WTA - Indian Wells

The WTA tour continues in the USA.

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

The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:

- Ekaterina Alexandrova replaced by Marie Bouzkova 

- Ashleigh Barty replaced by Polona Hercog 

- Jennifer Brady replaced by Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 

- Sofia Kenin replaced by Ana Konjuh

- Johanna Konta replaced by Hsieh Su-wei 

- Kristina Mladenovic replaced by Nuria Parrizas Diaz

- Karolina Muchova replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich 

- Naomi Osaka replaced by Misaki Doi 

- Aryna Sabalenka replaced by Lauren Davis 

- Alison van Uytvanck replaced by Mayar Sherif

- Elena Vesnina replaced by Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 

- Serena Williams replaced by Madison Brengle 

Karolina Pliskova, world number 3, is top seed.

The other 31 seeds are all in the top 40

All seeds have first round byes.