2026 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2026 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-up	Elena Rybakina
Score	3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Draw	96 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Further information: 2026 BNP Paribas Open

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2026 Indian Wells Open. She saved a championship point en route to her first Indian Wells singles title (having lost two previous finals) and her tenth WTA 1000 singles title overall. The final was a rematch of both the 2023 final and this year's Australian Open final, both won by Rybakina.

Mirra Andreeva was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Kateřina Siniaková.

Talia Gibson was the youngest woman to reach a WTA 1000 quarterfinal on main-draw debut since Rybakina at the 2019 Wuhan Open, as well as the first qualifier to reach the quarterfinals of Indian Wells since Lesia Tsurenko in 2015.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Aryna Sabalenka (champion)

02.   Iga Świątek (quarterfinals)

03.   Elena Rybakina (final)

04.   Coco Gauff (third round, retired)

05.   Jessica Pegula (quarterfinals)

06.   Amanda Anisimova (fourth round)

07.   Jasmine Paolini (fourth round)

08.   Mirra Andreeva (third round)

09.   Elina Svitolina (semifinals)

10.   Victoria Mboko (quarterfinals)

11.   Ekaterina Alexandrova (second round)

12.   Belinda Bencic (fourth round)

13.   Karolína Muchová (fourth round)

14.   Linda Nosková (semifinals)

15.   Madison Keys (third round)

16.   Naomi Osaka (fourth round)

17.   Clara Tauson (third round)

18.   Iva Jovic (second round)

19.   Liudmila Samsonova (second round)

20.   Emma Navarro (second round)

21.   Diana Shnaider (second round)

22.   Elise Mertens (third round)

23.   Anna Kalinskaya (third round)

24.   Zheng Qinwen (second round)

25.   Emma Raducanu (third round)

26.   Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)

27.   Leylah Fernandez (second round)

28.   Marta Kostyuk (third round)

29.   Maya Joint (second round)

30.   Wang Xinyu (second round)

31.   Alexandra Eala (fourth round)

32.   Maria Sakkari (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
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Aryna Sabalenka	77	6
	10	Victoria Mboko	60	4
								1	Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
								14	Linda Nosková	3	4
	14	Linda Nosková	6	4	6
	Q	Talia Gibson	2	6	2
															1	Aryna Sabalenka	3	6	78
															3	Elena Rybakina	6	3	66
	5	Jessica Pegula	1	64
	3	Elena Rybakina	6	77
								3	Elena Rybakina	7	6
								9	Elina Svitolina	5	4
	9	Elina Svitolina	6	4	6
	2	Iga Świątek	2	6	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	A Sabalenka	6	6
	Q	H Sakatsume	6	6				Q	H Sakatsume	4	2
	WC	A Parks	4	3											1	A Sabalenka	6	6
		J Cristian	4	6	78											J Cristian	4	1
		J Tjen	6	4	66				J Cristian	0	6	7
								29	M Joint	6	2	5
																						1	A Sabalenka	6	6
																						16	N Osaka	2	4
								18	I Jovic	6	64	3
	WC	S Stephens	4	1					C Osorio	4	77	6
		C Osorio	6	6												C Osorio	1	6	1
	Q	V Jiménez Kasintseva	6	64	6										16	N Osaka	6	3	6
		C McNally	2	77	4			Q	V Jiménez Kasintseva	5	2
								16	N Osaka	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	V Mboko	6	77
		K Birrell	6	6					K Birrell	4	65
		O Selekhmeteva	1	4											10	V Mboko	6	6
		Z Sönmez	79	6											23	A Kalinskaya	4	1
		M Kessler	67	0					Z Sönmez	4	64
								23	A Kalinskaya	6	77
																						10	V Mboko	6	6
																						6	A Anisimova	4	1
								25	E Raducanu	6	6
		E Seidel	2	2				Q	A Zakharova	1	3
	Q	A Zakharova	6	6											25	E Raducanu	1	1
	LL	D Gálfi	4	5											6	A Anisimova	6	6
		A Blinkova	6	7					A Blinkova	7	1	0
								6	A Anisimova	5	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	C Gauff	6	77
	WC	B Andreescu	78	0	1			Q	K Rakhimova	3	65
	Q	K Rakhimova	66	6	6										4	C Gauff	2	0r
		D Yastremska	6	6											31	A Eala	6	2
		S Zhang	3	2					D Yastremska	5	6	5
								31	A Eala	7	4	7
																						31	A Eala	2	0
																						14	L Nosková	6	6
								21	D Shnaider	2	60
		S Cîrstea	6	4	6				S Cîrstea	6	77
		T Maria	4	6	3											S Cîrstea	77	4	4
		J Bouzas Maneiro	6	65	6										14	L Nosková	65	6	6
		B Haddad Maia	1	77	1				J Bouzas Maneiro	3	3
								14	L Nosková	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	E Alexandrova	3	5
	Q	T Gibson	6	7				Q	T Gibson	6	7
		A Li	3	5											Q	T Gibson	77	4	6
		Y Putintseva	6	6											17	C Tauson	62	6	4
		P Badosa	4	2					Y Putintseva	69	2
								17	C Tauson	711	6
																						Q	T Gibson	7	2	6
																						7	J Paolini	5	6	1
								30	Xin Wang	3	1
		A Tomljanović	7	6					A Tomljanović	6	6
		E-G Ruse	5	2												A Tomljanović	5	7	1
		A Potapova	4	6	7										7	J Paolini	7	5	6
	Q	M Stakusic	6	1	5				A Potapova	77	2	3
								7	J Paolini	65	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	J Pegula	4	6	6
	WC	D Vekić	77	77				WC	D Vekić	6	2	3
		T Valentová	64	64											5	J Pegula	4	6	6
	WC	K Volynets	6	0											26	J Ostapenko	6	3	2
		R Šramková	1	0r				WC	K Volynets	4	65
								26	J Ostapenko	6	77
																						5	J Pegula	6	77
																						12	B Bencic	3	65
								22	E Mertens	6	6
		C Bucșa	6	6					C Bucșa	2	1
	Q	D Vidmanova	4	0											22	E Mertens	2	3
	Q	S Hunter	3	7	6										12	B Bencic	6	6
		M Fręch	6	5	3			Q	S Hunter	3	2
								12	B Bencic	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	M Keys	6	6
	Q	D Parry	6	64	6			Q	D Parry	4	3
	WC	V Williams	3	77	1										15	M Keys	6	2	3
	Q	L Tararudee	4	4												S Kartal	2	6	6
		S Kartal	6	6					S Kartal	6	3	77
								20	E Navarro	1	6	62
																							S Kartal	4	3r
																						3	E Rybakina	6	4
								28	M Kostyuk	6	6
		M Bouzková	2	1				Q	T Townsend	3	2
	Q	T Townsend	6	6											28	M Kostyuk	4	4
		E Arango	6	2	3										3	E Rybakina	6	6
		H Baptiste	2	6	6				H Baptiste	65	6	2
								3	E Rybakina	77	2	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	M Andreeva	6	6
		P Stearns	5	5					S Sierra	0	0
		S Sierra	7	7											8	M Andreeva	6	65	3
		K Siniaková	1	6	6											K Siniaková	4	77	6
		S Kenin	6	4	1				K Siniaková	5	6	77
								27	L Fernandez	7	4	61
																							K Siniaková	1	1r
																						9	E Svitolina	6	1
								19	L Samsonova	6	5	2
		M Linette	1	4					A Krueger	3	7	6
		A Krueger	6	6												A Krueger	4	2
		L Siegemund	3	6	6										9	E Svitolina	6	6
		P Marčinko	6	3	4				L Siegemund	65	6	3
								9	E Svitolina	77	4	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	K Muchová	7	6
		E Jacquemot	65	5					A Bondár	5	2
		A Bondár	77	7											13	K Muchová	6	6
		A Ružić	3	6	6											A Ružić	0	3
	WC	J Brady	6	4	2				A Ružić	6	7
								24	Q Zheng	4	5
																						13	K Muchová	2	0
																						2	I Świątek	6	6
								32	M Sakkari	7	6
		V Gracheva	2	4				WC	L Tagger	5	0
	WC	L Tagger	6	6											32	M Sakkari	3	2
		F Jones	3	1											2	I Świątek	6	6
	Q	K Day	6	6				Q	K Day	0	62
								2	I Świątek	6	77

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 23, 2026. Rankings and points before are as of March 2, 2026.

‡	Champion
†	Runner-up

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Aryna Sabalenka‡	10,675	650	1,000	11,025	Champion, defeated Elena Rybakina [3]
2	2	Iga Świątek	7,588	390	215	7,413	Quarterfinals lost to Elina Svitolina [9]
3	3	Elena Rybakina†	7,253	120	650	7,783	Runner-up, lost to Aryna Sabalenka [1]
4	4	Coco Gauff	6,803	120	65	6,748	Third round retired against Alexandra Eala [31]
5	5	Jessica Pegula	6,583	120	215	6,678	Quarterfinals lost to Elena Rybakina [3]
6	6	Amanda Anisimova	6,070	10	120	6,180	Fourth round lost to Victoria Mboko [10]
7	7	Jasmine Paolini	4,232	120	120	4,232	Fourth round lost to Talia Gibson [Q]
8	8	Mirra Andreeva	4,001	1,000	65	3,066	Third round lost to Kateřina Siniaková
9	9	Elina Svitolina	3,845	215	390	4,020	Semifinals lost to Elena Rybakina [3]
10	10	Victoria Mboko	3,211	(75)Ω	215	3,351	Quarterfinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka [1]
11	11	Ekaterina Alexandrova	2,918	10	10	2,918	Second round lost to Talia Gibson [Q]
12	12	Belinda Bencic	2,898	215	120	2,803	Fourth round lost to Jessica Pegula [5]
13	13	Karolína Muchová	2,668	120	120	2,668	Fourth round lost to Iga Świątek [2]
14	14	Linda Nosková	2,421	10	390	2,801	Semifinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka [1]
15	15	Madison Keys	2,351	390	65	2,026	Third round lost to Sonay Kartal
16	16	Naomi Osaka	2,324	10	120	2,434	Fourth round lost to Aryna Sabalenka [1]
17	17	Clara Tauson	2,095	65	65	2,095	Third round lost to Talia Gibson [Q]
18	18	Iva Jovic	2,095	35	10	2,070	Second round lost to Camila Osorio
19	19	Liudmila Samsonova	2,050	215	10	1,845	Second round lost to Ashlyn Krueger
20	25	Emma Navarro	1,605	65	10	1,550	Second round lost to Sonay Kartal
21	20	Diana Shnaider	1,953	65	10	1,898	Second round lost to Sorana Cirstea
22	21	Elise Mertens	1,936	65	65	1,936	Third round lost to Belinda Bencic [12]
23	22	Anna Kalinskaya	1,813	10	65	1,868	Third round lost to Victoria Mboko [10]
24	23	Zheng Qinwen	1,758	215	10	1,553	Second round lost to Antonia Ružić
25	24	Emma Raducanu	1,645	(30)∆	65	1,680	Third round lost to Amanda Anisimova [6]
26	26	Jeļena Ostapenko	1,600	10	65	1,655	Third round lost to Jessica Pegula [5]
27	27	Leylah Fernandez	1,598	10	10	1,598	Second round lost to Kateřina Siniaková
28	28	Marta Kostyuk	1,583	120	65	1,528	Third round lost to Elena Rybakina [3]
29	29	Maya Joint	1,465	30	10	1,445	Second round lost to Jaqueline Cristian
30	30	Wang Xinyu	1,438	65	10	1,383	Second round lost to Ajla Tomljanović
31	32	Alexandra Eala	1,432	(27)∆	120	1,525	Fourth round lost to Linda Nosková [14]
32	34	Maria Sakkari	1,410	65	65	1,410	Third round lost to Iga Świątek [2]

∆ The player is defending points from her 18th best result.
Ω The player is defending points from an ITF tournament.

Other entry information

Wildcards

• Bianca Andreescu
• Jennifer Brady
• Alycia Parks
• Sloane Stephens
• Lilli Tagger
• Donna Vekić
• Katie Volynets
• Venus Williams

Sources:

Withdrawals

• ‡ Loïs Boisson → replaced by Oksana Selekhmeteva
• ‡ Elisabetta Cocciaretto → replaced by Camila Osorio
• ‡ Daria Kasatkina → replaced by Rebecca Šramková
• ‡ Barbora Krejčiková → replaced by Zhang Shuai
• ‡ Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by Zeynep Sönmez
• † Eva Lys → replaced by Dalma Gálfi (LL)
• ‡ Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Kimberly Birrell
• ‡ Wang Yafan → replaced by Ella Seidel

‡ – withdrew from entry list
† – withdrew from main draw

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Katie Boulter (qualifying competition)
2. Viktorija Golubic (first round)
3. Simona Waltert (first round)
4. Dalma Gálfi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Anastasia Zakharova (qualified)
6. Renata Zarazúa (first round)
7. Kamilla Rakhimova (qualified)
8. Kaja Juvan (withdrew)
9. Darja Semeņistaja (qualifying competition)
10. Lulu Sun (qualifying competition)
11. Sinja Kraus (first round)
12. Yuliia Starodubtseva (first round)
13. Suzan Lamens (first round)
14. Nikola Bartůňková (qualifying competition)
15. Diane Parry (qualified)
16. Talia Gibson (qualified)
17. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)
18. Léolia Jeanjean (qualifying competition)
19. Darja Vidmanova (qualified)
20. Taylor Townsend (qualified)
21. Rebeka Masarova (first round)
22. Linda Fruhvirtová (qualifying competition)
23. Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva (qualified)
24. Lanlana Tararudee (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva
2. Marina Stakusic
3. Himeno Sakatsume
4. Lanlana Tararudee
5. Anastasia Zakharova
6. Darja Vidmanova
7. Kamilla Rakhimova
8. Taylor Townsend
9. Kayla Day
10. Diane Parry
11. Storm Hunter
12. Talia Gibson

Lucky loser

1. Dalma Gálfi

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Katie Boulter	6	6
		Viktoriya Tomova	4	3
								1	Katie Boulter	6	5	2
								23	Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva	2	7	6
		Lucrezia Stefanini	6	4	4
	23	Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva	4	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Viktorija Golubic	68	2
		Marina Stakusic	710	6
									Marina Stakusic	6	6
								PR	Mananchaya Sawangkaew	1	2
	PR	Mananchaya Sawangkaew	6	7
	21	Rebeka Masarova	3	5

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Simona Waltert	4	4
		Himeno Sakatsume	6	6
									Himeno Sakatsume	7	1	6
								14	Nikola Bartůňková	5	6	3
	WC	Emerson Jones	2	2
	14	Nikola Bartůňková	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Dalma Gálfi	6	6
		Yuan Yue	2	4
								4	Dalma Gálfi	3	4
								24	Lanlana Tararudee	6	6
	WC	Julieta Pareja	4	3
	24	Lanlana Tararudee	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Anastasia Zakharova	7	6
		Caroline Dolehide	5	1
								5	Anastasia Zakharova	6	77
								22	Linda Fruhvirtová	4	62
		Varvara Lepchenko	3	3
	22	Linda Fruhvirtová	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Renata Zarazúa	5	63
		Priscilla Hon	7	77
									Priscilla Hon	5	64
								19	Darja Vidmanova	7	77
	PR	Martina Trevisan	3	2
	19	Darja Vidmanova	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Kamilla Rakhimova	6	6
		María Lourdes Carlé	2	2
								7	Kamilla Rakhimova	4	5
									Maria Timofeeva	6	4r
		Maria Timofeeva	6	6
	13	Suzan Lamens	2	2

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Louisa Chirico	3	6	3
	WC	Akasha Urhobo	6	2	6
								WC	Akasha Urhobo	0	65
								20	Taylor Townsend	6	77
		Joanna Garland	4	4
	20	Taylor Townsend	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Darja Semeņistaja	2	6	6
		Whitney Osuigwe	6	1	3
								9	Darja Semeņistaja	2	1
								WC	Kayla Day	6	6
	WC	Kayla Day	6	7
	17	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	2	5

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Lulu Sun	7	6
		Maddison Inglis	5	3
								10	Lulu Sun	2	3
								15	Diane Parry	6	6
	WC	Elizabeth Mandlik	2	3
	15	Diane Parry	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Sinja Kraus	64	4
	PR	Storm Hunter	77	6
								PR	Storm Hunter	6	6
								18	Léolia Jeanjean	2	2
	WC	Mary Stoiana	4	4
	18	Léolia Jeanjean	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Yuliia Starodubtseva	3	1
		Elvina Kalieva	6	6
									Elvina Kalieva	6	5	3
								16	Talia Gibson	4	7	6
	PR	Madison Brengle	0	66
	16	Talia Gibson	6	78

External links

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• Qualifying draw