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2016 BNP Paribas Open


2016 BNP Paribas Open
March 7–20
43rd (ATP) / 28th (WTA)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (Men) WTA Premier Mandatory (Women)
96S / 32D
$7,107,445 (ATP)$6,844,139 (WTA)
Hard
Indian Wells, California, United States
Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Novak Djokovic
Victoria Azarenka
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / CoCo Vandeweghe

The 2016 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2016 Indian Wells Open) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2016. It was the 43rd edition of the men's event and 28th of the women's event, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2016 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 7 through March 20, 2016, on outdoor hard courts.

  • Novak Djokovic defeated Milos Raonic, 6–2, 6–0

  • Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams, 6–4, 6–4

  • Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut defeated Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)

  • Bethanie Mattek-Sands / CoCo Vandeweghe defeated Julia Görges / Karolína Plíšková, 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]

  • Players with byes receive first-round points.

The following are the seeded players. Rankings and seedings are based on ATP rankings as of March 7, 2016.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11Novak Djokovic16,5401,0001,00016,540Champion, defeated Milos Raonic [12]
22Andy Murray8,685360458,370Third round lost to Federico Delbonis
34Stan Wawrinka6,32510906,405Fourth round lost to David Goffin [15]
45Rafael Nadal4,8101803604,990Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
56Kei Nishikori3,980901804,070Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [4]
67Tomáš Berdych3,900180903,810Fourth round lost to Milos Raonic [12]
79Jo-Wilfried Tsonga2,95001803,130Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
810Richard Gasquet2,71510902,795Fourth round lost to Marin Čilić [10]
911John Isner2,58590902,585Fourth round lost to Kei Nishikori [5]
1012Marin Čilić2,555101802,725Quarterfinals lost to David Goffin [15]
1113Dominic Thiem2,43010902,510Fourth round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7]
1214Milos Raonic2,4103606002,650Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
1316Gaël Monfils1,95001802,130Quarterfinals lost to Milos Raonic [12]
1417Roberto Bautista Agut1,93545451,935Third round lost to Feliciano López [18]
1518David Goffin1,93003602,290Semifinals lost to Milos Raonic [12]
1619Gilles Simon1,85590451,810Third round lost to Alexander Zverev
1720Bernard Tomic1,805180451,670Third round retired vs. Milos Raonic [12]
1821Feliciano López1,630180901,540Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
1922Benoît Paire1,581(20)†101,571Second round lost to Adrian Mannarino
2023Viktor Troicki1,58010101,580Second round lost to Leonardo Mayer
2124Jack Sock1,57090451,525Third round lost to Dominic Thiem [11]
2225Pablo Cuevas1,51045101,475Second round lost to Guido Pella
2326Grigor Dimitrov1,42045101,385Second round lost to Alexander Zverev
2427Nick Kyrgios1,42025101,405Second round lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas
2528Martin Kližan1,42025101,405Second round retired vs. Fernando Verdasco
2629Alexandr Dolgopolov1,33045451,330Third round lost to Richard Gasquet [8]
2730Philipp Kohlschreiber1,33045451,330Third round lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
2832Jérémy Chardy1,25510101,255Second round lost to Andrey Kuznetsov
2933Thomaz Bellucci1,20010101,200Second round lost to Borna Ćorić
3035Steve Johnson1,19045451,190Third round lost to Kei Nishikori [5]
3136Sam Querrey1,17510451,210Third round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7]
3237João Sousa1,14610101,146Second round lost to Federico Delbonis

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2015. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • Juan Martín del Potro
  • Jared Donaldson
  • Taylor Fritz
  • Mackenzie McDonald
  • Frances Tiafoe

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:

  • Dmitry Tursunov

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Michael Berrer
  • Bjorn Fratangelo
  • Ryan Harrison
  • Pierre-Hugues Herbert
  • Jozef Kovalík
  • Vincent Millot
  • Renzo Olivo
  • Peter Polansky
  • Noah Rubin
  • Alexander Sarkissian
  • Tim Smyczek
  • Marco Trungelliti

Before the tournament

  • Kevin Anderson → replaced by Rajeev Ram
  • Pablo Andújar → replaced by Mikhail Kukushkin
  • Marcos Baghdatis → replaced by Evgeny Donskoy
  • Simone Bolelli → replaced by Dmitry Tursunov
  • Roger Federer → replaced by Alexander Zverev
  • David Ferrer → replaced by John Millman
  • Fabio Fognini → replaced by Mikhail Youzhny
  • Andreas Haider-Maurer → replaced by Ernests Gulbis
  • Jerzy Janowicz → replaced by Diego Schwartzman
  • Ivo Karlović → replaced by Lucas Pouille
  • Paolo Lorenzi → replaced by Damir Džumhur
  • Tommy Robredo → replaced by Kyle Edmund
  • Sergiy Stakhovsky → replaced by Thiemo de Bakker
  • Janko Tipsarević → replaced by Marcel Granollers

During the tournament

  • Mikhail Youzhny

  • Martin Kližan

  • Bernard Tomic

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
NEDJean-Julien RojerROUHoria Tecău71
CROIvan DodigBRAMarcelo Melo82
USABob BryanUSAMike Bryan113
GBRJamie MurrayBRABruno Soares124
INDRohan BopannaROUFlorin Mergea205
CANVasek PospisilUSAJack Sock316
FRAPierre-Hugues HerbertFRANicolas Mahut317
FRAÉdouard Roger-VasselinSRBNenad Zimonjić368
  • 1 Rankings as of March 7, 2016.

