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

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. Badosa became the first Spanish woman to win the title. This was her first WTA 1000 title and her second career WTA Tour singles title overall. Azarenka was aiming to become the first woman to win the title three times.^[1]

Bianca Andreescu was the defending champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019,^[2] but 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 enter the top 10 in rankings.^[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

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

	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

	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

	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

Section 5

	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

	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

	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

	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

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw