Women's singles
2016 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	96
Seeds	32

Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Indian Wells Masters.

Simona Halep was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams.

This edition of the tournament marked Venus Williams' return to the Indian Wells Masters for the first time since 2001; she had boycotted the event in protest of racist remarks surrounding her withdrawal from the 2001 semifinal against Serena.^[1]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	5	Simona Halep	4	3
								1	Serena Williams	6	77
								3	Agnieszka Radwańska	4	61
	3	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	77
	8	Petra Kvitová	2	63
															1	Serena Williams	4	4
															13	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
		Magdaléna Rybáriková	0	0
	13	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
								13	Victoria Azarenka	77	1	6
								18	Karolína Plíšková	61	6	2
		Daria Kasatkina	3	2
	18	Karolína Plíšková	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	L Siegemund	3	6	6			Q	L Siegemund	2	1
		I-C Begu	6	4	4										1	S Williams	77	6
		Y Putintseva	6	6												Y Putintseva	62	0
	PR	S Peng	0	1					Y Putintseva	6	6
								27	K Mladenovic	4	4
																						1	S Williams	6	6
																						Q	K Bondarenko	2	2
								24	A Pavlyuchenkova	2	77	4
		A Van Uytvanck	2	77	2			Q	K Bondarenko	6	61	6
	Q	K Bondarenko	6	62	6										Q	K Bondarenko	3	6	79
		L Tsurenko	7	6												L Tsurenko	6	4	67
		T Babos	5	4					L Tsurenko	6	6
								15	S Errani	4	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	V Williams	4	3
		T Pereira	1	2				Q	K Nara	6	6
	Q	K Nara	6	6											Q	K Nara	6	1	2
		B Strýcová	6	6												B Strýcová	3	6	6
	Q	A Sasnovich	1	3					B Strýcová	5	6	7
								22	A Petkovic	7	4	5
																							B Strýcová	3	0r
																						5	S Halep	6	1
								30	E Makarova	6	6
		L Hradecká	77	6					L Hradecká	4	4
	WC	A Riske	64	2											30	E Makarova	2	4
	Q	T Townsend	2	3											5	S Halep	6	6
	PR	V King	6	6				PR	V King	1	1
								5	S Halep	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	A Radwańska	6	3	7
		D Cibulková	6	6					D Cibulková	3	6	5
	Q	K Siniaková	2	0											3	A Radwańska	6	6
	PR	G Voskoboeva	64	6	1										32	M Niculescu	2	1
	WC	H Watson	77	4	6			WC	H Watson	4	6	2
								32	M Niculescu	6	2	6
																						3	A Radwańska	6	6
																						19	J Janković	3	3
								19	J Janković	6	6
		C Witthöft	0	6	6				C Witthöft	1	3
		I Falconi	6	4	4										19	J Janković	6	6
		C Vandeweghe	6	6												C Vandeweghe	0	1
	Q	K Bertens	4	4					C Vandeweghe	6	6
								16	S Kuznetsova	4	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	L Šafářová	3	4
	Q	Kr Plíšková	3	77	5				Y Shvedova	6	6
		Y Shvedova	6	63	7											Y Shvedova	0	4
	Q	N Gibbs	6	6											Q	N Gibbs	6	6
		A Dulgheru	1	0				Q	N Gibbs	6	6
								23	M Keys	3	3
																						Q	N Gibbs	6	3	4
																						8	P Kvitová	4	6	6
								29	S Lisicki	7	4	2
		T Maria	4	63					J Larsson	5	6	6
		J Larsson	6	77												J Larsson	3	6	5
	WC	S Crawford	3	4											8	P Kvitová	6	4	7
		D Kovinić	6	6					D Kovinić	3	6	65
								8	P Kvitová	6	4	77

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	B Bencic	6	3	6
		N Hibino	2	4				WC	L Davis	3	6	3
	WC	L Davis	6	6											7	B Bencic	4	6	3
	PR	L Robson	63	2												M Rybáriková	6	3	6
		M Rybáriková	77	6					M Rybáriková	2	7	6
								31	D Gavrilova	6	5	4
																							M Rybáriková	6	2
																						9	R Vinci	2	0r
								17	E Svitolina	4	77	6
		B Mattek-Sands	2	2					A Beck	6	60	1
		A Beck	6	6											17	E Svitolina	1	3
		O Govortsova	1	3											9	R Vinci	6	6
		M Gasparyan	6	6					M Gasparyan	3	79	65
								9	R Vinci	6	67	77

