2026 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2026 BNP Paribas Open
Champion Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-up Elena Rybakina
Score3–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Draw96 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
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.[1] 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.[2]

Mirra Andreeva was the defending champion,[3] but lost in the third round to Kateřina Siniaková.[4]

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.[5]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1.   Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
2.   Iga Świątek (quarterfinals)
3.   Elena Rybakina (final)
4.   Coco Gauff (third round, retired)
5.   Jessica Pegula (quarterfinals)
6.   Amanda Anisimova (fourth round)
7.   Jasmine Paolini (fourth round)
8.   Mirra Andreeva (third round)
9.   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

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

Sources: [6][7]

Withdrawals

‡ – 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

References

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  2. ^ "Rybakina tops Sabalenka to win Indian Wells title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Teenage phenom Andreeva topples No. 1 Sabalenka to win Indian Wells". WTA Tour. March 16, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "Siniakova ousts reigning Indian Wells champ Andreeva in tense three-set comeback". wtatennis.com. March 9, 2026.
  5. ^ "Talia Gibson's Indian Wells breakthrough is moving at full speed". WTA Tour. March 11, 2026. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
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  7. ^ "Venus Williams accepts Indian Wells wild card". Black Hills Pioneer. February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
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