2023 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2023 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Carlos Alcaraz
Runner-up	Daniil Medvedev
Score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	96 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2023 Indian Wells Masters. He did not drop a set en route to his third Masters 1000 title and eighth ATP Tour title overall. With the win, he regained the world No. 1 singles ranking from Novak Djokovic,^[1] who was unable to enter the United States due to being unvaccinated for COVID-19.^[2] Alcaraz also ended the 19-match winning streak of Medvedev, who was the first Russian to contest the final since Andrei Chesnokov in 1992.

Taylor Fritz was the defending champion,^[3] but lost in the quarterfinals to Jannik Sinner.^[4]

Rafael Nadal withdrew from the tournament due to a left leg injury. As a result, he dropped out of the top 10 in the ATP rankings for the first time since his top 10 debut in April 2005, ending a record streak of 912 weeks.^[1]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Carlos Alcaraz (champion)

02.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (second round)

03.   Casper Ruud (third round)

04.   Taylor Fritz (quarterfinals)

05.   Daniil Medvedev (final)

06.   Andrey Rublev (fourth round)

07.   Holger Rune (third round)

08.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (quarterfinals)

09.   Hubert Hurkacz (third round)

10.   Cameron Norrie (quarterfinals)

11.   Jannik Sinner (semifinals)

12.   Alexander Zverev (fourth round)

13.   Karen Khachanov (third round)

14.   Frances Tiafoe (semifinals)

15.   Pablo Carreño Busta (withdrew)

16.   Alex de Minaur (second round)

17.   Tommy Paul (fourth round)

18.   Borna Ćorić (second round)

19.   Lorenzo Musetti (second round)

20.   Matteo Berrettini (second round)

21.   Grigor Dimitrov (second round, retired)

22.   Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)

23.   Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (quarterfinals)

24.   Daniel Evans (second round)

25.   Denis Shapovalov (second round)

26.   Miomir Kecmanović (second round)

27.   Francisco Cerúndolo (third round)

28.   Botic van de Zandschulp (second round, retired)

29.   Yoshihito Nishioka (second round)

30.   Sebastián Báez (third round)

31.   Tallon Griekspoor (third round)

32.   Maxime Cressy (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
	1	Carlos Alcaraz	6	6
	8	Félix Auger-Aliassime	4	4
								1	Carlos Alcaraz	7^7	6
								11	Jannik Sinner	6^4	3
	4	Taylor Fritz	4	6	4
	11	Jannik Sinner	6	4	6
															1	Carlos Alcaraz	6	6
															5	Daniil Medvedev	3	2
	5	Daniil Medvedev	6	7
	23	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	3	5
								5	Daniil Medvedev	7	7^7
								14	Frances Tiafoe	5	6^4
	10	Cameron Norrie	4	4
	14	Frances Tiafoe	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	C Alcaraz	6	6
	Q	T Kokkinakis	6	6				Q	T Kokkinakis	3	3
	WC	B Holt	4	1											1	C Alcaraz	7^7	6
		T Monteiro	6	5	2										31	T Griekspoor	6^4	3
	PR	G Pella	3	7	6			PR	G Pella	6^3	6^4
								31	T Griekspoor	7^7	7^7
																						1	C Alcaraz	6	2
																							J Draper	2	0^r
								24	D Evans	4	2
	Q	L Riedi	1	1					J Draper	6	6
		J Draper	6	6												J Draper	7^8	6
		TM Etcheverry	7^7	1	4											A Murray	6^6	2
		A Murray	6^5	6	6				A Murray	6	6
								LL	R Albot	4	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	H Hurkacz	6	6
	LL	A Popyrin	6	5	6			LL	A Popyrin	3	3
	Q	Z Zhang	4	7	1										9	H Hurkacz	6	2	4
	Q	J-L Struff	1	6	6										17	T Paul	4	6	6
		Q Halys	6	3	3			Q	J-L Struff	3	3
								17	T Paul	6	6
																						17	T Paul	6	3	6^6
																						8	F Auger-Aliassime	3	6	7^8
								27	F Cerúndolo	4	6	6
		G Barrère	4	2				WC	J Sock	6	3	4
	WC	J Sock	6	6											27	F Cerúndolo	5	4
		P Martínez	7^7	3	6										8	F Auger-Aliassime	7	6
		M-A Hüsler	6^4	6	4				P Martínez	6^5	4
								8	F Auger-Aliassime	7^7	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	T Fritz	4	6	6
		B Shelton	6	6					B Shelton	6	4	3
		F Fognini	4	1											4	T Fritz	6	6
		M Ymer	4	5											30	S Báez	1	2
	Q	R Hijikata	6	7				Q	R Hijikata	3	1
								30	S Báez	6	6
																						4	T Fritz	6	6
																							M Fucsovics	4	3
								18	B Ćorić	3	3
		A Molčan	6	6					A Molčan	6	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	3	2												A Molčan	4	2
		JJ Wolf	6	0	3											M Fucsovics	6	6
		M Fucsovics	1	6	6				M Fucsovics	6	6
								16	A de Minaur	4	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	J Sinner	6	7^7
	Q	B Gojo	4	7^7	2				R Gasquet	3	6^2
		R Gasquet	6	6^5	6										11	J Sinner	7^9	6
	WC	D Thiem	6	4	6^5											A Mannarino	6^7	4
		A Mannarino	4	6	7^7				A Mannarino	6	6
								19	L Musetti	4	4
																						11	J Sinner	6	6
																						PR	S Wawrinka	1	4
								26	M Kecmanović	6^8	4
	PR	S Wawrinka	6	1	6			PR	S Wawrinka	7^10	6
	Q	A Vukic	4	6	1										PR	S Wawrinka	6	6^5	7
		M McDonald	6	6											7	H Rune	2	7^7	5
		F Krajinović	3	0					M McDonald	5	3
								7	H Rune	7	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	D Medvedev	6	6
		J Isner	6^7	3					B Nakashima	4	3
		B Nakashima	7^9	6											5	D Medvedev	6	3	6
		I Ivashka	6	6												I Ivashka	2	6	1
		R Safiullin	4	2					I Ivashka	7	3
								28	B van de Zandschulp	5	2^r
																						5	D Medvedev	6^5	7^7	7
																						12	A Zverev	7^7	6^5	5
								22	R Bautista Agut	6^5	2
		E Ruusuvuori	6	4					E Ruusuvuori	7^7	6
		C Lestienne	4	1^r												E Ruusuvuori	5	6	5
		P Cachin	7	6											12	A Zverev	7	1	7
		N Basilashvili	5	3					P Cachin	3	1
								12	A Zverev	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	K Khachanov	6	6
		L Djere	3	5					O Otte	3	3
		O Otte	6	7											13	K Khachanov	3	6	4
	WC	Y Wu	6^6	6	7^7										23	A Davidovich Fokina	6	1	6
		J Munar	7^8	0	6^3			WC	Y Wu	4	1
								23	A Davidovich Fokina	6	6
																						23	A Davidovich Fokina	6	6
																						Q	C Garín	3	4
								29	Y Nishioka	4	0
		DE Galán	4	2				Q	C Garín	6	6
	Q	C Garín	6	6											Q	C Garín	6	7^7
		D Schwartzman	6	6											3	C Ruud	4	6^2
		F Coria	1	2					D Schwartzman	2	3
								3	C Ruud	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	A Rublev	6	6
		J Lehečka	7^7	7					J Lehečka	4	2
		A Rinderknech	6^4	5											6	A Rublev	7	6
		B Zapata Miralles	2	6^6												U Humbert	5	3
		U Humbert	6	7^8					U Humbert	7	6
								25	D Shapovalov	5	4
																						6	A Rublev	2	4
																						10	C Norrie	6	6
								20	M Berrettini	6^5	6	3
	Q	T Daniel	6	7				Q	T Daniel	7^7	0	6
		R Carballés Baena	1	5											Q	T Daniel	7^7	5	2
		A Bublik	4	4											10	C Norrie	6^5	7	6
	Q	T-l Wu	6	6				Q	T-l Wu	2	4
								10	C Norrie	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	F Tiafoe	6	6
		M Giron	6	7					M Giron	2	2
	WC	A Kovacevic	3	5											14	F Tiafoe	6	6
		J Kubler	6	7^7												J Kubler	3	2
		L Sonego	4	6^4					J Kubler	2	7^7	3
								21	G Dimitrov	6	6^5	0^r
																						14	F Tiafoe	6	6
																						Q	A Tabilo	4	4
								32	M Cressy	6^3	6^13
	Q	A Tabilo	6	6				Q	A Tabilo	7^7	7^15
	Q	M Marterer	4	3											Q	A Tabilo	6	7^8
		J Thompson	6	6												J Thompson	3	6^6
	PR	G Monfils	3	1					J Thompson	7^7	4	7^7
								2	S Tsitsipas	6^0	6	6^5

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of March 6, 2023. Rankings and points before are as of March 6, 2023.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points earned	Points after	Status
1	2	Carlos Alcaraz	6,780	360	1,000	7,420	Champion, defeated Daniil Medvedev [5]
2	3	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5,805	45	10	5,770	Second round lost to Jordan Thompson
3	4	Casper Ruud	5,560	45	45	5,560	Third round lost to Cristian Garín [Q]
4	5	Taylor Fritz	3,795	1,000	180	2,975	Quarterfinals lost to Jannik Sinner [11]
5	6	Daniil Medvedev	3,775	45	600	4,330	Runner-up, lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
6	7	Andrey Rublev	3,660	360	90	3,390	Fourth round lost to Cameron Norrie [10]
7	8	Holger Rune	3,321	41	45	3,325	Third round lost to Stan Wawrinka [PR]
8	10	Félix Auger-Aliassime	3,245	10	180	3,415	Quarterfinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
9	11	Hubert Hurkacz	3,110	90	45	3,065	Third round lost to Tommy Paul [17]
10	12	Cameron Norrie	2,815	180	180	2,815	Quarterfinals lost to Frances Tiafoe [14]
11	13	Jannik Sinner	2,655	90	360	2,925	Semifinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
12	14	Alexander Zverev	2,500	10	90	2,580	Fourth round lost to Daniil Medvedev [5]
13	15	Karen Khachanov	2,470	10	45	2,505	Third round lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina [23]
14	16	Frances Tiafoe	2,395	45	360	2,710	Semifinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [5]
15	17	Pablo Carreño Busta	2,240	10	0	2,230	Withdrew due to elbow injury
16	18	Alex de Minaur	2,165	90	10	2,085	Second round lost to Márton Fucsovics
17	19	Tommy Paul	2,000	45	90	2,045	Fourth round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime [8]
18	20	Borna Ćorić	1,905	10	10	1,905	Second round lost to Alex Molčan
19	21	Lorenzo Musetti	1,855	25	10	1,840	Second round lost to Adrian Mannarino
20	23	Matteo Berrettini	1,780	90	10	1,700	Second round lost to Taro Daniel [Q]
21	25	Grigor Dimitrov	1,620	180	10	1,450	Second round retired against Jason Kubler
22	27	Roberto Bautista Agut	1,465	45	10	1,430	Second round lost to Emil Ruusuvuori
23	28	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	1,390	25	180	1,545	Quarterfinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [5]
24	29	Dan Evans	1,380	45	10	1,345	Second round lost to Jack Draper
25	30	Denis Shapovalov	1,380	45	10	1,345	Second round lost to Ugo Humbert
26	31	Miomir Kecmanović	1,290	180	10	1,120	Second round lost to Stan Wawrinka [PR]
27	32	Francisco Cerúndolo	1,275	0	45	1,320	Third round lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime [8]
28	33	Botic van de Zandschulp	1,205	45	10	1,170	Second round retired against Ilya Ivashka
29	34	Yoshihito Nishioka	1,142	8	10	1,144	Second round lost to Cristian Garín [Q]
30	35	Sebastián Báez	1,135	10	45	1,170	Third round lost to Taylor Fritz [4]
31	36	Tallon Griekspoor	1,034	10	45	1,069	Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
32	37	Maxime Cressy	1,016	10	10	1,016	Second round lost to Alejandro Tabilo [Q]

Withdrawn players

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

Rank	Player	Points before	Points dropped	Points after	Withdrawal reason
1	Novak Djokovic	7,160	0	7,160	Vaccination requirements not met[2]
9	Rafael Nadal	3,315	600	2,715	Left leg injury[5]
22	Nick Kyrgios	1,825	180	1,645	Left knee injury[6]
24	Marin Čilić	1,745	10	1,735	Knee injury[7]
26	Sebastian Korda	1,550	25	1,525	Right wrist injury[6]

Other entry information

Wildcards

• Brandon Holt
• Aleksandar Kovacevic
• Jack Sock
• Dominic Thiem
• Wu Yibing

Source:^[8]

Protected ranking

• Gaël Monfils
• Guido Pella
• Stan Wawrinka

Withdrawals

• Benjamin Bonzi → replaced by Oscar Otte
• Jenson Brooksby → replaced by Ugo Humbert
• Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by Radu Albot
• Marin Čilić → replaced by Tomás Martín Etcheverry
• Novak Djokovic → replaced by Nikoloz Basilashvili
• Kyle Edmund → replaced by Roman Safiullin
• David Goffin → replaced by Jason Kubler
• Sebastian Korda → replaced by Thiago Monteiro
• Kwon Soon-woo → replaced by Alexei Popyrin
• Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Roberto Carballés Baena
• Corentin Moutet → replaced by Daniel Elahi Galán
• Rafael Nadal → replaced by Jordan Thompson
• Reilly Opelka → replaced by Bernabé Zapata Miralles

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Dušan Lajović (first round, retired)
2. Nuno Borges (first round)
3. Denis Kudla (first round)
4. Emilio Gómez (first round)
5. Christopher O'Connell (first round)
6. Zhang Zhizhen (qualified)
7. Alexei Popyrin (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
8. Cristian Garín (qualified)
9. Thanasi Kokkinakis (qualified)
10. Christopher Eubanks (first round)
11. Radu Albot (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
12. Francesco Passaro (qualifying competition, retired)
13. Matteo Arnaldi (qualifying competition)
14. Yosuke Watanuki (first round)
15. Alexander Shevchenko (first round)
16. Rinky Hijikata (qualified)
17. Taro Daniel (qualified)
18. Borna Gojo (qualified)
19. Leandro Riedi (qualified)
20. Tomáš Macháč (withdrew)
21. Steve Johnson (first round)
22. Jan-Lennard Struff (qualified)
23. Pavel Kotov (first round)
24. Filip Misolic (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Rinky Hijikata
2. Borna Gojo
3. Leandro Riedi
4. Aleksandar Vukic
5. Alejandro Tabilo
6. Zhang Zhizhen
7. Taro Daniel
8. Cristian Garín
9. Thanasi Kokkinakis
10. Maximilian Marterer
11. Jan-Lennard Struff
12. Wu Tung-lin

Lucky losers

1. Alexei Popyrin
2. Radu Albot

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Dušan Lajović	2	1^r
	WC	Tennys Sandgren	6	4
								WC	Tennys Sandgren	3	3
								16	Rinky Hijikata	6	6
		Felipe Meligeni Alves	4	0^r
	16	Rinky Hijikata	6	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Nuno Borges	6	3	2
		Pablo Andújar	3	6	6
									Pablo Andújar	1	4
								18	Borna Gojo	6	6
		Andrea Collarini	2	2
	18	Borna Gojo	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Denis Kudla	4	6	5
		Alexandre Müller	6	1	7
									Alexandre Müller	4	1
								19	Leandro Riedi	6	6
	WC	Alex Michelsen	3	7^8	2
	19	Leandro Riedi	6	6^6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Emilio Gómez	2	6	2
		Aleksandar Vukic	6	2	6
									Aleksandar Vukic	6	6
								PR	Roberto Marcora	3	1
	PR	Roberto Marcora	6	6
	Alt	Stefan Kozlov	1	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Christopher O'Connell	3	7	5
		Alejandro Tabilo	6	5	7
									Alejandro Tabilo	6	4	6
								WC	Zachary Svajda	3	6	4
	WC	Zachary Svajda	4	6	7^7
	21	Steve Johnson	6	4	6^4

Sixth qualifier

First round

Qualifying competition

6

Zhang Zhizhen

6

7^8

Elias Ymer

3

6^6

6

Zhang Zhizhen

6^10

6

7^7

Shang Juncheng

7^12

3

6^5

Shang Juncheng

7^7

7^7

14

Yosuke Watanuki

6^1

6^3

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Alexei Popyrin	6	7^7
	PR	Bradley Klahn	4	6^3
								7	Alexei Popyrin	4	6	1
								17	Taro Daniel	6	4	6
		Nick Hardt	7	1	4
	17	Taro Daniel	5	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Cristian Garín	7	7^9
	WC	Learner Tien	5	6^7
								8	Cristian Garín	6	6
								24	Filip Misolic	4	2
		João Sousa	6^8	6	3
	24	Filip Misolic	7^10	2	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Thanasi Kokkinakis	7^7	6
	PR	Yūichi Sugita	6^5	3
								9	Thanasi Kokkinakis	6	6
								13	Matteo Arnaldi	4	4
		Lloyd Harris	4	3
	13	Matteo Arnaldi	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Christopher Eubanks	6	5	3
		Maximilian Marterer	4	7	6
									Maximilian Marterer	6	7^7
									Emilio Nava	1	6^4
		Emilio Nava	7	6^2	6
	23	Pavel Kotov	5	7^7	3

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Radu Albot	6	6
		Mattia Bellucci	3	4
								11	Radu Albot	6^4	3
								22	Jan-Lennard Struff	7^7	6
		Geoffrey Blancaneaux	4	2
	22	Jan-Lennard Struff	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Francesco Passaro	6	4	6
	WC	Mitchell Krueger	4	6	0
								12	Francesco Passaro	2	0^r
									Wu Tung-lin	6	3
		Wu Tung-lin	6	6^5	6
	15	Alexander Shevchenko	2	7^7	3

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External links

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