By Mike McIntyre

Here are the men's and women's qualifying draws for the upcoming joint ATP and WTA event in Indian Wells, California. The BNP Paribas Open begins on March 10th.

On the women's side Britain's Elena Baltacha is the number one seed and has already made it through to the  main draw.

On the men's side, Denis Istomin is seeded first. Veteran's Gaston Gaudio and Sebastien Grosjean are also entered.