BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, CA, 2024 - WTA 1000

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DATE: March 6 - 17, 2024
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $11,918,990
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Elena Rybakina

Seeds:

1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Coco Gauff
4. Elena Rybakina
5. Jessica Pegula
6. Ons Jabeur
7. Marketa Vondrousova
8. Zheng Qinwen
9. Maria Sakkari
10. Jelena Ostapenko
11. Daria Kasatkina
12. Beatriz Haddad Maia
13. Jasmine Paolini
14. Liudmila Samsonova
15. Ekaterina Alexandrova
16. Elina Svitolina
17. Veronika Kudermetova
18. Madison Keys
19. Barbora Krejcikova
20. Sorana Cirstea
21. Caroline Garcia
22. Anna Kalinskaya
23. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
24. Emma Navarro
25. Elise Mertens
26. Donna Vekic
27. Linda Noskova
28. Marie Bouzkova
29. Victoria Azarenka
30. Leylah Fernandez
31. Dayana Yastremska
32. Marta Kostyuk

The Tournament:

The Indian Wells Open (also known as the Indian Wells Masters and as the BNP Paribas Open for sponsorship reasons) is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California, United States. It is played on outdoor hardcourts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, and is held in March. The tournament is part of the ATP Masters 1000 events on the ATP Tour and part of the WTA 1000 events on the WTA Tour.

The tournament is the best-attended tennis tournament outside the four Grand Slam tournaments (475,372 in total attendance during the 2019 event); it is often called the "fifth Grand Slam" in reference to this. The Indian Wells Tennis Garden has the second-largest permanent tennis stadium in the world, behind the US Open's Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. The Indian Wells Open is the premier tennis tournament in the Western United States and the second largest tennis tournament throughout the United States and the Americas (behind the US Open in the Eastern United States).

Preceding the Miami Open, it is the first event of the "Sunshine Double" — a series of two elite, consecutive hard court tournaments in the United States in early spring.

About Indian Wells:

Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley. Incorporated in 1967, it lies in between the cities of Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 4,757.

Tourism Guide:

 

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The Draw:

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Wild Cards,
Venus Williams
Caroline Wozniacki
Raducanu
Pliskova
Anisimova
Kruegar
Kessler
Badosa

 

[kskate2]

I don't see the WC's doing much damage MM. Am I reading that right? Vika is almost out of the top 30?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I don't see the WC's doing much damage MM. Am I reading that right? Vika is almost out of the top 30?

Current ranking is #30 she lost 3 points due to going out early in Dubai, she could drop out of the top 30, I will revise her ranking after these couple of tournaments in San Diego and Austin from Monday

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

According to Greek Media, Maria Sakkari has officially hired David Witt ( former coach of Jessica Pegula) their first tournament together will be Indian Wells
Updated,
This has been confirmed by Sakkari and the rest of her team remains the same

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Main draw ceremony will be held Monday 4th March, at 3pm ( local time)
The draw ceremony will "Not' be live streamed

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Current ranking is #30 she lost 3 points due to going out early in Dubai, she could drop out of the top 30, I will revise her ranking after these couple of tournaments in San Diego and Austin from Monday

Just checked the current rankings Monday 4th March, Azarenka stays at her ranking of #30.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The WTA used last weeks rankings for this draw so Katie Boulter wasnt seeded, Katie gets Girogi in R1, Noskova R2, Swiatek R3

Porjected QFs for seeds,

(1) Swiatek vs (6) Jabeur
(3) Rybakina vs (7) Vobdrousova
(8) Zheng vs (3) Gauff
(5) Pegula vs (2) Sabalenka

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Fun match ups in R2,

Kerber- Osta
Collins - Vekic
Wozniacki - Vekic
Jabeur - Andreeva
Venus - Kudermetova
Rybakina - Badosa
Raducanu - Yastremska
Stephens - Cirstea
Osaka - Samsonova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I have done the draws to the finals for the Top 4 seeded players,

Swiatek (1)
R1 Bye
R2 Collins
R3 Noskova (26)
R4 Alexandrova (15)
QF Jabeur (6)
SF Rybakina (4)
F. Sabalenka (2)

Sabalenka (2)
R1 Bye
R2 Coccoaretto
R3 Yastremska (30)
R4 Svitolina (16)
QF Pegula (5)
SF Gauff (3)
F Swiatek (1)

Gauff (3)
R1 Bye
R2 Burel
R3 Kalinina (32)
R4 Samsonova (14)
QF Zheng (8)
SF Sabalenka (2)
F. Swiatek (1)

Elena Rybakina (4) Defending champion
R1 Bye
R2 Badosa Paula has just withdrawn, Wednesday 6th March
R3 Potapova (28)
R4 Paolini (13)
QF Vondrousova (7)
SF Swiatek (1)
F Sabalenka (2)

 

[kskate2]

Iga draw is no joke. Banshee, Noskova, Alexandrova are all players who have beat her on HC before

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Iga draw is no joke. Banshee, Noskova, Alexandrova are all players who have beat her on HC before

Iga has a tough draw, though IW isnt a fast HC so she may survive for a little while

 

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[MargaretMcAleer]

Paula Badosa looked okay playing with Stef last night in the mixed doubles charity event at IW

Badosa has withdrawn her place in the draw will be Podoroska
A. Kureger will not face LL Podorska in her 1st round match

Paula your back fracture is not healed, you either enter tournaments and go out in the 1st rounds or withdraw. Do yourself a favor and comeback when your back is healed

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kerber d Martic 63 64 this was the best match I have seen Kerber player since she came back to the tour this year from having a baby
Well done Angie! ( Angie gets to play Osta next

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Katie Boulter who missed out being seeded, after her title win San Diego, as the WTA went on seedings of the week before lost in straight sets to Girogi 63 62, I will give Katie a pass this time, probably had a bit of have let down winning her biggest title to date,, though Girogi is no push over on a HC when she is playing well

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Raining now matches suspended and also very windy conditions
Play not expected before 5.45pm local time

 

[kskate2]

Katie Boulter who missed out being seeded, after her title win San Diego, as the WTA went on seedings of the week before lost in straight sets to Girogi 63 62, I will give Katie a pass this time, probably had a bit of have let down winning her biggest title to date,, though Girogi is no push over on a HC when she is playing well

That's what happens when you're not seeded. You start play on Wed and Thurs. The seeded folks probably won't start until closer to the weekend.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW Alycia Parks is officially working with Sascha Bajin now, he has to work on Parks off the ground shots for starters, and construction of points, she has a good serve, though her ground game needs immediate attention.