Indian Wells WTA 2026: Results, Draw, Schedule, Entry List and Predictions
WTASunday, 15 March 2026 at 21:47
Taking place between March 4 - March 15, 2026, Indian Wells also known as BNP Paribas Open for sponsorship reasons will take place on the WTA side.
Mirra Andreeva is the defending champion taking down Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final. Iga Swiatek was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Andreeva. Albeit she did become the first woman to reach four consecutive semi-finals at the tournaments since its inception in 1989.
All will return this year alongside Amanda Anisimova, Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina, among others, for one of the top tournaments before we reach the clay court portion of the season.
Results, Draw and Schedule, Indian Wells WTA
Final
| Date | Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| 15-3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 | Elena Rybakina |
Semi-Finals
| Date | Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| 13-3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3, 6-4 | Linda Noskova |
| 14-3 | Elina Svitolina | 5-7, 4-6 | Elena Rybakina |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| 12-3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-6, 6-4 | Victoria Mboko |
| 12-3 | Linda Noskova | 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 | Talia Gibson |
| 13-3 | Elina Svitolina | 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 | Iga Swiatek |
| 13-3 | Jessica Pegula | 1-6, 6-7 | Elena Rybakina |
Fourth Round
| Date | Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| 10-3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-2, 6-4 | Naomi Osaka |
| 10-3 | Victoria Mboko | 6-4, 6-1 | Amanda Anisimova |
| 10-3 | Alexandra Eala | 2-6, 0-6 | Linda Noskova |
| 10-3 | Talia Gibson | 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 | Jasmine Paolini |
| 11-3 | Jessica Pegula | 6-3, 7-6 | Belinda Bencic |
| 11-3 | Sonay Kartal | 4-6, 3-4 | Elena Rybakina |
| 11-3 | Katerina Siniakova | 1-6, 1-1 RET | Elina Svitolina |
| 11-3 | Karolina Muchova | 2-6, 0-6 | Iga Swiatek |
Third Round
| Date | Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| 8-3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4, 6-1 | Jaqueline Cristian |
| 8-3 | Camila Osorio | 1-6, 6-3, 1-6 | Naomi Osaka |
| 8-3 | Victoria Mboko | 6-4, 6-1 | Anna Kalinskaya |
| 8-3 | Emma Raducanu | 1-6, 1-6 | Amanda Anisimova |
| 8-3 | Coco Gauff | 2-6, 0-2, ret. | Alexandra Eala |
| 8-3 | Sorana Cirstea | 7-6, 4-6, 4-6 | Linda Noskova |
| 8-3 | Talia Gibson | 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 | Clara Tauson |
| 8-3 | Ajla Tomljanovic | 5-7, 7-5, 1-6 | Jasmine Paolini |
| 9-3 | Jessica Pegula | 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 | Jelena Ostapenko |
| 9-3 | Elise Mertens | 2-6, 3-6 | Belinda Bencic |
| 9-3 | Madison Keys | 6-2, 2-6, 3-6 | Sonay Kartal |
| 9-3 | Marta Kostyuk | 4-6, 4-6 | Elena Rybakina |
| 9-3 | Mirra Andreeva | 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 | Katerina Siniakova |
| 9-3 | Ashlyn Krueger | 4-6, 2-6 | Elina Svitolina |
| 9-3 | Karolina Muchova | 6-0, 6-3 | Antonia Ruzic |
| 9-3 | Maria Sakkari | 3-6, 2-6 | Iga Swiatek |
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Second Round
| Date | Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| 6-3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4, 6-2 | Himeno Sakatsume |
| 6-3 | Jaqueline Cristian | 0-6, 6-2, 7-5 | Maya Joint |
| 6-3 | Iva Jovic | 6-4, 6-7, 3-6 | Camila Osorio |
| 6-3 | Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva | 5-7, 2-6 | Naomi Osaka |
| 6-3 | Victoria Mboko | 6-4, 7-6 | Kimberly Birrell |
| 6-3 | Zeynep Sönmez | 4-6, 6-7 | Anna Kalinskaya |
| 6-3 | Emma Raducanu | 6-1, 6-3 | Anastasia Zakharova |
| 6-3 | Anna Blinkova | 7-5, 1-6, 0-6 | Amanda Anisimova |
| 6-3 | Coco Gauff | 6-3, 7-6 | Kamilla Rakhimova |
| 6-3 | Dayana Yastremska | 5-7, 6-4, 5-7 | Alexandra Eala |
| 6-3 | Diana Shnaider | 2-6, 6-7 | Sorana Cirstea |
| 6-3 | Jessica Bouzas Maneiro | 3-6, 3-6 | Linda Noskova |
| 6-3 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3-6, 5-7 | Talia Gibson |
| 6-3 | Yulia Putintseva | 6-7, 2-6 | Clara Tauson |
| 6-3 | Wang Xinyu | 3-6, 1-6 | Ajla Tomljanovic |
| 6-3 | Anastasia Potapova | 7-6, 2-6, 3-6 | Jasmine Paolini |
| 7-3 | Jessica Pegula | 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 | Donna Vekic |
| 7-3 | Katie Volynets | 4-6, 6-7 | Jelena Ostapenko |
| 7-3 | Elise Mertens | 6-2, 6-1 | Cristina Bucsa |
| 7-3 | Storm Hunter | 3-6, 2-6 | Belinda Bencic |
| 7-3 | Madison Keys | 6-4, 6-3 | Diane Parry |
| 7-3 | Sonay Kartal | 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 | Emma Navarro |
| 7-3 | Marta Kostyuk | 6-3, 6-2 | Taylor Townsend |
| 7-3 | Hailey Baptiste | 6-7, 6-2, 2-6 | Elena Rybakina |
| 7-3 | Mirra Andreeva | 6-0, 6-0 | Solana Sierra |
| 7-3 | Katerina Siniakova | 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 | Leylah Fernandez |
| 7-3 | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-3, 5-7, 2-6 | Ashlyn Krueger |
| 7-3 | Laura Siegemund | 6-7, 6-4, 0-0 | Elina Svitolina |
| 7-3 | Karolina Muchova | 7-5, 6-2 | Anna Bondar |
| 7-3 | Antonia Ruzic | 6-4, 7-5 | Qinwen Zheng |
| 7-3 | Maria Sakkari | 7-5, 6-0 | Linda Tagger |
| 7-3 | Kayla Day | 0-6, 6-7 | Iga Swiatek |
First Round
| Date | Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | v | BYE | |
| 4-3 | Himeno Sakatsume | 6-4, 6-3 | Alycia Parks |
| 4-3 | Jaqueline Cristian | 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 | Janice Tjen |
| BYE | v | Maya Joint | |
| Iva Jovic | v | BYE | |
| 4-3 | Sloane Stephens | 4-6, 1-6 | Camila Osorio |
| 4-3 | Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva | 6-2, 6-7, 6-4 | Caty McNally |
| BYE | v | Naomi Osaka | |
| Victoria Mboko | v | BYE | |
| 4-3 | Kimberly Birrell | 6-1, 6-4 | Oksana Selekhmeteva |
| 4-3 | Zeynep Sonmez | 7-6, 6-0 | McCartney Kessler |
| BYE | v | Anna Kalinskaya | |
| Emma Raducanu | v | BYE | |
| 4-3 | Ella Seidel | 2-6, 2-6 | Anastasia Zakharova |
| 4-3 | Dalma Galfi | 4-6, 5-7 | Anna Blinkova |
| BYE | v | Amanda Anisimova | |
| Coco Gauff | v | BYE | |
| 4-3 | Bianca Andreescu | 7-6, 0-6, 1-6 | Kamila Rakhimova |
| 4-3 | Dayana Yastremska | 6-3, 6-2 | Shuai Zhang |
| BYE | v | Alexandra Eala | |
| Diana Shnaider | BYE | ||
| 4-3 | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 | Tatjana Maria |
| 4-3 | Jessica Bouzas Maneiro | 6-1, 6-7, 6-1 | Beatriz Haddad Maia |
| BYE | v | Linda Noskova | |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | v | BYE | |
| 4-3 | Talia Gibson | 6-3, 7-5 | Ann Li |
| 4-3 | Yulia Putintseva | 6-4, 6-2 | Paula Badosa |
| BYE | v | Clara Tauson | |
| Xinyu Wang | v | BYE | |
| 4-3 | Ajla Tomljanovic | 7-5, 6-2 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse |
| 4-3 | Anastasia Potapova | 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 | Marina Stakusic |
| BYE | v | Jasmine Paolini | |
| Jessica Pegula | v | BYE | |
| 5-3 | Donna Vekic | 7-6, 7-6 | Tereza Valentova |
| 5-3 | Katie Volynets | 6-1, (ret.) | Rebecca Sramkova |
| BYE | v | Jelena Ostapenko | |
| 5-3 | Elise Mertens | v | BYE |
| 5-3 | Cristina Bucsa | 6-4, 6-0 | Darja Vidmanova |
| 5-3 | Storm Hunter | 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 | Magdalena Frech |
| BYE | v | Belinda Bencic | |
| Madison Keys | v | BYE | |
