The scheduling meeting must have been … fraught Wednesday as they decided who got what court with a top half of the women’s draw chock full of high-profile names.
The newly-engaged Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova, rising and popular Filipino Alexandra Eala.
Young American player – who’s from close by – Iva Jovic and rising Canadian star Victoria Mboko, who’ll be popular with the large contingent of Canadians fans on hand.
Oh, and Emma Raducanu. Who always gets good court assignments.
(Indian Wells is three hours behind ET).
BNP Paribas Open
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: March 4 – 15, 2026
Prize Money: $9,415,725
Draws: S96 – D32
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Stadium 1 (11 a.m. start – 2 p.m. ET)
2. [1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) vs. [Q] Himeno Sakatsume (JPN)
3. [4] Coco Gauff (USA) vs. [Q] Kamilla Rakhimova (UZB)
5. [6] Amanda Anisimova (USA) vs. Anna Blinkova (RUS) (late)
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Stadium 2
1. [10] Victoria Mboko (CAN) vs. Kimberly Birrell (AUS)
4. [16] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs. [Q] Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) (not before 6 p.m.)
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Stadium 3
4. [18] Iva Jovic (USA) vs. Camila Osorio (COL) (not before 6 p.m.)
5. [31] Alexandra Eala (PHI) vs. Dayana Yastremska (UKR)
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Stadium 4
1. [25] Emma Raducanu (GBR) vs. [Q] Anastasia Zakharova (RUS)
2. [21] Diana Shnaider (RUS) vs. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
3. [7] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs. Anastasia Potapova (AUT)
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Stadium 5
1. [14] Linda Noskova (CZE) vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP)
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Stadium 7
1. [17] Clara Tauson (DEN) vs. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
2. [30] Wang Xinyu (CHN) vs. Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)
3. [29] Maya Joint (AUS) vs. Jaqueline Cristian (ROU)
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Stadium 9
1. [11] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) vs. [Q] Talia Gibson (AUS)
2. [23] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) vs. Zeynep Sonmez (TUR)
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