2013 BNP Paribas Open
tennis tournament
The 2013 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the Indian Wells Open) was a professional tennis tournament that was played at Indian Wells, California, in March 2013. It was the 40th edition of the men's event (25th for the women), and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2013 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2013 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, United States, from March 7 through March 17, 2013, and were played on outdoor hard courts.
Finals
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Juan Martín del Potro, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
This was Nadal's 3rd singles title at Indian Wells and 3rd overall, and it was his 53rd title, a record-breaking 22nd ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title.
Women's singles
Maria Sharapova defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–2
This was Sharapova's second Indian Wells title and 28th career title
Men's doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Treat Conrad Huey / Jerzy Janowicz 6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Women's doubles
Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina defeated Nadia Petrova / Katarina Srebotnik 6–0, 5–7, [10–6]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
The tournament featured a significant increase in prize money from the previous year, with all players competing for a share of $5,244,125 (USD).
Players
Men's singles
Seeds
1 Rankings are as of March 4, 2013.
Other entrants
The following players got wildcards into the singles main draw:
James Blake
Steve Johnson
Tommy Robredo
Tim Smyczek
Jack Sock
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Daniel Brands
Matthew Ebden
Ernests Gulbis
Ivo Karlović
Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
Wayne Odesnik
Guido Pella
Philipp Petzschner
Vasek Pospisil
Bobby Reynolds
Dmitry Tursunov
Mischa Zverev
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Brian Baker → replaced by Lleyton Hewitt
Andy Roddick → replaced by Evgeny Donskoy
Radek Štěpánek → replaced by Tatsuma Ito
Grega Žemlja → replaced by David Nalbandian
During the tournament
Michaël Llodra (hip injury)
Leonardo Mayer (back injury)
Men's doubles
Seeds
1 Rankings as of March 4, 2013.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
James Blake / Mardy Fish
Andy Murray / Jamie Murray
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Marcos Baghdatis (shoulder injury)
Thomaz Bellucci (shoulder injury)
Leander Paes (flu)
Horia Tecău (calf injury)
Women's singles
Seeds
1 Rankings are as of February 25, 2013.
Other entrants
The following players got wildcards into the singles main draw:
Jill Craybas
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Madison Keys
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Kristina Mladenovic
Shahar Pe'er
Maria Sanchez
Taylor Townsend
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
Alexandra Dulgheru
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Mallory Burdette
Casey Dellacqua
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
Sesil Karatantcheva
Michelle Larcher de Brito
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Grace Min
Garbiñe Muguruza
Olga Puchkova
Monica Puig
Elina Svitolina
Lesia Tsurenko
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Stefanie Vögele
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Petra Cetkovská → replaced by Lauren Davis
Camila Giorgi (right shoulder injury) → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Polona Hercog
Li Na (left ankle injury) → replaced by Ksenia Pervak
Sabine Lisicki → replaced by Melanie Oudin
Anna Tatishvili → replaced by Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Serena Williams (continued boycott of the event since 2001) → replaced by Mandy Minella
Venus Williams (continued boycott of the event since 2001) → replaced by Lara Arruabarrena
Aleksandra Wozniak → replaced by Alexandra Dulgheru
During the tournament
Victoria Azarenka (right ankle injury)
Samantha Stosur (right calf injury)
Women's doubles
Seeds
1 Rankings as of February 25, 2013.
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