| 5-3 | Diane Parry | 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 | Venus Williams |
| 5-3 | Lalu Tararudee | 4-6, 4-6 | Sonay Kartal |
| BYE | v | Emma Navarro | |
| Marta Kostyuk | v | BYE | |
| 5-3 | Marie Bouzkova | 2-6, 1-6 | Taylor Townsend |
| 5-3 | Emiliana Arango | 6-2, 2-6, 3-6 | Hailey Baptiste |
| BYE | v | Elena Rybakina | |
| Mirra Andreeva | v | BYE | |
| 5-3 | Peyton Stearns | v | Solana Sierra |
| 5-3 | Katerina Siniakova | 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 | Sofia Kenin |
| BYE | v | Leylah Fernandez | |
| 5-3 | Liudmila Samsonova | v | BYE |
| 5-3 | Magda Linette | 1-6, 4-6 | Ashlyn Krueger |
| 5-3 | Laura Siegemund | v | Petra Marcinko |
| BYE | v | Elina Svitolina | |
| Karolina Muchova | v | BYE | |
| 5-3 | Elsa Jacquemot | 6-7, 5-7 | Anna Bondar |
| 5-3 | Antonia Ruzic | 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 | Jennifer Brady |
| BYE | v | Qinwen Zheng | |
| Maria Sakkari | v | BYE | |
| 5-3 | Varvara Gracheva | 2-6, 4-6 | Lilli Tagger |
| 5-3 | Francesca Jones | 3-6, 1-6 | Kayla Day |
| BYE | v | Iga Swiatek |
Entry List Indian Wells WTA
| # | Player | Ctry |
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | BLR |
| 2 | Iga Świątek | POL |
| 3 | Elena Rybakina | KAZ |
| 6 | Amanda Anisimova | USA |
| 4 | Coco Gauff | USA |
| 5 | Jessica Pegula | USA |
| 8 | Mirra Andreeva | RUS |
| 7 | Jasmine Paolini | ITA |
| 12 | Belinda Bencic | SUI |
| 9 | Elina Svitolina | UKR |
| 11 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | RUS |
| 14 | Linda Nosková | CZE |
| 10 | Victoria Mboko | CAN |
| 15 | Naomi Osaka | JPN |
| 16 | Madison Keys | USA |
| 20 | Clara Tauson | DEN |
| 19 | Emma Navarro | USA |
| 18 | Ludmilla Samsonova | RUS |
| 13 | Karolína Muchová | CZE |
| 17 | Iva Jovic | USA |
| 21 | Diana Shnaider | RUS |
| 22 | Elise Mertens | BEL |
| 27 | Marta Kostyuk | UKR |
| 26 | Jeļena Ostapenko | LAT |
| 29 | Leylah Fernandez | CAN |
| 24 | Qinwen Zheng | CHN |
| 23 | Anna Kalinskaya | RUS |
| 44 | Sofia Kenin | USA |
| 28 | Maya Joint | AUS |
| 25 | Emma Raducanu | GBR |
| 45 | Markéta Vondroušová | CZE |
| 33 | Mccartney Kessler | USA |
| 30 | Xinyu Wang | CHN |
| 34 | Loïs Boisson | FRA |
| 32 | Jaqueline Cristian | ROU |
| 40 | Sorana Cîrstea | ROU |
| 38 | Marie Bouzková | CZE |
| 53 | Veronika Kudermetova | RUS |
| 48 | Magda Linette | POL |
| 43 | Kateřina Siniaková | CZE |
| 37 | Ann Li | USA |
| 47 | Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro | ESP |
| 49 | Dayana Yastremska | UKR |
| 46 | Tereza Valentová | CZE |
| 41 | Alexandra Eala | PHI |
| 59 | Emiliana Arango | COL |
| 35 | Janice Tjen | INA |
| 52 | Laura Siegemund | GER |
| 31 | Maria Sakkari | GRE |
| 62 | Peyton Stearns | USA |
| 39 | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | ITA |
| 50 | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE |
| 60 | Elsa Jacquemot | FRA |
| 54 | Tatjana Maria | GER |
| 103 | Ashlyn Krueger | USA |
| 42 | Hailey Baptiste | USA |
| 63 | Cristina Bucșa | ESP |
| 91 | Anastasia Potapova | AUT |
| 66 | Eva Lys | GER |
| 56 | Magdalena Fręch | POL |
| 51 | Sonay Kartal | GBR |
| 57 | Daria Kasatkina | AUS |
| 64 | Solana Sierra | ARG |
| 65 | Anna Bondár | HUN |
| 84 | Paula Badosa | ESP |
| 72 | Francesca Jones | GBR |
| 58 | Antonia Ružić | CRO |
| 67 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | BRA |
| 69 | Petra Marčinko | CRO |
| 76 | Yulia Putintseva | KAZ |
| 68 | Caty McNally | USA |
| 71 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | ROU |
| 55 | Varvara Gracheva | FRA |
| 73 | Ajla Tomljanović | AUS |
| 83 | Anna Blinkova | RUS |
| — | Yafan Wang | CHN |
| 555 | Venus Williams (WC) | USA |
When is the schedule confirmed for Indian Wells?
