Paula Badosa defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Indian Wells Masters. It was her first WTA 1000 title and second career WTA Tour singles title. Badosa was the first Spanish woman to win the title. Azarenka was aiming to become the first woman to win the title three times. At three hours and four minutes, it was the longest-ever Indian Wells women's final.
Bianca Andreescu was the defending champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019, but lost in the third round to Anett Kontaveit. Two-time champion Kim Clijsters made her return to the event for the first time since 2011; she lost in the first round to Kateřina Siniaková. Lucky loser Beatriz Haddad Maia became the first Brazilian woman to defeat a player ranked in the world's top three, defeating world No. 3 Karolína Plíšková in the third round. By reaching the semifinals, Ons Jabeur became the first Arab player to enter the top 10 of the world rankings.
Seeds All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
Ninth qualifier
Tenth qualifier
Eleventh qualifier
Twelfth qualifier
References
External links Main draw Qualifying draw