Jannik Sinner defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2026 Indian Wells Open. It was his sixth ATP 1000 title and 25th career title overall. He did not lose a set en route to the title, becoming the first man in history to win two consecutive ATP Masters 1000 tournaments without dropping a set.[1] Sinner was the third—and youngest—man (after Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic) to win all six hardcourt ATP 1000 events, since the series began in 1990, and all nine hardcourt Big Titles (the six ATP Masters 1000 events, Australian Open, US Open and ATP Finals).
Jack Draper was the defending champion,[2] but lost in the quarterfinals to Medvedev.[3]
Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach five consecutive semifinals at a single ATP 1000 tournament, surpassing the previous record held by Rafael Nadal at the Monte-Carlo Masters, and was the third—and youngest—man (after Nadal and Djokovic) to reach five consecutive Indian Wells semifinals.[4] Alexander Zverev was the fifth man to reach the semifinals of all nine ATP 1000 tournaments, and the first player outside of the Big Four to do so.[5]
Seeds
All seeds received a bye into the second round.
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Seeded players
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of March 2, 2026. Rankings and points before are as of March 2, 2026
| Seed |
Rank |
Player |
Points before |
Points defending |
Points won |
Points after |
Status |
| 1 |
1 |
Carlos Alcaraz |
13,550 |
400 |
400 |
13,550 |
Semifinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [11] |
| 2 |
2 |
Jannik Sinner‡ |
10,400 |
0 |
1,000 |
11,400 |
Champion, defeated Daniil Medvedev [11] |
| 3 |
3 |
Novak Djokovic |
5,280 |
10 |
100 |
5,370 |
Fourth round lost to Jack Draper [14] |
| 4 |
4 |
Alexander Zverev |
4,555 |
(50)∆ |
400 |
4,905 |
Semifinals lost to Jannik Sinner [2] |
| 5 |
5 |
Lorenzo Musetti |
4,405 |
50 |
10 |
4,365 |
Second round lost to Márton Fucsovics |
| 6 |
6 |
Alex de Minaur |
4,235 |
100 |
50 |
4,185 |
Third round lost to Cameron Norrie [27] |
| 7 |
7 |
Taylor Fritz |
4,220 |
100 |
50 |
4,170 |
Third round lost to Alex Michelsen |
| 8 |
8 |
Ben Shelton |
4,010 |
200 |
50 |
3,860 |
Third round lost to Learner Tien [25] |
| 9 |
9 |
Felix Auger-Aliassime |
3,950 |
(50)∆ |
100 |
4,000 |
Fourth round lost to Arthur Fils [30] |
| 10 |
10 |
Alexander Bublik |
3,405 |
(30+90)∆Ω |
50+50 |
3,385 |
Third round lost to Rinky Hijikata [Q] |
| 11 |
11 |
Daniil Medvedev† |
3,360 |
400 |
650 |
3,610 |
Runner-up, lost to Jannik Sinner [2] |
| 12 |
12 |
Jakub Menšík |
2,650 |
(50)Ω |
50 |
2,650 |
Third round lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina [18] |
| 13 |
13 |
Casper Ruud |
2,625 |
10 |
100 |
2,715 |
Fourth round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1] |
| 14 |
14 |
Jack Draper |
2,510 |
1,000 |
200 |
1,710 |
Quarterfinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [11] |
| 15 |
15 |
Flavio Cobolli |
2,480 |
10 |
50 |
2,520 |
Third round lost to Frances Tiafoe [21] |
| 16 |
16 |
Karen Khachanov |
2,450 |
50 |
10 |
2,410 |
Second round lost to João Fonseca |
| 17 |
17 |
Andrey Rublev |
2,400 |
10 |
10 |
2,400 |
Second round lost to Gabriel Diallo |
| 18 |
19 |
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina |
2,190 |
(30)∆ |
100 |
2,260 |
Fourth round lost to Learner Tien [25] |
| 19 |
20 |
Francisco Cerúndolo |
2,170 |
200 |
50 |
2,020 |
Third round lost to Jack Draper [14] |
| 20 |
21 |
Luciano Darderi |
2,104 |
(30)∆ |
10 |
2,084 |
Second round lost to Rinky Hijikata [Q] |
| 21 |
22 |
Frances Tiafoe |
1,870 |
50 |
100 |
1,920 |
Fourth round lost to Alexander Zverev [4] |
| 22 |
23 |
Jiří Lehečka |
1,850 |
10 |
10 |
1,850 |
Second round lost to Sebastián Báez |
| 23 |
24 |
Tommy Paul |
1,815 |
100 |
50 |
1,765 |
Third round lost to João Fonseca |
| 24 |
26 |
Valentin Vacherot |
1,691 |
(0)∆ |
50 |
1,741 |
Third round lost to Casper Ruud [13] |
| 25 |
27 |
Learner Tien |
1,685 |
(25)∆ |
200 |
1,860 |
Quarterfinals lost to Jannik Sinner [2] |
| 26 |
28 |
Arthur Rinderknech |
1,617 |
10 |
50 |
1,657 |
Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1] |
| 27 |
29 |
Cameron Norrie |
1,603 |
50 |
200 |
1,753 |
Quarterfinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1] |
| 28 |
30 |
Brandon Nakashima |
1,535 |
100 |
50 |
1,485 |
Third round lost to Alexander Zverev [4] |
| 29 |
31 |
Tomás Martín Etcheverry |
1,445 |
(25)∆ |
10 |
1,430 |
Second round lost to Denis Shapovalov |
| 30 |
32 |
Arthur Fils |
1,440 |
200 |
200 |
1,440 |
Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev [4] |
| 31 |
33 |
Corentin Moutet |
1,383 |
30 |
10 |
1,363 |
Second round lost to Aleksandar Kovacevic |
| 32 |
34 |
Ugo Humbert |
1,285 |
50 |
10 |
1,245 |
Second round lost to Alex Michelsen |
∆ The player is defending points from his 18th best tournament.
Ω The player is defending points from an ATP Challenger Tour event.
Withdrawn seeded players
The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
Other entry information
Withdrawals
‡ – withdrew from entry list
† – withdrew from main draw
References
- ↑ "Sinner completes perfect run, wins Indian Wells". ATPTour. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Dominant Draper wins maiden ATP Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells". ATPTour. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Jack Draper hit by controversial VAR call as Indian Wells title defence ends vs Medvedev: 'No way it distracted him enough'". The Independent. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Alcaraz earns Norrie revenge, storms into fifth straight Indian Wells semi-final". ATPTour. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ↑ "Zverev joins Nadal, Djokovic, Federer & Murray in record books". ATPTour. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Indian Wells Masters 1000: Halys replaces last year's finalist Rune in main draw". msn.com. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
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