2015 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2015 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Simona Halep
Runner-up	Jelena Janković
Final score	2–6, 7–5, 6–4

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

This tournament also marked Serena Williams' return to Indian Wells for the first time since 2001 where she ended up winning against Kim Clijsters in the final, which garnered a lot of controversy because she received a walkover in the semifinals where she was due to player her sister, Venus Williams.^[1]

Simona Halep won the title, defeating Jelena Janković in the final 2–6, 7–5, 6–4.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Serena Williams (Semifinals, withdrew because of a right knee injury)

02.   Maria Sharapova (Fourth round)

03.   Simona Halep (Champion)

04.   Caroline Wozniacki (Third round)

05.   Ana Ivanovic (Third round)

06.   Eugenie Bouchard (Fourth round)

07.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Third round)

08.   Ekaterina Makarova (Third round)

09.   Andrea Petkovic (Second round)

10.   Lucie Šafářová (Third round)

11.   Sara Errani (Third round)

12.   Carla Suárez Navarro (Quarterfinals)

13.   Angelique Kerber (Second round)

14.   Karolína Plíšková (Fourth round)

15.   Flavia Pennetta (Quarterfinals)

16.   Madison Keys (Third round)

17.   Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (Second round)

18.   Jelena Janković (Final)

19.   Garbiñe Muguruza (Third round)

20.   Alizé Cornet (Third round)

21.   Samantha Stosur (Third round)

22.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Third round)

23.   Elina Svitolina (Fourth round)

24.   Sabine Lisicki (Semifinals)

25.   Caroline Garcia (Fourth round)

26.   Varvara Lepchenko (Third round)

27.   Timea Bacsinszky (Quarterfinals)

28.   Zarina Diyas (Third round)

29.   Camila Giorgi (Second round)

30.   Coco Vandeweghe (Third round)

31.   Belinda Bencic (Fourth round)

32.   Victoria Azarenka (Third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

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	5	6	6
	12	Carla Suárez Navarro	7	1	1
															3	Simona Halep	2	7	6
															18	Jelena Janković	6	5	4
	Q	Lesia Tsurenko	1	1^r
	18	Jelena Janković	6	4
								18	Jelena Janković	3	6	6
								24	Sabine Lisicki	6	3	1
	24	Sabine Lisicki	6	6^3	7^7
	15	Flavia Pennetta	4	7^7	6^4

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	6^3	6	6
																						S Stephens	7^7	2	2
							22	S Kuznetsova	7^7	6
	K Siniaková	6	6					K Siniaková	6^2	2
Q	E Rodina	3	3											22	S Kuznetsova	6^4	6	4
	S Stephens	7	7												S Stephens	7^7	1	6
	C Scheepers	5	5					S Stephens	7^8	6
							13	A Kerber	6^6	2

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							10	L Šafářová	6	7^7
	M Barthel	6	5	6				M Barthel	4	6^4
	K Mladenovic	3	7	4										10	L Šafářová	6^5	5
	K Nara	6	3	2										23	E Svitolina	7^8	7
Q	A Van Uytvanck	4	6	6			Q	A Van Uytvanck	6	6^4	1
							23	E Svitolina	4	7^7	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	6^6	6^6											26	V Lepchenko	1	6	1
WC	S Vickery	7^8	7^8				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	7^8	6				WC	I Falconi	6	2	3
	A Tomljanović	6^6	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	7^7	6^5	6
	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6												A Pavlyuchenkova	6^4	7^7	0
	J Larsson	4	3					A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
							17	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	3
																					12	C Suárez Navarro	7^7	3	6
																						H Watson	6^5	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	7^7	5	4
																					Q	L Tsurenko	6^5	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	7^7	0	4
							18	J Janković	6^5	6	6
																					18	J Janković	6	3	6
																					31	B Bencic	3	6	3
							31	B Bencic	6	7^7
	B Jovanovski	6	6					B Jovanovski	2	6^2
	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	6^3	4
							4	C Wozniacki	7^7	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	7^7	4
							25	C Garcia	6	6^5	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

Seeds

1. Polona Hercog (Qualified)
2. María Teresa Torró Flor (Qualifying competition)
3. Lesia Tsurenko (Qualified)
4. Denisa Allertová (First round)
5. Lara Arruabarrena (Qualified)
6. Tímea Babos (Qualifying competition)
7. Evgeniya Rodina (Qualified)
8. Ana Konjuh (Qualifying competition)
9. Anna-Lena Friedsam (First round)
10. Misaki Doi (First round)
11. Pauline Parmentier (Qualifying competition)
12. Daria Gavrilova (Qualified)
13. An-Sophie Mestach (Qualifying competition)
14. Kateryna Kozlova (Qualified)
15. Çağla Büyükakçay (First round)
16. Tatjana Maria (First round)
17. Yulia Putintseva (Qualified)
18. Kimiko Date-Krumm (First round, retired)
19. Shahar Pe'er (Qualifying competition)
20. Alison Van Uytvanck (Qualified)
21. Michelle Larcher de Brito (Qualifying competition)
22. Lucie Hradecká (Qualified)
23. Zhu Lin (Qualified)
24. Richèl Hogenkamp (First round)

Qualifiers

1. Polona Hercog
2. Zhu Lin
3. Lesia Tsurenko
4. Ons Jabeur
5. Lara Arruabarrena
6. Alison Van Uytvanck
7. Evgeniya Rodina
8. Lucie Hradecká
9. Yulia Putintseva
10. Kateryna Kozlova
11. Sesil Karatantcheva
12. Daria Gavrilova

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	6^4	6	6
								19	Shahar Pe'er	7^7	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	7^8
	24	Richèl Hogenkamp	5	6^6

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	6^4	0
	20	Alison Van Uytvanck	7^7	6

Seventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Evgeniya Rodina	3	7^7	6
		Gabriela Dabrowski	6	6^4	4
								7	Evgeniya Rodina	2	6	6
								21	Michelle Larcher de Brito	6	3	4
		Paula Ormaechea	6^3	2
	21	Michelle Larcher de Brito	7^7	6

Eighth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Ana Konjuh	6	7^11
		Urszula Radwańska	4	6^9
								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	6^4	6	7
								WC	Lauren Embree	7^7	4	5
	WC	Lauren Embree	6	5
	18	Kimiko Date-Krumm	2	2^r

References

1. http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4462191/serena-to-return-to-indian-wells

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw