2022 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles explained

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Iga Świątek defeated Maria Sakkari in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Indian Wells Masters. She became the first Pole to win the title.

Paula Badosa was the defending champion,^[1] but lost to Sakkari in the semifinals.^[2]

The international governing bodies of tennis (WTA, ATP, ITF, Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open) allowed players from Russia and Belarus to continue to participate in tennis events on tour and at the Grand Slams, but not under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus until further notice, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[3]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Draw

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 28, 2022. Rankings and points before are as of March 7, 2022.

Like the men's event, points from the 2021 tournament will not drop until October 17, 2022 because it was held in October 2021. Instead of defending points from the 2021 tournament, each player's 16th best result will be replaced by their points from the 2022 tournament.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	16th best result	2022 points	Points after	Status
1	2	Barbora Krejčíková	5,073	40	0	5,033	Withdrew due to elbow injury
2	3	Aryna Sabalenka	4,853	1	10	4,862	Second round lost to Jasmine Paolini
3	4	Iga Świątek	4,776	0	1,000	5,776	Champion, defeated Maria Sakkari [6]
4	5	Anett Kontaveit	4,721	100	65	4,686	Third round lost to Markéta Vondroušová [30]
5	7	Paula Badosa	4,424	24	390	4,790	Semifinal lost to Maria Sakkari [6]
6	6	Maria Sakkari	4,436	1	650	5,085	Runner-up, lost to Iga Świątek [4]
7	8	Karolína Plíšková	4,242	0	10	4,252	Second round lost to Danka Kovinić
8	9	Garbiñe Muguruza	3,235	55	10	3,190	Second round lost to Alison Riske
9	10	Ons Jabeur	3,065	100	10	2,975	Second round lost to Daria Saville [Q]
10	12	Jeļena Ostapenko	2,880	30	10	2,860	Second round lost to Shelby Rogers
11	13	Emma Raducanu	2,635	1	65	2,699	Third round lost to Petra Martić
12	18	Elina Svitolina	2,207	1	10	2,216	Second round lost to Harriet Dart [Q]
13	15	Victoria Azarenka	2,271	0	65	2,336	Third round lost to Elena Rybakina [17]
14	19	Jessica Pegula	2,206	1	10	2,215	Second round lost to Marie Bouzková [Q]
15	16	Angelique Kerber	2,232	0	120	2,352	Fourth round lost to Iga Świątek [3]
16	17	Cori Gauff	2,231	16	65	2,280	Third round lost to Simona Halep [24]
17	20	Elena Rybakina	2,101	55	215	2,261	Quarterfinal lost to Maria Sakkari [6]
18	21	Leylah Fernandez	2,066	15	120	2,171	Fourth round lost to Paula Badosa [5]
19	22	Tamara Zidanšek	1,936	15	10	1,931	Second round lost to Petra Martić
20	23	Elise Mertens	1,886	1	65	1,950	Third round lost to Daria Saville [Q]
21	24	Veronika Kudermetova	1,875	55	215	2,035	Quarterfinal lost to Paula Badosa [5]
22	25	Belinda Bencic	1,871	55	10	1,826	Second round lost to Kaia Kanepi
23	28	Daria Kasatkina	1,755	30	65	1,790	Third round lost to Angelique Kerber [15]
24	26	Simona Halep	1,832	1	390	2,221	Semifinal lost to Iga Świątek [3]
25	29	Madison Keys	1,690	1	215	1,904	Quarterfinal lost to Iga Świątek [3]
26	27	Sorana Cîrstea	1,775	30	120	1,865	Fourth round lost to Simona Halep [24]
27	31	Petra Kvitová	1,585	55	65	1,595	Third round lost to Maria Sakkari [6]
28	32	Liudmila Samsonova	1,527	15	120	1,632
29	40	Clara Tauson	1,229	15	65	1,279	Third round lost to Iga Świątek [3]
30	33	Markéta Vondroušová	1,487	30	120	1,577	Fourth round lost to Veronika Kudermetova [21]
31	51	Viktorija Golubic	1,107	21	120	1,206	Fourth round lost to Elena Rybakina [17]
32	36	Sara Sorribes Tormo	1,318	43	65	1,340	Third round lost to Paula Badosa [5]
33	34	Alizé Cornet	1,360	30	10	1,340	Second round lost to Anna Kalinskaya [LL]

Withdrawn players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank	Player	Points before	16th best result	2022 points	Points after	Withdrawal reason
1	Ashleigh Barty	7,980	0	0	7,980	Fatigue
11	Danielle Collins	2,972	1	0	2,971
14	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	2,473	0	0	2,473	Knee injury
30	Camila Giorgi	1,614	1	0	1,613

Other entry information

Wildcards

Source:^{[7] [8] [9]}

Withdrawals

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

Twelfth qualifier

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw

Notes and References

1. News: John. Andrew L.. October 17, 2021. History-maker: Paula Badosa becomes first women's champion from Spain in epic Indian Wells final. The Desert Sun. November 20, 2021.
2. Web site: March 18, 2022 . Sakkari ends Badosa's title defense, faces Swiatek in first Indian Wells final . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220319201911/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2541765/sakkari-ends-badosa-s-title-defense-faces-swiatek-in-1st-indian-wells-final . March 19, 2022 . March 19, 2022 . Women's Tennis Association.
3. Web site: March 1, 2022 . Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315105721/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2510418/joint-statement-by-the-international-governing-bodies-of-tennis . March 15, 2022 . March 1, 2022 . Women's Tennis Association.
4. Web site: BNPPO Players - Indian Wells. 2022-02-18. BNP Paribas Open. en-US.
5. Web site: Indian Wells WTA Entry List and Seeds. 2022-02-22. www.dartsrankings.com.
6. Web site: WTA Indian Wells Masters Draw 2022 Women's Qualifying & Main Event Results . live . https://archive.today/20220321173936/https://www.stevegtennis.com/draw-results/wta/Indian_Wells_Masters/2022/%23to_s . 2022-03-21 . en-US .
7. Web site: 2018 champion Osaka receives wildcard to Indian Wells. February 18, 2022. WTA. en.
8. Web site: Grand Slam Doubles Champions Nick Kyrgios, Jack Sock Among 2022 Wild Cards. March 4, 2022. BNP Paribas Open. 4 March 2022. en-US.
9. Web site: Yastremska awarded main draw wildcard for BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells after Osaka receives direct entry. March 7, 2022. tennisuptodate.com. 7 March 2022. en-US.