| 2019 BNP Paribas Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 4–17 | 
| Edition | 46th (ATP) / 31st (WTA) | 
| Category | ATP Tour Masters 1000 (Men)  WTA Premier Mandatory (Women)  | 
| Draw | 96S / 32D | 
| Prize money | $9,314,875 (ATP) $9,035,428 (WTA)  | 
| Surface | Hard | 
| Location | Indian Wells, California, United States | 
| Venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Women's singles | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Women's doubles | |
The 2019 Indian Wells Open (also known as the 2019 BNP Paribas Open for sponsorship reasons) 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,[1] but two-time champion Maria Sharapova announced her withdrawal three weeks before the tournament due to a right shoulder injury.[2]
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.[3]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 25* | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35* | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 
- Players with byes receive first-round points.
 
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles | $1,354,010 | $686,000 | $354,000 | $182,000 | $91,205 | $48,775 | $26,430 | $16,425 | $6,790 | $3,395 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | ||||||||||
| Men's doubles | $457,290 | $223,170 | $111,170 | $57,000 | $30,060 | $16,090 | — | — | — | — | 
| Women's doubles | — | — | — | — | 
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Rankings and seedings are based on ATP rankings as of March 4, 2019.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 10,955 | 10 | 45 | 10,990 | Third round lost to  | |
| 2 | 2 | 8,365 | 0 | 360 | 8,725 | Semifinals withdrew due to right knee injury | |
| 3 | 3 | 6,595 | 10 | 45 | 6,630 | Third round lost to  | |
| 4 | 4 | 4,600 | 600 | 600 | 4,600 | Runner-up, lost to  | |
| 4,295 | 180 | 0 | 4,115 | Withdrew due to elbow injury | |||
| 6 | 7 | 4,190 | 0 | 45 | 4,235 | Third round lost to  | |
| 7 | 8 | 3,800 | 45 | 1,000 | 4,755 | Champion, defeated  | |
| 8 | 9 | 3,405 | 10 | 90 | 3,485 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 9 | 10 | 3,175 | 25 | 10 | 3,160 | Second round lost to  | |
| 10 | 11 | 3,095 | 45 | 45 | 3,095 | Third round lost to  | |
| 11 | 12 | 2,695 | 360 | 10 | 2,345 | Second round lost to  | |
| 12 | 13 | 2,675 | 10 | 180 | 2,845 | Quarterfinals lost to  | |
| 13 | 14 | 2,275 | 360 | 360 | 2,275 | Semifinals lost to  | |
| 14 | 15 | 2,230 | 45 | 45 | 2,230 | Third round lost to  | |
| 15 | 16 | 2,091 | (80)† | 10 | 2,021 | Second round lost to  | |
| 16 | 17 | 1,885 | 10 | 10 | 1,885 | Second round lost to  | |
| 17 | 18 | 1,865 | 10 | 10 | 1,865 | Second round lost to  | |
| 18 | 19 | 1,740 | 45 | 180 | 1,875 | Quarterfinals withdrew due to Achilles tendon injury | |
| 1,705 | 90 | 0 | 1,615 | Withdrew due to shoulder injury | |||
| 20 | 21 | 1,650 | 0 | 10 | 1,660 | Second round lost to  | |
| 21 | 22 | 1,545 | 45 | 10 | 1,510 | Second round lost to  | |
| 22 | 23 | 1,520 | 10 | 90 | 1,600 | Fourth round lost  | |
| 23 | 24 | 1,508 | 25 | 10 | 1,493 | Second round lost to  | |
| 24 | 25 | 1,485 | 25 | 90 | 1,550 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 25 | 26 | 1,485 | 10 | 45 | 1,520 | Third round lost to  | |
| 1,310 | 10 | 0 | 1,300 | Withdrew due to shoulder injury | |||
| 27 | 29 | 1,305 | 10 | 45 | 1,340 | Third round lost to  | |
| 28 | 30 | 1,265 | 10 | 10 | 1,265 | Second round lost to  | |
| 29 | 31 | 1,220 | 25 | 10 | 1,205 | Second round lost to  | |
| 30 | 32 | 1,211 | 10 | 45 | 1,246 | Third round lost to  | |
| 31 | 33 | 1,205 | 0 | 10 | 1,215 | Second round lost to  | |
| 32 | 34 | 1,205 | 10 | 45 | 1,240 | Third round lost to  | 
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018, but was defending points from an ATP Challenger Tour tournament.
Withdrawals
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4,585 | 1,000 | 3,585 | Knee injury | |
| 27 | 1,340 | 0 | 1,340 | Groin injury | 
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 Radu Albot
 Alex Bolt
 Dan Evans
 Bjorn Fratangelo
 Marcos Giron
 Prajnesh Gunneswaran
 Ugo Humbert
 Denis Istomin
 Tatsuma Ito
 Filip Krajinović
 Alexei Popyrin
 Elias Ymer
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
 Kevin Anderson → replaced by 
 Miomir Kecmanović
 Aljaž Bedene → replaced by 
 Ryan Harrison
 Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by 
 Andrey Rublev
 Chung Hyeon → replaced by 
 Ilya Ivashka
 Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by 
 Taro Daniel
 Grigor Dimitrov → replaced by 
 Ričardas Berankis
 Richard Gasquet → replaced by 
 Federico Delbonis
 Vasek Pospisil → replaced by 
 Mackenzie McDonald
 Fernando Verdasco → replaced by 
 Ernests Gulbis
- During the tournament
 
