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WTA SCOREBOARD: The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells s=seed, n=rank, *=upset, LL=lucky loser ranks are for the previous week How do players get into the "draw"? BNP Paribas Open,  Indian Wells, California   NWS weather radar tourney time:        = GMT -7 hours        = US EDT -3 hours        = US PDT San Diego news Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar   click for broader view   Indian Wells Tennis Garden  venue map Lat.: 33.723599 Long.: -116.304295     Indian Wells: The main draw for this 96-player, two week, seven round tourney has 32 seeds, with 32 1st-round byes. There are 12 qualifiers and 8 wild cards in the main draw. Qualifying (2 rounds) starts on Monday, qualifying finals are on Tuesday. Main draw play begins on Wednesday. 2015: On Wednesday, March 11, players alerting the media at Indian Wells included 2013 & 2006 tourney champion Maria Sharapova, 2008 champ Ana Ivanovic (talking to 2011 champ Caroline Wozniacki), and Genie Bouchard... On Thursday, 1999 & 2001 IW champ Serena Williams, back for the first time since 2001, also met the press

Indian Wells, 1st Rd, Wed-Thu 11am loser's prize: $10,485; points: 10 n39 Roberta Vinci ITA d n52 Jarmila Gajdosova AUS 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 Thu n40 Mona Barthel GER d n64 Kristina Mladenovic FRA 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 Wed Mona driving a backhand n41 A Pavlyuchenkova RUS d n53 Johanna Larsson SWE 6-4, 6-3 Wed n42 Sloane Stephens USA d n93 Chanelle Scheepers RSA 7-5, 7-5 Wed n43 Heather Watson GBR d n65 Julia Goerges GER 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 Wed Heather serving n44 Alison Riske USA d n59 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni CRO 6-2, 6-3 Wed n45 Madison Brengle USA d n73 Saisai Zheng CHN 6-3, 6-0 Thu *n92 Klara Koukalova CZE d n46 Daniela Hantuchova SVK 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 Thu     Klara said: "Daniela is a great champion. She won this tournament two times. I haven't won so many matches this year so my confidence wasn't so high, but I did it, and I'm very happy about it. Hopefully a win like this will help in the next round and the rest of the season." WTA story *n89 q Lara Arruabarrena ESP d n47 Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 6-0, 6-1 Wed n48 Monica Puig PUR d n84 wc Nicole Gibbs USA 6-3, 7-5 Wed Monica's backhand drive *n127 q Sesil Karatantcheva BUL d n49 Tsvetana Pironkova BUL 7-5, 6-1 Thu *n126 q Ons Jabeur TUN d n50 Kaia Kanepi EST 7-5, 6-2 Thu *n102 wc Irina Falconi USA d n51 Ajla Tomljanovic CRO 7-6(6), 6-4 Wed n54 Lauren Davis USA d n56 Anna Schmiedlova SVK 6-2, 6-2 Thu *n91 Yanina Wickmayer BEL d n55 Karin Knapp ITA 6-1, 7-5 Thu *n118 q Alison van Uytvanck BEL d n57 Kurumi Nara JPN 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Wed *n110 q Yulia Putintseva KAZ d n58 Tereza Smitkova CZE 6-4, 6-4 Thu n61 Kirsten Flipkens BEL d n80 Shelby Rogers USA 6-2, 6-4 Thu *n105 q Daria Gavrilova RUS d n62 Silvia Soler-Espinosa ESP 6-3, 6-4 Wed n63 Bojana Jovanovski SRB d n71 Kiki Bertens NED 6-3, 6-4 Thu n66 Elena Vesnina RUS d n107 q Kateryna Kozlova UKR 6-3, 6-3 Wed *n121 q Lucie Hradecka CZE d n67 Jana Cepelova SVK 6-3, 6-1 Thu n68 Monica Niculescu ROU d n75 Aleksandra Krunic SRB 6-2, 6-1 Wed n69 Christina McHale USA d n86 Petra Cetkovska CZE 6-4, 7-5 Thu *n122 q Lin Zhu CHN d n70 Francesca Schiavone ITA 0-6, 6-3, 6-3 Thu Lin driving a backhand *n85 q Lesia Tsurenko UKR d n72 Annika Beck GER 6-1, 6-3 Thu n74 q Polona Hercog SLO d n155 sr15 Vera Zvonareva RUS 6-1, 6-1 Thu n76 Katerina Siniakova CZE d n96 q Evgeniya Rodina RUS 6-3, 6-3 Wed n78 Marina Erakovic NZL d n97 wc Grace Min USA 6-3, 6-1 Wed n83 Donna Vekic CRO d n145 wc Louisa Chirico USA 6-4, 6-3 Wed Donna driving a forehand n95 wc Taylor Townsend USA d n187 B Mattek-Sands USA 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 Thu *n149 wc Sachia Vickery USA d n114 Alla Kudryavtseva RUS 7-6(6), 7-6(6) Wed

Indian Wells, 2nd Rd, Fri-Sat 11am loser's prize: $17,100; points: 35 n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n68 Monica Niculescu ROU 7-5, 7-5 Fri Serena serving     Monica plays a game of varied spins. Serena said: "[Monica] was interesting. I just never got the same ball. I just wasn't able to get my rhythm today. I'm just glad to get through that match. It was definitely a super tricky one for me. I just said, 'You're not going to lose this match. You have to figure out a way to win it." WTA story     It was Serena's first match at Indian Wells since 2001 due to a controversy that year which might be best described in this ESPN article. n2 s2 Maria Sharapova RUS d n91 Yanina Wickmayer BEL 6-1, 7-5 Sat Maria driving a forehand n3 s3 Simona Halep ROU d n105 q Daria Gavrilova RUS 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 Fri Simona driving a backhand     Simona said: "It was my first time playing against [Daria], and I didn't know how she was playing, and I went on court very nervous and my forehand wasn't working well. She plays really tough. She runs a lot and she's a good defender. I just had to relax and do everything I could to win every point. Sometimes you just have to try your best and just try and get through the match." WTA story n5 s4 Caroline Wozniacki DEN d n126 q Ons Jabeur TUN 7-6(3), 6-4 Sat Caro launching a forehand on the run     Caroline said: "It was tricky out there. I didn't feel too comfortable out there. [Ons] did a lot of drop shots, served well. I was just trying to stay with her most of the time. I just kept fighting and just kept running those drop shots down, and eventually I think I won the most important ones today." n6 s5 Ana Ivanovic SRB d n110 q Yulia Putintseva KAZ 6-3, 6-1 Sat Ana's backhand drive     Ana said: "It was a very tough match. It's tough to play someone you've never played before, and obviously she had a few matches under her belt already. But I really tried to work hard on each point, find my rhythm early and put pressure on her, and I think I did that well, so I was very pleased." WTA story n7 s6 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n121 q Lucie Hradecka CZE 6-2, 6-2 Sat Genie serving n8 s7 Agnieszka Radwanska POL d n44 Alison Riske USA 6-3, 6-1 Fri Aga driving a forehand     2014 Indian Wells finalist Agnieszka said: "I think I started very well today. I was in trouble in the end of the first set, but I was able to finish that one very well, and I think that's the most important thing." WTA story n9 s8 Ekaterina Makarova RUS d n66 Elena Vesnina RUS 6-4, 6-0 Fri *n85 q Lesia Tsurenko UKR d n10 s9 Andrea Petkovic GER 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 Sat n11 s10 Lucie Safarova CZE d n40 Mona Barthel GER 6-4, 7-6(4) Fri n12 s11 Sara Errani ITA d n122 q Lin Zhu CHN 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 Sat n13 s12 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n48 Monica Puig PUR 6-1, 6-1 Fri *n42 Sloane Stephens USA d n14 s13 Angelique Kerber GER 7-6(6), 6-2 Fri Sloane fielding a drop shot n15 s14 Karolina Pliskova CZE d n89 q Lara Arruabarrena ESP 6-3, 7-5 Fri n16 s15 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n45 Madison Brengle USA 6-4, 6-2 Sat Flavia's forehand drive n18 s16 Madison Keys USA d n92 Klara Koukalova CZE 6-3, 6-2 Sat     It was Madison's first match in six weeks. Madison said: "It's always different coming out and playing first match back. Luckily it seemed to work. I didn't really have to try to break through and figure things out too much. [Klara is] a tough player—she can come up with some really good shots. So I'm happy I was able to get through it today." WTA story *n41 A Pavlyuchenkova RUS d n20 s17 B Zahlavova Strycova CZE 6-3, 6-3 Fri n21 s18 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n54 Lauren Davis USA 6(5)-7, 6-0, 6-4 Sat n22 s19 Garbine Muguruza ESP d n102 wc Irina Falconi USA 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Fri n24 s20 Alize Cornet FRA d n69 Christina McHale USA 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 Sat n25 s21 Samantha Stosur AUS d n95 wc Taylor Townsend USA 6-4, 6-2 Sat n26 s22 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS d n76 Katerina Siniakova CZE 7-6(2), 6-2 Fri n27 s23 Elina Svitolina UKR d n118 q Alison van Uytvanck BEL 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 Fri n28 s24 Sabine Lisicki GER d n39 Roberta Vinci ITA 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 Sat n29 s25 Caroline Garcia FRA d n74 q Polona Hercog SLO 6-4, 6(5)-7, 6-4 Sat n30 s26 Varvara Lepchenko USA d n149 wc Sachia Vickery USA 6-4, 6-1 Fri n31 s27 Timea Bacsinszky SUI d n78 Marina Erakovic NZL 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 Fri Timea's backhand drive n32 s28 Zarina Diyas KAZ d n83 Donna Vekic CRO 6-3, 6-3 Fri *n43 Heather Watson GBR d n33 s29 Camila Giorgi ITA 7-5, 7-5 Fri Heather driving a forehand n36 s30 Coco Vandeweghe USA d n127 q Sesil Karatantcheva BUL 6-2, 6-3 Sat n37 s31 Belinda Bencic SUI d n63 Bojana Jovanovski SRB 6-2, 7-6(2) Sat Belinda driving a backhand n38 s32 Victoria Azarenka BLR d n61 Kirsten Flipkens BEL 6-2, 6-4 Sat