The schedule will be confirmed on Tuesday March 3rd ahead of the March 4th start.
Predictions Indian Wells WTA
Samuel Gill, Head Editor for TennisUpToDate.com sees Elena Rybakina being crowned champion.
For me Elena Rybakina will be crowned champion at Indian Wells, she has shown it before and aside from an illness has been one of the most consistent players on the tour.
I also rate Jessica Pegula's chances. She has decided quite superbly too to not play Austin and will now just pour all of her stock into the Sunshine Double compared to last season when in reality she played too much and it burned her out.
Others in the running in my view include Iva Jovic, Victoria Mboko and Elina Svitolina
*** Elena Rybakina
** Jessica Pegula
* Iva Jovic, Victoria Mboko, Elina Svitolina
Jessica Pegula to continue her wonderful run?
Cristhian Avila, Editor for TennisUpToDate.com sees Aryna Sabalenka or Elena Rybakina as being crowned champion.
Several names made headlines in the Middle East, despite the absence of big names casting a shadow over both tournaments. For Indian Wells, one of the players who will arrive with the most motivation is the world No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka, a two-time finalist at the tournament and defending a good amount of points from her runner-up campaign in 2025.
The Belarusian will have in mind leaving the Sunshine Double with at least one trophy, and Indian Wells is the one that is still pending for her. Back in 2023 she fell in her first final there against Elena Rybakina, who was taking revenge for the Australian Open final two months earlier. This time I see them as the two favourites, and I expect deep runs from both until the final — if they do not meet earlier.
The conditions may favour several of the local players, although this time I lean towards Amanda Anisimova, who has looked good this year so far, although she still needs to reach the final stages — and not just remain as one of the most consistent players. The recent Doha champion, Karolina Muchova, perhaps after her first major title, can find the consistency she needs to stay regularly in the latter rounds.
*Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina
**Amanda Anisimova, Karolina Muchova
***Zheng Qinwen, Iva Jovic
Theo Stodiek, Editor for TennisAktuell.DE sees the leading names as being the ones to win the title.
The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells remains one of the most prestigious stops on the WTA Tour, often dubbed the “fifth Grand Slam” thanks to its large draw of 96 players, fan‑favorite atmosphere, and consistent high‑quality fields.
As we head into the 2026 edition, the top tier of the women’s game is stacked. Aryna Sabalenka continues to lead the rankings making her as always one of the favourites to lift the trophy. Iga Swiatek — a two‑time Indian Wells champion — possesses her signature heavy topspin and court coverage, a tough matchup for anyone on the desert hard courts. Elena Rybakina also looms large; her big serve and flat groundstrokes have previously taken down both Sabalenka and Świątek at this event.
Third‑generation star Mirra Andreeva — the 2025 champion who outlasted Sabalenka on her way to the title — should be in the conversation once again after a breakthrough season. Meanwhile, Emma Raducanu arrives in California focused on regaining momentum after a turbulent start to the year; she’s re‑engaged former coach Mark Petchey on an informal basis.
With the hard‑court swing in full swing and the draw set to produce intriguing matchups, my prediction leans toward Sabalenka capturing her first Indian Wells crown.
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