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Top Seeds Eye Glory at Indian Wells
1 Mar
Summary
- Qualifiers start Sunday, March 1; main draw begins March 6.
- Prize money totals $9,415,725 for this year's tournament.
- Katie Boulter and Victoria Golubic are top seeds in qualifiers.
The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells is set to begin, featuring a WTA 1000 tournament. Qualification matches are scheduled to start on Sunday, March 1, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Palm Springs, California. The main draw action will commence on Friday, March 6.
This year's event offers a substantial prize money pool of $9,415,725. Katie Boulter and Victoria Golubic are highlighted as the top two seeds in the qualification rounds. Both players are coming off recent tournament performances and will be looking to secure berths in the main draw.
Several opening qualification matches have predicted outcomes. Anastasia Zakharova is set to face Caroline Dolehide, with Zakharova tipped for a three-set victory. Varvara Lepchenko will compete against Linda Fruhvirtova, where Fruhvirtova is favored to win in straight sets. Other predicted winners in the qualifiers include Starodubtseva, Sasnovich, Parry, Rakhimova, Bartunkova, and Sun.
