Player Overview

Mirra Andreeva enters as the defending champion at Indian Wells, having defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the 2025 BNP Paribas Open final. It was part of a season in which the teenager, who says she ‘runs like a rabbit’, won her first two WTA 1000 singles titles and a third title in doubles. In all, she claimed four titles across singles and doubles, reached the WTA Finals in doubles and finished the year at No. 9.