WTA - Indian Wells 3R complete

Third round completed and round of sixteen set 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

Third round results:

- Lucky loser Beatriz Haddad Maia defeated Karolina Pliskova (1) 6-3 7-5

- Anett Kontaveit (18) defeated Bianca Andreescu (16) 7-6(5) 6-3

- Ons Jabeur (12) defeated Danielle Collins (22) 6-1 6-3

- Qualifier Anna Kalinskaya defeated Viktorija Golubic 1-6 6-1 6-3

- Barbora Krejcikova (3) defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-2 6-3

- Paula Badosa (21) defeated CoCo Gauff (15) 6-2 6-2

- Angelique Kerber (10) defeated Daria Kasatkina (20) 6-2 1-6 6-4

- Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Tamara Zidansek (26) 6-4 6-3

Round of sixteen match ups 

Lucky loser Beatriz Haddad Maia v Anett Kontaveit (18)

Ons Jabeur (12) v qualifier Anna Kalinskaya 

Barbora Krejcikova (3) v Paula Badosa (21)

Angelique Kerber (10) v Ajla Tomljanovic 

Victoria Azarenka (27) v Aliaksandra Sasnovich 

Jessica Pegula (19) v Elina Svitolina (4) 

Shelby Rogers v Leylah Fernandez (23)

Jelena Ostapenko (24) v Iga Swiatek (2)