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INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA USA – The first leg of the Spring US hard court swing is upon us with Paula Badosa looking to back up last autumn’s win.
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Tournament Fast Facts
Level | WTA 1000 |
Surface | Hard (O) |
Singles Draw | 128 |
Doubles Draw | 32 |
Prize Money | $8,584,055 |
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Top seeds | [2] Aryna Sabalenka [3] Iga Swiatek [4] Anett Kontaveit [5] Paula Badosa [6] Maria Sakkari [7] Karolina Pliskova [8] Garbiñe Muguruza |
Top Half | [7] Karolina Pliskova [3] Iga Swiatek [8] Garbiñe Muguruza |
Bottom Half | [5] Paula Badosa
[4] Anett Kontaveit [6] Maria Sakkari [2] Aryna Sabalenka |
Draw & Results
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Order of Play |
Singles |
Doubles |
Qualifying |
Prize Money | |
Winner | $1,231,245 |
Finalist | $646,110 |
Semi-finalist | $343,985 |
Quarter-finalist | $179,940 |
Fourth Round | $94,575 |
Third Round | $54,400 |
Second Round | $30,130 |
First Round | $18,200 |
[2] Aryna Sabalenka
Tournament Best Performance: Fourth Round (2019)
Sabalenka has been one of the most consistent players on the tour in past years, but it feels like a middling start to her season so far, with a decent enough run to the fourth round of the Australian Open, and a best of the quarter-final in Doha.
It has been a while since Sabalenka has been here, with her best run to the fourth round coming pre-pandemic.
Sabalenka’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: BYE
- R2: Jasmine Paolini ¦ H2H: Tied at 1-1 (incl. ITF)
- R3: Viktorija Golubic [31] ¦ H2h: Tied at 1-1
- R4: Victoria Azarenka [13] ¦ H2H: Sabalenka leads 3-1
- QF: Maria Sakkari [6] ¦ H2H: Sabalenka leads 4-2
- SF: Anett Kontaveit [4] ¦ H2H: Sabalenka leads 4-0
- F: Iga Swiatek [3] ¦ H2H: Tied at 1-1
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[3] Iga Swiatek
Tournament Best Performance: Fourth Round (2021)
With the exception of Dubai it has been a strong start to the season for Iga Swiatek, who reached the Adelaide and Australian Open, before going on to win in Doha.
The slow gritty surface at Indian Wells is not everyone’s friend, but last year, the autumn conditions saw Swiatek reach the fourth round so it will be interesting to see how she goes in its usual time slot.
Swiatek’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: BYE
- R2: Anhelina Kalinina ¦ H2H: First Meeting
- R3: Clara Tauson [29] ¦ H2H: Swiatek leads 1-0
- R4: Angelique Kerber [15] ¦ H2H: First Meeting
- QF: Garbiñe Muguruza [8] ¦ H2H: Muguruza leads 1-0
- SF: Barbora Krejcikova [1] ¦ H2H: Swiatek leads 2-0
- F: Aryna Sabalenka [2] ¦ H2H: Tied at 1-1
[4] Anett Kontaveit
Tournament Best Performance: Quarter-final (2021)
Kontaveit’s end to last season with a double-title run saw her go on to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Finals, and her form has continued in much the same vein, reaching finals in Doha and Sydney and winning in Saint Petersburg. Only her early exit in Australia was a fly in the ointment so far.
Kontaveit’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: BYE
- R2: Elena-Gabriela Ruse ¦ H2H: Kontaveit leads 1-0
- R3: Marketa Vondrousova [30] ¦ H2H: Vondrousova leads 2-1
- R4: Jessica Pegula [14] ¦ H2H: Pegula leads 1-0
- QF: Paula Badosa [5] ¦ H2H: Kontaveit leads 1-0
- SF: Aryna Sabalenka [2] ¦ H2H: Sabalenka leads 4-0
- F: Barbora Krejcikova [1] ¦ H2H: Tied at 1-1
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