WTA Indian Wells 2021 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Paula Badosa won the 2021 Indian Wells, defeating Victoria Azarenka 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2) in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on hard courts in Indian Wells, United States, from October 6 to October 17, 2021.

Champion
Paula Badosa
def. Victoria Azarenka , 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2)
Dates
Oct 6 — Oct 17
Location
Indian Wells, United States
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$8,761,725
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Oct 17, 2021* F Paula Badosa #27 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2) Victoria Azarenka #32 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Oct 16, 2021* SF Victoria Azarenka #32 3-6 6-3 7-5 Jelena Ostapenko #29 H2H Match data
Oct 16, 2021* SF Paula Badosa #27 6-3 6-3 Ons Jabeur #14 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Oct 15, 2021* QF Paula Badosa #27 6-4 7-5 Angelique Kerber #15 H2H Match data
Oct 15, 2021* QF Ons Jabeur #14 7-5 6-3 Anett Kontaveit #20 H2H Match data
Oct 15, 2021* QF Victoria Azarenka #32 6-4 6-2 Jessica Pegula #24 H2H Match data
Oct 15, 2021* QF Jelena Ostapenko #29 6-4 4-6 6-3 Shelby Rogers #44 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Oct 13, 2021* R16 Jelena Ostapenko #29 6-4 6-3 Iga Swiatek #4 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 2021* R16 Angelique Kerber #15 6-4 6-1 Ajla Tomljanovic #47 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 2021* R16 Shelby Rogers #44 2-6 6-1 7-6(4) Leylah Fernandez #28 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 2021* R16 Victoria Azarenka #32 6-3 6-4 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #100 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 2021* R16 Anett Kontaveit #20 6-0 6-2 Beatriz Haddad Maia #115 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 2021* R16 Jessica Pegula #24 6-1 6-1 Elina Svitolina #7 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 2021* R16 Ons Jabeur #14 6-2 6-2 Anna Kalinskaya #151 H2H Match data
Oct 13, 2021* R16 Paula Badosa #27 6-1 7-5 Barbora Krejcikova #5 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Anett Kontaveit #20 7-6(5) 6-3 Bianca Andreescu #21 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Beatriz Haddad Maia #115 6-3 7-5 Karolina Pliskova #3 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Paula Badosa #27 6-2 6-2 Coco Gauff #19 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Shelby Rogers #44 6-0 6-2 Irina-Camelia Begu #61 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #100 7-5 6-4 Simona Halep #17 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Barbora Krejcikova #5 6-2 6-3 Amanda Anisimova #81 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Elina Svitolina #7 4-6 6-4 7-6(3) Sorana Cirstea #40 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Jelena Ostapenko #29 6-3 2-6 6-3 Yulia Putintseva #43 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Leylah Fernandez #28 5-7 6-3 6-4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #13 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Iga Swiatek #4 6-1 6-0 Veronika Kudermetova #31 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Jessica Pegula #24 6-4 6-1 Jasmine Paolini #63 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Ajla Tomljanovic #47 6-4 6-3 Tamara Zidansek #33 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Anna Kalinskaya #151 1-6 6-1 6-3 Viktorija Golubic #46 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Angelique Kerber #15 6-2 1-6 6-4 Daria Kasatkina #30 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Ons Jabeur #14 6-1 6-3 Danielle Collins #25 H2H Match data
Oct 11, 2021* R32 Victoria Azarenka #32 7-5 6-4 Petra Kvitova #11 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Viktorija Golubic #46 5-7 6-3 6-2 Maria Sakkari #9 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Coco Gauff #19 6-3 6-7(2) 6-1 Caroline Garcia #59 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Veronika Kudermetova #31 6-2 6-3 Liudmila Samsonova #42 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Victoria Azarenka #32 7-5 3-0 (ret.) Magda Linette #54 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Ons Jabeur #14 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 Anastasija Sevastova #65 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Jelena Ostapenko #29 6-3 6-0 Su-Wei Hsieh #96 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Iga Swiatek #4 6-1 6-3 Petra Martic #45 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Daria Kasatkina #30 3-4 (ret.) Astra Sharma #102 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Shelby Rogers #44 6-2 6-2 Kristina Kucova #112 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #100 6-2 6-4 Emma Raducanu #22 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Petra Kvitova #11 6-2 6-2 Arantxa Rus #68 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #13 6-3 6-1 Madison Keys #50 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Amanda Anisimova #81 6-4 6-1 Camila Giorgi #38 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Ajla Tomljanovic #47 6-3 1-6 6-3 Garbiñe Muguruza #6 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Jasmine Paolini #63 3-6 6-4 6-4 Elise Mertens #18 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Beatriz Haddad Maia #115 6-3 6-0 Mayar Sherif #72 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Yulia Putintseva #43 6-2 7-6(5) Elena Rybakina #16 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Elina Svitolina #7 6-2 7-5 Tereza Martincova #52 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Bianca Andreescu #21 7-6(2) 5-7 6-2 Alison Riske-Amritraj #51 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Simona Halep #17 7-6(2) 6-1 Marta Kostyuk #58 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Jessica Pegula #24 6-2 6-3 Sloane Stephens #73 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Sorana Cirstea #40 6-2 6-3 Misaki Doi #109 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Irina-Camelia Begu #61 7-5 6-1 Jil Teichmann #39 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Danielle Collins #25 6-1 (ret.) Lauren Davis #97 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Angelique Kerber #15 6-1 6-7(4) 7-5 Katerina Siniakova #53 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Barbora Krejcikova #5 6-4 3-6 6-1 Zarina Diyas #108 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Anett Kontaveit #20 6-3 5-2 (ret.) Martina Trevisan #66 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Karolina Pliskova #3 7-5 6-2 Magdalena Frech #106 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Leylah Fernandez #28 6-2 6-3 Alizé Cornet #64 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Paula Badosa #27 6-4 2-6 6-2 Dayana Yastremska #75 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Tamara Zidansek #33 6-4 5-7 6-3 Ana Konjuh #78 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 2021* R64 Anna Kalinskaya #151 6-3 4-6 6-2 Sara Sorribes Tormo #35 H2H Match data
R128 (32)
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Shelby Rogers #44 7-6(2) 6-2 Anhelina Kalinina #62 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Tereza Martincova #52 6-2 7-6(1) Ashlyn Krueger #609 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Madison Keys #50 6-0 7-5 Kaia Kanepi #60 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Yulia Putintseva #43 7-6(2) 6-1 Andrea Petkovic #74 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Mayar Sherif #72 6-1 6-3 Danka Kovinic #87 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Dayana Yastremska #75 6-2 6-4 Elsa Jacquemot #374 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Caroline Garcia #59 5-7 6-4 6-0 Kirsten Flipkens #132 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Alizé Cornet #64 6-3 7-6(5) Elena-Gabriela Ruse #92 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Misaki Doi #109 6-2 5-7 7-5 Ann Li #69 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Liudmila Samsonova #42 6-4 7-6(6) Kateryna Baindl #136 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Ajla Tomljanovic #47 6-0 6-2 Usue Maitane Arconada #189 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #100 6-0 6-4 Camila Osorio #71 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Lauren Davis #97 6-2 7-5 Nuria Parrizas Diaz #70 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Magda Linette #54 3-6 6-3 6-2 Rebecca Peterson #76 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Martina Trevisan #66 6-4 6-7(8) 6-4 Marie Bouzkova #93 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Ana Konjuh #78 6-2 6-2 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #85 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Su-Wei Hsieh #96 6-1 7-6(4) Madison Brengle #88 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Anna Kalinskaya #151 6-3 2-6 6-1 Claire Liu #94 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Jasmine Paolini #63 6-0 3-6 6-2 Mai Hontama #161 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Magdalena Frech #106 6-1 6-4 Saisai Zheng #89 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Arantxa Rus #68 6-0 6-1 Alycia Parks #245 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Amanda Anisimova #81 6-1 6-1 Katrina Scott #439 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Alison Riske-Amritraj #51 6-2 6-2 En-Shuo Liang #224 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Irina-Camelia Begu #61 6-2 7-6(2) Fiona Ferro #83 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Anastasija Sevastova #65 3-6 6-2 6-0 Polona Hercog #123 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Viktorija Golubic #46 6-1 4-6 6-3 Marketa Vondrousova #37 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Marta Kostyuk #58 6-3 1-6 6-2 Shuai Zhang #48 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Astra Sharma #102 6-4 2-6 6-3 Donna Vekic #99 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Zarina Diyas #108 6-3 6-3 Nao Hibino #121 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Sloane Stephens #73 6-7(5) 7-5 6-1 Heather Watson #57 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Petra Martic #45 6-4 6-4 Katie Volynets #182 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 2021* R128 Katerina Siniakova #53 6-1 2-6 6-2 Kim Clijsters #1476 H2H Match data
Q2 Q (12)
Oct 6, 2021 Q2 Q Astra Sharma #102 7-5 6-0 Peyton Stearns #390 H2H Match data
Oct 5, 2021 Q2 Q Elena-Gabriela Ruse #92 6-3 6-2 Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove #153 H2H Match data
Oct 5, 2021 Q2 Q En-Shuo Liang #224 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3 Caroline Dolehide #201 H2H Match data
Oct 5, 2021 Q2 Q Zarina Diyas #108 6-3 6-3 Olga Govortsova #138 H2H Match data
Oct 5, 2021 Q2 Q Usue Maitane Arconada #189 4-6 6-4 6-0 Beatriz Haddad Maia #115 H2H Match data
Oct 5, 2021 Q2 Q Kirsten Flipkens #132 2-6 6-2 6-3 Katarzyna Kawa #163 H2H Match data
Oct 5, 2021 Q2 Q Anna Kalinskaya #151 6-4 7-5 Priscilla Hon #232 H2H Match data
Oct 5, 2021 Q2 Q Mai Hontama #161 6-3 6-4 Kristina Kucova #112 H2H Match data
Oct 5, 2021 Q2 Q Alycia Parks #245 6-3 6-4 Maddison Inglis #127 H2H Match data
Oct 5, 2021 Q2 Q Kateryna Baindl #136 6-1 6-3 Jasmine Paolini #63 H2H Match data
Oct 5, 2021 Q2 Q Magdalena Frech #106 6-3 4-6 6-3 Rebecca Marino #157 H2H Match data
Oct 5, 2021 Q2 Q Martina Trevisan #66 6-1 6-2 Reese Brantmeier H2H Match data
Q1 Q (24)
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Caroline Dolehide #201 7-5 6-1 Grace Min #169 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Usue Maitane Arconada #189 6-3 6-0 Arina Rodionova #154 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q En-Shuo Liang #224 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 Xinyu Wang #117 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove #153 6-2 5-7 6-3 Sachia Vickery #228 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Zarina Diyas #108 6-4 6-3 Kurumi Nara #170 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Astra Sharma #102 4-6 6-1 6-3 Elvina Kalieva #639 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Peyton Stearns #390 6-4 7-5 Coco Vandeweghe #145 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Elena-Gabriela Ruse #92 7-5 6-2 Ellie Douglas H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Olga Govortsova #138 6-2 3-6 6-1 Mayo Hibi #190 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Katarzyna Kawa #163 6-3 6-1 Paula Ormaechea #223 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Alycia Parks #245 6-7(4) 6-1 7-6(1) Leonie Kung #172 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Anna Kalinskaya #151 6-1 6-2 Asia Muhammad #199 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Kirsten Flipkens #132 5-7 7-6(3) 6-1 Theadora Rabman H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Beatriz Haddad Maia #115 6-4 6-1 Lucrezia Stefanini #191 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Priscilla Hon #232 6-3 4-0 (ret.) Viktoriya Tomova #116 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Maddison Inglis #127 7-6(2) 6-2 Mariam Bolkvadze #184 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Martina Trevisan #66 6-2 6-4 Hailey Baptiste #168 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Kristina Kucova #112 6-2 6-1 Yue Yuan #322 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Mai Hontama #161 7-5 7-5 Panna Udvardy #143 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Kateryna Baindl #136 6-3 6-1 Tatjana Maria #216 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Magdalena Frech #106 7-6(2) 6-2 Lizette Cabrera #167 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Rebecca Marino #157 6-1 6-2 Francesca Di Lorenzo #194 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Reese Brantmeier 7-5 6-2 Katie Boulter #155 H2H Match data
Oct 4, 2021 Q1 Q Jasmine Paolini #63 6-1 6-4 Natalia Vikhlyantseva #166 H2H Match data

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