2012 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2012 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	6–2, 6–3

Main article: 2012 BNP Paribas Open

At the 2012 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles, played at Indian Wells, California in March 2012, the defending champion Caroline Wozniacki lost to Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round. World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka won her first Indian Wells Title by beating World No. 2 Maria Sharapova 6–2 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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	1r
								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	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

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	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

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	1r
		A Yakimova	4	6	1										23	L Šafářová	6
	Q	L Tsurenko	4	6	7										10	F Schiavone	2	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	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

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	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

Section 8

	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

Qualifying

Seeds

2

Qualifiers

2

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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
								WC	Jessica Pegula	6	6
	WC	Jessica Pegula	77	77
	22	Bojana Jovanovski	64	65

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Michaëlla Krajicek	4	6	6
		Yvonne Meusburger	6	1	2
								3	Michaëlla Krajicek	6	5	6
								14	Mandy Minella	4	7	3
	WC	Gail Brodsky	3	6	2
	14	Mandy Minella	6	3	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Anna Tatishvili	3	4
		Misaki Doi	6	6
									Misaki Doi	3	3
								20	Casey Dellacqua	6	6
		Laura Robson	3	1
	20	Casey Dellacqua	6	6

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Olga Govortsova	6	66	6
		Sesil Karatantcheva	3	78	2
								5	Olga Govortsova	6	6
									Andrea Hlaváčková	4	1
		Andrea Hlaváčková	66	6	6
	15	Nina Bratchikova	78	2	1

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Aleksandra Wozniak	6	6
		Heather Watson	4	4
								6	Aleksandra Wozniak	6	6
								16	Anastasia Rodionova	3	1
		Evgeniya Rodina	2	5
	16	Anastasia Rodionova	6	7

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Eleni Daniilidou	6	6
		Tetiana Luzhanska	2	4
								7	Eleni Daniilidou	77	6
								WC	Mónica Puig	61	1
	WC	Mónica Puig	6	6
	19	Chang Kai-chen	2	4

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Vera Dushevina	6	3	2
		Zhang Shuai	4	6	6
									Zhang Shuai	2	77	77
								23	Alizé Cornet	6	64	63
		Arantxa Parra Santonja	7	0	2
	23	Alizé Cornet	5	6	6

Ninth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6
		Olivia Rogowska	1	3
								9	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6
								18	Edina Gallovits-Hall	1	1
		Karolína Plíšková	5	2
	18	Edina Gallovits-Hall	7	6

Tenth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	10	Alexandra Panova	6	6
	WC	Caroline Garcia	4	4
								10	Alexandra Panova	6
								13	Stéphanie Foretz Gacon	2	r
		Akgul Amanmuradova	4	7	5
	13	Stéphanie Foretz Gacon	6	5	7

Eleventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	11	Virginie Razzano	6	6
		Mirjana Lučić	4	2
								11	Virginie Razzano	3	3
								24	Kristina Barrois	6	6
		Aravane Rezaï	77	2	1
	24	Kristina Barrois	63	6	6

Twelfth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	12	Stéphanie Dubois	6	65	3
		Lesia Tsurenko	3	77	6
									Lesia Tsurenko	6	6
								17	Alla Kudryavtseva	3	1
		Melinda Czink	6	2	2
	17	Alla Kudryavtseva	4	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw