Paula Badosa #27 def. Victoria Azarenka #32

7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2)

Paula Badosa defeated Victoria Azarenka 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2) in the 2021 Indian Wells Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPaula BadosaVictoria Azarenka
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
75
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
117
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.8%58.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
55.7%72.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.0%34.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
58.8%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
52.2%56.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%41.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.7%47.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
48.2%51.8%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-4.5-0.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.4+4.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPaula BadosaVictoria Azarenka
Country ESP BLR
Birth dateNov 15, 1997Jul 31, 1989
Age2332
Height180 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2732
Ranking points (entering)2,2981,856
Elo (entering)1,9592,029
Current career W-L178–116582–268
Current career earnings$9,825,703$38,890,473
Pre-match H2H

Path

Paula Badosa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ons Jabeur #146-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 2021SF
Angelique Kerber #156-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 15, 2021QF
Barbora Krejcikova #56-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2021R16
Coco Gauff #196-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 11, 2021R32
Dayana Yastremska #756-4 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2021R64

Paula Badosa's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Victoria Azarenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Ostapenko #293-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 2021SF
Jessica Pegula #246-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 15, 2021QF
Aliaksandra Sasnovich #1006-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2021R16
Petra Kvitova #117-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 11, 2021R32
Magda Linette #547-5 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2021R64