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	V Azarenka	6	6
		Z Diyas	6	6					Z Diyas	3	2
	WC	J Loeb	1	4											13	V Azarenka	6	6
	WC	S Zhang	77	0											WC	S Zhang	4	3
	Q	P Parmentier	65	0r				WC	S Zhang	4	710	7
								20	C Wozniacki	6	68	5
																						13	V Azarenka	6	4	6
																						26	S Stosur	1	6	1
								26	S Stosur	2	6	78
		P Hercog	6	4	4				Y Wickmayer	6	4	66
		Y Wickmayer	0	6	6										26	S Stosur	6	2	6
		C Garcia	4	4												C McHale	4	6	4
		C McHale	6	6					C McHale	7	6
								4	G Muguruza	5	1

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								LL	A-L Friedsam	5	3
		D Kasatkina	6	6					D Kasatkina	7	6
	WC	D Hantuchová	2	4												D Kasatkina	6	3	77
		M Puig	6	6												M Puig	4	6	62
		M Lučić-Baroni	1	2					M Puig	6	6
								28	AK Schmiedlová	1	2
																							D Kasatkina	6	6
																						12	T Bacsinszky	4	2
								21	S Stephens	5	5
		E Bouchard	2	6	6				E Bouchard	7	7
	Q	R Ozaki	6	4	2											E Bouchard	2	7	2
	Q	D Vekić	2	5											12	T Bacsinszky	6	5	6
		T Pironkova	6	7					T Pironkova	2	1
								12	T Bacsinszky	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	A Ivanovic	2	6	77
		J Görges	3	2					C Giorgi	6	2	65
		C Giorgi	6	6											14	A Ivanovic	2	0
	WC	S Rogers	6	4	6										18	Ka Plíšková	6	6
		M Duque Mariño	1	6	3			WC	S Rogers	2	4
								18	Ka Plíšková	6	6
																						18	Ka Plíšková	77	3	6
																						25	J Konta	62	6	3
								25	J Konta	6	6
		M Doi	1	5					M Brengle	4	0
		M Brengle	6	7											25	J Konta	6	6
		D Allertová	6	6												D Allertová	4	1
	PR	P Cetkovská	0	1					D Allertová	7	7
								2	A Kerber	5	5

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Anna-Lena Friedsam	4	6	6
		Julia Glushko	6	0	4
								1	Anna-Lena Friedsam	4	7	5
								16	Nicole Gibbs	6	5	7
		Viktorija Golubic	5	5
	16	Nicole Gibbs	7	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Zheng Saisai	7	6
	WC	Sofia Kenin	5	2
								2	Zheng Saisai	2	62
								24	Pauline Parmentier	6	77
		Kateryna Kozlova	6	63	1
	24	Pauline Parmentier	1	77	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6
		Paula Kania	0	4
								3	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6
								19	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	4	0
	WC	Maria Sanchez	63	6	2
	19	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	77	3	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Hsieh Su-wei	5	1
		Han Xinyun	7	6
									Han Xinyun	1	2
								14	Kristýna Plíšková	6	6
	WC	Sachia Vickery	0	6	3
	14	Kristýna Plíšková	6	4	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Kirsten Flipkens	7	6
		Louisa Chirico	5	3
								5	Kirsten Flipkens	1	2
								13	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	6
		Sesil Karatantcheva	5	4
	13	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	7	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Ana Konjuh	1	3
		Aleksandra Wozniak	6	6
									Aleksandra Wozniak	4	2
								20	Kiki Bertens	6	6
		Duan Yingying	6	3	0
	20	Kiki Bertens	3	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Laura Siegemund	6	6
		Jarmila Wolfe	2	2
								7	Laura Siegemund	6	6
								17	Naomi Osaka	2	3
		Tamira Paszek	7	4	4
	17	Naomi Osaka	5	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Kurumi Nara	6	6
		Patricia Maria Țig	2	1
								8	Kurumi Nara	6	6
									Verónica Cepede Royg	4	1
		Verónica Cepede Royg	6	6
	22	Klára Koukalová	1	4

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Elena Vesnina	4	3
	WC	Julia Boserup	6	6
								WC	Julia Boserup	0	2
								21	Kateřina Siniaková	6	6
	WC	Raveena Kingsley	3	1
	21	Kateřina Siniaková	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Anett Kontaveit	6	6
		Maria Sakkari	4	3
								10	Anett Kontaveit	65	4
									Risa Ozaki	77	6
		Risa Ozaki	2	77	6
	18	Magda Linette	6	63	4

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Anastasija Sevastova	6	6
		Jessica Pegula	2	2
								11	Anastasija Sevastova	2	7	2
								WC	Taylor Townsend	6	5	6
	WC	Taylor Townsend	6	77
	15	Evgeniya Rodina	2	61

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Donna Vekić	6	4	6
		An-Sophie Mestach	3	6	1
								12	Donna Vekić	6	2	6
									Jana Čepelová	3	6	2
		Jana Čepelová	2	7	6
	23	Anna Tatishvili	6	5	1

References

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw