From the second round, Iga Świątek will begin his path to defend his title in the prestigious Indian Wells tournament which begins on Wednesday. In the fourth round, there may be a fratricidal duel with Magda Linette.
Iga Świątek, due to the placement, has a free spell in the first round, in the second she will meet either an American Claire Liu (56th WTA) or Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck (85th WTA). On the other hand, in the possible fourth round, the Raszynianka could face the number 20 seed Magda Linette – however, she has to face very demanding rivals first.
- Round 2: Clarie Liu (United States, 56th WTA)/Alison Van Uytvanck (Belgium, 85th WTA)
- Round 3: Bianca Andreescu (Canada, 32)
- Round 4: Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil, 13)/Magda Linette (20)/Jule Niemeier (Germany, 72nd WTA)
- Quarter-final: Caroline Garcia (France, 5)/Lyudmila Samsonova (Russia, 12)/Madison Keys (USA, 19)
- Semi-final: Ons Jabeur (Tunisia, 4)/Yelena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 10)/Victoria Azarenka (Belarus, 14)
- Final: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus, 2nd)/Jessica Pegula (USA, 3rd)/Coco Gauff (USA, 6th)/Maria Sakkari (Greece, 7th)
- Round 2: Danka Kovinic (Montenegro, WTA 62nd) / Emma Raducanu (United Kingdom, WTA 77th)
- Round 3: Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil, 13th)/Jule Niemeier (Germany, 72nd WTA)
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