2013 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2013 Indian Wells Masters. It was her second Indian Wells Masters title, and she did not drop a set during the tournament.

Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match against Wozniacki.

Seeds
All seeds receive a bye into the second round. • # 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals, withdrew because of a right ankle injury)

• # 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova (champion)

• # 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)

• # 🇩🇪 Angelique Kerber (semifinals)

• # 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)

• # 🇮🇹 Sara Errani (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals, withdrew because of a right calf injury)

• # Caroline Wozniacki (final)

• # 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli (fourth round)

• # 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova (fourth round)

• # 🇷🇸 Ana Ivanovic (third round)

• # 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková (third round)

• # 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko (semifinals)

• # 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Sloane Stephens (second round)

• # 🇨🇿 Lucie Šafářová (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova (second round)

• # 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković (second round)

• # 🇨🇿 Klára Zakopalová (fourth round)

• # Hsieh Su-wei (second round)

• # 🇩🇪 Julia Görges (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Varvara Lepchenko (second round)

• # 🇦🇹 Tamira Paszek (second round)

• # 🇩🇪 Mona Barthel (fourth round)

• # 🇪🇸 Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)

• # 🇷🇺 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)

• # 🇷🇴 Sorana Cîrstea (third round)

• # 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens (third round)

• # 🇷🇺 Elena Vesnina (third round)

• # 🇧🇪 Yanina Wickmayer (third round)

• # 🇰🇿 Yaroslava Shvedova (second round)

• # 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai (third round)

Seeds
• # Stefanie Vögele ''(qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇺🇦 Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)

• # 🇯🇵 Misaki Doi (first round)

• # 🇺🇦 Elina Svitolina (qualified)

• # 🇪🇸 María Teresa Torró Flor (qualifying competition)

• # 🇰🇿 Yulia Putintseva (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)

• # 🇷🇸 Vesna Dolonc (first round)

• # 🇪🇸 '''Garbiñe Muguruza (qualified)

• # Eleni Daniilidou (qualifying competition)

• # 🇸🇰 Jana Čepelová (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Kristýna Plíšková (first round)

• # 🇭🇺 Melinda Czink (qualifying competition)

• # Monica Puig (qualified)

• # Maria João Koehler (qualifying competition)

• # 🇦🇺 Anastasia Rodionova (qualifying competition)

• # '''Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (qualified)

• # 🇪🇸 Estrella Cabeza Candela (qualifying competition)

• # 🇷🇺 Olga Puchkova (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Nina Bratchikova (qualifying competition)

• # 🇫🇷 '''Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Marta Sirotkina (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Alexa Glatch (first round)

• # 🇰🇿 Sesil Karatantcheva (qualified)

Qualifiers
• # Mirjana Lučić-Baroni

• # 🇺🇦 Lesia Tsurenko

• # Michelle Larcher de Brito

• # 🇺🇦 Elina Svitolina

• # 🇫🇷 Stéphanie Foretz Gacon

• # Monica Puig

• # 🇦🇺 Casey Dellacqua

• # 🇷🇺 Olga Puchkova

• # 🇪🇸 Garbiñe Muguruza

• # 🇰🇿 Sesil Karatantcheva

• # 🇺🇸 Mallory Burdette

• # 🇺🇸 Grace Min

Lucky losers

 * 1)  Stefanie Vögele