2012 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles

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

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, the second consecutive year Ivanovic had knocked out the defending champion. 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.

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	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

Qualifiers

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
								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