2019 BNP Paribas Open
Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 Naomi Osaka 6,871 1,000 120 5,991 Fourth round lost to Belinda Bencic [ 23 ]
2 2 Simona Halep 5,727 390 120 5,457 Fourth round lost to Markéta Vondroušová
3 3 Petra Kvitová 5,605 65 10 5,550 Second round lost to Venus Williams
4 4 Sloane Stephens 5,277 65 10 5,222 Second round lost to Stefanie Vögele [ Q ]
5 5 Karolína Plíšková 5,145 215 215 5,145 Quarterfinals lost to Belinda Bencic [ 23 ]
6 6 Elina Svitolina 4,900 65 390 5,225 Semifinals lost to Bianca Andreescu [ WC ]
7 7 Kiki Bertens 4,885 10 120 4,995 Fourth round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza [ 20 ]
8 8 Angelique Kerber 4,880 215 650 5,315 Runner-up , lost to Bianca Andreescu [ WC ]
9 9 Aryna Sabalenka 3,565 65 120 3,620 Fourth round lost to Angelique Kerber [ 8 ]
10 10 Serena Williams 3,406 65 65 3,406 Third round retired against Garbiñe Muguruza [ 20 ]
11 11 Anastasija Sevastova 3,325 120 65 3,270 Third round retired against Anett Kontaveit [ 21 ]
12 12 Ashleigh Barty 3,285 10 120 3,395 Fourth round lost to Elina Svitolina [ 6 ]
13 13 Caroline Wozniacki 3,118 120 10 3,008 Second round lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova
14 14 Daria Kasatkina 2,985 650 10 2,345 Second round lost to Markéta Vondroušová
15 15 Julia Görges 2,780 65 65 2,780 Third round lost to Mona Barthel
16 16 Elise Mertens 2,745 10 65 2,800 Third round lost to Wang Qiang [ 18 ]
17 17 Madison Keys 2,726 10 10 2,726 Second round lost to Mona Barthel
18 18 Wang Qiang 2,607 120 120 2,607 Fourth round lost to Bianca Andreescu [ WC ]
19 19 Caroline Garcia 2,460 120 10 2,350 Second round lost to Jennifer Brady [ WC ]
20 20 Garbiñe Muguruza 2,430 10 215 2,635 Quarterfinals lost to Bianca Andreescu [ WC ]
WTA singles main draw entrants -- Seeds
The following are the seeded players . Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 25 , 2019 . Rankings and points before are as of March 4 , 2019 .
The 2019 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2019 Indian Wells Masters) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2019. It was the 46th edition of the men's event and 31st of the women's event, and was classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2019 ATP Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2019 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, from March 4 through March 17, 2019, on outdoor hard courts. All top 75 ranked WTA and ATP Tour singles players were included in the initial entry list, but two-time champion Maria Sharapova announced her withdrawal three weeks before the tournament due to a right shoulder injury. Juan Martín del Potro and Naomi Osaka were the defending champions in the men's and women's draw respectively. Del Potro withdrew before the tournament began due to a knee injury. Osaka lost in the fourth round to Belinda Bencic.