2022 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Iga Świątek defeated Maria Sakkari in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Indian Wells Masters. She became the first Pole to win the title.

Women's singles
2022 BNP Paribas Open
Final
ChampionPoland Iga Świątek
Runner-upGreece Maria Sakkari
Score6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw96 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomen
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Paula Badosa was the defending champion,[1] but lost to Sakkari in the semifinals.[2]

The international governing bodies of tennis (WTA, ATP, ITF, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open) allowed players from Russia and Belarus to continue to participate in tennis events on tour and at the Grand Slams, but not under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus until further notice, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.[4][5][6]

01.   Barbora Krejčíková (withdrew due to elbow injury)
02.   Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
03.   Iga Świątek (champion)
04.   Anett Kontaveit (third round)
05.   Paula Badosa (semifinals)
06.   Maria Sakkari (final)
07.   Karolína Plíšková (second round)
08.   Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
09.   Ons Jabeur (second round)
10.   Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)
11.   Emma Raducanu (third round)
12.   Elina Svitolina (second round)
13.   Victoria Azarenka (third round)
14.   Jessica Pegula (second round)
15.   Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
16.   Coco Gauff (third round)
17.   Elena Rybakina (quarterfinals)
18.   Leylah Fernandez (fourth round)
19.   Tamara Zidanšek (second round)
20.   Elise Mertens (third round)
21.   Veronika Kudermetova (quarterfinals)
22.   Belinda Bencic (second round)
23.   Daria Kasatkina (third round)
24.   Simona Halep (semifinals)
25.   Madison Keys (quarterfinals)
26.   Sorana Cîrstea (fourth round)
27.   Petra Kvitová (third round)
28.   Liudmila Samsonova (fourth round)
29.   Clara Tauson (third round)
30.   Markéta Vondroušová (fourth round)
31.   Viktorija Golubic (fourth round)
32.   Sara Sorribes Tormo (third round)
33.   Alizé Cornet (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
               
24 Simona Halep66
Petra Martić11
24 Simona Halep664
3 Iga Świątek786
3 Iga Świątek66
25 Madison Keys10
3 Iga Świątek66
6 Maria Sakkari41
5 Paula Badosa66
21 Veronika Kudermetova32
5 Paula Badosa261
6 Maria Sakkari646
6 Maria Sakkari76
17 Elena Rybakina54

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
33 A Cornet462
Q H Tan20rLL A Kalinskaya606
LL A Kalinskaya61LL A Kalinskaya710
A Tomljanović62626 S Cîrstea566
WC H Baptiste262 A Tomljanović45
26 S Cîrstea67
26 S Cîrstea14
24 S Halep66
24 S Halep646
E Alexandrova4679 E Alexandrova262
WC E Kalieva626724 S Halep66
WC C Liu77616 C Gauff34
Q V Tomova624WC C Liu164
16 C Gauff677

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
11 E Raducanu636
WC D Yastremska47105 C Garcia161
C Garcia668711 E Raducanu7745
A Bondár53 P Martić6367
P Martić76 P Martić778
19 T Zidanšek566
P Martić786
28 L Samsonova664
28 L Samsonova466
A Li1776 A Li643
M Brengle665028 L Samsonova677
D Kovinić77 D Kovinić464
J Teichmann55 D Kovinić276
7 Ka Plíšková654

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 I Świątek566
C Burel32 A Kalinina701
A Kalinina663 I Świątek6366
B Haddad Maia6729 C Tauson7721
WC S Kenin35 B Haddad Maia43
29 C Tauson66
3 I Świątek466
15 A Kerber623
23 D Kasatkina647
WC K Volynets466WC K Volynets465
A Rus64123 D Kasatkina21
Q Zheng6615 A Kerber66
V Zvonareva32 Q Zheng274
15 A Kerber656

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
12 E Svitolina633
A Konjuh11rQ H Dart266
Q H Dart63Q H Dart776
WC R Montgomery33 K Kanepi643
K Kanepi66 K Kanepi66
22 B Bencic43
Q H Dart14
25 M Keys66
25 M Keys636
A Potapova643 M Doi461
M Doi06625 M Keys776
A Riske66 A Riske641
Q C McNally03 A Riske066
8 G Muguruza631

