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PREVIEW NOTES: BNP PARIBAS OPEN

INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA | MARCH 6 – 17, 2019 | USD $9,035,428 PREMIER MANDATORY

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BNP PARIBAS OPEN – QUICK FACTS

Main draw dates: Wednesday - Sunday, March 6–17, 2019 Singles Final: Sunday, March 17, 1pm Doubles Final: Saturday, March 16, third match from 11am (NB 3pm) Venue: Indian Wells Tennis Garden Status: Premier Madatory event Staging: Tournament’s 31st year Draw sizes: 96 singles / 32 doubles teams / 48 singles qualifying Surface: Plexipave Hardcourt / Outdoors Tennis Ball: Penn Tour Regular Duty 2018 Singles Final: Naomi Osaka (JPN) d. [20] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 6-3 6-2 2018 Doubles Final: Hsieh Su-Wei/Barbora Strycova (TPE/CZE) d. [1] / (RUS/RUS) 6-4 6-4

RANK RANK SINGLES USD $ DOUBLES USD $ POINTS POINTS Winner 1,354,010 1000 Winner 457,290 1000 Runner-Up 686,000 650 Runner-Up 223,170 650 Semifinalist 354,000 390 Semifinalist 107,470 390 Quarterfinalist 182,000 215 Quarterfinalist 54,760 215 Round of 16 91,205 120 Round of 16 28,880 120 Round of 32 48,775 65 Round of 32 15,460 10 Round of 64 26,430 35 Round of 128 16,425 10

OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT NAME HISTORY

2009-present: BNP Paribas Open; 2007-08: Pacific Life Open; 2005-06: Pacific Life Open presented by the City of Indian Wells; 2004: Pacific Life Open; 2002-03: Pacific Life Open; 2000-01: Tennis Masters Series Indian Wells; 1999: Evert Cup; 1995-98: State Farm Evert Cup; 1994: The Evert Cup; 1992-93: Matrix Essentials Evert Cup; 1991: Virginia Slims of Palm Springs; 1989-90: Virginia Slims of Indian Wells

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MAIN DRAW QUICK-HITS

 Youngest singles player: Amanda Anisimova, 17 years old (August 31, 2001)  Oldest singles player: , 38 years old (June 17, 1980)  Singles withdrawals: (wrist), Luksika Kumkhum (right shoulder), Ekaterina Makarova (left ankle), (right shoulder)  Main draw debutantes: Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS), (CAN), Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK), (BLR), Bernada Pera (USA), Rebecca Peterson (SWE), Wang Yafan (CHN), (UKR)  All 12 players to have won a WTA singles title in 2019 are competing at the BNP Paribas Open this fortnight: Karolina Pliskova (), (), Julia Goerges (Auckland), Petra Kvitova (), Sofia Kenin (), Naomi Osaka (), Kiki Bertens (St. Petersburg), Dayana Yastremska (Hua Hin), (Doha), Belinda Bencic (Dubai), (Budapest) and Wang Yafan (Acapulco)

INDIAN WELLS HONOR ROLL The women’s tournament is celebrating its 31st anniversary this year. Some facts and figures since 1989:

Lowest-ranked Champion 2005, (No.133) Last 3-Set Final 2017, Vesnina d. Kuznetsova 67(6) 75 64 Last non-Top 10 champion 2018, No.44 Naomi Osaka Most Singles Titles Nine players with 2 titles (see honor roll) Most Doubles Titles – 7 titles (1994-95, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2012) Previous Champions in Field (2016, 2012), (2015), Naomi Osaka (2018), (1999, 2001), (2011), Vera Zvonareva* (2009) *In 2019 qualifying

 Twenty-one different players have won the singles title at Indian Wells  Martina Navratilova (1990-91) is the only player to successfully defend the title  The title has been won 20 times by a player who has held the WTA No.1 ranking at some point in her career. Of the former champions at Indian Wells, just six have not held the No.1 ranking: Mary Joe Fernandez (1993/1995), Daniela Hantuchova (2002/2007), -Fragniere (1989), Vera Zvonareva (2009), Flavia Pennetta (2014) and Elena Vesnina (2017)  Serena Williams (1999), Kim Clijsters (2005) and Naomi Osaka (2018) are the only players to win the title unseeded  In 1998 (17 years, 166 days) became the youngest champion; 1991 winner Martina Navratilova (34 years, 136 days) is the oldest  The final has featured the Top 2 seeds six times (1991, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2012)  The final has been decided in three sets nine times (1990, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2015 and 2017)  An American has won the singles title eight times, with the last American title at Indian Wells coming in 2001: home champions are Martina Navratilova (1990, 1991), Mary Joe Fernandez (1993, 1995), (1997, 2000) and Serena Williams (1999, 2001)

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INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA | MARCH 6 – 17, 2019 | USD $9,035,428 PREMIER MANDATORY  California-born Davenport is the most successful player in the tournament’s history, winning more matches (47) and reaching more finals (6) than any other player

PLAYER WINS LOSSES Lindsay Davenport 47 12 Maria Sharapova 38 12 Caroline Wozniacki 32 11 Agnieszka Radwanska 29 12 Conchita Martínez 28 13 Svetlana Kuznetsova 28 15 Martina Hingis 27 6 Victoria Azarenka 27 7 Ana Ivanovic 26 10 Jelena Jankovic 25 14

A SNAPSHOT OF 2019 – THE YEAR SO FAR

 One Top 10 Debut: Aryna Sabalenka (at No.10 on January 28)  Fewest games dropped en route to a title: Kiki Bertens (32, St. Petersburg)  Lowest-ranked player to triumph: No.65 Wang Yafan in Acapulco  Most finals: Petra Kvitova: 3 (Sydney, W, Australian Open, R-Up, Dubai, R-Up); Sofia Kenin: 2 (Hobart, W, Acapulco, R-Up)  Match points saved en route to a title: Julia Goerges at Auckland (saved 1 mp vs. in QF), Belinda Bencic at Dubai (saved 6mp vs. Aryna Sabalenka in 3r), Alison Van Uytvanck at Budapest (saved 5mp vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova in SF)  Maiden titles: Sofia Kenin (Hobart), Wang Yafan (Acapulco)  Under 24s: Eight of the 12 events played so far this year have been won by players aged 24 or younger – Aryna Sabalenka, 20, (Shenzhen), Sofia Kenin, 20, (Hobart), Naomi Osaka, 21, (Australian Open), Dayana Yastremska, 18, (Hua Hin), Elise Mertens, 23, (Doha), Belinda Bencic, 21, (Dubai), Alison Van Uytvanck, 24, (Budapest), Wang Yafan, 24, (Acapulco)  Youngest title winner: Dayana Yastremska, Hua Hin (18y 8m 14d)  Oldest title winner: Julia Goerges, Auckland (30y 1m 4d)  Aces leaders: Kiki Bertens – 112, Karolina Pliskova – 101, Petra Kvitova – 99, Viktoria Kuzmova – 93, Naomi Osaka – 88  Match win leaders (main draw): Petra Kvitova – 17, Belinda Bencic – 13, Karolina Pliskova – 13, Sofia Kenin – 13, Aryna Sabalenka – 12  Most three-set matches played: Karolina Pliskova – 10 (7-3 win-loss record)  Most doubles titles: and Chan Hao-Ching have won two titles so far in 2019 – triumphing together at Hobart and Doha

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AMERICAN DROUGHT IN THE DESERT

In the first 13 editions of the BNP Paribas Open, an American took home the title EIGHT times. However, since 2001 when Serena Williams lifted the trophy at Indian Wells, no American has won the Indian Wells title.

