paula Badosa
Men's doubles
Australia John Peers / Slovakia Filip Polášek
Women's doubles
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Belgium Elise Mertens
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The 2021 Indian Wells Open (also known as the BNP Paribas Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional men's and women's tennis tournament played in Indian Wells, California. After the event was cancelled the preceding year amid the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was initially scheduled to take place on March 10–21, 2021, but was postponed to October 6–17, 2021 to accommodate logistics disruptions owing to the pandemic.[1]

It was the 47th edition of the men's event and 32nd of the women's event, and was classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2021 ATP Tour and a WTA 1000 event on the 2021 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's qualifying and main draw events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden from October 4 through October 17, 2021 on outdoor hard courts.[1]

Dominic Thiem was the defending men's singles champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019. However, after Thiem ended his season early due to an ongoing wrist injury, he withdrew from the tournament.[2][3] Cameron Norrie won the men's singles title to become the first British man to win the Indian Wells Masters and earn his first ATP Masters 1000 title.[4] Bianca Andreescu was the defending women's singles champion from 2019, but she lost in the third round to Anett Kontaveit.[5] Paula Badosa won the women's singles title to become the first Spanish woman to win the Indian Wells Masters and earn her first WTA 1000 title.[6]

The teams of Nikola Mektić and Horacio Zeballos[7] and Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka[8] were the defending champions in the men's and women's doubles draws, respectively. Mektić and Zeballos chose not to participate together. Mektić played alongside partner Mate Pavić as the top seeds, but the pair lost in the quarterfinals.[9] Zeballos played alongside partner Marcel Granollers, but were eliminated in the first round. Sabalenka chose not to defend her title and Mertens entered alongside partner Hsieh Su-wei. Mertens successfully defended her title with Hsieh, making it Mertens' second and Hsieh's third Indian Wells title, respectively.[10]

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2021 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles

Women's singles

Main article: 2021 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

This was Badosa's second WTA Tour singles title, and first at the WTA 1000 level.

Men's doubles

Main article: 2021 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Main article: 2021 BNP Paribas Open – Women's doubles

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q Q2 Q1
Men's singles 1000 600 360 180 90 45 25* 10 16 8 0
Men's doubles 0 — — — — —
Women's singles 650 390 215 120 65 35* 10 30 20 2
Women's doubles 10 — — — — —

Prize money

Event W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q2 Q1
Men's singles $1,209,730 $640,000 $335,000 $175,000 $92,000 $51,895 $29,045 $18,155 $9,110 $4,785
Women's singles
Men's doubles* $414,500 $220,000 $117,240 $59,740 $31,500 $16,870 — — — —
Women's doubles* — — — —
  • per team

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of October 4, 2021. Rank and points before are as of October 4, 2021.