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5 P Badosa677
Q H Watson21 T Martincová264
T Martincová665 P Badosa776
O Dodin3332 S Sorribes Tormo641
Q K Juvan66Q K Juvan653
32 S Sorribes Tormo376
5 P Badosa66
18 L Fernandez44
18 L Fernandez2770
A Anisimova66 A Anisimova6600r
WC E Navarro2218 L Fernandez636
N Párrizas Díaz1763 S Rogers163
S Rogers6577 S Rogers779
10 J Ostapenko567

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
14 J Pegula720
Q Q Wang365Q M Bouzková566
Q M Bouzková677Q M Bouzková42r
S Stephens61221 V Kudermetova60
N Osaka366 N Osaka04
21 V Kudermetova66
21 V Kudermetova77657
30 M Vondroušová65775
30 M Vondroušová66
LL M Fręch67LL M Fręch13
M Sherif2530 M Vondroušová3777
K Kučová4664 A Kontaveit6565
E-G Ruse641 K Kučová41
4 A Kontaveit66

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
6 M Sakkari67
K Siniaková646 K Siniaková35
I-C Begu2646 M Sakkari66
C Osorio40r27 P Kvitová30
A Sasnovich65 A Sasnovich7744
27 P Kvitová6466
6 M Sakkari4
Q D Saville1r
20 E Mertens66
M Kostyuk65787 M Kostyuk21
M Zanevska7766520 E Mertens363
Q D Saville66Q D Saville646
S Zhang32Q D Saville7606
9 O Jabeur5774

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
13 V Azarenka67
M Linette461LL A Sharma35
LL A Sharma67713 V Azarenka34
A Van Uytvanck77617 E Rybakina66
Q D Gálfi634 A Van Uytvanck15
17 E Rybakina67
17 E Rybakina776
31 V Golubic652
31 V Golubic626
Q A Krueger32 Y Putintseva364
Y Putintseva6631 V Golubic7177
Q K Boulter32 J Paolini5664
J Paolini66 J Paolini266
2 A Sabalenka633

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 28, 2022. Rankings and points before are as of March 7, 2022.

Like the men's event, points from the 2021 tournament will not drop until October 17, 2022 because it was held in October 2021. Instead of defending points from the 2021 tournament, each player's 16th best result will be replaced by their points from the 2022 tournament.

SeedRankPlayerPoints before16th best result2022 pointsPoints afterStatus
12 Barbora Krejčíková5,0734005,033Withdrew due to elbow injury
23 Aryna Sabalenka4,8531104,862Second round lost to Jasmine Paolini
34 Iga Świątek4,77601,0005,776Champion, defeated Maria Sakkari [6]
45 Anett Kontaveit4,721100654,686Third round lost to Markéta Vondroušová [30]
57 Paula Badosa4,424243904,790Semifinal lost to Maria Sakkari [6]
66 Maria Sakkari4,43616505,085Runner-up, lost to Iga Świątek [4]
78 Karolína Plíšková4,2420104,252Second round lost to Danka Kovinić
89 Garbiñe Muguruza3,23555103,190Second round lost to Alison Riske
910 Ons Jabeur3,065100102,975Second round lost to Daria Saville [Q]
1012 Jeļena Ostapenko2,88030102,860Second round lost to Shelby Rogers
1113 Emma Raducanu2,6351652,699Third round lost to Petra Martić
1218 Elina Svitolina2,2071102,216Second round lost to Harriet Dart [Q]
1315 Victoria Azarenka2,2710652,336Third round lost to Elena Rybakina [17]
1419 Jessica Pegula2,2061102,215Second round lost to Marie Bouzková [Q]
1516 Angelique Kerber2,23201202,352Fourth round lost to Iga Świątek [3]
1617 Cori Gauff2,23116652,280Third round lost to Simona Halep [24]
1720 Elena Rybakina2,101552152,261Quarterfinal lost to Maria Sakkari [6]
1821 Leylah Fernandez2,066151202,171Fourth round lost to Paula Badosa [5]
1922 Tamara Zidanšek1,93615101,931Second round lost to Petra Martić
2023 Elise Mertens1,8861651,950Third round lost to Daria Saville [Q]
2124 Veronika Kudermetova1,875552152,035Quarterfinal lost to Paula Badosa [5]
2225 Belinda Bencic1,87155101,826Second round lost to Kaia Kanepi
2328 Daria Kasatkina1,75530651,790Third round lost to Angelique Kerber [15]
2426 Simona Halep1,83213902,221Semifinal lost to Iga Świątek [3]
2529 Madison Keys1,69012151,904Quarterfinal lost to Iga Świątek [3]
2627 Sorana Cîrstea1,775301201,865Fourth round lost to Simona Halep [24]
2731 Petra Kvitová1,58555651,595Third round lost to Maria Sakkari [6]
2832 Liudmila Samsonova1,527151201,632Fourth round lost to Petra Martić
2940 Clara Tauson1,22915651,279Third round lost to Iga Świątek [3]
3033 Markéta Vondroušová1,487301201,577Fourth round lost to Veronika Kudermetova [21]
3151 Viktorija Golubic1,107211201,206Fourth round lost to Elena Rybakina [17]
3236 Sara Sorribes Tormo1,31843651,340Third round lost to Paula Badosa [5]
3334 Alizé Cornet1,36030101,340Second round lost to Anna Kalinskaya [LL]

Withdrawn players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

RankPlayerPoints before16th best result2022 pointsPoints afterWithdrawal reason
1 Ashleigh Barty7,980007,980Fatigue
11 Danielle Collins2,972102,971
14 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova2,473002,473Knee injury
30 Camila Giorgi1,614101,613

Other entry information

Wildcards

Source:[7][8][9]

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Withdrawals

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Greet Minnen (first round)
  2. Marie Bouzková (qualified)
  3. Kaja Juvan (qualified)
  4. Panna Udvardy (first round)
  5. Anna Kalinskaya (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. Wang Xinyu (first round)
  7. Magdalena Fręch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. Lauren Davis (first round)
  9. Astra Sharma (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  10. Harmony Tan (qualified)
  11. Diane Parry (first round)
  12. Lucia Bronzetti (qualifying competition)
  13. Viktoriya Tomova (qualified)
  14. Dalma Gálfi (qualified)
  15. Kamilla Rakhimova (first round)
  16. Jule Niemeier (first round)
  17. Chloé Paquet (qualifying competition)
  18. Irina Bara (first round)
  19. Wang Qiang (qualified)
  20. Heather Watson (qualified)
  21. Harriet Dart (qualified)
  22. Aleksandra Krunić (qualifying competition)
  23. Anna-Lena Friedsam (first round)
  24. Ekaterine Gorgodze (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
          
1 Greet Minnen362
Mai Hontama626
Mai Hontama621
20 Heather Watson466
Rebeka Masarova52
20 Heather Watson76

Second qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
          
2 Marie Bouzková67
WC Linda Fruhvirtová05
2 Marie Bouzková366
17 Chloé Paquet614
Réka Luca Jani464
17 Chloé Paquet636

Third qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
          
3 Kaja Juvan76
PR Tatjana Maria52
3 Kaja Juvan3
Lesia Tsurenko3r
Lesia Tsurenko636
18 Irina Bara062

Fourth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
          
4 Panna Udvardy6562
WC Ashlyn Krueger7777
WC Ashlyn Krueger166
Christina McHale640
  Christina McHale376
16 Jule Niemeier654

Fifth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
          
5 Anna Kalinskaya66
WC Reese Brantmeier41
5 Anna Kalinskaya34
19 Wang Qiang66
WC Theadora Rabman00
19 Wang Qiang66

Sixth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
          
6 Wang Xinyu71044
Katie Boulter6866
Katie Boulter66
  Sara Errani33
Sara Errani6566
24 Ekaterine Gorgodze7740

Seventh qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
          
7 Magdalena Fręch66
WC Alycia Parks23
7 Magdalena Fręch063
PR Daria Saville636
PR Daria Saville76
15 Kamilla Rakhimova53

Eighth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
          
8 Lauren Davis53
PR Kirsten Flipkens76
PR Kirsten Flipkens564
Caty McNally736
Caty McNally477
23 Anna-Lena Friedsam655

Ninth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
          
9 Astra Sharma67
Yuan Yue25
9 Astra Sharma41
13 Viktoriya Tomova66
WC Elizabeth Mandlik21
13 Viktoriya Tomova66

Tenth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
          
10 Harmony Tan66
PR Priscilla Hon34
10 Harmony Tan066
22 Aleksandra Krunić622
Olga Govortsova55
22 Aleksandra Krunić77

Eleventh qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
          
11 Diane Parry632
Anastasia Gasanova466
Anastasia Gasanova263
21 Harriet Dart636
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove15
21 Harriet Dart67

Twelfth qualifier

First roundQualifying competition
          
12 Lucia Bronzetti66
Renata Zarazúa31
12 Lucia Bronzetti265
14 Dalma Gálfi677
Maddison Inglis633
14 Dalma Gálfi466

References