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Două Slideshow-uri a câte 5 imagini – Simona Halep, campioană la Indian Wells în 2015,
Irina Spîrlea, instantanee din timpul carierei şi
Elena Vesnina, la tragerea la sorţi de anul acesta şi campioană anul trecut

Astăzi încep partidele de pe tabloul principal al primului turneu WTA Premier Mandatory al anului, “BNP Paribas Open” de la Indian Wells, California.

Celelalte turnee de această categorie sunt “Miami Open presented by Itau” (21-30 martie), “Mutua Madrid Open” (5-12 mai) şi “China Open” (29 septembrie – 7 octombrie).
Indian Wells şi Miami formează seria numită “Sunshine Double” şi spre deosebire de turneele de la Madrid şi Beijing se întind pe durata a doua săptămâni.

Turneul se dispută la Indian Wells Tennis Garden, care include a doua cea mai mare arenă dedicată tenisului (în aer liber) – Stadium 1 – 16.100 de locuri – după Arthur Ashe Stadium de la Flushing Meadows (23.200), New York şi a treia în total, după O2 Arena de la Londra (17.500 de locuri).
Stadium 2 are o capacitate de 8.000 de locuri şi alte 10 terenuri sunt destinate jocurilor oficiale (6 pentru antrenament).
Suprafaţa pe care se joacă este hard (plexipave).

Ediţia 2018 este una jubiliară – a 30-a.
Jucătoarele românce au disputat două finale: Simona Halep a câştigat titlul în 2015 şi Irina Spîrlea a fost finalistă în 1997 (finalele de simplu şi dublu la sfârşitul ştirii).

Deţinătoarele titlurilor sunt Elena Vesnina (Rusia) la simplu şi perechea Jung-Yan Chan (Taipei) / Martina Hingis (Elveţia).

Elena Vesnina este prezentă pe tablou la ediţia actuală – cap de serie 24 – Martina Hingis s-a retras şi Yung -Yan Chan, devenită între timp Latisha face echipă cu sora ei, Hao-Ching Chan, fiind favorite 2.
Latisha Chan începuse sezonul 2018 alături de Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Sestini, care la acest turneu va face pereche cu Monica Niculescu, o echipă cu şanse importante.

Tablourile turneelor WTA

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Finalele de simplu

↓  Tier III tournament   ↓
1989 Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva Australia Jenny Byrne 6–4, 6–1
↓  Tier II tournament   ↓
1990 United States Martina Navratilova Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1991 United States Martina Navratilova (2) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
1992 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles Spain Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–1
1993 United States Mary Joe Fernández South Africa Amanda Coetzer 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
1994 Germany Steffi Graf South Africa Amanda Coetzer 6–0, 6–4
1995 United States Mary Joe Fernández (2) Belarus Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 6–3
1996 Germany Steffi Graf (2) Spain Conchita Martínez 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
↓  Tier I tournament   ↓
1997 United States Lindsay Davenport Romania Irina Spîrlea 6–2, 6–1
1998 Switzerland Martina Hingis United States Lindsay Davenport 6–3, 6–4
1999 United States Serena Williams Germany Steffi Graf 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
2000 United States Lindsay Davenport (2) Switzerland Martina Hingis 4–6, 6–4, 6–0
2001 United States Serena Williams (2) Belgium Kim Clijsters 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
2002 Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–3, 6–4
2003 Belgium Kim Clijsters United States Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 7–5
2004 Belgium Justine Henin United States Lindsay Davenport 6–1, 6–4
2005 Belgium Kim Clijsters (2) United States Lindsay Davenport 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2006 Russia Maria Sharapova Russia Elena Dementieva 6–1, 6–2
2007 Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (2) Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–3, 6–4
2008 Serbia Ana Ivanovic Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–3
↓  Premier Mandatory tournament   ↓
2009 Russia Vera Zvonareva Serbia Ana Ivanovic 7–6(7–5), 6–2
2010 Serbia Jelena Janković Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4
2011 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki France Marion Bartoli 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
2012 Belarus Victoria Azarenka Russia Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–3
2013 Russia Maria Sharapova (2) Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–2
2014 Italy Flavia Pennetta Poland Agnieszka Radwanska 6–2, 6–1
2015 Romania Simona Halep Serbia Jelena Janković 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
2016 Belarus Victoria Azarenka (2) United States Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4
2017 Russia Elena Vesnina Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4

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Finale de dublu

↓  Tier III tournament   ↓
1989 Australia Hana Mandlíková
United States Pam Shriver
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Gretchen Rush-Magers
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
↓  Tier II tournament   ↓
1990 Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
United States Gigi Fernández
United States Martina Navratilova
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
1991
finala nu s-a disputat din cauza ploii
1992 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
United States Stephanie Rehe
Canada Jill Hetherington
United States Kathy Rinaldi
6–3, 6–3
1993 Australia Rennae Stubbs
Czech Republic Helena Suková (2)
United States Ann Grossman
Canada Patricia Hy
6–3, 6–4
1994 United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Czech Republic Helena Suková
6–2, 6–4
1995 United States Lindsay Davenport (2)
United States Lisa Raymond (2)
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Spain Arantxa Sánchez
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1996 United States Chanda Rubin
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
France Julie Halard
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–1, 6–4
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
1997 United States Lindsay Davenport (3)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
United States Lisa Raymond
France Nathalie Tauziat
7–5, 6–2
1998 United States Lindsay Davenport (4)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (2)
France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1999 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
United States Mary Joe Fernández
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6–2, 6–2
2000 United States Lindsay Davenport (5)
United States Corina Morariu
Russia Anna Kournikova
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–3
2001 United States Nicole Arendt
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Spain Virginia Ruano
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–4
2002 United States Lisa Raymond (3)
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
7–5, 6–0
2003 United States Lindsay Davenport (6)
United States Lisa Raymond (4)
Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2004 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–1, 6–2
2005 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (2)
Argentina Paola Suárez (2)
Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
7–6(7–3), 6–1
2006 United States Lisa Raymond (5)
Australia Samantha Stosur
Spain Virginia Ruano
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6–2, 7–5
2007 United States Lisa Raymond (6)
Australia Samantha Stosur (2)
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
6–3, 7–5
2008 Russia Dinara Safina
Russia Elena Vesnina
China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
↓  Premier Mandatory tournament  ↓
2009 Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Russia Vera Zvonareva
Argentina Gisela Dulko
Israel Shahar Pe’er
6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
2010 Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Russia Nadia Petrova
Australia Samantha Stosur
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
2011 India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina (2)
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6–0, 7–5
2012 United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond (7)
India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–3
2013 Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina (3)
Russia Nadia Petrova
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–0, 5–7, [10–6]
2014 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai
Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Sania Mirza
7–6(7–5), 6–2
2015 Switzerland Martina Hingis (2)
India Sania Mirza (2)
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–3, 6–4
2016 United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States Coco Vandeweghe
Germany Julia Görges
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
2017 Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Switzerland Martina Hingis (3)
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
7–6(7–4), 6–2

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