YEAR CHAMPION

1989 [4] MALEEVA-FRAGNIERE, MANUELA (SUI)

1990 [1] NAVRATILOVA, MARTINA (USA)

1991 [2] NAVRATILOVA, MARTINA (USA)

1992 [1] SELES, MONICA (YUG)

1993 [1] FERNANDEZ, MARY JOE (USA)

1994 [1] GRAF, STEFFI (GER)

1995 [8] FERNANDEZ, MARY JOE (USA)

1996 [1] GRAF, STEFFI (GER)

1997 [4] DAVENPORT, LINDSAY (USA)

1998 [1] HINGIS, MARTINA (SUI)

1999 WILLIAMS, SERENA (USA)

2000 [2] DAVENPORT, LINDSAY (USA)

2001 [7] WILLIAMS, SERENA (USA)

In the last 17 editions of the BNP Paribas Open, an American has reached the final four times – Lindsay Davenport (2003, 2004, 2005) and Serena Williams (2006) – but came up short in the championship match. There are currently a tour-leading 13 Americans in the Top 100.

BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS AT INDIAN WELLS & MIAMI

Kim Clijsters (2005), Stefanie Graf (1994, 1996) and Victoria Azarenka (2016) are the only three players to complete a Indian Wells and Miami sweep – winning both titles in the same year:

PLAYER YEAR INDIAN WELLS FINAL MIAMI FINAL Stefanie Graf 1994 d. Coetzer d. Zvereva Stefanie Graf 1996 d. C.Martínez d. Rubin Kim Clijsters 2005 d. Davenport d. Sharapova Victoria Azarenka 2016 d. S.Williams d. Kuznetsova

QUALIFIERS & WILDCARDS

Singles wildcards: Amanda Anisimova (USA), Bianca Andreescu (CAN), Jennifer Brady (USA), Madison Brengle (USA), Lauren Davis (USA), (USA), (USA) and Sachia Vickery (USA)

The best results by a wildcard at Indian Wells were semifinal runs from Martina Hingis in 2006 and Serena Williams in 2015.

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There will be 12 qualifiers in this year’s draw. The best result by a qualifier in the tournament’s history was achieved by in 1989 – the Australian fell to Manuela Maleeva in the final of the event’s inaugural staging. Notable runs by qualifiers here:

PLAYER YEAR ROUND Jenny Byrne (AUS) 1989 F Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 2015 QF (AUS) 2014 QF (ARG) 2004 QF (CHN) 2017 R16 (UKR) 2016 R16 (USA) 2016 R16 Camila Giorgi (ITA) 2014 R16 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2013 R16 Rika Fujiwara (JPN) 2005 R16 Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 2005 R16 Barbora Strycova (CZE) 2004 R16 Marisa Irvin (USA) 2004 R16 Lina Krasnoroutskaya (RUS) 2001 R16

OSAKA ENTERS INDIAN WELLS AS TOP SEED

World No.1 Naomi Osaka enters Indian Wells as the No.1 seed for the first time, on her third main draw appearance. The Japanese star was ranked No.44 last year.

The top seed has won the title here 11 times, most recently in 2012 when Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final. The top seed has lost in her opening match twice (R64 w/1r bye) – 2002 (Clijsters, l. Dechy) and 2010 (Kuznetsova, l. Suárez Navarro).

NO.1 SEEDS’ PERFORMANCES INDIAN WELLS YEAR NO.1 SEED RESULT YEAR NO.1 SEED RESULT 1989* Chris Evert R16 2004 WON 1990 * Martina Navratilova WON 2005 Lindsay Davenport R-Up 1991 * Monica Seles R-Up 2006 Justine Henin SF 1992 * Monica Seles WON 2007 Maria Sharapova R16 1993 * Mary Joe Fernandez WON 2008 Ana Ivanovic WON 1994 * Stefanie Graf WON 2009 Dinara Safina QF 1995 * Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario SF 2010 Svetlana Kuznetsova R64 1996 * Stefanie Graf WON 2011 Caroline Wozniacki WON 1997 * Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario SF 2012 Victoria Azarenka WON 1998 * Martina Hingis WON 2013 Victoria Azarenka QF 1999 * Martina Hingis QF 2014 Li Na SF 2000 Martina Hingis R-Up 2015 Serena Williams SF 2001 Martina Hingis SF 2016 Serena Williams R-Up 2002 Kim Clijsters R64 2017 ^ R16 2003 Kim Clijsters WON 2018 Simona Halep SF * Indian Wells was a 64 draw from 1989-99; increased to a 128 draw in 2000 ^ Serena Williams was No.1 seed but withdrew after the draw was made Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA

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WORLD NO.1 RANKING – TOP SPOT ON THE LINE

The fortnight of the BNP Paribas Open will be Naomi Osaka’s sixth and seventh weeks as World No.1.

PLAYER WEEKS AT No.1 DATE REACHED Steffi Graf (GER) 377 AN1ugust 17, 1987 Martina Navratilova 332 July 10, 1978 SerenaS Williams (USA) 319 July 8, 2002 Chris Evert (USA) 260 November 3, Martina Hingis (SUI) 209 Marc9 h 31, 1997 Monica Seles (USA) 178 March 11, 1991 Justine Henin (BEL) 117 October 20, 2003 Lindsay Davenport 98 October 12, 1998 CaroSAline Wozniacki 71 October 11, 2010 Simona Halep (ROU) 64 October 9, 2017 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 51 January 30, 2012 Amélie Mauresmo 39 September 13, Dinara Safina (RUS) 26 April 20, 2009 Tracy Austin (USA) 21 April 7, 1980 Maria Sharapova (RUS) 21 August 22, 2005 Kim Clijsters (BEL) 20 August 11, 2003 Angelique Kerber (GER) 20 September 12, Simona Halep (ROU) 19* October 9, 2017 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 18 August 11, 2008 Jennifer Capriati (USA) 17 October 15, 2001 Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 12 June 9, 2008 Arantxa Sánchez- 12 February 6, 1995 Venusii WilliS ams (USA) 11 February 25, 2002 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 8 July 17, 2017 Naomi Osaka (JPN) 7* January 28, 2019 Garbiñe Muguruza 4 September 11, Evonne Goolagong 2 April 26, 1976 S *including weeks of March 4 and March 11, 2019

However, her place at the summit could come under threat from Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova or this fortnight. Osaka won the Indian Wells title last year (1000 pts), while Halep reached the semifinals (390 pts), Pliskova made the quarterfinals and Kvitova and Stephens both fell in the third round (65 pts).

 Kvitova will need to reach the semifinals  Halep needs to make the final  Pliskova and Stephens will need to win the title with other results going their way

WTA WORLD NO.1 RANKING WATCH AT INDIAN WELLS CURRENT R128 R64 R32 R16 QF SF F W PLAYER PTS IW18 10 35 65 120 215 390 650 1000 OSAKA 6871 1000 5881 5906 5936 5991 6086 6261 6521 6871 KVITOVA 5605 65 5550 5575 5605 5660 5755 5930 6190 6540 HALEP 5727 390 5347 5372 5402 5457 5552 5727 5987 6337 STEPHENS 5277 65 5222 5247 5277 5332 5427 5602 5862 6212 KA.PLISKOVA 5145 215 4940 4965 4995 5050 5145 5320 5580 5930

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PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN – WTA FINALS UPDATE Current Leader Board (as at March 4, 2019):

1. Petra Kvitova 2. Naomi Osaka 3. Karolina Pliskova 4. Belinda Bencic 5. Elina Svitolina 6. Kiki Bertens 7. Danielle Collins 8. Simona Halep ------9. Ashleigh Barty 10. Elise Mertens

DOUBLES RACE TO SHENZHEN Team standings as at March 4, 2019 with eight teams set to qualify for the 2019 event: 1. Stosur/Zhang 2. Chan/Chan 3. Mladenovic/Babos 4. Strycova/Hsieh 5. Strycova/Vondrousova 6. Riske/Brady 7. Hradecka/Makarova 8. Peschke/Melichar ------9. Martínez Sánchez/Klepac 10. Krejcikova/Siniakova

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SEEDS FOR 2019

Here is a look at the Top 32 seeds who will receive first-round byes this year at Indian Wells (seedings are based on February 26 rankings – in line with qualifying event):

SEED PLAYER SEED PLAYER 1 Naomi Osaka (JPN) 17 Madison Keys (USA) 2 Simona Halep (ROU) 18 (CHN) 3 Petra Kvitova (CZE) 19 Caroline Garcia (FRA) 4 Sloane Stephens (USA) 20 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 5 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 21 Anett Kontaveit (EST) 6 Elina Svitolina (UKR) 22 Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 7 Kiki Bertens (NED) 23 Belinda Bencic (SUI) 8 Angelique Kerber (GER) 24 Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 9 Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 25 Danielle Collins (USA) 10 Serena Williams (USA) 26 Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 11 Anastasia Sevastova (LAT) 27 Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) 12 Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 28 Donna Vekic (CRO) 13 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 29 Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) 14 Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 30 (RUS) 15 Julia Goerges (GER) 31 (BLR) 16 Elise Mertens (BEL) 32 Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)

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TOP 20 DEFENDING RANKING POINTS

Indian Wells and Miami are both Premier Mandatory events and any player who gains direct entry into the main draw must count the ranking points. Twelve months ago, Naomi Osaka won Indian Wells before falling in the second round at Miami, leaving her with 1035 points to defend. From the players competing over the next four weeks, reigning Miami champion Sloane Stephens (1065), Jelena Osatapenko (715), Daria Kasatkina (685) and Venus Williams (605) are also defending significant point totals. Here is a look at the Top 20 (week of March 4, 2019) and the amount of points they are defending on this US hard court swing:

RANK PTS IW MIAMI IW + MIA RANK PLAYER Week of 2018 2018 TOTAL March 4, 2019 1 Naomi Osaka (JPN) 6,871 1000 35 1035 2 Simona Halep (ROU) 5,727 390 65 455 3 Petra Kvitova (CZE) 5,605 65 120 185 4 Sloane Stephens (USA) 5,277 65 1000 1065 5 Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 5,145 215 215 430 6 Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4,900 65 120 185 7 Kiki Bertens (NED) 4,885 35 65 100 8 Angelique Kerber (GER) 4,880 215 215 430 9 Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 3,565 65 35 100 10 Serena Williams (USA) 3,406 65 10 75 11 Anastasia Sevastova (LAT) 3,325 120 65 185 12 Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 3,285 35 120 155 13 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3,117 120 35 155 14 Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 2,985 650 35 685 15 Julia Goerges (GER) 2,780 65 35 100 16 Elise Mertens (BEL) 2,745 35 65 100 17 Madison Keys (USA) 2,726 35 35 70 18 Wang Qiang (CHN) 2,607 120 10 130 19 Caroline Garcia (FRA) 2,460 120 35 155 20 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2,430 35 120 155

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TOP 10 ENTERING INDIAN WELLS

Here is a look at the WTA Top 10 entering Indian Wells since 2013:

RANK 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 1 Osaka Halep S.Williams S.Williams S.Williams S.Williams S.Williams 2 Halep Wozniacki Kerber Kerber Sharapova Li Azarenka 3 Kvitova Muguruza Ka.Pliskova A.Radwanska Halep A.Radwanska Sharapova 4 Stephens Svitolina Halep Muguruza Kvitova Azarenka A.Radwanska 5 Ka.Pliskova Ka.Pliskova Cibulkova Halep Wozniacki Sharapova Li 6 Svitolina Ostapenko A.Radwanska Suárez Navarro Ivanovic Kerber Kerber 7 Bertens Garcia Muguruza Sharapova Bouchard Halep Kvitova 8 Kerber V.Williams Kuznetsova Bencic A.Radwanska Jankovic Errani 9 Sabalenka Kvitova Keys Kvitova Makarova Kvitova Stosur 10 S.Williams Kerber Svitolina Vinci Petkovic Errani Wozniacki

