Karolina Muchova, Sonay Kartal, Belinda Bencic and Katerina Siniakova all exited the Indian Wells Open in the fourth round and Siniakova is the only one set to climb in the rankings after her run.<\/p>\n
For the second consecutive year, Muchova\u2019s campaign was ended by Iga Swiatek in the round of 16 as the six-time Grand Slam winner claimed an impressive 6-2, 6-0 win while Kartal retired during her match against Elena Rybakina<\/a> with the Australian Open champion leading 6-4, 4-3 at the time.<\/p>\n The 12th-seeded Bencic was a quarter-finalist in 2025 and she was beaten 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) by Jessica Pegula while Siniakova was another player who retired as she threw in the towel while trailing Elina Svitolina 6-1, 1-1.<\/p>\n World No 44 Siniakova exits on the back of a couple of big upsets as she defeated 27th seeds Leylah Fernandez in the second round and then ended Mirra Andreeva\u2019s title defence<\/a> in the round of 34.<\/p>\n Kartal, meanwhile, beat 20th seed Emma Navarro and followed it up with a victory over 15th seed and 2025 Australian Open winner Madison Keys.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a look at how their performances will affect their rankings.<\/p>\n WTA Points Earned At Indian Wells<\/p>\n Players earn 120 points for reaching the round of 16 at a WTA 1000 tournament, but they don\u2019t always go home with that tally as they have to defend points from the same period 12 months ago as the WTA uses a rolling 52-week, cumulative system.<\/p>\n Siniakova was defending only 65 points as she lost in the third round last year and the net result is a 55-point boost that has seen her rise two places to No 42.<\/p>\n WTA News<\/p>\n Naomi Osaka reveals how Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s grunting \u2018tricked\u2019 her in Indian Wells Open loss<\/a><\/p>\n Alex Eala prize money and ranking points earned from Indian Wells Open run<\/a><\/p>\n