WTA - Indian Wells 2R start

Second round commenced in Indian Wells.

2021 BNP Paribas Open - a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard, in Indian Wells, California, USA, 4-17 October 2021.

Event not held last year due to COVID-19

Originally scheduled for 10-21 March 2021

Defending champion (2019):

Wildcard Bianca Andreescu who defeated Angelique Kerber (8) 6-4 3-6 6-4

8th seed Belinda Bencic withdrew after the main draw was published due to a knee injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Kristina Kucova.

Kucova received the first round bye previously given to Bencic.

29th seed Nadia Podoroska withdrew after the main draw was published due to a thigh injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Beatriz Haddad Maia.

Haddad Maia received the first round bye previously given to Podoroska.

Second round results:

- Petra Kvitová (7) defeated Arantxa Rus 6-2 6-2

- Victoria Azarenka (27) defeated Magda Linette 7-5 3-0 (retired)

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated wildcard Emma Raducanu (17) 6-2 6-4

- Simona Halep (11) defeated Marta Kostyuk 7-6(2) 6-1

- Lucky loser Jasmine Paolini defeated Elise Mertens (14) 3-6 6-4 6-4

- Jessica Pegula (19) defeated Sloane Stephens 6-2 6-3

- Sorana Cirstea (32) defeated Misaki Doi 6-2 6-3

- Elina Svitolina (4) defeated Tereza Martincova 6-2 7-5

- Shelby Rogers defeated lucky loser Kristina Kucova 6-2 6-2

- Irina-Camelia Begu defeated Jil Teichmann (31) 7-5 6-1

- Leylah Fernandez (23) defeated Alizé Cornet 6-2 6-3

- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (9) defeated Madison Keys 6-3 6-1

- Yulia Putintseva defeated Elena Rybakina (13) 6-2 7-6(5)

- Jelena Ostapenko (24) defeated Hsieh Su-wei 6-3 6-0

- Veronika Kudermetova (25) defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-3

- Iga Swiatek (2) defeated Petra Martic 6-1 6-3