INDIAN WELLS QUARTERFINALISTS SINCE 2006

YEAR WINNER R-UP SF SF QF QF QF QF 2006 Sharapova Dementieva Hingis Henin Ivanovic Safina Groenefeld Dulko 2007 Hantuchova Kuznetsova Bammer Li Vaidisova Golovin Peer Zvonareva 2008 Ivanovic Kuznetsova Jankovic Sharapova A.Radwanska Zvonareva Hantuchova Davenport 2009 Zvonareva Ivanovic Azarenka Pavlyuchenkova Wozniacki A.Radwanska Safina Bammer 2010 Jankovic Wozniacki Stosur A.Radwanska Kleybanova Zheng Martínez Dementieva Sánchez 2011 Wozniacki Bartoli Sharapova Wickmayer Azarenka Peng Peer Ivanovic 2012 Azarenka Sharapova Kerber Ivanovic A.Radwanska Li Bartoli Kirilenko 2013 Sharapova Wozniacki Kerber Kirilenko Azarenka Errani Kvitova Stosur 2014 Pennetta A.Radwanska Li Na Halep Cibulkova Stephens Dellacqua Jankovic 2015 Halep Jankovic S.Williams Lisicki Pennetta Tsurenko Suárez Bacsinszky Navarro 2016 Azarenka S.Williams Ka.Pliskova A.Radwanska Halep Kvitova Rybarikova Kasatkina 2017 Vesnina Kuznetsova Ka.Pliskova Mladenovic Muguruza Pavlyuchenkova Wozniacki V.Williams 2018 Osaka Kasatkina Halep V.Williams Martic Ka.Pliskova Suárez Kerber Navarro

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PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS & RUNNERS-UP

DOUBLES YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP SCORE CHAMPIONS 1989* [4] Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere (BUL #9) Jenny Byrne (AUS #64) 64 61 Mandlikova / Shriver 1990* [1] Martina Navratilova (USA #2) [3] Helena Sukova (TCH #10) 62 57 61 Novotna / Sukova 1991* [2] Martina Navratilova (USA #3) [1] Monica Seles (YUG #2) 62 76(6) Canceled due to rain 1992* [1] Monica Seles (YUG #1) [3] Conchita Martínez (ESP #8) 63 61 Khode-Kilsch / Rehe 1993* [1] Mary Joe Fernandez (USA #7) [4] Amanda Coetzer (RSA #18) 36 61 76(6) Sukova / Stubbs 1994* [1] Stefanie Graf (GER #1) [6] Amanda Coetzer (RSA #16) 60 64 Davenport / Raymond 1995* [8] Mary Joe Fernandez (USA #19) [4] Natasha Zvereva (BLR #9) 6-4 6-3 Davenport / Raymond 1996* [1] Stefanie Graf (GER #1) [2] Conchita Martinez (ESP #2) 76(5) 76(5) Rubin / Schultz- McCarthy 1997* [4] Lindsay Davenport (USA #8) [6] Irina Spirlea (ROU #11) 62 61 Davenport / Zvereva 1998* [1] Martina Hingis (SUI #1) [2] Lindsay Davenport (USA #2) 63 64 Davenport / Zvereva 1999* Serena Williams (USA #21) [5] Stefanie Graf (GER #7) 63 36 75 Hingis / Kournikova 2000 [2] Lindsay Davenport (USA #2) [1] Martina Hingis (SUI #1) 46 64 60 Davenport / Morariu 2001 [7] Serena Williams (USA #10) [14] Kim Clijsters (BEL #19) 46 64 62 Arendt / Sugiyama 2002 [18] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK #26) [2] Martina Hingis (SUI #4) 63 64 Raymond / Stubbs 2003 [1] Kim Clijsters (BEL #3) [4] Lindsay Davenport (USA #7) 64 75 Davenport / Raymond 2004 [1] Justine Henin (BEL #1) [3] Lindsay Davenport (USA #4) 6-1 64 Ruano Pascual / Suárez 2005 Kim Clijsters (BEL #133) [1] Lindsay Davenport (USA #1) 64 46 62 Ruano Pascual / Suárez 2006 [3] Maria Sharapova (RUS #5) [4] Elena Dementieva (RUS #8) 61 62 Raymond / Stosur 2007 [14] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK #18) [2] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS #4) 63 64 Raymond / Stosur 2008 [1] Ana Ivanovic (SRB #2) [2] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS #3) 64 63 Safina / Vesnina 2009 [4] Vera Zvonareva (RUS #6) [5] Ana Ivanovic (SRB #7) 76(5) 62 Azarenka / Zvonareva 2010 [6] Jelena Jankovic (SRB #9) [2] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN #4) 62 64 Peschke / Srebotnik 2011 [1] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN #1) [15] Marion Bartoli (FRA #17) 61 26 63 Mirza / Vesnina 2012 [1] Victoria Azarenka (BLR #1) [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS #2) 62 63 Huber / Raymond 2013 [2] Maria Sharapova (RUS #3) [8] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN #10) 62 62 Makarova / Vesnina 2014 [20] Flavia Pennetta (ITA #21) [2] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL #3) 76(5) 63 Hsieh / Peng 2015 [3] Simona Halep (ROU #3) [18] Jelena Jankovic (SRB #21) 26 75 64 Hingis/Mirza 2016 [13] Victoria Azarenka (BLR #15) [1] Serena Williams (USA #1) 64 64 Mattek- Sands/Vandeweghe 2017 [14] Elena Vesnina (RUS #15) [8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS #8) 67(6) 75 64 Chan/Hingis 2018 Naomi Osaka (JPN #44) [20] Daria Kasatkina (RUS #19) 63 62 Hsieh/Strycova * Indian Wells was a 64 draw from 1989-99; increased to a 128 draw in 2000

