2023 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2023 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Elena Rybakina
Runner-up	Aryna Sabalenka
Score	7–6^(13–11), 6–4
Draw	96 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 7–6^(13–11), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 Indian Wells Open.^[1] It was her first WTA 1000 title, and the final was a rematch of the Australian Open final, won by Sabalenka. Rybakina became the first Kazakhstani player to win a WTA 1000 singles title.

Iga Świątek was the defending champion,^[2] but lost in the semifinals to Rybakina.^[3]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Iga Świątek (semifinals)

02.   Aryna Sabalenka (final)

03.   Jessica Pegula (fourth round)

04.   Ons Jabeur (third round)

05.   Caroline Garcia (fourth round)

06.   Coco Gauff (quarterfinals)

07.   Maria Sakkari (semifinals)

08.   Daria Kasatkina (third round)

09.   Belinda Bencic (second round)

10.   Elena Rybakina (champion)

11.   Veronika Kudermetova (third round)

12.   Liudmila Samsonova (second round)

13.   Beatriz Haddad Maia (third round)

14.   Victoria Azarenka (second round)

15.   Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)

16.   Barbora Krejčíková (fourth round)

17.   Karolína Plíšková (fourth round)

18.   Ekaterina Alexandrova (second round)

19.   Madison Keys (second round, retired)

20.   Magda Linette (second round)

21.   Paula Badosa (third round)

22.   Zhang Shuai (second round, retired)

23.   Martina Trevisan (third round)

24.   Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)

25.   Petra Martić (second round)

26.   Anastasia Potapova (third round)

27.   Anhelina Kalinina (third round)

28.   Marie Bouzková (second round)

29.   Donna Vekić (second round)

30.   Leylah Fernandez (third round)

31.   Amanda Anisimova (second round)

32.   Bianca Andreescu (third 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	Iga Świątek	6	6
		Sorana Cîrstea	2	3
								1	Iga Świątek	2	2
								10	Elena Rybakina	6	6
	PR	Karolína Muchová	6^4	6	4
	10	Elena Rybakina	7^7	2	6
															10	Elena Rybakina	7^13	6
															2	Aryna Sabalenka	6^11	4
	7	Maria Sakkari	4	7	6
	15	Petra Kvitová	6	5	1
								7	Maria Sakkari	2	3
								2	Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
	6	Coco Gauff	4	0
	2	Aryna Sabalenka	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	I Świątek	6	6
		C Liu	7^7	6					C Liu	0	1
	LL	AK Schmiedlová	6^5	3											1	I Świątek	6	7^7
	Q	R Masarova	6	4	4										32	B Andreescu	3	6^1
	WC	P Stearns	4	6	6			WC	P Stearns	6	4	3
								32	B Andreescu	4	6	6
																						1	I Świątek	6	6
																							E Raducanu	3	1
								20	M Linette	6^3	2
		D Kovinić	2	3					E Raducanu	7^7	6
		E Raducanu	6	6												E Raducanu	6	2	6
		K Siniaková	7	6											13	B Haddad Maia	1	6	4
		J Niemeier	5	4					K Siniaková	7	6^4	3
								13	B Haddad Maia	5	7^7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	L Samsonova	6	6^8	6^6
		B Pera	7	4	6				B Pera	2	7^10	7^8
		L Bronzetti	5	6	3											B Pera	3	1
		S Cîrstea	6	6												S Cîrstea	6	6
	Q	K Birrell	3	2					S Cîrstea	6	0
								19	M Keys	1	0^r
																							S Cîrstea	6	4	7
																						5	C Garcia	4	6	5
								30	L Fernandez	6	6
	WC	E Navarro	1	6	6			WC	E Navarro	2	4
	WC	C McNally	6	1	1										30	L Fernandez	4	7^7	1
	LL	D Gálfi	6	6											5	C Garcia	6	6^5	6
		D Collins	4	4				LL	D Gálfi	1	7^7	4
								5	C Garcia	6	6^4	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	O Jabeur	4	6	6
		M Zanevska	6	4	2			LL	M Fręch	6	4	1
	LL	M Fręch	4	6	6										4	O Jabeur	6^5	4
	PR	M Vondroušová	6	6											PR	M Vondroušová	7^7	6
		R Marino	2	2				PR	M Vondroušová	6	6
								28	M Bouzková	1	1
																						PR	M Vondroušová	4	7^7	4
																						PR	K Muchová	6	6^2	6
								23	M Trevisan	5	6	6
	Q	L Siegemund	6^5	4					M Brengle	7	1	2
		M Brengle	7^7	6											23	M Trevisan	4	6	4
		Y Putintseva	3	6	4										PR	K Muchová	6	3	6
	PR	K Muchová	6	4	6			PR	K Muchová	7^7	6
								14	V Azarenka	6^1	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	E Rybakina	7^8	7^7
		S Stephens	4	1				WC	S Kenin	6^6	6^5
	WC	S Kenin	6	6											10	E Rybakina	6	7
		N Párrizas Díaz	6	7											21	P Badosa	3	5
		E Cocciaretto	3	5					N Párrizas Díaz	2	5
								21	P Badosa	6	7
																						10	E Rybakina	6	6
																						Q	V Gracheva	3	0
								25	P Martić	3	2
	Q	Y Bonaventure	2	2				Q	V Gracheva	6	6
	Q	V Gracheva	6	6											Q	V Gracheva	6	6
		T Maria	7	6											8	D Kasatkina	4	4
		J Paolini	5	1					T Maria	2	1
								8	D Kasatkina	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	M Sakkari	2	6	6
	WC	K Volynets	4	6	1				S Rogers	6	4	0
		S Rogers	6	4	6										7	M Sakkari	3	6	6
		M Sherif	6	2	3										27	A Kalinina	6	2	4
		L Fruhvirtová	0	6	6				L Fruhvirtová	6	4	5
								27	A Kalinina	4	6	7
																						7	M Sakkari	6	5	6
																						17	Ka Plíšková	4	7	3
								17	Ka Plíšková	2	6	6
		A Kalinskaya	6	6					A Kalinskaya	6	0	4
		A Parks	1	1											17	Ka Plíšková	6	7
	WC	A Li	1	2											11	V Kudermetova	1	5
		A Blinkova	6	6					A Blinkova	3	4
								11	V Kudermetova	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	P Kvitová	6	7
	WC	E Mandlik	6	5	7^7			WC	E Mandlik	1	5
		A Riske-Amritraj	3	7	6^1										15	P Kvitová	0	6	6
		A Sasnovich	6	7^7											24	J Ostapenko	6	0	4
		K Kanepi	3	6^5					A Sasnovich	5	6	2
								24	J Ostapenko	7	3	6
																						15	P Kvitová	6	3	7^13
																						3	J Pegula	2	6	6^11
								26	A Potapova	4	7^7	6
	Q	O Danilović	6	2	3				Xiy Wang	6	6^4	2
		Xiy Wang	4	6	6										26	A Potapova	6	4	5
	Q	A Rus	3	3											3	J Pegula	3	6	7
		C Giorgi	6	6					C Giorgi	6	1	2
								3	J Pegula	3	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	C Gauff	6	6
	Q	K Swan	6^6	5				Q	C Bucșa	2	4
	Q	C Bucșa	7^8	7											6	C Gauff	6	6
		L Nosková	7^9	6												L Nosková	4	3
		I-C Begu	6^7	1					L Nosková	7^8	6
								31	A Anisimova	6^6	3
																						6	C Gauff	6	1	6
																						Q	R Peterson	3	6	4
								22	S Zhang	0^r
	Q	R Peterson	7	5	7			Q	R Peterson	3
		M Kostyuk	5	7	5										Q	R Peterson	3	6	6
	Q	A Krueger	1	4												J Teichmann	6	3	1
		J Teichmann	6	6					J Teichmann	3	6	6
								9	B Bencic	6	3	3

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	B Krejčíková	6	6
	WC	D Yastremska	6	6				WC	D Yastremska	1	2
		A Bondár	3	4											16	B Krejčíková	6	6^1	6
		Xin Wang	6	6												Xin Wang	2	7^7	2
		E Mertens	3	1					Xin Wang	6	6
								18	E Alexandrova	2	3
																						16	B Krejčíková	3	6	4
																						2	A Sabalenka	6	2	6
								29	D Vekić	6	2	2
	Q	L Tsurenko	6	6				Q	L Tsurenko	2	6	6
		L Zhu	4	3											Q	L Tsurenko
	PR	E Rodina	6	7											2	A Sabalenka	w/o
		A Cornet	2	5				PR	E Rodina	2	0
								2	A Sabalenka	6	6

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 27, 2023. Rankings and points before are as of March 6, 2023.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points earned	Points after	Status
1	1	Iga Świątek	10,585	1,000	390	9,975	Semifinals lost to Elena Rybakina [10]
2	2	Aryna Sabalenka	6,100	10	650	6,740	Runner-up, lost to Elena Rybakina [10]
3	3	Jessica Pegula	5,495	10	120	5,605	Fourth round lost to Petra Kvitová [15]
4	4	Ons Jabeur	4,921	10	65	4,976	Third round lost to Markéta Vondroušová [PR]
5	5	Caroline Garcia	4,905	35	120	4,990	Fourth round lost to Sorana Cîrstea
6	6	Coco Gauff	4,251	65	215	4,401	Quarterfinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka [2]
7	7	Maria Sakkari	3,451	650	390	3,191	Semifinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka [2]
8	8	Daria Kasatkina	3,375	65	65	3,375	Third round lost to Varvara Gracheva [Q]
9	9	Belinda Bencic	3,360	10	10	3,360	Second round lost to Jil Teichmann
10	10	Elena Rybakina	2,935	215	1,000	3,720	Champion, defeated Aryna Sabalenka [2]
11	11	Veronika Kudermetova	2,620	215	65	2,470	Third round lost to Karolína Plíšková [17]
12	12	Liudmila Samsonova	2,301	120	10	2,191	Second round lost to Bernarda Pera
13	13	Beatriz Haddad Maia	2,246	35	65	2,276	Third round lost to Emma Raducanu
14	14	Victoria Azarenka	2,237	65	10	2,182	Second round lost to Karolína Muchová [PR]
15	15	Petra Kvitová	2,227	65	215	2,377	Quarterfinals lost to Maria Sakkari [7]
16	16	Barbora Krejčíková	2,205	(1)^†	120	2,324	Fourth round lost to Aryna Sabalenka [2]
17	17	Karolína Plíšková	2,045	10	120	2,155	Fourth round lost to Maria Sakkari [7]
18	18	Ekaterina Alexandrova	2,030	35	10	2,005	Second round lost to Wang Xinyu
19	20	Madison Keys	1,857	215	10	1,652	Second round retired against Sorana Cîrstea
20	21	Magda Linette	1,770	10	10	1,770	Second round lost to Emma Raducanu
21	22	Paula Badosa	1,758	390	65	1,433	Third round lost to Elena Rybakina [10]
22	27	Zhang Shuai	1,460	10	10	1,460	Second round retired against Rebecca Peterson [Q]
23	26	Martina Trevisan	1,529	(1)^‡	65	1,593	Third round lost to Karolína Muchová [PR]
24	25	Jeļena Ostapenko	1,550	10	65	1,605	Third round lost to Petra Kvitová [15]
25	30	Petra Martić	1,422	215	10	1,217	Second round lost to Varvara Gracheva [Q]
26	28	Anastasia Potapova	1,439	10	65	1,494	Third round lost to Jessica Pegula [3]
27	29	Anhelina Kalinina	1,422	35	65	1,452	Third round lost to Maria Sakkari [7]
28	32	Marie Bouzková	1,359	95	10	1,274	Second round lost to Markéta Vondroušová [PR]
29	23	Donna Vekić	1,664	(12)^‡	10	1,662	Second round lost to Lesia Tsurenko [Q]
30	49	Leylah Fernandez	1,080	120	65	1,025	Third round lost to Caroline Garcia [5]
31	35	Amanda Anisimova	1,304	35	10	1,279	Second round lost to Linda Nosková
32	36	Bianca Andreescu	1,303	(1)^‡	65	1,367	Third round lost to Iga Świątek [1]

† The player was not required to count points for the 2022 tournament due to a long-term injury exception. Points from her 16th best result will be deducted instead.
‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2022. Points from her 16th best result will be deducted instead.

Withdrawn players

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

Rank	Player	Points before	Points dropped	Points after	Withdrawal reason
24	Zheng Qinwen	1,629	35	1,594

Other entry information

Wildcards

• Sofia Kenin
• Ann Li
• Elizabeth Mandlik
• Caty McNally
• Emma Navarro
• Peyton Stearns
• Katie Volynets
• Dayana Yastremska

Protected ranking

• Karolína Muchová
• Evgeniya Rodina
• Markéta Vondroušová

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Ana Bogdan → replaced by Emma Raducanu
• Jaqueline Cristian → replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
• Lauren Davis → replaced by Magdalena Fręch
• Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Maryna Zanevska
• Camila Osorio → replaced by Madison Brengle
• Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by Nuria Párrizas Díaz
• Zheng Qinwen → replaced by Dalma Gálfi

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Dalma Gálfi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Cristina Bucșa (qualified)
3. Varvara Gracheva (qualified)
4. Rebeka Masarova (qualified)
5. Viktorija Golubic (first round)
6. Diana Shnaider (first round)
7. Ysaline Bonaventure (qualified)
8. Kamilla Rakhimova (first round)
9. Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
10. Rebecca Peterson (qualified)
11. Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
12. Laura Pigossi (first round)
13. Magdalena Fręch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
14. Sara Errani (qualifying competition)
15. Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualifying competition)
16. Harriet Dart (first round)
17. Léolia Jeanjean (first round)
18. Diane Parry (first round)
19. Tereza Martincová (first round)
20. Kimberly Birrell (qualified)
21. Réka Luca Jani (first round)
22. Lucrezia Stefanini (first round)
23. Eva Lys (qualifying competition)
24. Laura Siegemund (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Katie Swan
2. Cristina Bucșa
3. Varvara Gracheva
4. Rebeka Masarova
5. Olga Danilović
6. Arantxa Rus
7. Ysaline Bonaventure
8. Kimberly Birrell
9. Lesia Tsurenko
10. Rebecca Peterson
11. Laura Siegemund
12. Ashlyn Krueger

Lucky losers

1. Dalma Gálfi
2. Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
3. Magdalena Fręch

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Dalma Gálfi	6	6
		Ana Konjuh	3	2
								1	Dalma Gálfi	4	6^6
									Katie Swan	6	7^8
		Katie Swan	6	6
	17	Léolia Jeanjean	2	1

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Cristina Bucșa	6	7
		Erika Andreeva	3	5
								2	Cristina Bucșa	7^7	6
									Elena-Gabriela Ruse	6^3	4
		Elena-Gabriela Ruse	6	6
	19	Tereza Martincová	1	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Varvara Gracheva	7^7	6
	WC	Petra Marčinko	6^2	4
								3	Varvara Gracheva	7^7	6^6	6
								15	Anna-Lena Friedsam	6^5	7^8	4
		Marina Bassols Ribera	1	0
	15	Anna-Lena Friedsam	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Rebeka Masarova	6	7
		Mirjam Björklund	3	5
								4	Rebeka Masarova	6	6
								WC	Liv Hovde	2	2
	WC	Liv Hovde	6	6
	21	Réka Luca Jani	3	2

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Viktorija Golubic	5	6	4
	PR	Olga Danilović	7	1	6
								PR	Olga Danilović	7^10	5	6
									Kaja Juvan	6^8	7	3
		Kaja Juvan	7^8	2	6
	22	Lucrezia Stefanini	6^6	6	1

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Diana Shnaider	6^0	7	0
		Arantxa Rus	7^7	5	6
									Arantxa Rus	7^7	6
								14	Sara Errani	6^1	3
		Ylena In-Albon	4	2
	14	Sara Errani	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Ysaline Bonaventure	7^7	6
		Viktória Kužmová	6^4	3
								7	Ysaline Bonaventure	6	7^7
								23	Eva Lys	4	6^4
	PR	Katarina Zavatska	2	6^2
	23	Eva Lys	6	7^7

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Kamilla Rakhimova	6	3	5
		Nao Hibino	4	6	7
									Nao Hibino	1	6	3
								20	Kimberly Birrell	6	2	6
		Jodie Burrage	2	4
	20	Kimberly Birrell	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Lesia Tsurenko	6^5	6	6
		Taylor Townsend	7^7	1	1
								9	Lesia Tsurenko	6	6^4	6
									Katie Boulter	3	7^7	4
		Katie Boulter	6	6
	18	Diane Parry	4	2

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Rebecca Peterson	6	6
		Simona Waltert	3	1
								10	Rebecca Peterson	7	7^7
								WC	Caroline Dolehide	5	6^2
	WC	Caroline Dolehide	6	6
	16	Harriet Dart	1	2

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	6	6
	WC	Stephanie Yakoff	1	0
								11	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	4	6	2
								24	Laura Siegemund	6	4	6
		CoCo Vandeweghe	6^3	3
	24	Laura Siegemund	7^7	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Laura Pigossi	4	4
	WC	Ashlyn Krueger	6	6
								WC	Ashlyn Krueger	6	6
								13	Magdalena Fręch	2	0
	WC	Robin Montgomery	6^4	3
	13	Magdalena Fręch	7^7	6

References

1. "Rybakina tops Sabalenka to win Indian Wells title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
2. "Swiatek wins 11th straight match to claim Indian Wells title, rises to World No.2". Women's Tennis Association. March 20, 2022. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
3. "Rybakina dominates No.1 Swiatek to make Indian Wells final". Women's Tennis Association. March 17, 2023. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

External links

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