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.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Victoria Azarenka (champion)
Maria Sharapova (final)
Petra Kvitová (third round)
Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)
Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
Samantha Stosur (third round)
Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals)
Li Na (quarterfinals)
Vera Zvonareva (third round, withdrew because of an intestinal illness)
Francesca Schiavone (third round, retired because of an illness)
Sabine Lisicki (second round)
Jelena Janković (second round)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)
Julia Görges (fourth round)
Ana Ivanovic (semifinals, retired because of a hip injury)
Dominika Cibulková (third round)
Peng Shuai (second round)
Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals)
Roberta Vinci (fourth round)
Yanina Wickmayer (second round)
Lucie Šafářová (fourth round)
Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
Monica Niculescu (second round)
Flavia Pennetta (third round)
Petra Cetkovská (second round)
Kaia Kanepi (second round)
Nadia Petrova (fourth round)
Zheng Jie (third round)
Christina McHale (fourth round)

Draw

Key

Finals

	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	1^r

								2	Maria Sharapova	6	0
	20	Maria Kirilenko	6	5	2

	2	Maria Sharapova	3	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	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	0^r
								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

Section 2

	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	0^r
																						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

Section 3

	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

Section 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

Bottom half

Section 5

	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	1^r
		A Yakimova	4	6	1										23	L Šafářová	6	0
	Q	L Tsurenko	4	6	7										10	F Schiavone	2	0^r
		S Pe'er	6	3	5			Q	L Tsurenko	2	4
								10	F Schiavone	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

								15	A Ivanovic	6	6
	Q	G Arn	1^r						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

Section 7

	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	2^r											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

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

								16	D Cibulková	2
	Q	J Pegula	7	3	3				M Rybáriková	1^r
		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	0^r						G Dulko	2	0
								2	M Sharapova	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Gréta Arn (qualified)
Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
Michaëlla Krajicek (qualified)
Anna Tatishvili (first round)
Olga Govortsova (qualified)
Aleksandra Wozniak (qualified)
Eleni Daniilidou (qualified)
Vera Dushevina (first round)
Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)
Alexandra Panova (qualified)
Virginie Razzano (qualifying competition)
Stéphanie Dubois (first round)
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (qualifying competition)
Mandy Minella (qualifying competition)
Nina Bratchikova (first round)
Anastasia Rodionova (qualifying competition)
Alla Kudryavtseva (qualifying competition)
Edina Gallovits-Hall (qualifying competition)
Chang Kai-chen (first round)
Casey Dellacqua (qualified)
Eva Birnerová (first round)
Bojana Jovanovski (first round)
Alizé Cornet (qualifying competition)
Kristina Barrois (qualified)

Qualifiers

Draw

Key

First qualifier

	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

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition

	2	Kateryna Bondarenko	6³	4

		Paula Ormaechea	7⁷	6
									Paula Ormaechea	2	2