Women's singles
2018 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Naomi Osaka
Runner-up	Daria Kasatkina
Score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	96
Seeds	32

Naomi Osaka defeated Daria Kasatkina in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Indian Wells Masters. It was her first WTA Tour title. This was the first time two players under 21 had contested the final since Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams in 2001.^[1] At 20 years old, Osaka was the youngest Indian Wells Masters champion since Ana Ivanovic in 2008, and the youngest at any Premier Mandatory event since Caroline Wozniacki at the 2010 China Open. She was also only the third unseeded player to win the tournament after Serena Williams (1999) and Clijsters (2005), and the first Japanese player to win a Premier Mandatory title.^[1]

Elena Vesnina was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Angelique Kerber.^[2]

Simona Halep and Wozniacki were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Halep retained the top ranking after Wozniacki lost in the fourth round.

Former world No. 1 players Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams played in the same tournament for the first time since the 2016 Australian Open.^[3] This was Azarenka's first tournament since the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and Williams' first since the 2017 Australian Open. It was also Sharapova's first appearance at Indian Wells since 2015.

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	Simona Halep	6	65	6
		Petra Martić	4	77	3
								1	Simona Halep	3	0
									Naomi Osaka	6	6
		Naomi Osaka	6	6
	5	Karolína Plíšková	2	3
																Naomi Osaka	6	6
															20	Daria Kasatkina	3	2
	8	Venus Williams	6	6
	27	Carla Suárez Navarro	3	2
								8	Venus Williams	6	4	5
								20	Daria Kasatkina	4	6	7
	10	Angelique Kerber	0	2
	20	Daria Kasatkina	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	S Halep	6	6
	Q	Y Duan	4	65					Kr Plíšková	4	4
		Kr Plíšková	6	77											1	S Halep	1	77	6
		S Rogers	6	66	3										WC	C Dolehide	6	63	2
	WC	C Dolehide	3	78	6			WC	C Dolehide	5	6	6
								30	D Cibulková	7	3	4
																						1	S Halep	7	6
																							Q Wang	5	1
								22	E Mertens	6	3	3
		Q Wang	6	4	6				Q Wang	4	6	6
		T Bacsinszky	0	6	2											Q Wang	6	6
		S Stosur	3	6	6										14	K Mladenovic	1	2
		L Davis	6	3	3				S Stosur	5	5
								14	K Mladenovic	7	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	J Konta	65	4
		M Vondroušová	6	6					M Vondroušová	77	6
	Q	M Brengle	2	2												M Vondroušová	6	6
		A Sabalenka	7	6												A Sabalenka	2	2
		V Lepchenko	5	1					A Sabalenka	6	6
								19	S Kuznetsova	4	3
																							M Vondroušová	3	64
																							P Martić	6	77
								25	B Strýcová	5	4
		P Martić	6	6					P Martić	7	6
		T Maria	3	1												P Martić	6	6
		B Bencic	1	6	77										6	J Ostapenko	3	3
		T Babos	6	1	64				B Bencic	4	6	1
								6	J Ostapenko	6	3	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	G Muguruza	6	5	1
	WC	E Bouchard	3	4				Q	S Vickery	2	7	6
	Q	S Vickery	6	6											Q	S Vickery	3	3
		N Osaka	6	6												N Osaka	6	6
		M Sharapova	4	4					N Osaka	6	6
								31	A Radwańska	3	2
																							N Osaka	6	5	6
																							M Sakkari	1	7	1
								17	C Vandeweghe	6	78
	Q	K Nara	6	4	4				K Kanepi	0	66
		K Kanepi	1	6	6										17	C Vandeweghe	2	4
		D Vekić	4	2												M Sakkari	6	6
		M Sakkari	6	6					M Sakkari	6	6
								16	A Barty	4	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	P Kvitová	64	77	6
		Y Putintseva	6	2	6				Y Putintseva	77	63	4
		A Van Uytvanck	0	6	2										9	P Kvitová	2	4
	WC	A Anisimova	6	6											WC	A Anisimova	6	6
		P Parmentier	2	2				WC	A Anisimova	6	6
								23	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	1
																						WC	A Anisimova	1	62
																						5	Ka Plíšková	6	77
								32	S Zhang	6	6
	Q	S Kenin	6	6				Q	S Kenin	2	3
	WC	C Liu	2	0											32	S Zhang	5	7	3
		A Krunić	6	4	1										5	Ka Plíšková	7	5	6
		I-C Begu	3	6	6				I-C Begu	64	1
								5	Ka Plíšková	77	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	V Williams	6	6
	Q	M Niculescu	2	3					S Cîrstea	3	4
		S Cîrstea	6	6											8	V Williams	6	6
		S Williams	7	6												S Williams	3	4
		Z Diyas	5	3					S Williams	77	7
								29	K Bertens	65	5
																						8	V Williams	78	6
																						21	A Sevastova	66	4
								21	A Sevastova	6	2	6
		M Puig	6	77					M Puig	2	6	1
		B Haddad Maia	3	63											21	A Sevastova	6	6
	Q	V Zvonareva	3	2											12	J Görges	3	3
		N Vikhlyantseva	6	6					N Vikhlyantseva	4	1
								12	J Görges	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	M Keys	3	61
	WC	D Collins	2	6	6			WC	D Collins	6	77
	Q	T Townsend	6	4	3										WC	D Collins	6	6
	WC	S Zhuk	7	6											WC	S Zhuk	4	4
		A Cornet	5	4				WC	S Zhuk	6	2	7
								18	M Rybáriková	3	6	5
																						WC	D Collins	2	4
																						27	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
								27	C Suárez Navarro	6	2	6
		C Witthöft	4r					Q	S-w Hsieh	4	6	3
	Q	S-w Hsieh	5												27	C Suárez Navarro	7	6
		V Cepede Royg	2	1											4	E Svitolina	5	3
		M Barthel	6	6					M Barthel	4	3
								4	E Svitolina	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								7	C Garcia	6	6
		J Brady	3	6	6				J Brady	4	4
		M Buzărnescu	6	4	2										7	C Garcia	7	6
	Q	Y Wickmayer	6	6											26	D Gavrilova	5	4
	WC	K Day	3	2				Q	Y Wickmayer	63	2
								26	D Gavrilova	77	6
																						7	C Garcia	1	1
																						10	A Kerber	6	6
								24	E Vesnina	2	6	6
	Q	S Sorribes Tormo	0	3					C Bellis	6	1	1
		C Bellis	6	6											24	E Vesnina	5	2
		E Makarova	6	6											10	A Kerber	7	6
		K Flipkens	2	4					E Makarova	6	4	2
								10	A Kerber	3	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	S Stephens	6	7
	WC	V Azarenka	6	6				WC	V Azarenka	1	5
		H Watson	4	2											13	S Stephens	4	3
		C McHale	6	2	66										20	D Kasatkina	6	6
		K Siniaková	3	6	78				K Siniaková	2	2r
								20	D Kasatkina	6	5
																						20	D Kasatkina	6	7
																						2	C Wozniacki	4	5
								28	A Kontaveit	2	4
		A Sasnovich	5	77	77				A Sasnovich	6	6
		M Linette	7	62	64											A Sasnovich	4	6	3
	Q	L Arruabarrena	3	6	6										2	C Wozniacki	6	2	6
		L Tsurenko	6	3	4			Q	L Arruabarrena	4	1
								2	C Wozniacki	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Kateryna Kozlova	4	1
	WC	Ashley Kratzer	6	6
								WC	Ashley Kratzer	5	1
								15	Sachia Vickery	7	6
		Rebecca Peterson	3	0r
	15	Sachia Vickery	6	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Hsieh Su-wei	6	6
		Risa Ozaki	4	3
								2	Hsieh Su-wei	7	6
									Barbora Krejčíková	5	1
		Barbora Krejčíková	7	6
	21	Alison Riske	5	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Monica Niculescu	6	6
	WC	Ann Li	3	0
								3	Monica Niculescu	6	6
								WC	Roberta Vinci	0	4
	WC	Roberta Vinci	7	6
	23	Evgeniya Rodina	5	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Johanna Larsson	6	6
		Arina Rodionova	3	3
								4	Johanna Larsson	4	63
								14	Kurumi Nara	6	77
		Wang Yafan	4	2
	14	Kurumi Nara	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Madison Brengle	6	6
		Arantxa Rus	3	3
								5	Madison Brengle	6	6
								20	Richèl Hogenkamp	3	1
		Françoise Abanda	3	3
	20	Richèl Hogenkamp	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Lara Arruabarrena	6	2	6
		Ons Jabeur	2	6	4
								6	Lara Arruabarrena	7	6
								22	Kristie Ahn	5	3
		Carol Zhao	6	62	2
	22	Kristie Ahn	4	77	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Kateryna Bondarenko	0	3
		Vera Lapko	6	6
									Vera Lapko	4	6	1
								17	Sofia Kenin	6	3	6
	WC	Sabine Lisicki	5	2
	17	Sofia Kenin	7	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Francesca Schiavone	7	5	1
		Jil Teichmann	5	7	6
									Jil Teichmann	4	1
									Yanina Wickmayer	6	6
		Yanina Wickmayer	6	7
	24	Viktorija Golubic	3	5

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Vera Zvonareva	6	6
	WC	Victoria Duval	2	1
								Alt	Vera Zvonareva	5	6	6
								16	Bernarda Pera	7	3	4
		Jana Fett	3	4
	16	Bernarda Pera	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Duan Yingying	6	6
	PR	Kristína Kučová	4	3
								10	Duan Yingying	6	6
								13	Jana Čepelová	1	3
	WC	Louisa Chirico	0	3
	13	Jana Čepelová	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Taylor Townsend	6	77
		Naomi Broady	2	64
								11	Taylor Townsend	6	6
								18	Andrea Petkovic	3	2
		Nicole Gibbs	6	2	0
	18	Andrea Petkovic	1	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Ajla Tomljanović	6	6
		Mariana Duque Mariño	3	0
								12	Ajla Tomljanović	4	2
								19	Sara Sorribes Tormo	6	6
	WC	Allie Kiick	2	6	4
	19	Sara Sorribes Tormo	6	4	6

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