2013 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2013 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Juan Martín del Potro
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 6–4

The 2013 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles was the main event of the 2013 BNP Paribas Open men's tennis tournament played in Indian Wells, USA from March 7 through March 17, 2013.

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost to Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Nadal went on to win the title, defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4.^[1]

This was Nadal's third singles title at Indian Wells and fifth overall, and it was his 53rd title. It was also a record-breaking 22nd ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Novak Djokovic (Semifinals)
2. Roger Federer (Quarterfinals)
3. Andy Murray (Quarterfinals)
4. David Ferrer (Second Round)
5. Rafael Nadal (Champion)
6. Tomáš Berdych (Semifinals)
7. Juan Martín del Potro (Final)
8. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Quarterfinals)
9. Janko Tipsarević (Second Round)
10. Richard Gasquet (Fourth Round)
11. Nicolás Almagro (Third Round)
12. Marin Čilić (Third Round)
13. Gilles Simon (Fourth Round)
14. Juan Mónaco (Second Round)
15. John Isner (Second Round)
16. Kei Nishikori (Third Round)
17. Milos Raonic (Fourth Round)
18. Stanislas Wawrinka (Fourth Round)
19. Tommy Haas (Fourth Round)
20. Andreas Seppi (Third Round)
21. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Second Round)
22. Alexandr Dolgopolov (Second Round)
23. Sam Querrey (Fourth Round)
24. Jerzy Janowicz (Third Round)
25. Jérémy Chardy (Second Round)
26. Martin Kližan (Second Round)
27. Florian Mayer (Third Round)
28. Julien Benneteau (Second Round)
29. Fernando Verdasco (Second Round)
30. Mikhail Youzhny (Second Round)
31. Grigor Dimitrov (Third Round)
32. Mardy Fish (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	8	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	3	1
								1	Novak Djokovic	6	4	4
								7	Juan Martín del Potro	4	6	6
	3	Andy Murray	7^7	3	1
	7	Juan Martín del Potro	6^5	6	6
															7	Juan Martín del Potro	6	3	4
															5	Rafael Nadal	4	6	6
	6	Tomáš Berdych	6	6
		Kevin Anderson	4	4
								6	Tomáš Berdych	4	5
								5	Rafael Nadal	6	7
	5	Rafael Nadal	6	6
	2	Roger Federer	4	2

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							1	N Djokovic	6	5	6
	F Fognini	6	6					F Fognini	0	7	2
	A Bedene	4	3											1	N Djokovic	7^7	6
Q	M Ebden	6	4	6										31	G Dimitrov	6^4	1
	A Kuznetsov	3	6	4			Q	M Ebden	4	4
							31	G Dimitrov	6	6
																					1	N Djokovic	6	7^8
																					23	S Querrey	0	6^6
							23	S Querrey	6	6
WC	J Sock	6	6^8	2			Q	I Karlović	3	4
Q	I Karlović	3	7^10	6										23	S Querrey	7^7	6^7	7
	M Matosevic	7	6												M Matosevic	6^5	7^9	5
WC	T Robredo	5	2					M Matosevic	7	6
							14	J Mónaco	5	0