Indian Wells, 3rd Rd, Sun-Mon 11am loser's prize: $31,670; points: 65 n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n32 s28 Zarina Diyas KAZ 6-2, 6-0 Sun Serena slicing a backhand     Serena said: "Things are going in the right direction. I was able to play more consistent today and I felt that worked in my favor." AP story n2 s2 Maria Sharapova RUS d n38 s32 Victoria Azarenka BLR 6-4, 6-3 Mon Vika and Maria serving     Maria said: "It's just great to see [Victoria] back healthy and playing at a good level again... it seems like she's really back on track now... I feel like I did everything I had to do in order to win the match, which is sometimes the most important thing." WTA story     Vika said: "I think she played well... She was just more consistent than I was in the important moments. I created too many opportunities not to take them, and you just cannot afford to do that against a player like Maria." n3 s3 Simona Halep ROU d n30 s26 Varvara Lepchenko USA 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 Sun *n37 s31 Belinda Bencic SUI d n5 s4 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 6-4, 6-4 Mon Belinda's forehand drive     Caroline had double-bageled Belinda in their only previous encounter. Belinda said: "The difference was that I won a game! No, I was really happy after the first game I won, obviously, but I think I played more solid today. In Istanbul I had maybe too much respect and I was afraid, nervous. Today I really had a good game plan. I did what I had to do out there. I served well and had some easy points on my serve because of that. It was a solid match." WTA story     Caroline said: "Honestly, it was two completely different matches. She was steady, she took the ball early and she served well, but I just didn't put three balls in play today. But hats off to her. She took advantage of that and she played well during the important points in the match today." *n29 s25 Caroline Garcia FRA d n6 s5 Ana Ivanovic SRB 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 Mon n7 s6 Eugenie Bouchard CAN d n36 s30 Coco Vandeweghe USA 6-3, 6-2 Mon Genie fielding a forehand     Genie said: "I felt very solid today... I'm happy I was able to step in and attack whenever she let up a bit out there." WTA story *n43 Heather Watson GBR d n8 s7 Agnieszka Radwanska POL 6-4, 6-4 Sun Heather firing a forehand on the fly     Heather said: "The match was a little bit up and down, but I knew [Agnieszka] was going to try and step up her game and maybe play more aggressive or something different, and that's what she did. So I just kept my head and stuck to my own game plan. I knew I would have to play extremely well today and be just patient and pull the trigger at the right time. I think I found that balance very well today." WTA story *n31 s27 Timea Bacsinszky SUI d n9 s8 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 Sun Timea serving *n27 s23 Elina Svitolina UKR d n11 s10 Lucie Safarova CZE 7-6(5), 7-5 Sun Elina driving a backhand *n28 s24 Sabine Lisicki GER d n12 s11 Sara Errani ITA 6-4, 6-2 Mon n13 s12 Suarez Navarro ESP d n41 Pavlyuchenkova RUS 7-6(4), 6(5)-7, 6-0 Sun n15 s14 Karolina Pliskova CZE d n22 s19 Garbine Muguruza ESP 7-5, 6-4 Sun n16 s15 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n25 s21 Samantha Stosur AUS 6-4, 6-2 Mon *n21 s18 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n18 s16 Madison Keys USA 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 Mon Jelena's backhand drive *n85 q Lesia Tsurenko UKR d n24 s20 Alize Cornet FRA 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 Mon *n42 Sloane Stephens USA d n26 s22 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-4 Sun

Indian Wells, 4th Rd, Tue 11am loser's prize: $59,185; points: 120 n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n42 Sloane Stephens USA 6(3)-7, 6-2, 6-2 Serena reaching for a forehand     Serena said: "Sloane played really well in the first set. Actually in the whole match. I've always thought Sloane can be really great. She's on the right track. She played really well, and she had some very good wins here against two seeds. It was a really positive result, even today." WTA story     Sloane said: "I thought I played a really solid first set... [Serena] played really well in the second and third sets. You know, you win some, you lose some. I think it was a good effort by me today." *n16 s15 Flavia Pennetta ITA d n2 s2 Maria Sharapova RUS 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Maria and Flavia following forehands     Flavia said: "I'm really happy about this win. In the second set I tried to be more aggressive. My serve helped me a lot, and I was also really aggressive on the return, so [Maria] was starting to have some problems on her serve. It was a really good match. I was really fighting until the last point." WTA story     Maria said: "I got off to a good start tonight. I definitely had some chances in the beginning of the second set. A few 0-40, 0-30 games. Just didn't commit enough though. Didn't take those chances. [Flavia] gained a little bit of confidence after that. She started feeling a little bit of a breath of fresh air, starting going a little bit more for her serve, for the lines. She just got in a really good rhythm. Everything I gave her she hit back solid with pace. She mixed it up. She saw the ball better." n3 s3 Simona Halep ROU d n15 s14 Karolina Pliskova CZE 6-4, 6-4     Simona said: "I think I have a good return. That's why I can win against her. But I just tried to play my game, be aggressive and stay very close to the baseline. Sometimes I did a step behind because she's hitting so strong, but I have confidence right now, which is the most important thing. I went on court and I was fighting for every ball, and I think that's my style." WTA story *n85 q Lesia Tsurenko UKR d n7 s6 Eugenie Bouchard CAN 6(5)-7, 7-5, 6-4 n28 s24 Sabine Lisicki GER d n29 s25 Caroline Garcia FRA 6-4, 6-4 n13 s12 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP d n43 Heather Watson GBR 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-1     Heather said: "It was definitely a battle. I came in with a game plan and tried to execute it as best I could. I felt like I made a lot more errors today, but I felt like [Carla] made me make errors the way she was playing. She plays with a lot of spin and hits a lot of balls in really uncomfortable areas. In the third set I made a lot of loose errors, and my legs went a bit. But it was a tight match, and I'm pleased with this week and how I've done." n21 s18 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n37 s31 Belinda Bencic SUI 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 *n31 s27 Timea Bacsinszky SUI d n27 s23 Elina Svitolina UKR 4-6, 6-1, 6-1

Indian Wells, QFs, Wed-Thu 11am loser's prize: $112,270; points: 215 n1 s1 Serena Williams USA d n31 s27 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 7-5, 6-3 Wed Serena after winning a point     Serena said: "[Timea] was on a winning streak, so I was like, 'I hope I win tonight, because she hasn't lost in a really long time!' But she has a great future. She's already making a future now." WTA story n3 s3 Simona Halep ROU d n13 s12 Carla Suarez Navarro ESP 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 Wed Simona following a forehand     Simona said: "[Carla] was opening the court pretty well with the angles, and it's really tough to play and hit the balls from wide in the court, so I knew I had to start playing more aggressively and hit more into the court. I just tried to relax my body and my mind, fight for every point and play my best. And I'm happy to be in the semifinals here again." WTA story *n28 s24 Sabine Lisicki GER d n16 s15 Flavia Pennetta ITA 6-4, 6(3)-7, 7-6(4) Thu Sabine driving a backhand     Sabine said: "It's such a great feeling to be part of such a great match. [Flavia] saved a match point with an unbelievable backhand. I could not have done much different there. And then I saved three match points in the third set." WTA story n21 s18 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n85 q Lesia Tsurenko UKR 6-1, 4-1 retired—right ankle injury Thu Jelena's forehand drive     Jelena said: "It's never nice to end a match in that way. Lesia has had such a great tournament and has beaten so many great players." WTA story     Jelena has been coping with injury problems of her own. Jelena said: "To be honest, before I came here I was in doubt if I was going to be able to compete, because I did not have a lot of time to prepare, and if my leg was going to be fine. I had a torn muscle and you cannot do anything about that. I only hit lightly because I wasn't able to move in order to not rip it again. So I only had a couple days of light hitting, and then I went on court to play.     "But once I hit the court, I was just so excited. I don't care how I'm playing, or if I'm able to move or not, I'm just so excited to be on the court. I'm sick of being on the sidelines, being in the physio room, just being in my room overall, not being able to stay active and do what I love to do, which is play tennis."

