2009 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Vera Zvonareva defeated the defending champion Ana Ivanovic in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Indian Wells Masters. The match was a rematch of the previous year's quarterfinal.

Seeds
All seeds received a bye into the second round.

• # 🇷🇺 Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Elena Dementieva (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva (champion)

• # 🇷🇸 Ana Ivanovic (final)

• # 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)

• # 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)

• # 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)

• # Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)

• # 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli (second round)

• # 🇫🇷 Alizé Cornet (second round)

• # 🇮🇹 Flavia Pennetta (fourth round)

• # Patty Schnyder (second round)

• # 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková (second round)

• # 🇨🇳 Zheng Jie (second round)

• # 🇪🇸 Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)

• # 🇫🇷 Amélie Mauresmo (third round)

• # 🇪🇪 Kaia Kanepi (third round)

• # 🇷🇺 Anna Chakvetadze (third round)

• # 🇯🇵 Ai Sugiyama (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Alisa Kleybanova (third round)

• # 🇭🇺 Ágnes Szávay (fourth round)

• # 🇦🇹 Sybille Bammer (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a shoulder injury)

• # 🇺🇦 Alona Bondarenko (second round)

• # 🇨🇦 Aleksandra Wozniak (third round)

• # 🇨🇿 Iveta Benešová (second round)

• # 🇮🇹 Sara Errani (second round, retired)

• # 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai (third round)

• # 🇪🇸 Carla Suárez Navarro (second round)

• # 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)

• # 🇦🇷 Gisela Dulko (third round)

• # 🇷🇴 Sorana Cîrstea (second round)