2012 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Indian Wells Masters.

Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Ana Ivanović.

Seeds
All seeds received a bye into the second round. • # 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka (champion)

• # 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova (final)

• # 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (third round)

• # Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)

• # 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur (third round)

• # 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals)

• # 🇨🇳 Li Na (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva (third round, withdrew because of an intestinal illness)

• # 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone (third round, retired because of an illness)

• # 🇩🇪 Sabine Lisicki (second round)

• # 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)

• # 🇩🇪 Julia Görges (fourth round)

• # 🇷🇸 Ana Ivanovic (semifinals, retired because of a hip injury)

• # 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková (third round)

• # 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai (second round)

• # 🇩🇪 Angelique Kerber (semifinals)

• # 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals)

• # 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci (fourth round)

• # 🇧🇪 Yanina Wickmayer (second round)

• # 🇨🇿 Lucie Šafářová (fourth round)

• # 🇪🇸 Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)

• # 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)

• # Monica Niculescu (second round)

• # 🇮🇹 Flavia Pennetta (third round)

• # 🇨🇿 Petra Cetkovská (second round)

• # 🇪🇪 Kaia Kanepi (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova (fourth round)

• # 🇨🇳 Zheng Jie (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Christina McHale (fourth round)

Seeds
• # 🇭🇺 Gréta Arn (qualified)

• # 🇺🇦 Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)

• # Michaëlla Krajicek (qualified)

• # Anna Tatishvili (first round)

• # 🇧🇾 Olga Govortsova (qualified)

• # 🇨🇦 Aleksandra Wozniak (qualified)

• # Eleni Daniilidou (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Vera Dushevina (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Alexandra Panova (qualified)

• # 🇫🇷 Virginie Razzano (qualifying competition)

• # 🇨🇦 Stéphanie Dubois (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (qualifying competition)

• # 🇱🇺 Mandy Minella (qualifying competition)

• # 🇷🇺 Nina Bratchikova (first round)

• # 🇦🇺 Anastasia Rodionova (qualifying competition)

• # 🇷🇺 Alla Kudryavtseva (qualifying competition)

• # 🇷🇴 Edina Gallovits-Hall (qualifying competition)

• # Chang Kai-chen (first round)

• # 🇦🇺 Casey Dellacqua (qualified)

• # 🇨🇿 Eva Birnerová (first round)

• # 🇷🇸 Bojana Jovanovski (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Alizé Cornet (qualifying competition)

• # 🇩🇪 Kristina Barrois (qualified)

Qualifiers
• # 🇭🇺 Gréta Arn

• # 🇺🇸 Jessica Pegula

• # Michaëlla Krajicek

• # 🇦🇺 Casey Dellacqua

• # 🇧🇾 Olga Govortsova

• # 🇨🇦 Aleksandra Wozniak

• # Eleni Daniilidou

• # 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai

• # 🇺🇸 Varvara Lepchenko

• # 🇷🇺 Alexandra Panova

• # 🇩🇪 Kristina Barrois

• # 🇺🇦 Lesia Tsurenko