2018 BNP Paribas Open
The 2018 BNP Paribas Open is a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2018. It is the 45th edition of the men's event and 30th of the women's event, and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2018 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2018 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, from March 5 through March 18, 2018, on outdoor hard courts.
For the first time ever, tournament organisers offered a $1,000,000 reward to any player, male or female, who wins both singles and doubles titles in the same year. However, for the 2018 edition, no players remained in contention for the bonus reward prize.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
- Players with byes receive first-round points.
Prize money
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Rankings and seedings are based on ATP rankings as of March 5, 2018.| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 |  Roger Federer | 10,060 | 1,000 | 600 | 9,660 | Runner-up, lost to  Juan Martín del Potro |
| 2 | 3 |  Marin Čilić | 4,870 | 10 | 45 | 4,905 | Third round lost to  Philipp Kohlschreiber |
| 3 | 4 |  Grigor Dimitrov | 4,635 | 45 | 10 | 4,600 | Second round lost to  Fernando Verdasco |
| 4 | 5 | Alexander Zverev | 4,540 | 45 | 10 | 4,505 | Second round lost to  João Sousa |
| 5 | 6 |  Dominic Thiem | 3,810 | 180 | 45 | 3,675 | Third round retired against  Pablo Cuevas |
| 6 | 8 | Juan Martín del Potro | 3,200 | 45 | 1000 | 4,155 | Champion, defeated Roger Federer |
| 7 | 9 |  Kevin Anderson | 3,080 | 25 | 180 | 3,235 | Quarterfinals lost to Borna Ćorić |
| 8 | 10 |  Jack Sock | 2,650 | 360 | 45 | 2,335 | Third round lost to Feliciano López |
| 9 | 12 |  Lucas Pouille | 2,455 | 45 | 10 | 2,420 | Second round lost to  Yuki Bhambri |
| 10 | 13 |  Novak Djokovic | 2,380 | 90 | 10 | 2,300 | Second round lost to  Taro Daniel |
| 11 | 14 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 2,315 | 360 | 90 | 2,045 | Fourth round lost to Kevin Anderson |
| 12 | 15 |  Tomáš Berdych | 2,275 | 45 | 45 | 2,275 | Third round lost to  Chung Hyeon |
| 13 | 16 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 2,255 | 45 | 45 | 2,255 | Third round lost to Borna Ćorić |
| 14 | 17 | Diego Schwartzman | 2,220 | 10 | 10 | 2,220 | Second round lost to  Marcos Baghdatis |
| 15 | 18 | John Isner | 2,205 | 45 | 10 | 2,170 | Second round lost to Gaël Monfils |
| 16 | 19 |  Fabio Fognini | 2,190 | 45 | 10 | 2,155 | Second round lost to Jérémy Chardy |
 Nick Kyrgios | 2,125 | 180 | 0 | 1,945 | Withdrew due to right elbow injury | ||
| 18 | 21 | Sam Querrey | 2,095 | 10 | 180 | 2,265 | Quarterfinals lost to  Milos Raonic |
| 19 | 22 | Albert Ramos Viñolas | 1,745 | 45 | 10 | 1,710 | Second round lost to Borna Ćorić |
| 20 | 23 | Adrian Mannarino | 1,715 | 25 | 45 | 1,735 | Third round lost to Jérémy Chardy |
| 21 | 24 |  Kyle Edmund | 1,642 | 25 | 10 | 1,627 | Second round lost to  Dudi Sela |
| | 1,595 | 180 | 0 | 1,415 | Withdrew due to illness | ||
| 23 | 26 | Chung Hyeon | 1,567 | † | 180 | 1,727 | Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer |
| 24 | 27 |  Gilles Müller | 1,535 | 45 | 10 | 1,500 | Second round lost to Pierre-Hugues Herbert |
| 25 | 28 | Filip Krajinović | 1,503 | † | 45 | 1,539 | Third round lost to Roger Federer |
| 26 | 30 |  Damir Džumhur | 1,445 | 25 | 10 | 1,430 | Second round lost to Nicolás Kicker |
| 27 | 31 |  Andrey Rublev | 1,433 | ‡ | 10 | 1,393 | Second round lost to Taylor Fritz |
| 28 | 32 | Feliciano López | 1,340 | 10 | 90 | 1,420 | Fourth round lost to Sam Querrey |
| 29 | 33 | David Ferrer | 1,325 | 0 | 45 | 1,370 | Third round lost to Juan Martín del Potro |
| 30 | 34 | Pablo Cuevas | 1,310 | 180 | 90 | 1,220 | Fourth round lost to Chung Hyeon |
| 31 | 37 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,290 | 45 | 180 | 1,425 | Quarterfinals lost to Juan Martín del Potro |
| 32 | 38 | Milos Raonic | 1,270 | 0 | 360 | 1,630 | Semifinals lost to Juan Martín del Potro |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017, but was defending points from an ATP Challenger Tour tournament.
Withdrawals
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Félix Auger-Aliassime
- Marcos Baghdatis
- Ričardas Berankis
- Yuki Bhambri
- Taro Daniel
- Evan King
- Mitchell Krueger
- Nicolas Mahut
- Cameron Norrie
- Peter Polansky
- Vasek Pospisil
- Tim Smyczek
- Ruben Bemelmans
- Matteo Berrettini
- Dudi Sela
Withdrawals
- Aljaž Bedene → replaced by Mikhail Youzhny
- Alexandr Dolgopolov → replaced by Ivo Karlović
- Guillermo García López → replaced by Maximilian Marterer
- Richard Gasquet → replaced by Lukáš Lacko
- David Goffin → replaced by Nicolás Kicker
- Robin Haase → replaced by Radu Albot
- Denis Istomin → replaced by Dudi Sela
- Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Matteo Berrettini
- Paolo Lorenzi → replaced by Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Lu Yen-hsun → replaced by Taylor Fritz
- Florian Mayer → replaced by Frances Tiafoe
- Andy Murray → replaced by Víctor Estrella Burgos
- Rafael Nadal → replaced by Marius Copil
- Kei Nishikori → replaced by Ruben Bemelmans
- Andreas Seppi → replaced by Márton Fucsovics
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by Laslo Đere
- Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Jérémy Chardy
- Marcos Baghdatis
Retirements
- Nikoloz Basilashvili
- Gaël Monfils
- Dominic Thiem
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings as of March 5, 2018.
Other entrants
- Steve Johnson / Daniel Nestor
- Philipp Petzschner / Dominic Thiem
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 26, 2018. Rankings and points before are as of March 5, 2018.| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 |  Simona Halep | 7,965 | 65 | 390 | 8,290 | Semifinals lost to Naomi Osaka |
| 2 | 2 |  Caroline Wozniacki | 7,525 | 215 | 120 | 7,430 | Fourth round lost to Daria Kasatkina |
| 3 | 3 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6,175 | 215 | 10 | 5,970 | Second round lost to Sachia Vickery |
| 4 | 4 |  Elina Svitolina | 5,480 | 120 | 65 | 5,425 | Third round lost to Carla Suárez Navarro |
| 5 | 5 | Karolína Plíšková | 5,080 | 390 | 215 | 4,905 | Quarterfinals lost to Naomi Osaka |
| 6 | 6 |  Jeļena Ostapenko | 4,941 | 35 | 65 | 4,971 | Third round lost to Petra Martić |
| 7 | 7 | Caroline Garcia | 4,625 | 120 | 120 | 4,625 | Fourth round lost to Angelique Kerber |
| 8 | 8 | Venus Williams | 4,277 | 215 | 390 | 4,452 | Semifinals lost to Daria Kasatkina |
| 9 | 9 | Petra Kvitová | 3,086 | 0 | 65 | 3,151 | Third round lost to Amanda Anisimova |
| 10 | 10 | Angelique Kerber | 3,055 | 120 | 215 | 3,150 | Quarterfinals lost to Daria Kasatkina |
| 11 | 11 | Johanna Konta | 2,930 | 65 | 10 | 2,875 | Second round lost to Markéta Vondroušová |
| 12 | 12 | Julia Görges | 2,910 | 65 | 65 | 2,910 | Third round lost to Anastasija Sevastova |
| 13 | 13 | Sloane Stephens | 2,873 | 0 | 65 | 2,938 | Third round lost to Daria Kasatkina |
| 14 | 15 | Kristina Mladenovic | 2,605 | 390 | 65 | 2,280 | Third round lost to  Wang Qiang |
| 15 | 14 | Madison Keys | 2,703 | 120 | 10 | 2,593 | Second round lost to Danielle Collins |