As a result of pandemic-related adjustments to the ranking system, players are defending their points from the 2019 tournament (which had already been reduced by 50%), as well as from tournaments held during the weeks of 7 and 14 October 2019 (Shanghai, Stockholm, Antwerp and/or Moscow) and 12 October 2020 (St. Petersburg, Cologne or Sardinia). Points from 2019 and 2020 tournaments are included in the table only if they counted towards the player's ranking as of October 4, 2021.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points dropped from 2019 and/or 2020 Points won Points after Status
1 2 Russia Daniil Medvedev 10,575 1,000+45 90+10 9,630 Fourth round, lost to Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov [23]
2 3 Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas 8,175 360 180 7,995 Quarterfinals, lost to Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili [29]
3 4 Germany Alexander Zverev 7,603 23+600+250 180+10+10 6,930 Quarterfinals lost to United States Taylor Fritz [31]
4 5 Russia Andrey Rublev 6,130 90+250+500 45+90+90 5,560^ Third round, lost to United States Tommy Paul
5 7 Italy Matteo Berrettini 5,173 360 45 4,858 Third round, lost to United States Taylor Fritz [31]
6 10 Norway Casper Ruud 3,615 (90)† 90 3,615 Fourth round, lost to Argentina Diego Schwartzman [11]
7 11 Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime 3,368 45+150 10+45 3,263^ Second round, lost to Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas
8 12 Poland Hubert Hurkacz 3,333 90+90 180+45 3,378 Quarterfinals, lost to Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov [23]
9 13 Canada Denis Shapovalov 3,265 45+250+180 45+45+23 2,903 Third round, lost to Russia Aslan Karatsev [19]
10 14 Italy Jannik Sinner 3,100 90 90 3,100 Fourth round, lost to United States Taylor Fritz [31]
11 15 Argentina Diego Schwartzman 2,800 10 180 2,970 Quarterfinals, lost to United Kingdom Cameron Norrie [21]
12 16 Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 2,550 70+90 45+10 2,445 Third round, lost to Russia Karen Khachanov [24]
13 17 Chile Cristian Garín 2,510 45 45 2,510 Third round, lost to Australia Alex de Minaur [22]
14 18 France Gaël Monfils 2,418 90+45 90+10 2,383 Fourth round, lost to Germany Alexander Zverev [3]
15 19 Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 2,360 90+90 45+45 2,270 Third round, lost to United Kingdom Cameron Norrie [21]
16 20 United States Reilly Opelka 2,161 45+90 45+0 2,071 Third round, lost to Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov [23]
17 21 Italy Lorenzo Sonego 2,122 10 10 2,125^ Second round, lost to South Africa Kevin Anderson
18 22 United Kingdom Daniel Evans 2,122 (23)† 45 2,144 Third round, lost to Argentina Diego Schwartzman [11]
19 23 Russia Aslan Karatsev 2,109 45 90 2,154 Fourth round, lost to Poland Hubert Hurkacz [8]
20 24 United States John Isner 2,091 45+90 45+0 2,001 Third round, withdrew
21 26 United Kingdom Cameron Norrie 2,015 70+90 1,000+40 2,895 Champion, defeated Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili [29]
22 27 Australia Alex de Minaur 1,991 10 90 2,071 Fourth round, lost to Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas [2]
23 28 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 1,881 (10)† 360 2,231 Semifinals, lost to United Kingdom Cameron Norrie [21]
24 29 Russia Karen Khachanov 1,830 90+90+90 90+45+23 1,718 Fourth round, lost to Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili [29]
25 30 Italy Fabio Fognini 1,664 180 45 1,529 Third round, lost to Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas [2]
26 31 South Africa Lloyd Harris 1,652 57 45 1,640 Third round, lost to Norway Casper Ruud [6]
27 34 Serbia Filip Krajinović 1,589 53+10+150 45+28+23 1,472 Third round, lost to Russia Daniil Medvedev [1]
28 35 Serbia Dušan Lajović 1,565 10+45 10+23 1,556^ Second round, lost to United States Tommy Paul
29 36 Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili 1,556 90 600 2,066 Runner-up, lost to United Kingdom Cameron Norrie [21]
30 38 Spain Carlos Alcaraz 1,499 80+80 10+6 1,355 Second round, lost to United Kingdom Andy Murray [WC]
31 39 United States Taylor Fritz 1,495 45 360 1,810 Semifinals vs Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili [29]
32 40 United States Sebastian Korda 1,469 (10)† 10 1,469 Second round, lost to United States Frances Tiafoe

† The player is not defending points from either 2019 or 2020. Accordingly, his 19th best result is shown in this column instead.
^ Because the 2021 tournament is non-mandatory, the player substituted his 19th best result in place of the points won in this tournament.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:[11]

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank Seed
 CRO Nikola Mektić  CRO Mate Pavić 1 1
 USA Rajeev Ram  GBR Joe Salisbury 2 2
 ESP Marcel Granollers  ARG Horacio Zeballos 3 3
 COL Juan Sebastián Cabal  COL Robert Farah 13 4
 GER Kevin Krawietz  ROU Horia Tecău 20 5
 GBR Jamie Murray  BRA Bruno Soares 19 6
 AUS John Peers  SVK Filip Polášek 8 7
 CRO Ivan Dodig  BRA Marcelo Melo 30 8
  • Rankings are as of October 4, 2021.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of September 27, 2021. Rankings and points before are as of October 4, 2021.

