2012 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2012 BNP Paribas Open
Final
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	96
Seeds	32
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Indian Wells Masters.

Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Ana Ivanović.

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
	5	Agnieszka Radwańska	0	2
								1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
								18	Angelique Kerber	4	3
	18	Angelique Kerber	6	6
	8	Li Na	4	2
															1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
															2	Maria Sharapova	2	3
	7	Marion Bartoli	3	4
	15	Ana Ivanovic	6	6
								15	Ana Ivanovic	4	1r
								2	Maria Sharapova	6	0
	20	Maria Kirilenko	6	5	2
	2	Maria Sharapova	3	7	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	V Azarenka	6	64	78
	WC	J Craybas	1	2					M Barthel	4	77	66
		M Barthel	6	6											1	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Keothavong	4	6	5										25	S Kuznetsova	1	2
	PR	T Bacsinszky	6	2	7			PR	T Bacsinszky	3	0r
								25	S Kuznetsova	6	2
																						1	V Azarenka	6	6
																						14	J Görges	3	1
								24	A Medina Garrigues	6	7
	Q	K Barrois	6	2	4			WC	S Mirza	2	5
	WC	S Mirza	4	6	6										24	A Medina Garrigues	3	4
		E Baltacha	3	6	6										14	J Görges	6	6
		A Rus	6	4	3				E Baltacha	3	2
								14	J Görges	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	J Janković	4	3
	WC	J Hampton	6	6				WC	J Hampton	6	6
		P Hercog	0	1											WC	J Hampton	6	61	6
		J Gajdošová	4	6	6											J Gajdošová	2	77	2
	WC	C Vandeweghe	6	3	3				J Gajdošová	2	6	6
								22	Y Wickmayer	6	2	4
																						WC	J Hampton	3	6	0r
																						5	A Radwańska	6	4	3
								27	F Pennetta	6	6
		T Pironkova	4	2					C Suárez Navarro	3	4
		C Suárez Navarro	6	6											27	F Pennetta	4	2
		S Cîrstea	4	7	77										5	A Radwańska	6	6
		I Benešová	6	5	65				S Cîrstea	2	4
								5	A Radwańska	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	P Kvitová	6	6
		A Morita	6	1	4				B Záhlavová-Strýcová	1	3
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	6	6										3	P Kvitová	6	2	3
	Q	C Dellacqua	4	5											32	C McHale	2	6	6
		E Vesnina	6	7					E Vesnina	3	5
								32	C McHale	6	7
																						32	C McHale	3	6	64
																						18	A Kerber	6	3	77
								18	A Kerber	2	7	6
	WC	S Stephens	4	7	79			WC	S Stephens	6	5	4
	Q	A Wozniak	6	5	67										18	A Kerber	w/o
		V King	77	6												V King
		S Errani	63	4					V King	6	6
								13	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	V Zvonareva	6	6
		K Date-Krumm	6	6					K Date-Krumm	3	4
		P Parmentier	1	3											9	V Zvonareva
		L Pous Tió	1	1												K Zakopalová	w/o
		K Zakopalová	6	6					K Zakopalová	6	67	6
								19	D Hantuchová	3	79	3
																							K Zakopalová	1	0
																						8	N Li	6	6
								31	J Zheng	6	6
	WC	U Radwańska	6	4	4			Q	M Krajicek	1	3
	Q	M Krajicek	3	6	6										31	J Zheng	1	3
		M Erakovic	7	3	5										8	N Li	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	5	6	7				G Voskoboeva	6	3	3
								8	N Li	3	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	M Bartoli	2	6	7
	Q	V Lepchenko	77	6				Q	V Lepchenko	6	2	5
	Q	A Panova	63	2											7	M Bartoli	6	6
		M Johansson	3	3												C Scheepers	2	0
		C Scheepers	6	6					C Scheepers	6	6
								29	K Kanepi	3	2
																						7	M Bartoli	6	6
																						23	L Šafářová	1	4
								23	L Šafářová	6	3
		T Paszek	6	2	6				T Paszek	3	1r
		A Yakimova	4	6	1										23	L Šafářová	6	0
	Q	L Tsurenko	4	6	7										10	F Schiavone	2	0r
		S Pe'er	6	3	5			Q	L Tsurenko	2	4
								10	F Schiavone	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	A Ivanovic	6	6
	Q	G Arn	1r						J Larsson	1	2
		J Larsson	4												15	A Ivanovic	68	6	6
		K Pervak	6	6												K Pervak	710	3	2
	Q	O Govortsova	3	1					K Pervak	6	6
								17	S Peng	4	0
																						15	A Ivanovic	6	6
																						4	C Wozniacki	3	2
								26	M Niculescu	3	3
	Q	E Daniilidou	4	64					S Arvidsson	6	6
		S Arvidsson	6	77												S Arvidsson	6	5	2
		E Makarova	6	6											4	C Wozniacki	3	7	6
		B Mattek-Sands	2	3					E Makarova	2	0
								4	C Wozniacki	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	S Stosur	6	6
	WC	I Falconi	4	5				WC	I Falconi	0	3
		A Dulgheru	6	2r											6	S Stosur	1	78	65
	WC	L Davis	6	79											30	N Petrova	6	66	77
		P Martić	2	67				WC	L Davis	3	2
								30	N Petrova	6	6
																						30	N Petrova	1	7	2
																						20	M Kirilenko	6	5	6
								20	M Kirilenko	77	6
		I-C Begu	4	7	6				I-C Begu	64	4
		L Hradecká	6	5	2										20	M Kirilenko	6	4	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	6	5											L Domínguez Lino	2	6	4
		L Domínguez Lino	6	1	7				L Domínguez Lino	6	6
								11	S Lisicki	1	4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	D Cibulková	2
	Q	J Pegula	7	3	3				M Rybáriková	1r
		M Rybáriková	5	6	6										16	D Cibulková	77	0	4
		A Brianti	3	6	64										21	R Vinci	65	6	6
		S Soler Espinosa	6	1	77				S Soler Espinosa	3	3
								21	R Vinci	6	6
																						21	R Vinci	2	1
																						2	M Sharapova	6	6
								28	P Cetkovská	2	4
	Q	S Zhang	1	1					S Halep	6	6
		S Halep	6	6												S Halep	3	4
		G Dulko	1												2	M Sharapova	6	6
		J Dokić	0r						G Dulko	2	0
								2	M Sharapova	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Gréta Arn	77	6
	WC	Madison Keys	64	1
								1	Gréta Arn	6	2	6
								WC	Julia Cohen	0	6	4
	WC	Julia Cohen	6	7
	21	Eva Birnerová	1	5

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Kateryna Bondarenko	63	4
		Paula Ormaechea	77	6
									Paula Ormaechea	2	2
								WC