Retirements
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert | Nicolas Mahut | 7 | 1 | ||
| Jamie Murray | Bruno Soares | 11 | 2 | ||
| Oliver Marach | Mate Pavić | 16 | 3 | ||
| Bob Bryan | Mike Bryan | 18 | 4 | ||
| Juan Sebastián Cabal | Robert Farah | 20 | 5 | ||
| Łukasz Kubot | Marcelo Melo | 20 | 6 | ||
| Raven Klaasen | Michael Venus | 26 | 7 | ||
| Henri Kontinen | John Peers | 34 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings as of March 4, 2019.
 
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
 Pablo Carreño Busta (shoulder injury)
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.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6,871 | 1,000 | 120 | 5,991 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 2 | 2 | 5,727 | 390 | 120 | 5,457 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 3 | 3 | 5,605 | 65 | 10 | 5,550 | Second round lost to  | |
| 4 | 4 | 5,277 | 65 | 10 | 5,222 | Second round lost to  | |
| 5 | 5 | 5,145 | 215 | 215 | 5,145 | Quarterfinals lost to  | |
| 6 | 6 | 4,900 | 65 | 390 | 5,225 | Semifinals lost to  | |
| 7 | 7 | 4,885 | 10 | 120 | 4,995 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 8 | 8 | 4,880 | 215 | 650 | 5,315 | Runner-up, lost to  | |
| 9 | 9 | 3,565 | 65 | 120 | 3,620 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 10 | 10 | 3,406 | 65 | 65 | 3,406 | Third round retired against  | |
| 11 | 11 | 3,325 | 120 | 65 | 3,270 | Third round retired against  | |
| 12 | 12 | 3,285 | 10 | 120 | 3,395 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 13 | 13 | 3,118 | 120 | 10 | 3,008 | Second round lost to  | |
| 14 | 14 | 2,985 | 650 | 10 | 2,345 | Second round lost to  | |
| 15 | 15 | 2,780 | 65 | 65 | 2,780 | Third round lost to  | |
| 16 | 16 | 2,745 | 10 | 65 | 2,800 | Third round lost to  | |
| 17 | 17 | 2,726 | 10 | 10 | 2,726 | Second round lost to  | |
| 18 | 18 | 2,607 | 120 | 120 | 2,607 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 19 | 19 | 2,460 | 120 | 10 | 2,350 | Second round lost to  | |
| 20 | 20 | 2,430 | 10 | 215 | 2,635 | Quarterfinals lost to  | |
| 21 | 21 | 2,355 | 10 | 120 | 2,465 | Fourth round lost to  | |
| 22 | 22 | 2,251 | 65 | 65 | 2,251 | Third round lost to  | |
| 23 | 23 | 2,065 | 35 | 390 | 2,420 | Semifinals lost to  | |
| 24 | 28 | 1,751 | 10 | 65 | 1,806 | Third round lost to  | |
| 25 | 25 | 1,906 | 120 | 65 | 1,851 | Third round lost to  | |
| 26 | 24 | 1,923 | 215 | 10 | 1,718 | Second round lost to  | |
| 27 | 27 | 1,865 | 65 | 10 | 1,810 | Second round lost to  | |
| 28 | 26 | 1,875 | 10 | 10 | 1,875 | Second round lost to  | |
| 29 | 31 | 1,650 | 10 | 10 | 1,650 | Second round lost to  | |
| 30 | 32 | 1,565 | 10 | 10 | 1,565 | Second round lost to  | |
| 31 | 34 | 1,550 | 65 | 10 | 1,495 | Second round lost to  | |
| 32 | 35 | 1,502 | 10 | 10 | 1,502 | Second round lost to  | 
Withdrawals
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1,716 | 10 | 1,706 | Right shoulder injury | |
| 30 | 1,705 | 0 | 1,705 | Injury | 
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 Bianca Andreescu
 Amanda Anisimova
 Jennifer Brady
 Madison Brengle
 Lauren Davis
 Jessica Pegula
 Taylor Townsend
 Sachia Vickery
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
 Camila Giorgi → replaced by 
 Eugenie Bouchard
 Luksika Kumkhum → replaced by 
 Magda Linette
 Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by 
 Johanna Larsson
 Maria Sharapova (right shoulder injury) → replaced by 
 Mona Barthel[2]
Retirements
 Anastasija Sevastova (viral illness)
 Serena Williams (viral illness)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbora Krejčíková | Kateřina Siniaková | 3 | 1 | ||
| Tímea Babos | Kristina Mladenovic | 8 | 2 | ||
| Hsieh Su-wei | Barbora Strýcová | 20 | 3 | ||
| Nicole Melichar | Květa Peschke | 22 | 4 | ||
| Gabriela Dabrowski | Xu Yifan | 30 | 5 | ||
| Samantha Stosur | Zhang Shuai | 35 | 6 | ||
| Andreja Klepač | María José Martínez Sánchez | 38 | 7 | ||
| Chan Hao-ching | Latisha Chan | 39 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings as of February 25, 2019.
 
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 Victoria Azarenka / 
 Elina Svitolina
 Eugenie Bouchard / 
 Sloane Stephens(Withdrew to focus on singles)
 Serena Williams / 
 Venus Williams
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
 Serena Williams (change of schedule)
 Venus Williams (change of schedule)
 Vera Zvonareva
- During the tournament
 
 Carla Suárez Navarro (hip injury)
Champions
Men's singles
 Dominic Thiem def. 
 Roger Federer, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Women's singles
 Bianca Andreescu def. 
 Angelique Kerber, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Men's doubles
 Nikola Mektić / 
 Horacio Zeballos def. 
 Łukasz Kubot / 
 Marcelo Melo, 4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Women's doubles
 Elise Mertens / 
 Aryna Sabalenka def. 
 Barbora Krejčíková / 
 Kateřina Siniaková, 6–3, 6–2
References
- ↑ "2019 BNP Paribas Open Entry Lists Feature All Top 75 Ranked WTA and ATP Tour Singles Players". BNP Paribas Open. January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
 - 1 2 Chiesa, Victoria (2019-02-13). "Sharapova out of Indian Wells with shoulder injury". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
 - ↑ "Del Potro out of Indian Wells with knee injury". ESPN. February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.