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COUNTRY BREAKDOWN

Excluding qualifiers, a total of 31 countries are represented in the main draw, led by the United States with 15 players:

Australia (4) Ashleigh Barty, Daria Gavrilova, Samantha Stosur, Ajla Tomljanovic Belarus (4) Victoria Azarenka, Vera Lapko, Aryna Sabalenka, Aliaksandra Sasnovich Belgium (3) , Elise Mertens, Alison Van Uytvanck Canada (2) Bianca Andreescu, Eugenie Bouchard China (4) Wang Qiang, Wang Yafan, , Zheng Saisai Chinese Taipei (1) Hsieh Su-Wei Croatia (2) Petra Martic, Dona Vekic Czech Republic (5) Petra Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova, Katerina Siniakova, Barbora Strycova, Marketa Vondrousova Denmark (1) Caroline Wozniacki Estonia (2) , Anett Kontaveit France (4) Alizé Cornet, Caroline Garcia, Kristina Mladenovic, Pauline Parmentier Germany (6) , Julia Goerges, Angelique Kerber, Tatjana Maria, Andrea Petkovic, Laura Siegemund Great Britain (1) Greece (1) Hungary (1) Timea Babos (1) Naomi Osaka Kazakhstan (1) Latvia (2) Jelena Ostapenko, Anastasija Sevastova Netherlands (1) Kiki Bertens Puerto Rico (1) Poland (1) Romania (3) Irina-Camelia Begu, Mihaela Buzarnescu, Simona Halep Russia (4) Ekaterina Alexandrova, Daria Kasatkina, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Serbia (1) Aleksandra Krunic Slovakia (4) Dominika Cibulkova, Viktoria Kuzmova, Magdalena Rybarikova, Anna Karolina Schmiedlova Spain (2) Garbiñe Muguruza, Carla Suárez Navarro Sweden (2) , Rebecca Peterson Switzerland (1) Belinda Bencic Tunisia (1) Ukraine (3) Elina Svitolina, Lesia Tsurenko, Dayana Yastremska USA (15) Amanda Anisimova, , Jennifer Brady, Madison Brengle, Jennifer Brady, Danielle Collins, Lauren Davis, Sofia Kenin, Madison Keys, Jessica Pegula, Bernada Pera, Alison Riske, Sloane Stephens, Taylor Townsend, Sachia Vickery, Serena Williams, Venus Williams

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