Men's singles
2021 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Cameron Norrie
Runner-up	Nikoloz Basilashvili
Final score	3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Details
Draw	96 (12 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	32
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Cameron Norrie defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2021 Indian Wells Masters. It was his first ATP Tour Masters 1000 title, and he became the first Briton to win the title. Basilashvili became the first Georgian to reach a Masters final since Alex Metreveli in 1968, and the first player to do so representing Georgia as an independent nation.^[]

Dominic Thiem was the reigning champion from when the tournament was last held in 2019,^[1] but he ended his season early after sustaining a wrist injury at the Mallorca Championships.^[2]

With no former champions in this year's draw, a new player was guaranteed to become the Indian Wells champion.^[3][4] For the first time on the ATP Tour, all four semifinalists at a Masters 1000 were ranked outside of the top 25 of the ATP rankings.^[5]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	23	Grigor Dimitrov	3	6	77
	8	Hubert Hurkacz	6	4	62
								23	Grigor Dimitrov	2	4
								21	Cameron Norrie	6	6
	21	Cameron Norrie	6	6
	11	Diego Schwartzman	0	2
															21	Cameron Norrie	3	6	6
															29	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	4	1
	31	Taylor Fritz	4	6	77
	3	Alexander Zverev	6	3	63
								31	Taylor Fritz	65	3
								29	Nikoloz Basilashvili	77	6
	29	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	2	6
	2	Stefanos Tsitsipas	4	6	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	D Medvedev	6	6
		M McDonald	6	6					M McDonald	4	2
		J Duckworth	3	3											1	D Medvedev	6	77
		M Giron	67	6	6										27	F Krajinovi?	2	61
	Q	B van de Zandschulp	79	2	4				M Giron	62	5
								27	F Krajinovi?	77	7
																						1	D Medvedev	6	4	3
																						23	G Dimitrov	4	6	6
								23	G Dimitrov	6	6
		D Altmaier	6	6					D Altmaier	4	2
		S Querrey	2	4											23	G Dimitrov	6	6
	PR	P Kohlschreiber	2	4											16	R Opelka	3	4
		T Daniel	6	6					T Daniel	5	3
								16	R Opelka	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	D Shapovalov	3
		V Pospisil	6	4	6				V Pospisil	0r
	WC	JJ Wolf	4	6	4										9	D Shapovalov	5	2
	Q	S Caruso	6	6											19	A Karatsev	7	6
	WC	Z Svajda	3	1				Q	S Caruso	0	2
								19	A Karatsev	6	6
																						19	A Karatsev	1	3
																						8	H Hurkacz	6	6
								32	S Korda	0	4
		B Paire	4	4					F Tiafoe	6	6
		F Tiafoe	6	6												F Tiafoe	3	2
		A Popyrin	6	77											8	H Hurkacz	6	6
		M Kecmanovi?	3	64					A Popyrin	1	5
								8	H Hurkacz	6	7

