This is the seed order in Indian Wells 2025

We reveal which potential matchups may occur between the top contenders for the title at Indian Wells 2025.

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 2 Mar 2025 | 17.12
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Seeding Order at Indian Wells 2025. Photo: gettyimages
Seeding Order at Indian Wells 2025. Photo: gettyimages

A new stage in the season begins, full of incentives and mysteries to be solved. Indian Wells 2025 promises thrills in both the men's and women's tournaments. It is worth analyzing the seeding order in both draws and how that may influence matchups for players like Carlos Alcaraz.

Two weeks of intense tennis activity are on the horizon in the Californian desert, hosting what has historically been considered the fifth Grand Slam. Indian Wells 2025 stands out in a hectic calendar where a visit to this oasis is always special. Wind, dry heat, a slower court than usual, and many details that can change dynamics characterize an event where Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek enter as reigning champions, while Alexander Zverev and Aryna Sabalenka top the seeds, with Novak Djokovic notably in a lower position.

It's important to note that both the men's and women's individual draws of Indian Wells 2025 consist of 128 slots and 96 players, leading to 32 seeds receiving a first-round bye. The absence of Sinner in the men's tournament and Krejcikova in the women's event are the most notable. The arrangement of seeds is crucial for the draw, where potential match-ups in each round will be determined.

- Possible Match-ups Between Seeds

Third Round

  • Seeds 1-8 will face seeds 25-32
  • Seeds 9-16 will face seeds 17-24

 

Round of 16

  • Seeds 1-4 will face seeds 13-16
  • Seeds 5-8 will face seeds 9-12

 

Quarterfinals

  • Seeds 1-4 will face seeds 5-8

 

- Seeding Order in the ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 2025 (*subject to change)

  1. Alexander Zverev
  2. Carlos Alcaraz
  3. Taylor Fritz
  4. Casper Ruud
  5. Daniil Medvedev
  6. Novak Djokovic
  7. Andrey Rublev
  8. Stefanos Tsitsipas
  9. Álex de Miñaur
  10. Tommy Paul
  11. Ben Shelton
  12. Holger Rune
  13. Jack Draper
  14. Grigor Dimitrov
  15. Lorenzo Musetti
  16. Frances Tiafoe
  17. Félix Auger-Aliassime
  18. Ugo Humbert
  19. Tomas Machac
  20. Arthur Fils
  21. Hubert Hurkacz
  22. Karen Khachanov
  23. Jiri Lehecka
  24. Sebastian Korda
  25. Francisco Cerúndolo
  26. Alexei Popyrin
  27. Denis Shapovalov
  28. Matteo Berrettini
  29. Giovanni Mpetshi-Perricard
  30. Alejandro Tabilo
  31. Alex Michelsen
  32. Brandon Nakashima* (if Báez wins the final in Santiago, he would advance over the American)

 

Sinner's absence means that Zverev and Alcaraz can only meet in a hypothetical final, yet their paths are not without dangers. The draw will determine whether Fritz and Ruud, two always dangerous players, fall on the same side as them, but they are less intimidating than names like Medvedev, the resurgent Tsitsipas, and above all, Novak Djokovic, who can never be counted out.

Looking ahead to the round of 16, possible opponents for the German and the Spaniard include Draper, Dimitrov, Musetti, or Tiafoe – players of high caliber, yet seemingly less intimidating than others. Third round challenges await with Shapovalov and Berrettini in clear upward trajectories, capable of unsettling any opponent. Djokovic's path could get rocky in the round of 16, facing potential hurdles like De Miñaur, Shelton, Paul, or Rune.

- Seeding Order in the WTA 1000 Indian Wells 2025

  1. Aryna Sabalenka
  2. Iga Swiatek
  3. Cori Gauff
  4. Jessica Pegula
  5. Madison Keys
  6. Jasmine Paolini
  7. Elena Rybakina
  8. Emma Navarro
  9. Qinwen Zheng
  10. Paula Badosa
  11. Mirra Andreeva
  12. Daria Kasatkinan
  13. Diana Shnaider
  14. Danielle Collins
  15. Karolina Muchova
  16. Beatriz Haddad-Maia
  17. Amanda Anisimova
  18. Ekaterina Alexandrova
  19. Yulia Putintseva
  20. Clara Tauson
  21. Donna Vekic
  22. Elina Svitolina
  23. Marta Kostyuk
  24. Liudmila Samsonova
  25. Jelena Ostapenko
  26. Leylah Fernández
  27. Elise Mertens
  28. Maria Sakkari
  29. Magdalena Frech
  30. Linda Noskova
  31. Ons Jabeur
  32. Anna Kalinskaya

 

February has affected the sense of consistency and power that the two dominant forces on the tour, Sabalenka and Swiatek, had been showing for some time. They arrive at this event with more doubts than expected but cannot face each other before a potential final. Gauff and Pegula stand as potential semi-final opponents, while it will be intriguing to see how Keys returns after her success in Australia and the performance of Rybakina, needing to distance herself from the media noise surrounding her.

The favorites will face challenges in every round against players who, on a good day, can defeat anyone, like Jabeur or Ostapenko, potential rivals for the top players in the third round. A mention goes to Mirra Andreeva, whose ranking position could set up a clash with Keys, Paolini, Rybakina, or Navarro in the round of 16, a situation mirrored by Paula Badosa, who arrives with some doubts due to back issues and tough losses in the last month.

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