2021 BNP Paribas Open

The 2021 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2021 Indian Wells Masters) 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]

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
Cameron Norrie
Women's singles
Paula Badosa
Men's doubles
John Peers / Filip Polášek
Women's doubles
Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens

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 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Women's singles 650 390 215 120 65 35* 10 30 20 2
Women's doubles 10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Women's doubles* N/A N/A N/A N/A
  • 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 Daniil Medvedev 10,575 1,000+45 90+10 9,630 Fourth round, lost to Grigor Dimitrov [23]
2 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas 8,175 360 180 7,995 Quarterfinals, lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili [29]
3 4 Alexander Zverev 7,603 23+600+250 180+10+10 6,930 Quarterfinals lost to Taylor Fritz [31]
4 5 Andrey Rublev 6,130 90+250+500 45+90+90 5,560^ Third round, lost to Tommy Paul
5 7 Matteo Berrettini 5,173 360 45 4,858 Third round, lost to Taylor Fritz [31]
6 10 Casper Ruud 3,615 (90)† 90 3,615 Fourth round, lost to Diego Schwartzman [11]
7 11 Félix Auger-Aliassime 3,368 45+150 10+45 3,263^ Second round, lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas
8 12 Hubert Hurkacz 3,333 90+90 180+45 3,378 Quarterfinals, lost to Grigor Dimitrov [23]
9 13 Denis Shapovalov 3,265 45+250+180 45+45+23 2,903 Third round, lost to Aslan Karatsev [19]
10 14 Jannik Sinner 3,100 90 90 3,100 Fourth round, lost to Taylor Fritz [31]
11 15 Diego Schwartzman 2,800 10 180 2,970 Quarterfinals, lost to Cameron Norrie [21]
12 16 Pablo Carreño Busta 2,550 70+90 45+10 2,445 Third round, lost to Karen Khachanov [24]
13 17 Cristian Garín 2,510 45 45 2,510 Third round, lost to Alex de Minaur [22]
14 18 Gaël Monfils 2,418 90+45 90+10 2,383 Fourth round, lost to Alexander Zverev [3]
15 19 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,360 90+90 45+45 2,270 Third round, lost to Cameron Norrie [21]
16 20 Reilly Opelka 2,161 45+90 45+0 2,071 Third round, lost to Grigor Dimitrov [23]
17 21 Lorenzo Sonego 2,122 10 10 2,125^ Second round, lost to Kevin Anderson
18 22 Daniel Evans 2,122 (23)† 45 2,144 Third round, lost to Diego Schwartzman [11]
19 23 Aslan Karatsev 2,109 45 90 2,154 Fourth round, lost to Hubert Hurkacz [8]
20 24 John Isner 2,091 45+90 45+0 2,001 Third round, withdrew
21 26 Cameron Norrie 2,015 70+90 1,000+40 2,895 Champion, defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili [29]
22 27 Alex de Minaur 1,991 10 90 2,071 Fourth round, lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [2]
23 28 Grigor Dimitrov 1,881 (10)† 360 2,231 Semifinals, lost to Cameron Norrie [21]
24 29 Karen Khachanov 1,830 90+90+90 90+45+23 1,718 Fourth round, lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili [29]
25 30 Fabio Fognini 1,664 180 45 1,529 Third round, lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [2]
26 31 Lloyd Harris 1,652 57 45 1,640 Third round, lost to Casper Ruud [6]
27 34 Filip Krajinović 1,589 53+10+150 45+28+23 1,472 Third round, lost to Daniil Medvedev [1]
28 35 Dušan Lajović 1,565 10+45 10+23 1,556^ Second round, lost to Tommy Paul
29 36 Nikoloz Basilashvili 1,556 90 600 2,066 Runner-up, lost to Cameron Norrie [21]
30 38 Carlos Alcaraz 1,499 80+80 10+6 1,355 Second round, lost to Andy Murray [WC]
31 39 Taylor Fritz 1,495 45 360 1,810 Semifinals vs Nikoloz Basilashvili [29]
32 40 Sebastian Korda 1,469 (10)† 10 1,469 Second round, lost to 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 Karolína Plíšková 5,285 - - 30 65 5,320 Third round, lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia [LL]
2 4 Iga Świątek 4,756 2,000 430 0 120 3,306 Fourth round, lost to Jeļena Ostapenko [24]
3 5 Barbora Krejčíková 4,668 - - 40 120 4,748 Fourth round, lost to Paula Badosa [21]
4 7 Elina Svitolina 4,376 430 130 100 120 4,096 Fourth round, lost to Jessica Pegula [19]
5 6 Garbiñe Muguruza 4,595 130 10 60 10 4,425 Second round, lost to Ajla Tomljanović
6 9 Maria Sakkari 4,055 - - 60 10 4,005 Second round, lost to Viktorija Golubic
7 11 Petra Kvitová 3,735 780 70 55 65 3,035 Third round, lost to Victoria Azarenka [27]
8 10 Belinda Bencic 3,835 - - 470 0 3,365 Withdrew due to knee injury
9 13 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3,255 - - 305+30 65+1 2,986 Third round, lost to Leylah Fernandez [23]
10 15 Angelique Kerber 3,105 - - 55 215 3,265 Quarterfinals, lost to Paula Badosa [21]
11 17 Simona Halep 2,982 240 0 0 65 2,807 Third round, lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich
12 14 Ons Jabeur 3,220 - - 110 390 3,500 Semifinals, lost to Paula Badosa [21]
13 16 Elena Rybakina 2,983 - - 110 10 2,883 Second round, lost to Yulia Putintseva
14 18 Elise Mertens 2,885 - - 60 10 2,835 Second round, lost to Jasmine Paolini [LL]
15 19 Coco Gauff 2,815 - - 280 65 2,600 Third round, lost to Paula Badosa [21]
16 21 Bianca Andreescu 2,563 - - 0 65 2,628 Third round, lost to Anett Kontaveit [18]
17 22 Emma Raducanu 2,558 - - 0 10 2,568 Second round, lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich
18 20 Anett Kontaveit 2,616 - - 65 215 2,766 Quarterfinals, lost to Ons Jabeur [12]
19 24 Jessica Pegula 2,470 - - 35 215 2,650 Quarterfinals, lost to Victoria Azarenka [27]
20 30 Daria Kasatkina 2,195 - - 55 65 2,205 Third round, lost to Angelique Kerber [10]
21 27 Paula Badosa 2,298 - - 50 1,000 3,248 Champion, defeated Victoria Azarenka [27]
22 25 Danielle Collins 2,361 430 130 100 65 2,026 Third round, lost to Ons Jabeur [12]
23 28 Leylah Fernandez 2,254 130 70 25 120 2,289 Fourth round, lost to Shelby Rogers
24 29 Jeļena Ostapenko 2,205 130 10 180+280 390+55 2,070 Semifinals, lost to Victoria Azarenka [27]
25 31 Veronika Kudermetova 2,045 - - 110+100 65+80 1,980 Third round, lost to Iga Świątek [2]
26 33 Tamara Zidanšek 1,841 - - 30 65 1,876 Third round, lost to Ajla Tomljanović
27 32 Victoria Azarenka 1,856 - - 1 650 2,505 Runner-up, lost to Paula Badosa [21]
28 35 Sara Sorribes Tormo 1,760 - - 55 10 1,715 Second round, lost to Anna Kalinskaya [Q]
29 36 Nadia Podoroska 1,722 820 10 50 0 862 Withdrew due to physical ailments
30 38 Camila Giorgi 1,660 - - 10 10 1,660 Second round, lost to Amanda Anisimova
31 39 Jil Teichmann 1,650 10 0 30 10 1,620 Second round, lost to Irina-Camelia Begu
32 40 Sorana Cîrstea 1,594 - - 30 65 1,629 Third round, lost to 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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