Skip to content
BNP Paribas Open
  • Tickets & Packages
  • Tennis Paradise Experience
  • News
Get tickets

Indian Wells, California

March 6 - 19, 2023

Get tickets
  • The Tennis Paradise Experience
  • Tickets & Packages Toggle
    • Series Packages
    • Mini Packages
    • Hotel Ticket Packages
    • Group Packages
    • Luxury Suites
    • My Tickets Account
  • News
  • Tournament Toggle
    • Competition Schedule
    • 2022 Results
    • 2022 Players
    • Venue ↗
    • History
  • Plan Your Visit
  • Get Involved Toggle
    • Volunteers
    • Ball Crew
    • Employment Opportunities
  • Partnerships Toggle
    • Partners
    • Partnership Opportunities
  • Shop ↗
  • Contact
BNP Paribas Open Insider News
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • instagram
  • youtube
WTA

Another year, another star-studded doubles draw in the desert

by Jeff Donaldson
03/05/2019

The BNP Paribas Open women’s doubles draw has always had a penchant for surprising pairings and this year is no exception.

The draw is filled to the brim with delicious doubles teams, including wild card duo Eugenie Bouchard and Sloane Stephens. Good friends off the court, the two reached the final at Washington’s Citi Open last year. Bouchard claimed her first doubles title alongside Sofia Kenin in Auckland this season, so clearly the cross-boarders North American chemistry is palpable for the Canadian, a fan-favorite wherever she goes.

Ashleigh Barty and Caroline Garcia playing together is a surprise even though it shouldn’t be. Both players have a Grand Slam pedigree in the discipline, with the Frenchwoman owning multiple Slam titles and the Aussie a three-time Slam finalist by the age of 17 who just won her first last year at the US Open. Garcia famously defeated Barty in the final of the Premier 5 event in Wuhan, which remains the latter’s biggest final to date.

Victoria Azarenka

The Eastern European dream team of Elina Svitolina and Victoria Azarenka is another pairing that is sure to draw in a crowd, while the former Top 10 team of Karolina Pliskova and Julia Goerges, who have both seen massive success as of late on the singles court, are back in action together for the first time this season.

View Full Draw

Make no mistake, the week-in, week-out doubles specialists in the draw deserve their recognition as well. Here at the BNP representing the excitement of the women’s doubles disciple is world No. 1 team Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, as well as Australian Open champs Sam Stosur and Zhang Shuai. The Chan sisters, the Canadian-Chinese pairing of Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan, as well as last year’s WTA Finals doubles champions Babos and Kristina Mladenovic round out what is certainly the best draw the discipline has seen in 2019.

Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 – Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic play Monica Niculescu & Andrea Hlavackova in the Quarterfinal of the BNP Paribas Open in Stadium 4 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. (Kathryn Riley/BNP Paribas Open)
Get 2019 Tickets
Experience it live
Buy tickets
Ashleigh Bartybarbora krejcikovaCaroline GarciaElina SvitolinaGabriela DabrowskiJulia GoergesKarolina PliskovaKaterina SiniakovaKristina MladenovicSam StosurSerena WilliamsVenus WilliamsVictoria AzarenkaXu Yifanzhang Shuai
  • Share it with facebook
  • Share it with twitter
  • Share it with email
Popular news
  • 03/23/2022 Video: The Story of the 2022 BNP Paribas Open
  • 03/20/2022 Fritz Snaps 21-Year American Drought, Wins 2022 Men’s Singles Title
  • 03/20/2022 22 for ’22: Tennis Paradise Takeaways
  • 03/20/2022 Swiatek Powers Past Sakkari, Wins 2022 Women’s Title
  • 03/20/2022 Tennis Paradise 2022 in Photos
Recent news
  • fritz 03/24/2022 Video: Taylor Fritz – Sunday, March 20, 2022
  • 03/23/2022 Video: The Story of the 2022 BNP Paribas Open
  • 03/21/2022 Elena Rybakina – Monday, March 14, 2022
  • 03/20/2022 Video: Rafael Nadal – Sunday, March 20, 2022
  • 03/20/2022 22 for ’22: Tennis Paradise Takeaways
Related articles
Serena Williams

BNP Paribas Open Draw Breakdown: The Women

With Victoria Azarenka relying on a wildcard for main-draw entry, and fellow multi-Slam titlists Serena Williams (now unranked) and Maria […]

Read more
Naomi Osaka

The Official BNPPO Draw Breakdown: Osaka, Halep lead loaded women’s draw

Naomi Osaka. Ever heard of her? This time last year, not many had. Osaka touched down at the BNP Paribas […]

Read more

18 for ‘18: Talking Points for the #BNPPO18

1. Lookin’ out for No. 1: Halep? Wozniacki? Muguruza? Pliskova? Kerber? Can anyone grab hold of the WTA Tour’s No. […]

Read more

Post navigation

PreviousRosol Outlasts Tomic in Qualifying
Next‘Divine’ Djokovic Seeks 6th Title; Federer-Nadal Semi on Tap?
  • bnp logo
  • penn logo
  • fila logo
  • IW logo
  • emirates logo
  • furgal logo
  • Media
  • Contact
  • Partnerships
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • California Privacy Rights
© 2022 BNP Paribas Open a Desert Champions LLC Event
Close
Get the latest updates
Get the latest updates from Tennis Paradise
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Subscribe