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

  • Mahesh Bhupathi / Stan Wawrinka
  • Nick Kyrgios / Alexander Zverev

The following pairs received entry as alternates:

  • Jérémy Chardy / Fabrice Martin
  • Marek Michalička / Ivo Minář

Before the tournament

  • Mahesh Bhupathi (leg injury)

  • Nick Kyrgios (illness)

  • Robert Farah (neck injury)

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 29, 2016. Rankings and points before are as of March 7, 2016.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11Serena Williams9,2453906509,505Runner-up, lost to Victoria Azarenka [13]
22Angelique Kerber5,70010105,700Second round lost to Denisa Allertová
33Agnieszka Radwańska5,450653905,775Semifinals lost to Serena Williams [1]
44Garbiñe Muguruza4,83165104,776Second round lost to Christina McHale
55Simona Halep4,7451,0002153,960Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [1]
66Carla Suárez Navarro4,01521503,800Withdrew from the second round
78Belinda Bencic3,505120653,450Third round lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková
89Petra Kvitová3,48302153,698Quarterfinals lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [3]
910Roberta Vinci3,455351203,540Fourth round retired vs. Magdaléna Rybáriková
1012Venus Williams3,0820103,092Second round lost to Kurumi Nara [Q]
1113Lucie Šafářová2,82365102,768Second round lost to Yaroslava Shvedova
1221Timea Bacsinszky2,4402151202,345Fourth round lost to Daria Kasatkina
1315Victoria Azarenka2,660651,0003,595Champion, defeated Serena Williams [1]
1418Ana Ivanovic2,53165652,531Third round lost to Karolína Plíšková [18]
1516Sara Errani2,58565102,530Second round lost to Lesia Tsurenko
1617Svetlana Kuznetsova2,53565102,480Second round lost to CoCo Vandeweghe
1714Elina Svitolina2,750120652,695Third round lost to Roberta Vinci [9]
1819Karolína Plíšková2,5251203902,795Semifinals lost to Victoria Azarenka [13]
1920Jelena Janković2,5056501201,975Fourth round lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [3]
2025Caroline Wozniacki2,04665101,991Second round lost to Zhang Shuai [WC]
2122Sloane Stephens2,215120102,105Second round lost to Eugenie Bouchard
2223Andrea Petkovic2,11010102,110Second round lost to Barbora Strýcová
2324Madison Keys2,06065102,005Second round lost to Nicole Gibbs [Q]
2427Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova1,92065101,865Second round lost to Kateryna Bondarenko [Q]
2526Johanna Konta1,928(20)†1202,028Fourth round lost to Karolína Plíšková [18]
2628Samantha Stosur1,845651201,900Fourth round lost to Victoria Azarenka [13]
2729Kristina Mladenovic1,78010101,780Second round lost to Yulia Putintseva
2830Anna Karolína Schmiedlová1,69010101,690Second round lost to Monica Puig
2931Sabine Lisicki1,682390101,302Second round lost to Johanna Larsson
3032Ekaterina Makarova1,57165651,571Third round lost to Simona Halep [5]
3133Daria Gavrilova1,430120101,375Second round lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková
3234Monica Niculescu1,38035651,410Third round lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [3]

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2015. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • Samantha Crawford
  • Lauren Davis
  • Daniela Hantuchová
  • Jamie Loeb
  • Alison Riske
  • Shelby Rogers
  • Heather Watson
  • Zhang Shuai

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:

  • Petra Cetkovská
  • Vania King
  • Peng Shuai
  • Laura Robson
  • Galina Voskoboeva

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Kiki Bertens
  • Kateryna Bondarenko
  • Nicole Gibbs
  • Kurumi Nara
  • Risa Ozaki
  • Pauline Parmentier
  • Kristýna Plíšková
  • Aliaksandra Sasnovich
  • Laura Siegemund
  • Kateřina Siniaková
  • Taylor Townsend
  • Donna Vekić

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

  • Anna-Lena Friedsam

Before the tournament

  • Mona Barthel → replaced by Magdaléna Rybáriková

  • Alizé Cornet → replaced by Mariana Duque Mariño

  • Karin Knapp → replaced by Vania King

  • Varvara Lepchenko → replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova

  • Maria Sharapova (forearm injury and provisional suspension) → replaced by Yulia Putintseva

  • Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by Anna-Lena Friedsam

  • Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Irina Falconi

  • Pauline Parmentier

  • Barbora Strýcová

  • Roberta Vinci

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
SUIMartina HingisINDSania Mirza21
TPEChan Hao-chingTPEChan Yung-jan112
HUNTímea BabosKAZYaroslava Shvedova173
CZEAndrea HlaváčkováCZELucie Hradecká224
RUSEkaterina MakarovaCZELucie Šafářová255
FRACaroline GarciaFRAKristina Mladenovic266
ESPGarbiñe MuguruzaESPCarla Suárez Navarro317
USARaquel AtawoUSAAbigail Spears398
  • 1 Rankings as of February 29, 2016.

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

  • Denisa Allertová / Petra Kvitová
  • Kirsten Flipkens / Ana Ivanovic
  • Angelique Kerber / Andrea Petkovic
  • Svetlana Kuznetsova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

The following pair received entry as alternates:

  • Kateryna Bondarenko / Olga Savchuk

Before the tournament

  • Caroline Garcia (back injury)

  • Official website

  • ATP tournament profile

  • Women's singles, doubles and qualifying draws

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