The BNP Paribas Open, also known as the Indian Wells Masters and Indian Wells Open, is a tennis event held in Indian Wells, California, United States, know the 2022 prize money
This annual tennis event takes place in early to mid-March every year.
Larry Ellison, executive chairman and co-founder of Oracle, is the current owner of this tournament. Tommy Haas, a former world No. 2 player, is the current tournament director. Charlie Pasarell and Raymond Moore, two former tennis stars, created the company.
Women’s tour is categorized in the WTA 1000 tournaments category of tennis tournaments in the Women’s Tennis Association Tour. Other than the Majors, this is one of only two tour events together with the Miami Open, where the main draw play lasts longer than eight days.
Like men’s, the women’s main draw normally begins on Wednesday, while the finals are held the following week on Sunday. Women’s singles’ main draws include 96 participants in a 128-player grid, with the 32 seeded players receiving a bye to the second round.
BNP Paribas Open Women’s Singles And Doubles All-Time Winners List
Between 1974 and 1976, it was a non-tour event, then from 1977 to 1986, it was a Grand Prix Tennis Tour subsidiary tournament. However, in 1987, it was elevated to the Grand Prix Super Series, a nine-tournament series that ranks just after the four majors and the year-end finals in terms of prominence. It replaced the Philadelphia Indoor event as the year’s opening Super Series event.
Previous Winners Of Women Singles
- 1989- Manuela Maleeva
- 1990- Martina Navratilova
- 1991- Martina Navratilova
- 1992- Monica Seles
- 1993- Mary Joe Fernández
- 1994- Steffi Graf
- 1995- Mary Joe Fernández
- 1996- Steffi Graf
- 1997- Lindsay Davenport
- 1998- Martina Hingis
- 1999- Serena Williams
- 2000- Lindsay Davenport
- 2001- Serena Williams
- 2002- Daniela Hantuchová
- 2003- Kim Clijsters
- 2004- Justine Henin
- 2005- Kim Clijsters
- 2006- Maria Sharapova
- 2007- Daniela Hantuchová
- 2008- Ana Ivanovic
- 2009- Vera Zvonareva
- 2010- Jelena Janković
- 2011- Caroline Wozniacki
- 2012- Victoria Azarenka
- 2013- Maria Sharapova
- 2014- Flavia Pennetta
- 2015- Simona Halep
- 2016- Victoria Azarenka
- 2017- Elena Vesnina
- 2018- Naomi Osaka
- 2019- Bianca Andreescu
- 2020- Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021- Paula Badosa
Previous Winners Of Women Doubles
- 1989- Hana Mandlíková & Pam Shriver
- 1990- Jana Novotná & Helena Suková
- 1991- Finals not held due to rain
- 1992- Claudia Khode-Kilsch & Stephanie Rehe
- 1993- Rennae Stubbs & Helena Suková
- 1994- Lindsay Davenport & Lisa Raymond
- 1995- Lindsay Davenport & Lisa Raymond
- 1996- Chandra Rubin & Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
- 1997- Lindsay Davenport & Natasha Zvereva
- 1998- Lindsay Davenport & Natasha Zvereva
- 1999- Martina Hingis & Anna Kournikova
- 2000- Lindsay Davenport &Corina Morariu
- 2001- Nicole Arendt & Ai Sugiyama
- 2002- Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs
- 2003- Lindsay Davenport & Lisa Raymond
- 2004- Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suárez
- 2005- Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suárez
- 2006- Lisa Raymond & Samantha Stosur
- 2008- Dinara Safina & Elena Vesnina
- 2009- Victoria Azarenka & Vera Zvonareva
- 2010- Květa Peschke & Katarina Srebotnik
- 2011- Sania Mirza & Elena Vesnina
- 2012- Liezel Huber & Lisa Raymond
- 2013- Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina
- 2014- Hsieh Su-wei &Peng Shuai
- 2015- Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza
- 2016- Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Coco Vandeweghe
- 2017- Chan Yung-jan &Martina Hingis
- 2018- Hsieh Su-wei & Barbora Strycová
- 2019- Elise Mertens & Aryna Sabalenka
- 2020- Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021- Hsieh Su-wei & Elise Mertens
Indian Wells Masters 2022 Prize Money Pool Distribution For Both Women’s Singles And Doubles
Singles
| 2022 | Prize Money $ USD | Prize Money £ GBP | Prize Money € EUR | % Change vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | $1,231,245 | £889,371 | €1,042,491 | 1.58% |
| Runner-up | $646,110 | £466,708 | €547,059 | 0.88% |
| Semifinal | $343,985 | £248,472 | €291,251 | 2.50% |
| Quarterfinal | $179,940 | £129,977 | €152,355 | 2.65% |
| Round 4 | $94,575 | £68,315 | €80,076 | 2.74% |
| Round 3 | $54,400 | £39,295 | €46,060 | 4.83% |
| Round 2 | $30,130 | £21,764 | €25,511 | 3.74% |
| Round 1 | $18,200 | £13,146 | €15,410 | 0.25% |
| Q2 | $9,205 | £6,649 | €7,794 | 1.04% |
| Q1 | $5,025 | £3,630 | €4,255 | 5.02% |
Doubles
| 2022 | Prize Money $ USD | Prize Money £ GBP | Prize Money € EUR | % Change vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | $426,010 | £307,722 | €360,701 | 2.8% |
| Runner-up | $225,980 | £163,233 | €191,337 | 2.7% |
| Semifinal | $120,520 | £87,056 | €102,044 | 2.8% |
| Quarterfinal | $61,100 | £44,135 | €51,733 | 2.3% |
| Round 2 | $32,630 | £23,570 | €27,628 | 3.6% |
| Round 1 | $17,580 | £12,699 | €14,885 | 4.2% |
The overall prize pool for the BNP Paribas Open in 2022 is $19,109,840, which is about three million higher than last year’s offering. In both singles and doubles divisions, the tournament awards equal prize money to men and women.
As a result, each tour is competing for a portion of $9,554,920. According to some reports, winners of the Indian Wells 2022 singles tournament will get $1,231,245, an increase of $21,515 over last year’s award.
Meanwhile, the runners-up will earn $646,110, which is slightly over half of the first-place prize. The competition will, however, increase the prize pool for qualifiers and first-round losers. Losers in the first round will get $18,200.
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