Jack Draper and Mirra Andreeva win Indian Wells 2025 titles; 17-year-old Andreeva beats world No. 1 Sabalenka
Britain's Jack Draper beat Holger Rune 6-2, 6-2 for his first Masters 1000 title and Russia's 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells) finals in California on 16 March 2025.
Summary
The BNP Paribas Open finals were played at Indian Wells, California, on 16 March 2025. In the women's final, ninth seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia came from a set down to beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, becoming at 17 the tournament's youngest women's champion since Serena Williams in 1999 and winning a second WTA 1000 title in a row. In the men's final, Britain's Jack Draper, 23, beat Denmark's Holger Rune 6-2, 6-2 to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title, a day after beating two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals; the win took him into the world's top 10 for the first time.
Key facts
- Date
- 16 March 2025
- Place
- Indian Wells, California, USA
- Women's final
- Mirra Andreeva bt Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Men's final
- Jack Draper bt Holger Rune 6-2, 6-2
- Milestones
- Andreeva youngest champion since Serena (1999); Draper's first Masters 1000, top-10 debut
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who won the men's singles title at Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on 16 March 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Jack Draper
Britain's Jack Draper beat Denmark's Holger Rune 6-2, 6-2 for his first ATP Masters 1000 title.
Whom did 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva beat in the Indian Wells women's final on 16 March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Aryna Sabalenka
Andreeva came back to beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Consider the following statements about the Indian Wells 2025 finals: 1. Mirra Andreeva became the tournament's youngest women's champion since Serena Williams in 1999. 2. Jack Draper had already won two Masters 1000 titles before Indian Wells 2025. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct (AP, Reuters). Statement 2 is wrong: Indian Wells 2025 was Draper's first Masters 1000 final and title.