Indian Wells, SFs, Fri 1145am loser's prize: $220,230; points: 390 n3 s3 Simona Halep ROU d n1 s1 Serena Williams USA walkover—right knee injury     Serena told the crowd at Indian Wells that she had been having knee pain for a few days and tried to play through it, and had painkiller injections, but the pain still wouldn't go away.     This year was Serena's first appearance at Indian Wells since 2001 due to a controversy that year after Serena's sister Venus Williams withdrew from their semifinal due to injury. That controversy might be best described in this ESPN article.     About the final, Simona said: "[Jelena is] a tough player, tough opponent... I know I'll have to run a lot, hit the balls strong and be aggressive. I will have to stay focused for every ball, too, because she's going to be fighting until the end. But I feel ready to play against her. I can win this title, but I expect a very tough match." n21 s18 Jelena Jankovic SRB d n28 s24 Sabine Lisicki GER 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 Sabine and JJ delivering forehand and backhand     Jelena said: "I just fought hard, stayed in the zone and took it one point at a time. Sabine has such a great serve. I had to be ready because anything can happen. She can come up with a really huge serve, then sometimes she takes off the pace, so I had to be ready for anything. I just fought hard. That's what I did, and that's what I do best." WTA story     About the final, Jelena said: "[Simona is] a very solid player... I'm ready. I'm excited. It's been an amazing two weeks for me and I couldn't ask for more. I cannot wait to play against Simona. I'll just give my best to win my second title here in Indian Wells."

Indian Wells, Final, Sun, 11am loser's prize: $439,420; points: 650 winner's prize: $900,400; points: 1000 n3 s3 Simona Halep ROU d n21 s18 Jelena Jankovic SRB 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 Simona serving, JJ following a forehand, Simona driving one, and after match point

Indian Wells, Doubles Final, Sat losers' prize: $143,980 winners' prize: $295,000 s1 Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza d s2 Elena Vesnina & Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-4 Indian Wells, Qualifying Finals, Tue Mar 10 11am losers' prizes: q1 $1,600 2pts; q2 $3,125 20pts; qualifier 30 points n74 Polona Hercog SLO d n106 An-Sophie Mestach BEL 6-4, 6-2 *n122 Lin Zhu CHN d n82 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor ESP 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 n85 Lesia Tsurenko UKR d n113 Shahar Peer ISR 6(4)-7, 6-4, 6-2 n89 Lara Arruabarrena ESP d n130 Mariana Duque-Marino COL 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 *n118 Alison van Uytvanck BEL d n90 Timea Babos HUN 6-4, 6-2 n96 Evgeniya Rodina RUS d n120 Michelle Larcher de Brito POR 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 *n121 Lucie Hradecka CZE d n98 Ana Konjuh CRO 6-4, 6-2 *n127 Sesil Karatantcheva BUL d n103 Pauline Parmentier FRA 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 n105 Daria Gavrilova RUS d n324 Lauren Embree USA 6(4)-7, 6-4, 7-5 n107 Kateryna Kozlova UKR d n150 Johanna Konta GBR 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 n110 Yulia Putintseva KAZ d n178 Anastasia Rodionova AUS 6-0, 6-4 n126 Ons Jabeur TUN d n199 n Julia Boserup USA 6-2, 6-3 Indian Wells, Withdrawals/Non-entries n4 Petra Kvitova CZE exhaustion n19 Shuai Peng CHN n23 Dominika Cibulkova SVK left achilles surgery n34 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU n35 Casey Dellacqua AUS n60 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ n77 Shuai Zhang CHN nNR sr58 Laura Robson GBR

    (Dec 23, 2009) Larry Ellison, the CEO of software manufacturer Oracle, has purchased the entire Indian Wells Tennis Garden Venue, and the rights to the annual WTA/ATP Indian Wells tournament. The previous owners were a group which included Charlie Pasarell and Raymond Moore (whose company, PM Sports Management, will continue to manage the tourney), George Mackin and Bob Miller of Tennis magazine, the United States Tennis Association, and former players Pete Sampras, Chris Evert and Billie Jean King. As of this writing, the tourney's principal sponsor will remain European financial giant BNP Paribas. KESQ story - Reuters story

    (Mar 10, 2008) Schedule change: This year's Indian Wells women's singles final will be held on (Easter) Sunday (same as the men's) with the doubles final on Saturday. Previously the women's singles final was held on Saturday and the women's doubles final on Sunday, "Grand Slam style."