The 2022 Indian Wells Open (branded as the 2022 BNP Paribas Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional men's and women's tennis tournament played in Indian Wells, California. It was the 48th edition of the men's event and 33rd of the women's event and was classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2022 ATP Tour and a WTA 1000 event on the 2022 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's qualifying and main draw events took place from March 7 through March 20, 2022 on outdoor hard courts at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. It was returned to its traditional March schedule for the first time since 2019 after the previous tournament was held five months earlier in October 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
| 2022 BNP Paribas Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 9–20 |
| Edition | 48th (ATP) / 33rd (WTA) |
| Category | ATP Tour Masters 1000 (Men) WTA 1000 (Women) |
| Draw | 96S / 32D |
| Prize money | $9,554,920 (ATP) $8,369,455 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Indian Wells, California, United States |
| Venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Taylor Fritz | |
| Women's singles | |
 Iga Świątek | |
| Men's doubles | |
| John Isner / Jack Sock | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan | |
Cameron Norrie was the defending men's singles champion,[3] but he lost in the quarterfinals to Carlos Alcaraz.[4] Taylor Fritz defeated Rafael Nadal in the final to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title, making him the first American to win at Indian Wells since Andre Agassi in 2001.[5] Paula Badosa was the defending women's singles champion, but she lost in the semifinals to Maria Sakkari.[6] Iga Świątek defeated Sakkari in the final to win her first Indian Wells title and her second consecutive WTA 1000 title of the year, making her the first Polish player to win at Indian Wells.[7]
John Peers and Filip Polášek were the defending men's doubles champions,[8] but they lost in the first round to Marcelo Arévalo and Jean-Julien Rojer.[9] John Isner and Jack Sock defeated Santiago González and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final to win their second Indian Wells doubles title together after winning their first in 2018.[10] Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens were the defending women's doubles champions,[11] but only Mertens returned to compete. She partnered with Veronika Kudermetova, but lost in the first round to Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya.[12] Xu Yifan and Yang Zhaoxuan defeated Asia Muhammad and Ena Shibahara in the final to win their first WTA 1000 doubles title and become the first Chinese champions at Indian Wells since Peng Shuai in 2014.[13][14]
Champions
editMen's singles
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Taylor Fritz def. 
Rafael Nadal, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
This was Fritz's first ATP Tour singles title of the year, and second overall. This was his first title at ATP Masters 1000 level.
Women's singles
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Iga Świątek def. 
Maria Sakkari, 6–4, 6–1.
This was Świątek's second WTA title of the year, and her fifth overall.
Men's doubles
edit- John Isner / Jack Sock def.
Santiago González / 
Édouard Roger-Vasselin, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Women's doubles
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Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan def. Asia Muhammad / 
Ena Shibahara, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | 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
editThe prize money for the 2022 BNP Paribas Open was $17,168,110 (ATP: $8,584,055, WTA $8,584,055). All prize money is in US Dollars.[15]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $1,231,245 | $646,110 | $343,985 | $179,940 | $94,575 | $54,400 | $30,130 | $18,200 | $9,205 | $5,025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | ||||||||||
| Men's doubles* | $426,010 | $225,980 | $120,520 | $61,100 | $32,630 | $17,580 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's doubles* | — | — | — | — |
*per team
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "BNP Paribas Open 2022: Draws, Dates, History & All You Need To Know". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 3, 2022. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Indian Wells 2022: Draws, prize money and everything you need to know". Women's Tennis Association. March 7, 2022. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ Carayol, Tumaini (October 17, 2021). "Cameron Norrie claims biggest win of his career to collect Indian Wells title". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ Fuller, Russell (March 18, 2022). "Indian Wells: Carlos Alcaraz ends Cameron Norrie's title defence and sets up Rafael Nadal meeting". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Fritz Ends Nadal's Perfect Season To Win Indian Wells Title". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 20, 2022. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Sakkari ends Badosa's title defense, faces Swiatek in first Indian Wells final". Women's Tennis Association. March 19, 2022. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Swiatek wins 11th straight match to claim Indian Wells title, rises to World No.2". Women's Tennis Association. March 20, 2022. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Peers & Polasek Win Indian Wells Doubles Title". Association of Tennis Professionals. October 17, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "Fritz/Paul Hold Nerve To Edge Alcaraz/Carreno Busta In Indian Wells". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 13, 2022. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Isner/Sock Claim Second Indian Wells Title Together". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 20, 2022. Archived from the original on March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Hsieh and Mertens prevail to win Indian Wells doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. October 16, 2021. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ Sias, Van (March 12, 2022). "Doubles Take: Tough Road Ahead for Top Teams in Indian Wells". Tennis. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Xu, Yang charge to Indian Wells doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. March 19, 2022. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ Powers, Shad (March 19, 2022). "BNP Paribas Open: Chinese pair who barely made it into the tournament win doubles title". The Desert Sun. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "BNP Paribas Open 2022: Draws, Dates, History & All You Need To Know | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05.