Women's singles
2015 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Simona Halep
Runner-up	Jelena Janković
Score	2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Draw	96
Seeds	32

Simona Halep defeated Jelena Janković in the final, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Indian Wells Masters.

Flavia Pennetta was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Sabine Lisicki.

This tournament marked Serena Williams's return to the Indian Wells Masters for the first time since she won the title in 2001. Both Serena and her sister Venus Williams boycotted the tournament due to racism surrounding Venus' withdrawal before their 2001 semifinal match.^[1] Serena reached the semifinals before withdrawing with a knee injury.

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/WC	Serena Williams	7	6
	27	Timea Bacsinszky	5	3
								1/WC	Serena Williams
								3	Simona Halep	w/o
	3	Simona Halep	6	7
	12	Carla Suárez Navarro	4	5
															3	Simona Halep	2	7	6
															18	Jelena Janković	6	5	4
	Q	Lesia Tsurenko	1	1r
	18	Jelena Janković	6	4
								18	Jelena Janković	3	6	6
								24	Sabine Lisicki	6	3	1
	24	Sabine Lisicki	6	63	77
	15	Flavia Pennetta	4	77	64

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1/WC	S Williams	7	7
		M Niculescu	6	6					M Niculescu	5	5
		A Krunić	2	1											1/WC	S Williams	6	6
	WC	L Chirico	4	3											28	Z Diyas	2	0
		D Vekić	6	6					D Vekić	3	3
								28	Z Diyas	6	6
																						1/WC	S Williams	63	6	6
																							S Stephens	77	2	2
								22	S Kuznetsova	77	6
		K Siniaková	6	6					K Siniaková	62	2
	Q	E Rodina	3	3											22	S Kuznetsova	64	6	4
		S Stephens	7	7												S Stephens	77	1	6
		C Scheepers	5	5					S Stephens	78	6
								13	A Kerber	66	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	L Šafářová	6	77
		M Barthel	6	5	6				M Barthel	4	64
		K Mladenovic	3	7	4										10	L Šafářová	65	5
		K Nara	6	3	2										23	E Svitolina	77	7
	Q	A Van Uytvanck	4	6	6			Q	A Van Uytvanck	6	64	1
								23	E Svitolina	4	77	6
																						23	E Svitolina	6	1	1
																						27	T Bacsinszky	4	6	6
								27	T Bacsinszky	4	6	6
		M Erakovic	6	6					M Erakovic	6	3	2
	WC	G Min	3	1											27	T Bacsinszky	3	7	6
		E Vesnina	6	6											8	E Makarova	6	5	4
	Q	K Kozlova	3	3					E Vesnina	4	0
								8	E Makarova	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	S Halep	2	6	6
	Q	D Gavrilova	6	6				Q	D Gavrilova	6	1	2
		S Soler Espinosa	3	4											3	S Halep	6	3	6
		A Kudryavtseva	66	66											26	V Lepchenko	1	6	1
	WC	S Vickery	78	78				WC	S Vickery	4	1
								26	V Lepchenko	6	6
																						3	S Halep	6	6
																						14	Ka Plíšková	4	4
								19	G Muguruza	4	6	6
	WC	I Falconi	78	6				WC	I Falconi	6	2	3
		A Tomljanović	66	4											19	G Muguruza	5	4
	Q	L Arruabarrena	6	6											14	Ka Plíšková	7	6
		M Rybáriková	0	1				Q	L Arruabarrena	3	5
								14	Ka Plíšková	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								12	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	WC	N Gibbs	3	5					M Puig	1	1
		M Puig	6	7											12	C Suárez Navarro	77	65	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6												A Pavlyuchenkova	64	77	0
		J Larsson	4	3					A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
								17	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	3
																						12	C Suárez Navarro	77	3	6
																							H Watson	65	6	1
								29	C Giorgi	5	5
		J Görges	4	7	3				H Watson	7	7
		H Watson	6	5	6											H Watson	6	6
		M Lučić-Baroni	2	3											7	A Radwańska	4	4
		A Riske	6	6					A Riske	3	1
								7	A Radwańska	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	E Bouchard	6	6
		J Čepelová	3	1				Q	L Hradecká	2	2
	Q	L Hradecká	6	6											6	E Bouchard	6	6
		T Pironkova	5	1											30	C Vandeweghe	3	2
	Q	S Karatantcheva	7	6				Q	S Karatantcheva	2	3
								30	C Vandeweghe	6	6
																						6	E Bouchard	77	5	4
																						Q	L Tsurenko	65	7	6
								20	A Cornet	4	6	6
		P Cetkovská	4	5					C McHale	6	2	1
		C McHale	6	7											20	A Cornet	5	6	2
		A Beck	1	3											Q	L Tsurenko	7	1	6
	Q	L Tsurenko	6	6				Q	L Tsurenko	6	4	6
								9	A Petkovic	3	6	4

