WTA - Indian Wells 1R start

First round commenced in Indian Wells.

2023 BNP Paribas Open, a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard, in Indian Wells, California, USA, 8-19 March 2023.

Defending champion:

Iga Swiatek (3) who defeated Maria Sakkari (6) 6-4 6-1

First round results:

- Shelby Rogers defeated wildcard Katie Volynets 6-4 4-6 6-1

- Linda Fruhvirtova defeated Mayar Sherif 0-6 6-2 6-3

- Anna Kalinskaya defeated Alycia Parks 6-1 6-1

- Anna Blinkova defeated wildcard Ann Li 6-1 6-2

- Wildcard Elizabeth Mandlik defeated Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-3 5-7 7-6(1)

- Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-3 7-6(5)

- Wang Xiyu defeated qualifier Olga Danilovic 4-6 6-2 6-3

- Camila Giorgi defeated qualifier Arantxa Rus 6-3 6-3

- Qualifier Cristina Bucsa defeated qualifier Katie Swan 7-6(6) 7-5

- Linda Noskova defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 7-6(7) 6-1

- Qualifier Rebecca Peterson defeated Marta Kostyuk 7-5 5-7 7-5

- Jil Teichmann defeated qualifier Ashlyn Krueger 6-1 6-4

- Wildcard Dayana Yastremska defeated Anna Bondar 6-3 6-4

- Wang Xinyu defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-1

- Qualifier Lesia Tsurenko defeated Zhu Lin 6-4 6-3

- Evgeniya Rodina defeated Alizé Cornet 6-2 7-5