Men's singles
2012 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	John Isner
Score	7–6(9–7), 6–3
Draw	96
Seeds	32

Roger Federer defeated John Isner in the final, 7–6^(9–7), 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Indian Wells Masters. It was his record fourth Indian Wells title.

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost to Isner in the semifinals.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	12	Nicolás Almagro	3	4
								1	Novak Djokovic	67	6	65
								11	John Isner	79	3	77
	13	Gilles Simon	3	6	5
	11	John Isner	6	1	7
															11	John Isner	67	3
															3	Roger Federer	79	6
	9	Juan Martín del Potro	3	2
	3	Roger Federer	6	6
								3	Roger Federer	6	6
								2	Rafael Nadal	3	4
		David Nalbandian	6	5	4
	2	Rafael Nadal	4	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	N Djokovic	6	6
	Q	A Golubev	6	6				Q	A Golubev	3	2
	Q	R de Voest	1	4											1	N Djokovic	6	6
		M Bachinger	4	2											29	K Anderson	2	3
		P Kohlschreiber	6	6					P Kohlschreiber
								29	K Anderson	w/o
																						1	N Djokovic	6	65	6
																							P Andújar	0	77	2
								18	F Mayer	2	4
		R Haase	2	6	62				P Andújar	6	6
		P Andújar	6	3	77											P Andújar	77	6
		A Ramos	610	77	6											A Ramos	65	4
	WC	J Levine	712	64	2				A Ramos	3	7	6
								16	R Gasquet	6	5	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	N Almagro	5	6	6
	Q	T Smyczek	61	4				WC	S Querrey	7	4	4
	WC	S Querrey	77	6											12	N Almagro	4	6	77
		S Giraldo	5	6	6											S Giraldo	6	2	62
	WC	J Sock	7	0	1				S Giraldo	7	6
								17	K Nishikori	5	2
																						12	N Almagro	6	6
																						7	T Berdych	4	0
								30	A Roddick	4	77	6
		I Karlović	4	2					Ł Kubot	6	65	3
		Ł Kubot	6	6											30	A Roddick	3	6	2
		A Bogomolov Jr.	67	6	63										7	T Berdych	6	4	6
		S Stakhovsky	79	4	77				S Stakhovsky	77	3	4
								7	T Berdych	62	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								4	A Murray	4	2
		G García López	78	4	6				G García López	6	6
		R Machado	66	6	2											G García López	4	5
		F Cipolla	1	2												R Harrison	6	7
		R Harrison	6	6					R Harrison	77	6
								25	V Troicki	65	3
																							R Harrison	60	7	1
																						13	G Simon	77	5	6
								23	S Wawrinka	4	6	6
	Q	P Lorenzi	6	3	4			WC	R Ginepri	6	4	4
	WC	R Ginepri	1	6	6										23	S Wawrinka	4	4
	Q	A Delić	6	0	2										13	G Simon	6	6
		D Sela	2	6	6				D Sela	5	78	4
								13	G Simon	7	66	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	J Isner	7	6
	LL	F Gil	6	66	6			LL	F Gil	5	3
	Q	R Williams	3	78	4										11	J Isner	7	7
	Q	V Pospisil	3	2											22	J Mónaco	5	5
		N Mahut	6	6					N Mahut	4	7	3
								22	J Mónaco	6	5	6
																						11	J Isner	6	7
																						Q	M Ebden	4	5
								32	J Benneteau	6	3	2
	Q	M Ebden	6	4	6			Q	M Ebden	2	6	6
		I Kunitsyn	1	6	4										Q	M Ebden	6	6
		A Seppi	4	6	6										8	M Fish	3	4
		O Rochus	6	3	4				A Seppi	3	2r
								8	M Fish	6	3

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	D Ferrer	6	6
		I Dodig	1	4					G Dimitrov	2	2
		G Dimitrov	6	6											5	D Ferrer	4	3
		Y-h Lu	66	3												D Istomin	6	6
		D Istomin	78	6					D Istomin	77	67	7
								31	JI Chela	65	79	5
																							D Istomin	62	78	2
																						9	JM del Potro	77	66	6
								19	F Verdasco	6	6
		C-M Stebe	2	2					R Sweeting	2	2
		R Sweeting	6	6											19	F Verdasco	2	66
	Q	M Matosevic	6	6											9	JM del Potro	6	78
	Q	R Bemelmans	2	3				Q	M Matosevic	5	2
								9	JM del Potro	7	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								LL	B Phau	5	2
		N Davydenko	7	6					N Davydenko	7	6
	Q	S Bubka	5	3												N Davydenko
		L Rosol	2	64												T Bellucci	w/o
		T Bellucci	6	77					T Bellucci	6	6
								20	J Melzer	3	3
																							T Bellucci	6	3	4
																						3	R Federer	3	6	6
								27	M Raonic	6	6
		C Berlocq	6	6					C Berlocq	4	2
		B Paire	4	2											27	M Raonic	77	2	4
	LL	T Kamke	6	63	4										3	R Federer	64	6	6
	WC	D Kudla	2	77	6			WC	D Kudla	4	1
								3	R Federer	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	J-W Tsonga	4
		M Llodra	6	5	77				M Llodra	1r
		E Gulbis	3	7	63										6	J-W Tsonga	62	6	6
		X Malisse	6	6											28	R Štěpánek	77	3	2
	Q	B Reynolds	2	4					X Malisse	2	1
								28	R Štěpánek	6	6
																						6	J-W Tsonga	6	5	3
																							D Nalbandian	3	7	6
								24	M Čilić	63	64
		P Starace	64	0					D Nalbandian	77	77
		D Nalbandian	77	6												D Nalbandian	6	3	6
		B Tomic	6	64	0										10	J Tipsarević	3	6	3
		G Müller	4	77	6				G Müller	4	2
								10	J Tipsarević	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	F López	3	4
		J Chardy	3	4					M Baghdatis	6	6
		M Baghdatis	6	6												M Baghdatis	4	7	4
		D Young	2	6	65										21	A Dolgopolov	6	5	6
		S Darcis	6	3	77				S Darcis	715	3	5
								21	A Dolgopolov	613	6	7
																						21	A Dolgopolov	3	2
																						2	R Nadal	6	6
								26	M Granollers	6	2	6
		J Nieminen	69	4					T Haas	3	6	3
		T Haas	711	6											26	M Granollers	1	4
		A Falla	6	67	4										2	R Nadal	6	6
		L Mayer	2	79	6				L Mayer	1	3
								2	R Nadal	6	6

Qualifying

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	Frederico Gil	6	6
		Alex Kuznetsov	1	1
								1	Frederico Gil	4	6	4
								24	Ruben Bemelmans	6	3	6
		Pierre-Ludovic Duclos	65	7	3
	24	Ruben Bemelmans	77	5	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Tobias Kamke	4	6	6
		Greg Jones	6	2	4
								2	Tobias Kamke	3	6	4
									Amer Delić	6	2	6
		Amer Delić	6	77
	19	Júlio Silva	2	62

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Matthew Ebden	6	6
		Víctor Estrella	3	2
								3	Matthew Ebden	6	6
								21	Rajeev Ram	4	3
		Iván Navarro	4	2
	21	Rajeev Ram	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Paolo Lorenzi	6	6
		Dominik Meffert	2	4
								4	Paolo Lorenzi	6	77
								WC	Daniel Kosakowski	2	64
	WC	Daniel Kosakowski	77	6
	22	Marco Chiudinelli	65	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	João Souza	2	7	65
		Sergei Bubka	6	5	77
									Sergei Bubka	6	3	6
								14	Thomas Schoorel	3	6	4
	WC	Dennis Novikov	1	67
	14	Thomas Schoorel	6	79

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Igor Andreev	1	6	3
	WC	Tim Smyczek	6	1	6
								WC	Tim Smyczek	6	6
								15	Michael Russell	2	0
	WC	Haithem Abid	2	2
	15	Michael Russell	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Marsel İlhan	4	4
	WC	Rhyne Williams	6	6
								WC	Rhyne Williams	77	1	6
								13	Jürgen Zopp	61	6	1
		Mischa Zverev	2	6	1
	13	Jürgen Zopp	6	1	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Björn Phau	6	6
		Denis Gremelmayr	0	4
								8	Björn Phau	4	4
								18	Andrey Golubev	6	6
		Roberto Bautista Agut	63	4
	18	Andrey Golubev	77	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Vasek Pospisil	7	3	7
		Mathieu Rodrigues	5	6	5
								9	Vasek Pospisil	4	6	6
									Maxime Authom	6	4	3
		Maxime Authom	6	6
	23	James Ward	1	2

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Bobby Reynolds	6	6
		Peter Gojowczyk	4	1
								10	Bobby Reynolds	4	77	6
									Frank Dancevic	6	62	4
		Frank Dancevic	6	6
	20	Arnau Brugués Davi	3	0

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Rik de Voest	6	5
		Stefano Galvani	3	1r
								11	Rik de Voest	7	6
								17	Izak van der Merwe	5	3
		Stéphane Bohli	62	1
	17	Izak van der Merwe	77	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Ricardo Mello	3	77	0
		Michael Yani	6	65	6
									Michael Yani	2	2
								16	Marinko Matosevic	6	6
		Gastão Elias	2	5
	16	Marinko Matosevic	6	7

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw