2023 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 7–6(13–11), 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 Indian Wells Open. It was her first WTA 1000 title, and the final was a rematch of the Australian Open final, won by Sabalenka. Rybakina became the first Kazakhstani player to win a WTA 1000 singles title.

Iga Świątek was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Rybakina.

Seeds
All seeds received a bye into the second round. • 🇵🇱 Iga Świątek (semifinals)

• Aryna Sabalenka (final)

• 🇺🇸 Jessica Pegula (fourth round)

• 🇹🇳 Ons Jabeur (third round)

• 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia (fourth round)

• 🇺🇸 Coco Gauff (quarterfinals)

•  Maria Sakkari (semifinals)

•  Daria Kasatkina (third round)

•  Belinda Bencic (second round)

• 🇰🇿 Elena Rybakina (champion)

•  Veronika Kudermetova (third round)

•  Liudmila Samsonova (second round)

• 🇧🇷 Beatriz Haddad Maia (third round)

•  Victoria Azarenka (second round)

• 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)

• 🇨🇿 Barbora Krejčíková (fourth round)

• 🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková (fourth round)

•  Ekaterina Alexandrova (second round)

• 🇺🇸 Madison Keys (second round, retired)

• 🇵🇱 Magda Linette (second round)

• 🇪🇸 Paula Badosa (third round)

• 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai (second round, retired)

• 🇮🇹 Martina Trevisan (third round)

•  Jeļena Ostapenko (third round)

•  Petra Martić (second round)

•  Anastasia Potapova (third round)

• 🇺🇦 Anhelina Kalinina (third round)

• 🇨🇿 Marie Bouzková (second round)

•  Donna Vekić (second round)

• 🇨🇦 Leylah Fernandez (third round)

• 🇺🇸 Amanda Anisimova (second round)

• 🇨🇦 Bianca Andreescu (third round)

Seeded players
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 27, 2023. Rankings and points before are as of March 6, 2023.

† The player was not required to count points for the 2022 tournament due to a long-term injury exception. Points from her 16th best result will be deducted instead. ‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2022. Points from her 16th best result will be deducted instead.

Withdrawn players
The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Wildcards
• 🇺🇸 Sofia Kenin

• 🇺🇸 Ann Li

• 🇺🇸 Elizabeth Mandlik

• 🇺🇸 Caty McNally

• 🇺🇸 Emma Navarro

• 🇺🇸 Peyton Stearns

• 🇺🇸 Katie Volynets

• 🇺🇦 Dayana Yastremska

Protected ranking
• 🇨🇿 Karolína Muchová

• Evgeniya Rodina

• 🇨🇿 Markéta Vondroušová

Withdrawals
• 🇷🇴 Ana Bogdan → replaced by 🇬🇧 Emma Raducanu
 * Before the tournament

• 🇷🇴 Jaqueline Cristian → replaced by 🇸🇰 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová

• 🇺🇸 Lauren Davis → replaced by 🇵🇱 Magdalena Fręch

• 🇪🇪 Anett Kontaveit → replaced by 🇧🇪 Maryna Zanevska

• 🇨🇴 Camila Osorio → replaced by 🇺🇸 Madison Brengle

• 🇷🇴 Patricia Maria Țig → replaced by 🇪🇸 Nuria Párrizas Díaz

• 🇨🇳 Zheng Qinwen → replaced by 🇭🇺 Dalma Gálfi

Seeds
• # 🇭🇺 Dalma Gálfi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇪🇸 Cristina Bucșa (qualified)

• # Varvara Gracheva (qualified)

• # 🇪🇸 Rebeka Masarova (qualified)

• # Viktorija Golubic (first round)

• # Diana Shnaider (first round)

• # 🇧🇪 Ysaline Bonaventure (qualified)

• # Kamilla Rakhimova (first round)

• # 🇺🇦 Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)

• # 🇸🇪 Rebecca Peterson (qualified)

• # 🇸🇰 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇧🇷 Laura Pigossi (first round)

• # 🇵🇱 Magdalena Fręch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇮🇹 Sara Errani (qualifying competition)

• # 🇩🇪 Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualifying competition)

• # 🇬🇧 Harriet Dart (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Léolia Jeanjean (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Diane Parry (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Tereza Martincová (first round)

• # 🇦🇺 Kimberly Birrell (qualified)

• # 🇭🇺 Réka Luca Jani (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Lucrezia Stefanini (first round)

• # 🇩🇪 Eva Lys (qualifying competition)

• # 🇩🇪 Laura Siegemund (qualified)

Qualifiers
• # 🇬🇧 Katie Swan

• # 🇪🇸 Cristina Bucșa

• # Varvara Gracheva

• # 🇪🇸 Rebeka Masarova

• # 🇷🇸 Olga Danilović

• # Arantxa Rus

• # 🇧🇪 Ysaline Bonaventure

• # 🇦🇺 Kimberly Birrell

• # 🇺🇦 Lesia Tsurenko

• # 🇸🇪 Rebecca Peterson

• # 🇩🇪 Laura Siegemund

• # 🇺🇸 Ashlyn Krueger

Lucky losers
• # 🇭🇺 Dalma Gálfi

• # 🇸🇰 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová

• # 🇵🇱 Magdalena Fręch