As a result of pandemic-related adjustments to the ranking system and changes to the WTA Tour calendar in 2020 and 2021, players will have the following potential adjustments to their ranking points after the tournament:

Points from the 2019 Indian Wells tournament will be dropped on November 8, 2021.[13]

Seed Rank Player Points before 2020 French Open Points† 2021 French Open Points† Points dropped from 2019 (or 16th best result) Points won Points after Status
1 3 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 5,285 - - 30 65 5,320 Third round, lost to Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia [LL]
2 4 Poland Iga Świątek 4,756 2,000 430 0 120 3,306 Fourth round, lost to Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko [24]
3 5 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 4,668 - - 40 120 4,748 Fourth round, lost to Spain Paula Badosa [21]
4 7 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 4,376 430 130 100 120 4,096 Fourth round, lost to United States Jessica Pegula [19]
5 6 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 4,595 130 10 60 10 4,425 Second round, lost to Australia Ajla Tomljanović
6 9 Greece Maria Sakkari 4,055 - - 60 10 4,005 Second round, lost to Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
7 11 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 3,735 780 70 55 65 3,035 Third round, lost to Belarus Victoria Azarenka [27]
8 10 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 3,835 - - 470 0 3,365 Withdrew due to knee injury
9 13 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3,255 - - 305+30 65+1 2,986 Third round, lost to Canada Leylah Fernandez [23]
10 15 Germany Angelique Kerber 3,105 - - 55 215 3,265 Quarterfinals, lost to Spain Paula Badosa [21]
11 17 Romania Simona Halep 2,982 240 0 0 65 2,807 Third round, lost to Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
12 14 Tunisia Ons Jabeur 3,220 - - 110 390 3,500 Semifinals, lost to Spain Paula Badosa [21]
13 16 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 2,983 - - 110 10 2,883 Second round, lost to Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
14 18 Belgium Elise Mertens 2,885 - - 60 10 2,835 Second round, lost to Italy Jasmine Paolini [LL]
15 19 United States Coco Gauff 2,815 - - 280 65 2,600 Third round, lost to Spain Paula Badosa [21]
16 21 Canada Bianca Andreescu 2,563 - - 0 65 2,628 Third round, lost to Estonia Anett Kontaveit [18]
17 22 United Kingdom Emma Raducanu 2,558 - - 0 10 2,568 Second round, lost to Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
18 20 Estonia Anett Kontaveit 2,616 - - 65 215 2,766 Quarterfinals, lost to Tunisia Ons Jabeur [12]
19 24 United States Jessica Pegula 2,470 - - 35 215 2,650 Quarterfinals, lost to Belarus Victoria Azarenka [27]
20 30 Russia Daria Kasatkina 2,195 - - 55 65 2,205 Third round, lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [10]
21 27 Spain Paula Badosa 2,298 - - 50 1,000 3,248 Champion, defeated Belarus Victoria Azarenka [27]
22 25 United States Danielle Collins 2,361 430 130 100 65 2,026 Third round, lost to Tunisia Ons Jabeur [12]
23 28 Canada Leylah Fernandez 2,254 130 70 25 120 2,289 Fourth round, lost to United States Shelby Rogers
24 29 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 2,205 130 10 180+280 390+55 2,070 Semifinals, lost to Belarus Victoria Azarenka [27]
25 31 Russia Veronika Kudermetova 2,045 - - 110+100 65+80 1,980 Third round, lost to Poland Iga Świątek [2]
26 33 Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek 1,841 - - 30 65 1,876 Third round, lost to Australia Ajla Tomljanović
27 32 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 1,856 - - 1 650 2,505 Runner-up, lost to Spain Paula Badosa [21]
28 35 Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo 1,760 - - 55 10 1,715 Second round, lost to Russia Anna Kalinskaya [Q]
29 36 Argentina Nadia Podoroska 1,722 820 10 50 0 862 Withdrew due to physical ailments
30 38 Italy Camila Giorgi 1,660 - - 10 10 1,660 Second round, lost to United States Amanda Anisimova
31 39 Switzerland Jil Teichmann 1,650 10 0 30 10 1,620 Second round, lost to Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
32 40 Romania Sorana Cîrstea 1,594 - - 30 65 1,629 Third round, lost to Ukraine Elina Svitolina [4]

† Only players who were counting their 2020 French Open points in their rankings as of October 4, 2021 are shown in these columns.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:[11]

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank Seed
 CZE Barbora Krejčiková  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 3 1
 TPE Hsieh Su-wei  BEL Elise Mertens 7 2
 JPN Shuko Aoyama  JPN Ena Shibahara 16 3
 CHI Alexa Guarachi  USA Desirae Krawczyk 31 4
 USA Nicole Melichar-Martinez  NED Demi Schuurs 35 5
 USA Hayley Carter  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski 41 6
 CRO Darija Jurak  SLO Andreja Klepač 46 7
 CAN Sharon Fichman  MEX Giuliana Olmos 57 8
  • Rankings are as of September 27, 2021.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry using protected rankings:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

See also

References

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