Venus Williams opened things up on the big stadium for th women, even though in the end, she’s not playing doubles. So this ended up being the only shot for fans to see her.

Other interesting players to watch were Jennifer Brady, who has been out a couple of years and is playing by far the biggest event in the few weeks of her comeback. She started well, but went down in the end.

And also the lovely Austrian teen Lilli Tagger, already known for her one-handed backhand. She has a wild card into the tournament and impressed in her openere.

Indian Wells has always done that for young players on the comeup – including Bianca Andreescu, who ended up winning it in 2019.

ATP Tour IW – Thursday, March 5, 2026 final results

IW Doubles – Thursday results

(Indian Wells is three hours behind ET).

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BNP Paribas Open 
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Category: WTA 1000 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  March 4 – 15, 2026
Prize Money: $9,415,725
Draws: S96 – D32

Thursday, March 5, 2026
Final results
Singles, first round

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Notables

[Q] Diane Parry (FRA) def [WC] Venus Williams (USA) 63 67 (4) 61

Antonia Ruzic (CRO) def. [WC] Jennifer Brady (USA) 36 64 62 

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Wild cards and qualifiers

[Q] Kayla Day (USA) def Francesca Jones (GBR) 63 61

[Q] Storm Hunter (AUS) def Magdalena Frech (POR) 36 75 63

[WC] Lilli Tagger (AUT) def Varvara Gracheva (FRA) 62 64 

[Q] Taylor Townsend (USA) def Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 62 61

[WC] Donna Vekic (CRO) def Tereza Valentova (CZE) 76 (4) 76 (4)

[WC] Katie Volynets (USA) def Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 61 retd

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Comebacks

Hailey Baptiste (USA) def Emiliana Arango (COL) 26 62 63 

Laura Siegemund (GER) def Petra Marcinko (CRO) 36 63 64

Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def Sofia Kenin (USA) 16 64 61

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Other results

Anna Bondar (HUN) def. Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) 76 (5) 64

Cristina Bucsa (ESP) def [Q] Darja Vidmanova (CZE) 64 60 

Sonay Kartal (GBR) def [Q] Lanlana Taraudee (THA) 64 64

Ashlyn Krueger (USA) def. Magda Linette (POR) 61 64

Solana Sierra (ARG) def Peyton Stearns (USA) 75 75   

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ATP Tour IW – Wednesday, March 5, 2026 final results

WTA Tour IW – Wednesday, March 5, 2026 final results

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