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							12	M Čilić	7^9	6
	H Zeballos	3	3					A Ramos	6^7	2
	A Ramos	6	6											12	M Čilić	6	4	3
Q	D Muñoz de la Nava	5	3											17	M Raonic	3	6	6
	M Llodra	7	6					M Llodra
							17	M Raonic	w/o
																					17	M Raonic	6	5	4
																					8	J-W Tsonga	4	7	6
							32	M Fish	6	3	6
	B Becker	3	6	4			Q	B Reynolds	3	6	4
Q	B Reynolds	6	3	6										32	M Fish	6^4	6^0
WC	J Blake	6	6											8	J-W Tsonga	7^7	7^7
	R Haase	3	4				WC	J Blake	6^6	4
							8	J-W Tsonga	7^8	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							3	A Murray	5	6	6
	E Donskoy	6	6					E Donskoy	7	2	2
	T Ito	2	1											3	A Murray	6	6
	Y-h Lu	2	6	6											Y-h Lu	3	2
WC	T Smyczek	6	2	2				Y-h Lu	7^7	7^7
							26	M Kližan	6^5	6^5
																					3	A Murray	7^7	6
																						C Berlocq	6^4	4
							22	A Dolgopolov	3	7^7	3
	S Giraldo	0	6	5				C Berlocq	6	6^5	6
	C Berlocq	6	2	7											C Berlocq	6	6
Q	D Tursunov	4	4											16	K Nishikori	2	2
Q	P Petzschner	6	6				Q	P Petzschner	3	2
							16	K Nishikori	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							11	N Almagro	7	6
	L Lacko	1	4					D Gimeno-Traver	5	1
	D Gimeno-Traver	6	6											11	N Almagro	3	7^7	6^2
	P Andújar	2	6	6										19	T Haas	6	6^2	7^7
WC	S Johnson	6	1	4				P Andújar	3	6^0
							19	T Haas	6	7^7
																					19	T Haas	1	2
																					7	JM del Potro	6	6
							25	J Chardy	2	6	4
	B Phau	7^7	6					B Phau	6	2	6
	A Falla	6^1	2												B Phau	2	5
	N Davydenko	7^7	6											7	JM del Potro	6	7
	P-H Mathieu	6^1	2					N Davydenko	3	4
							7	JM del Potro	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							6	T Berdych	6	6
Q	M Zverev	3	6	7^7			Q	M Zverev	2	4
	J Melzer	6	3	6^3										6	T Berdych	6	6
	V Troicki	6	3	4										27	F Mayer	4	1
	D Goffin	4	6	6				D Goffin	4	2
							27	F Mayer	6	6
																					6	T Berdych	6	7
																					10	R Gasquet	1	5
							24	J Janowicz	7^7	4	6
	M Granollers	4	2					D Nalbandian	6^4	6	3
	D Nalbandian	6	6											24	J Janowicz	1	4
	T Bellucci	4	3											10	R Gasquet	6	6
	B Tomic	6	6					B Tomic	6^1	2
							10	R Gasquet	7^7	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							13	G Simon	6	3	7
	G Müller	5	4					P Lorenzi	3	6	5
	P Lorenzi	7	6											13	G Simon	3	7^7	6
	Ł Kubot	7	5	2											B Paire	6	6^5	4
	B Paire	5	7	6				B Paire	6	6
							21	P Kohlschreiber	4	2
																					13	G Simon	3	6	4
																						K Anderson	6	1	6
							29	F Verdasco	1	0
	J Nieminen	4	6	6				J Nieminen	6	6
	I Sijsling	6	3	3											J Nieminen	3	1
	V Hănescu	6^6	3												K Anderson	6	6
	K Anderson	7^8	6					K Anderson	3	6	6
							4	D Ferrer	6	4	3

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							5	R Nadal	7^7	6
	G Soeda	0	6	3				R Harrison	6^3	2
	R Harrison	6	4	6										5	R Nadal	w/o
	L Mayer	6	3	6											L Mayer
	X Malisse	2	6	4				L Mayer	6	6
							30	M Youzhny	2	3
																					5	R Nadal	4	6	7
																					Q	E Gulbis	6	4	5
							20	A Seppi	7	6
Q	D Brands	6	7^7				Q	D Brands	5	4
	M Baghdatis	0	6^3											20	A Seppi	7	3	4
Q	E Gulbis	6	6											Q	E Gulbis	5	6	6
	F López	3	2				Q	E Gulbis	6	6
							9	J Tipsarević	2	0

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							15	J Isner	7^8	3	4
	L Hewitt	6	3	6				L Hewitt	6^6	6	6
	L Rosol	4	6	1											L Hewitt	4	5
Q	W Odesnik	7	7											18	S Wawrinka	6	7
	R Bautista-Agut	5	5				Q	W Odesnik	6	2	1
							18	S Wawrinka	3	6	6
																					18	S Wawrinka	3	7^7	5
																					2	R Federer	6	6^4	7
							28	J Benneteau	4	2
Q	G Pella	1	2					I Dodig	6	6
	I Dodig	6	6												I Dodig	3	1
Q	V Pospisil	6^5	3											2	R Federer	6	6
	D Istomin	7^7	6					D Istomin	2	3
							2	R Federer	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Ernests Gulbis (Qualified)
2. Michael Russell (Qualifying competition)
3. Daniel Brands (Qualified)
4. Dmitry Tursunov (Qualified)
5. Édouard Roger-Vasselin (First round)
6. Ričardas Berankis (Qualifying competition)
7. Tobias Kamke (First round)
8. Guillaume Rufin (Qualifying competition, withdrew because of a lower back injury)
9. João Sousa (First round)
10. Jan Hájek (First round)
11. Jesse Levine (Qualifying competition)
12. Rajeev Ram (First round)
13. Guido Pella (Qualified)
14. Steve Darcis (First round)
15. Flavio Cipolla (First round)
16. Sergiy Stakhovsky (Qualifying competition)
17. Matthias Bachinger (First round)
18. Adrian Ungur (First round)
19. Matthew Ebden (Qualified)
20. Andreas Haider-Maurer (First round)
21. Ruben Bemelmans (First round)
22. Philipp Petzschner (Qualified)
23. Matteo Viola (Qualifying competition)
24. Vasek Pospisil (Qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Ernests Gulbis
2. Bobby Reynolds
3. Daniel Brands
4. Dmitry Tursunov
5. Mischa Zverev
6. Vasek Pospisil
7. Matthew Ebden
8. Philipp Petzschner
9. Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
10. Guido Pella
11. Ivo Karlović
12. Wayne Odesnik

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

First qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Ernests Gulbis	6^5	6	6
	WC	Christian Harrison	7^7	2	4
								1	Ernests Gulbis	6	3	6
									Olivier Rochus	1	6	2
		Olivier Rochus	6	6
	21	Ruben Bemelmans	2	4

Second qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Michael Russell	6	7^7
		Igor Kunitsyn	1	6^5
								2	Michael Russell	5	6	6^4
								WC	Bobby Reynolds	7	3	7^7
	WC	Bobby Reynolds	6	6
	15	Flavio Cipolla	4	1

Third qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Daniel Brands	6	6
		Ivan Sergeyev	3	4
								3	Daniel Brands	6	7
								WC	Rik de Voest	2	5
	WC	Rik de Voest	6	6
	14	Steve Darcis	3	2

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Dmitry Tursunov	6	6
	WC	Mohamed Haythem Abid	1	4
								4	Dmitry Tursunov	5	6	6
									Thiago Alves	7	2	3
		Thiago Alves	6	2	6
	20	Andreas Haider-Maurer	4	6	3

Fifth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Édouard Roger-Vasselin	6^6	5
		Mischa Zverev	7^8	7
									Mischa Zverev	6	6
								16	Sergiy Stakhovsky	4	0
		Gastão Elias	6^6	5
	16	Sergiy Stakhovsky	7^8	7

Sixth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Ričardas Berankis	7^7	6
		Rhyne Williams	6^2	1
								6	Ričardas Berankis	1	2
								24	Vasek Pospisil	6	6
		Maxime Authom	3	0
	24	Vasek Pospisil	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Tobias Kamke	4	0
		Frank Dancevic	6	6
									Frank Dancevic	3	6^7
								19	Matthew Ebden	6	7^9
		Andrey Golubev	7^8	4	2
	19	Matthew Ebden	6^6	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Guillaume Rufin	6	3	6
	WC	Dennis Novikov	4	6	1
								8	Guillaume Rufin
								22	Philipp Petzschner	w/o
		Illya Marchenko	3	4
	22	Philipp Petzschner	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	João Sousa	3	6	3
		Daniel Muñoz de la Nava	6	3	6
									Daniel Muñoz de la Nava	6	6
									Uladzimir Ignatik	4	3
		Uladzimir Ignatik	6	6
	17	Matthias Bachinger	4	2

Tenth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	10	Jan Hájek	6^6	2
		Michael Berrer	7^8	6
									Michael Berrer	4	6^5
								13	Guido Pella	6	7^7
		Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	2	4
	13	Guido Pella	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	11	Jesse Levine	6	3	6
		Denis Kudla	0	6	3
								11	Jesse Levine	2	5
									Ivo Karlović	6	7
		Ivo Karlović	7^8	7^7
	18	Adrian Ungur	6^6	6^3

Twelfth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	12	Rajeev Ram	3	6^4
		Wayne Odesnik	6	7^7
									Wayne Odesnik	7^7	4	7^8
								23	Matteo Viola	6^2	6	6^6
	PR	Somdev Devvarman	2	2
	23	Matteo Viola	6	6

References

1. "Rafael Nadal wins BNP Paribas Open from a set and a break down against Juan Martin Del Potro at Indian Wells". Daily Telegraph. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.

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