| 16 | 21 | Ashleigh Barty | 2,189 | † | 10 | 2,198 | Second round lost to  Maria Sakkari |
| 17 | 16 | CoCo Vandeweghe | 2,433 | 10 | 65 | 2,488 | Third round lost to Maria Sakkari |
| 18 | 17 |  Magdaléna Rybáriková | 2,405 | † | 10 | 2,395 | Second round lost to Sofya Zhuk |
| 19 | 18 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2,362 | 650 | 10 | 1,722 | Second round lost to  Aryna Sabalenka |
| 20 | 19 | Daria Kasatkina | 2,300 | 10 | 650 | 2,940 | Runner-up, lost to Naomi Osaka |
| 21 | 20 | Anastasija Sevastova | 2,295 | 10 | 120 | 2,405 | Fourth round lost to Venus Williams |
| 22 | 22 |  Elise Mertens | 2,185 | † | 10 | 2,165 | Second round lost to Wang Qiang |
| 23 | 23 | 2,125 | 215 | 10 | 1,920 | ||
| 24 | 24 | Elena Vesnina | 2,110 | 1,000 | 65 | 1,175 | Third round lost to Angelique Kerber |
| 25 | 25 | Barbora Strýcová | 1,980 | 65 | 10 | 1,925 | Second round lost to Petra Martić |
| 26 | 26 | Daria Gavrilova | 1,870 | 65 | 65 | 1,870 | Third round lost to Caroline Garcia |
| 27 | 27 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 1,785 | 10 | 215 | 1,990 | Quarterfinals lost to Venus Williams |
| 28 | 28 |  Anett Kontaveit | 1,765 | 65 | 10 | 1,710 | |
| 29 | 29 |  Kiki Bertens | 1,725 | 65 | 10 | 1,670 | Second round lost to Serena Williams |
| 30 | 30 | Dominika Cibulková | 1,610 | 120 | 10 | 1,500 | |
| 31 | 32 |  Agnieszka Radwańska | 1,525 | 65 | 10 | 1,470 | Second round lost to Naomi Osaka |
| 32 | 33 | Zhang Shuai | 1,500 | 10 | 65 | 1,555 | Third round lost to Karolína Plíšková |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:- Amanda Anisimova
- Victoria Azarenka
- Eugenie Bouchard
- Danielle Collins
- Kayla Day
- Caroline Dolehide
- Claire Liu
- Sofya Zhuk
- Lara Arruabarrena
- Madison Brengle
- Duan Yingying
- Hsieh Su-wei
- Sofia Kenin
- Kurumi Nara
- Monica Niculescu
- Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Taylor Townsend
- Sachia Vickery
- Yanina Wickmayer
- Vera Zvonareva
Withdrawals
- Margarita Gasparyan → replaced by Belinda Bencic
- Camila Giorgi → replaced by Pauline Parmentier
- Ana Konjuh → replaced by Kaia Kanepi
- Mirjana Lučić-Baroni → replaced by Alison Van Uytvanck
- Peng Shuai → replaced by Verónica Cepede Royg
- Lucie Šafářová → replaced by Petra Martić
- Laura Siegemund → replaced by Lauren Davis
Retirements
- Kateřina Siniaková
- Carina Witthöft
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings as of February 26, 2018.
Other entrants
- Victoria Azarenka / Aryna Sabalenka
- Eugenie Bouchard / Sloane Stephens
- Karolína Plíšková / Kristýna Plíšková
Champions
Men's Singles
- Juan Martín del Potro def. Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Women's Singles
- Naomi Osaka def. Daria Kasatkina, 6–3, 6–2
Men's Doubles
- John Isner / Jack Sock def. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 7–6, 7–6
Women's Doubles
- Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová def. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, 6–4, 6–4