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	A Rublev	6	6
		C Taberner	6	6					C Taberner	3	4
		J Munar	3	3											4	A Rublev	4	6	5
		T Paul	6	77												T Paul	6	3	7
		F López	3	63					T Paul	6	6
								28	D Lajovi?	2	3
																							T Paul	4	6	2
																						21	C Norrie	6	4	6
								21	C Norrie	6	5	6
		T Monteiro	4	3					T Sandgren	4	7	0
		T Sandgren	6	6											21	C Norrie	6	5	6
		S-w Kwon	6	3	4										15	R Bautista Agut	4	7	3
		G Pella	1	6	6				G Pella	5	3
								15	R Bautista Agut	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	D Schwartzman	6	3	7
	Q	M Cressy	63	6	7			Q	M Cressy	2	6	5
		L ?ere	77	1	5										11	D Schwartzman	5	6	6
		K Nishikori	65	6	6										18	D Evans	7	4	0
	Q	J Sousa	77	3	2				K Nishikori	6	3	4
								18	D Evans	4	6	6
																						11	D Schwartzman	6	6
																						6	C Ruud	3	3
								26	L Harris	6	6
		A Davidovich Fokina	65	6	7				A Davidovich Fokina	3	3
		S Johnson	77	3	5										26	L Harris	77	4	4
	Q	R Olivo	5	5											6	C Ruud	64	6	6
		R Carballés Baena	7	7					R Carballés Baena	1	2
								6	C Ruud	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	M Berrettini	6	7
		D Kudla	1	60				Q	A Tabilo	4	5
	Q	A Tabilo	6	77											5	M Berrettini	4	3
		F Coria	3	2											31	T Fritz	6	6
		B Nakashima	6	6					B Nakashima	3	4
								31	T Fritz	6	6
																						31	T Fritz	6	6
																						10	J Sinner	4	3
								20	J Isner	6	6
		F Delbonis	3	6	62				Y Nishioka	3	4
		Y Nishioka	6	3	77										20	J Isner
	WC	J Sock	5	6	3										10	J Sinner	w/o
		J Millman	7	4	6				J Millman	2	2
								10	J Sinner	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	G Monfils	6	6
		M Fucsovics	6	3	2				G Mager	4	2
		G Mager	1	6	6										14	G Monfils	7	6
		K Anderson	7	6												K Anderson	5	2
		J Thompson	5	2					K Anderson	79	77
								17	L Sonego	67	63
																						14	G Monfils	1	3
																						3	A Zverev	6	6
								30	C Alcaraz	7	3	2
	WC	A Murray	6	6				WC	A Murray	5	6	6
		A Mannarino	3	2											WC	A Murray	4	64
	Q	C ?lkel	65	4											3	A Zverev	6	77
		J Brooksby	77	6					J Brooksby	4	6	1
								3	A Zverev	6	3	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	F Auger-Aliassime	4	2
		A Ramos Viñolas	6	6					A Ramos Viñolas	6	6
		L Musetti	1	3												A Ramos Viñolas	6	62	2
		E Gerasimov	3	3											29	N Basilashvili	4	77	6
	Q	C Eubanks	6	6				Q	C Eubanks	4	3
								29	N Basilashvili	6	6
																						29	N Basilashvili	6	78
																						24	K Khachanov	4	66
								24	K Khachanov	6	7
		D Koepfer	77	2	0				E Ruusuvuori	2	5
		E Ruusuvuori	63	6	6										24	K Khachanov	6	6
		F Bagnis	3	1											12	P Carreño Busta	0	4
	Q	E Gómez	6	6				Q	E Gómez	1	4
								12	P Carreño Busta	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	C Garín	7	6
	WC	H Rune	4	1				Q	E Escobedo	5	2
	Q	E Escobedo	6	6											13	C Garín	4	2
	Q	A Vukic	7	6											22	A de Minaur	6	6
		P Andújar	5	4				Q	A Vukic	4	5
								22	A de Minaur	6	7
																						22	A de Minaur	77	63	2
																						2	S Tsitsipas	63	77	6
								25	F Fognini	6	4	6
		J-L Struff	77	6					J-L Struff	4	6	3
		DE Galán	64	3											25	F Fognini	6	3	4
		P Martínez	6	6											2	S Tsitsipas	2	6	6
	Q	R Marcora	4	0					P Martínez	2	4
								2	S Tsitsipas	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Botic van de Zandschulp	6	6
		Peter Polansky	3	3
								1	Botic van de Zandschulp	6	4	6
									Thai-Son Kwiatkowski	4	6	2
		Thai-Son Kwiatkowski	6	6
	21	Ernests Gulbis	4	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Salvatore Caruso	6	6
		Jason Kubler	0	3
								2	Salvatore Caruso	6	6
									Roberto Quiroz	4	4
		Roberto Quiroz	6	3	6
	19	Ramkumar Ramanathan	4	6	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Alex Bolt	77	65	2
		Roberto Marcora	65	77	6
									Roberto Marcora	6	7
									Matteo Viola	2	5
		Matteo Viola	6	3	711
	16	Thanasi Kokkinakis	3	6	69

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Maxime Cressy	6	4	6
		Hiroki Moriya	4	6	3
								4	Maxime Cressy	7	62	6
								18	Enzo Couacaud	5	77	2
		Christian Harrison	3	7	62
	18	Enzo Couacaud	6	5	77

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Mikhail Kukushkin	5
		Steven Diez	2r
								5	Mikhail Kukushkin	2	4
								13	Ernesto Escobedo	6	6
	PR	Denis Istomin	3	2
	13	Ernesto Escobedo	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Evgeny Donskoy	610	77	7
		Adrián Menéndez Maceiras	712	62	5
								6	Evgeny Donskoy	2	1
								17	Alejandro Tabilo	6	6
		Michael Mmoh	3	4
	17	Alejandro Tabilo	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Federico Gaio	3	6	3
		Andrea Arnaboldi	6	3	6
									Andrea Arnaboldi	1	78	3
								22	Renzo Olivo	6	66	6
	WC	Shintaro Mochizuki	3	2
	22	Renzo Olivo	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Mitchell Krueger	6	610	5
	WC	Govind Nanda	0	712	7
								WC	Govind Nanda	1	6	4
								14	Cem ?lkel	6	2	6
		Maxime Janvier	2	77	64
	14	Cem ?lkel	6	64	77

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Jason Jung	3	6	2r
	WC	Stefan Kozlov	6	3	5
								WC	Stefan Kozlov	6	0	5
								20	Christopher Eubanks	2	6	7
		Michael Geerts	1	3
	20	Christopher Eubanks	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Altu? Çelikbilek	2	6	6
		Thomas Fabbiano	6	2	1
								10	Altu? Çelikbilek	3	5
								15	João Sousa	6	7
	WC	Victor Lilov	2	0
	15	João Sousa	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Emilio Gómez	6	6
	WC	Aleksandar Kovacevic	4	2
								11	Emilio Gómez	6	79
								23	Ivo Karlovi?	3	67
		Brayden Schnur	6	65	67
	23	Ivo Karlovi?	4	77	79

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Bjorn Fratangelo	6	6
		Mikael Torpegaard	2	1
								12	Bjorn Fratangelo	1	4
								24	Aleksandar Vukic	6	6
		Ulises Blanch	2	5
	24	Aleksandar Vukic	6	7

References

External links

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