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	M Keys	6	6
		D Hantuchová	4	6	3				K Koukalová	3	2
		K Koukalová	6	1	6										16	M Keys	7	4	3
		A Schmiedlová	2	2											18	J Janković	5	6	6
		L Davis	6	6					L Davis	77	0	4
								18	J Janković	65	6	6
																						18	J Janković	6	3	6
																						31	B Bencic	3	6	3
								31	B Bencic	6	77
		B Jovanovski	6	6					B Jovanovski	2	62
		K Bertens	3	4											31	B Bencic	6	6
		K Kanepi	5	2											4	C Wozniacki	4	4
	Q	O Jabeur	7	6				Q	O Jabeur	63	4
								4	C Wozniacki	77	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	A Ivanovic	6	6
		T Smitková	4	4				Q	Y Putintseva	3	1
	Q	Y Putintseva	6	6											5	A Ivanovic	2	7	2
	PR	V Zvonareva	1	1											25	C Garcia	6	5	6
	Q	P Hercog	6	6				Q	P Hercog	4	77	4
								25	C Garcia	6	65	6
																						25	C Garcia	4	4
																						24	S Lisicki	6	6
								24	S Lisicki	6	5	6
		J Gajdošová	6	1	2				R Vinci	1	7	4
		R Vinci	4	6	6										24	S Lisicki	6	6
	Q	L Zhu	0	6	6										11	S Errani	4	2
		F Schiavone	6	3	3			Q	L Zhu	0	6	2
								11	S Errani	6	4	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								15	F Pennetta	6	6
		M Brengle	6	6					M Brengle	4	2
		S Zheng	3	0											15	F Pennetta	6	6
	WC	B Mattek-Sands	4	7	5										21	S Stosur	4	2
	WC	T Townsend	6	5	7			WC	T Townsend	4	2
								21	S Stosur	6	6
																						15	F Pennetta	3	6	6
																						2	M Sharapova	6	3	2
								32	V Azarenka	6	6
		S Rogers	2	4					K Flipkens	2	4
		K Flipkens	6	6											32	V Azarenka	4	3
		K Knapp	1	5											2	M Sharapova	6	6
		Y Wickmayer	6	7					Y Wickmayer	1	5
								2	M Sharapova	6	7

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Polona Hercog	6	7
		Maria Sanchez	3	5
								1	Polona Hercog	6	6
								13	An-Sophie Mestach	4	2
		Renata Voráčová	4	2
	13	An-Sophie Mestach	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	María Teresa Torró Flor	6	6
		Samantha Crawford	0	3
								2	María Teresa Torró Flor	6	4	3
								23	Zhu Lin	2	6	6
		Paula Kania	5	5
	23	Zhu Lin	7	7

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Lesia Tsurenko	6	6
		Mayo Hibi	2	3
								3	Lesia Tsurenko	64	6	6
								19	Shahar Pe'er	77	4	2
	WC	Jessica Pegula	0	2
	19	Shahar Pe'er	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Denisa Allertová	4	7	2
		Ons Jabeur	6	5	6
									Ons Jabeur	6	6
									Julia Boserup	2	3
		Julia Boserup	7	78
	24	Richèl Hogenkamp	5	66

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Lara Arruabarrena	1	6	6
		Andrea Hlaváčková	6	3	3
								5	Lara Arruabarrena	3	6	6
									Mariana Duque Mariño	6	2	3
		Mariana Duque Mariño	6	3	6
	16	Tatjana Maria	4	6	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Tímea Babos	6	6
	WC	Allie Kiick	3	2
								6	Tímea Babos	4	2
								20	Alison Van Uytvanck	6	6
		Olga Savchuk	64	0
	20	Alison Van Uytvanck	77	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Evgeniya Rodina	3	77	6
		Gabriela Dabrowski	6	64	4
								7	Evgeniya Rodina	2	6	6
								21	Michelle Larcher de Brito	6	3	4
		Paula Ormaechea	63	2
	21	Michelle Larcher de Brito	77	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Ana Konjuh	6	711
		Urszula Radwańska	4	69
								8	Ana Konjuh	4	2
								22	Lucie Hradecká	6	6
		Alexandra Panova	4	6	4
	22	Lucie Hradecká	6	2	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Anna-Lena Friedsam	4	4
		Anastasia Rodionova	6	6
									Anastasia Rodionova	0	4
								17	Yulia Putintseva	6	6
		Edina Gallovits-Hall	7	2	5
	17	Yulia Putintseva	5	6	7

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Misaki Doi	4	2
		Johanna Konta	6	6
									Johanna Konta	1	6	3
								14	Kateryna Kozlova	6	3	6
		Jovana Jakšić	2	0
	14	Kateryna Kozlova	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Pauline Parmentier	6	6
		Shuko Aoyama	4	1
								11	Pauline Parmentier	6	5	2
									Sesil Karatantcheva	4	7	6
		Sesil Karatantcheva	6	6
	15	Çağla Büyükakçay	3	4

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Daria Gavrilova	6	3	6
		Arina Rodionova	3	6	2
								12	Daria Gavrilova	64	6	7
								WC	Lauren Embree	77	4	5
	WC	Lauren Embree	6	5
	18	Kimiko Date-Krumm	2	2r

References

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw