WTA Indian Wells Open 2018 Draw, Results & Schedule

Naomi Osaka won the 2018 Indian Wells Open, defeating Daria Kasatkina 6-3 6-2 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on hard courts in Indian Wells, United States, from March 7 to March 18, 2018. The match log contains 131 recorded singles results for this edition.

Indian Wells begins the Sunshine Double, the paired March swing completed by the Miami Open.

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Champion
Naomi Osaka
def. Daria Kasatkina , 6-3 6-2
Dates
Mar 7 — Mar 18
Location
Indian Wells, United States
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$7,972,535
Indian Wells Open 2018 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Naomi Osaka #44 6-3 6-2 Daria Kasatkina #19 H2H Match data Mar 18, 2018* F
SF (2)
Naomi Osaka #44 6-3 6-0 Simona Halep #1 H2H Match data Mar 17, 2018* SF
Daria Kasatkina #19 4-6 6-4 7-5 Venus Williams #8 H2H Match data Mar 17, 2018* SF
QF (4)
Venus Williams #8 6-3 6-2 Carla Suárez Navarro #27 H2H Match data Mar 16, 2018* QF
Simona Halep #1 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 Petra Martic #51 H2H Match data Mar 16, 2018* QF
Naomi Osaka #44 6-2 6-3 Karolina Pliskova #5 H2H Match data Mar 16, 2018* QF
Daria Kasatkina #19 6-0 6-2 Angelique Kerber #10 H2H Match data Mar 16, 2018* QF
R16 (8)
Naomi Osaka #44 6-1 5-7 6-1 Maria Sakkari #58 H2H Match data Mar 14, 2018* R16
Karolina Pliskova #5 6-1 7-6(2) Amanda Anisimova #149 H2H Match data Mar 14, 2018* R16
Angelique Kerber #10 6-1 6-1 Caroline Garcia #7 H2H Match data Mar 14, 2018* R16
Simona Halep #1 7-5 6-1 Qiang Wang #55 H2H Match data Mar 14, 2018* R16
Petra Martic #51 6-3 7-6(4) Marketa Vondrousova #54 H2H Match data Mar 14, 2018* R16
Venus Williams #8 7-6(6) 6-4 Anastasija Sevastova #20 H2H Match data Mar 14, 2018* R16
Daria Kasatkina #19 6-4 7-5 Caroline Wozniacki #2 H2H Match data Mar 14, 2018* R16
Carla Suárez Navarro #27 6-2 6-4 Danielle Collins #117 H2H Match data Mar 14, 2018* R16
R32 (16)
Naomi Osaka #44 6-3 6-3 Sachia Vickery #100 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
Anastasija Sevastova #20 6-3 6-3 Julia Goerges #12 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
Venus Williams #8 6-3 6-4 Serena Williams #22 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Karolina Pliskova #5 7-5 5-7 6-3 Shuai Zhang #33 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
Carla Suárez Navarro #27 7-5 6-3 Elina Svitolina #4 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Amanda Anisimova #149 6-2 6-4 Petra Kvitova #9 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Caroline Garcia #7 7-5 6-4 Daria Saville #26 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
Simona Halep #1 1-6 7-6(3) 6-2 Caroline Dolehide #165 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
Maria Sakkari #58 6-2 6-4 Coco Vandeweghe #16 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
Marketa Vondrousova #54 6-2 6-2 Aryna Sabalenka #63 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
Danielle Collins #117 6-4 6-4 Sofya Zhuk #136 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
Daria Kasatkina #19 6-4 6-3 Sloane Stephens #13 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
Caroline Wozniacki #2 6-4 2-6 6-3 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #49 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
Qiang Wang #55 6-1 6-2 Kristina Mladenovic #15 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
Petra Martic #51 6-3 6-3 Jelena Ostapenko #6 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
Angelique Kerber #10 7-5 6-2 Elena Vesnina #24 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2018* R32
R64 (32)
Aryna Sabalenka #63 6-4 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova #18 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Elina Svitolina #4 6-4 6-3 Mona Barthel #65 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Danielle Collins #117 6-3 7-6(1) Madison Keys #14 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Aliaksandra Sasnovich #49 6-2 6-4 Anett Kontaveit #28 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Sloane Stephens #13 6-1 7-5 Victoria Azarenka #204 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Kristina Mladenovic #15 7-5 7-5 Samantha Stosur #46 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Caroline Wozniacki #2 6-4 6-1 Lara Arruabarrena #80 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Daria Saville #26 7-6(3) 6-2 Yanina Wickmayer #115 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Elena Vesnina #24 2-6 6-1 6-1 Catherine Bellis #45 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Venus Williams #8 6-3 6-4 Sorana Cirstea #35 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Amanda Anisimova #149 6-4 6-1 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #23 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Coco Vandeweghe #16 6-0 7-6(6) Kaia Kanepi #64 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Petra Kvitova #9 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-4 Yulia Putintseva #81 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Jelena Ostapenko #6 6-4 3-6 6-1 Belinda Bencic #68 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Caroline Dolehide #165 5-7 6-3 6-4 Dominika Cibulkova #30 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Daria Kasatkina #19 6-2 5-2 (ret.) Katerina Siniakova #48 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Maria Sakkari #58 6-4 6-2 Ashleigh Barty #21 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Marketa Vondrousova #54 7-6(5) 6-4 Johanna Konta #11 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Sachia Vickery #100 2-6 7-5 6-1 Garbiñe Muguruza #3 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Karolina Pliskova #5 7-6(4) 6-1 Irina-Camelia Begu #36 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Sofya Zhuk #136 6-3 2-6 7-5 Magdalena Rybarikova #17 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Simona Halep #1 6-4 6-4 Kristyna Pliskova #77 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Angelique Kerber #10 3-6 6-4 6-2 Ekaterina Makarova #37 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Julia Goerges #12 6-4 6-1 Natalia Vikhlyantseva #91 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Petra Martic #51 7-5 6-4 Barbora Strycova #25 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Naomi Osaka #44 6-3 6-2 Agnieszka Radwanska #32 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Anastasija Sevastova #20 6-2 2-6 6-1 Monica Puig #83 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Qiang Wang #55 4-6 6-3 6-3 Elise Mertens #22 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Carla Suárez Navarro #27 6-4 2-6 6-3 Su-Wei Hsieh #67 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Caroline Garcia #7 6-4 6-4 Jennifer Brady #86 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Shuai Zhang #33 6-2 6-3 Sofia Kenin #105 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
Serena Williams #22 7-6(5) 7-5 Kiki Bertens #29 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2018* R64
R128 (32)
Yulia Putintseva #81 6-0 2-6 6-2 Alison Van Uytvanck #50 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Su-Wei Hsieh #67 5-4 (ret.) Carina Witthoeft #57 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Petra Martic #51 6-3 6-1 Tatjana Maria #56 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Catherine Bellis #45 6-0 6-3 Sara Sorribes Tormo #110 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Sachia Vickery #100 6-3 6-4 Eugenie Bouchard #116 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Serena Williams #22 7-5 6-3 Zarina Diyas #53 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Jennifer Brady #86 3-6 6-4 6-2 Mihaela Buzarnescu #38 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Samantha Stosur #46 3-6 6-3 6-3 Lauren Davis #102 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Maria Sakkari #58 6-4 6-2 Donna Vekic #52 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Irina-Camelia Begu #36 3-6 6-4 6-1 Aleksandra Krunic #47 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Lara Arruabarrena #80 3-6 6-3 6-4 Lesia Tsurenko #40 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Marketa Vondrousova #54 6-2 6-2 Madison Brengle #76 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Qiang Wang #55 6-0 4-6 6-2 Timea Bacsinszky #42 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Ekaterina Makarova #37 6-2 6-4 Kirsten Flipkens #69 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Sofia Kenin #105 6-2 6-0 Claire Liu #241 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Sofya Zhuk #136 7-5 6-4 Alizé Cornet #39 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Kristyna Pliskova #77 6-4 7-6(5) Yingying Duan #95 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Mona Barthel #65 6-2 6-1 Veronica Cepede Royg #75 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Naomi Osaka #44 6-4 6-4 Maria Sharapova #41 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Monica Puig #83 6-3 7-6(3) Beatriz Haddad Maia #59 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Caroline Dolehide #165 3-6 7-6(6) 6-3 Shelby Rogers #78 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Aliaksandra Sasnovich #49 5-7 7-6(2) 7-6(4) Magda Linette #61 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Aryna Sabalenka #63 7-5 6-1 Varvara Lepchenko #66 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Natalia Vikhlyantseva #91 6-3 6-2 Vera Zvonareva #158 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Sorana Cirstea #35 6-2 6-3 Monica Niculescu #71 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Danielle Collins #117 2-6 6-4 6-3 Taylor Townsend #101 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Amanda Anisimova #149 6-2 6-2 Pauline Parmentier #94 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Katerina Siniakova #48 3-6 6-2 7-6(6) Christina Mchale #90 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Victoria Azarenka #204 6-4 6-2 Heather Watson #70 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Belinda Bencic #68 1-6 6-1 7-6(4) Timea Babos #43 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Yanina Wickmayer #115 6-3 6-2 Kayla Day #159 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Kaia Kanepi #64 1-6 6-4 6-4 Kurumi Nara #97 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128
Q2 Q (12)
Vera Zvonareva #158 5-7 6-3 6-4 Bernarda Pera #103 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2018 Q2 Q
Sara Sorribes Tormo #110 6-4 6-2 Ajla Tomljanovic #92 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2018 Q2 Q
Yingying Duan #95 6-1 6-3 Jana Cepelova #99 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2018 Q2 Q
Sofia Kenin #105 6-4 3-6 6-1 Vera Lapko #131 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2018 Q2 Q
Lara Arruabarrena #80 7-5 6-3 Kristie Ahn #109 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2018 Q2 Q
Taylor Townsend #101 6-3 6-2 Andrea Petkovic #106 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2018 Q2 Q
Kurumi Nara #97 6-4 7-6(3) Johanna Larsson #73 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2018 Q2 Q
Madison Brengle #76 6-3 6-1 Richel Hogenkamp #104 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2018 Q2 Q
Su-Wei Hsieh #67 7-5 6-1 Barbora Krejcikova #138 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2018 Q2 Q
Sachia Vickery #100 7-5 6-1 Ashley Kratzer #305 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2018 Q2 Q
Monica Niculescu #71 6-0 6-4 Roberta Vinci #147 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2018 Q2 Q
Yanina Wickmayer #115 6-4 6-1 Jil Teichmann #132 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2018 Q2 Q
Q1 Q (24)
Sofia Kenin #105 7-5 6-2 Sabine Lisicki #157 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Ajla Tomljanovic #92 6-3 6-0 Mariana Duque-Mariño #114 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Jana Cepelova #99 6-0 6-3 Louisa Chirico #212 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Sara Sorribes Tormo #110 6-2 4-6 6-4 Allie Kiick #359 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Vera Lapko #131 6-0 6-3 Kateryna Volodko #74 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Yingying Duan #95 6-4 6-3 Kristina Kucova #281 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Andrea Petkovic #106 1-6 6-2 6-0 Nicole Gibbs #118 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Kristie Ahn #109 4-6 7-6(2) 6-2 Carol Zhao #137 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Taylor Townsend #101 6-2 7-6(4) Naomi Broady #130 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Jil Teichmann #132 5-7 7-5 6-1 Francesca Schiavone #89 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Yanina Wickmayer #115 6-3 7-5 Viktorija Golubic #108 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Lara Arruabarrena #80 6-2 2-6 6-4 Ons Jabeur #123 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Sachia Vickery #100 6-3 4-0 (ret.) Rebecca Peterson #119 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Monica Niculescu #71 6-3 6-0 Ann Li #479 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Su-Wei Hsieh #67 6-4 6-3 Risa Ozaki #155 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Barbora Krejcikova #138 7-5 6-4 Alison Riske-Amritraj #107 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Ashley Kratzer #305 6-4 6-1 Kateryna Baindl #62 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Roberta Vinci #147 7-5 6-3 Evgeniya Rodina #111 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Vera Zvonareva #158 6-2 6-1 Victoria Duval #202 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Johanna Larsson #73 6-3 6-3 Arina Rodionova #128 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Richel Hogenkamp #104 6-3 6-3 Francoise Abanda #125 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Kurumi Nara #97 6-4 6-2 Yafan Wang #126 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Madison Brengle #76 6-3 6-3 Arantxa Rus #120 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q
Bernarda Pera #103 6-3 6-4 Jana Fett #112 H2H Match data Mar 5, 2018 Q1 Q

Most Titles

Players with the most Indian Wells Open titles
PlayerTitles
Chris Evert 3
Daniela Hantuchova 2
Iga Swiatek 2
Kim Clijsters 2
Lindsay Davenport 2
Maria Sharapova 2
Martina Navratilova 2
Mary Joe Fernandez 2
Serena Williams 2
Steffi Graf 2
Victoria Azarenka 2

Recent Finals

Recent Indian Wells Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Aryna Sabalenka #1 3-6 6-3 7-6(6) Elena Rybakina #3 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Mirra Andreeva #9 2-6 6-4 6-3 Aryna Sabalenka #1 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Iga Swiatek #1 6-4 6-0 Maria Sakkari #9 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Elena Rybakina #10 7-6(11) 6-4 Aryna Sabalenka #2 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Iga Swiatek #4 6-4 6-1 Maria Sakkari #6 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Indian Wells Open held?
Indian Wells Open is held in Indian Wells, United States.
Who won the most recent Indian Wells Open?
The 2026 Indian Wells Open was won by Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-3 7-6(6).
Who has won the most Indian Wells Open titles?
Chris Evert has won 3 Indian Wells Open titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Indian Wells Open played?
The first edition of Indian Wells Open was held in 1976.
What surface is Indian Wells Open played on?
Indian Wells Open is played on hard courts.