2021 Indian Wells
Photos: A look back at the former Indian Wells champions
From Lindsay Davenport to Paula Badosa, all the champions at the BNP Paribas Open since the tournament became a WTA 1000-level in 1997.
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Lindsay Davenport won her first Tier I title in Indian Wells in 1997, defeating a 16-year-old Venus Williams 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(1) in the quarterfinals and Irina Spirlea 6-2, 6-1 in the final.
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Martina Hingis did not drop a set en route to her 16th career title in 1998, defeating Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport in the last two rounds.
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An unseeded Serena Williams swept to her second career title in 1999, upsetting Lindsay Davenport in the second round and Stefanie Graf 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in a classic final that would pass the torch between legends of the game.
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Lindsay Davenport claimed her second Indian Wells title in 2000, defeating Elena Dementieva 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals and Martina Hingis 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 in the final.
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Serena Williams won Indian Wells for a second time in 2001 with a brave 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Kim Clijsters in the final.
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Unseeded and ranked World No.26, Daniela Hantuchova stunned Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-4 in the 2002 final to claim her maiden title.
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Kim Clijsters dropped just one set, to Nathalie Dechy in the fourth round, en route to her 12th career title in 2003, defeating Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 7-5 in the final.
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Justine Henin made it back-to-back Belgian champions in 2004, triumphing over Anastasia Myskina in the semifinals and, once again, Lindsay Davenport in the final with a 6-1, 6-4 scoreline.
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Ranked World No.133 as she returned from a wrist injury, Kim Clijsters tore through the 2005 field, maintaining the Belgian grip on the title with another final victory over Lindsay Davenport 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
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Maria Sharapova collected her 11th career title in 2006 without dropping a set, defeating Martina Hingis in the semifinals and Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-2 in the tournament's first all-Russian final.
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Daniela Hantuchova's first two WTA titles both came at Indian Wells as she claimed her second trophy five years after the first, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-4 in the 2007 final.
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Ana Ivanovic collected her sixth career title in 2008 after triumphing over Jelena Jankovic in an all-Serbian semifinal and then handing Svetlana Kuznetsova her second final loss in a row 6-4, 6-3.
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Vera Zvonareva avenged a quarterfinal loss to Ana Ivanovic the previous year to defeat the Serb 7-6(5), 6-2 in the 2009 final - having also beaten Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka without dropping a set en route.
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In 2010, Jelena Jankovic was two points from defeat against Sara Errani in the third round - but survived to claim her 12th career title over Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4 in the final.
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Caroline Wozniacki routed Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2 in the semifinals and battled past Marion Bartoli 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 in the final to win her 14th career trophy in 2011.
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2012 saw Victoria Azarenka extend her winning streak to 23 matches, having overturned a 1-4 third-set deficit against Mona Barthel in round two - then lose just 21 more games, finishing with a 6-2, 6-3 final defeat of Maria Sharapova.
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Maria Sharapova did not drop a set en route to her second Indian Wells crown in 2013, reversing her 2011 semifinal result against Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2 in the final.
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At 32 years old and seeded No.20, Flavia Pennetta claimed her second Premier title in 2014 with a 6-2, 6-1 defeat of Agnieszka Radwanska in the final.
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Simona Halep claimed her 11th career title in 2015 with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Jelena Jankovic in the final.
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Victoria Azarenka's second Indian Wells title in 2016 was sealed with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Serena Williams in the final, and comprised the first leg of the Belarusian's Sunshine Double that year.
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Elena Vesnina's run to her second Premier title in 2017 included wins over Angelique Kerber, Venus Williams and, in the tournament's second all-Russian final, Svetlana Kuznetsova in a 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-4 epic.
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An unseeded Naomi Osaka roared to her maiden title in 2018, routing Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 in the semifinals and then winning the first final between U21 players since 2001 over Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2.
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Ranked World No.60, 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu became the first wildcard to claim the title in 2019, and the youngest champion since 1999, with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 final victory over Angelique Kerber.
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