Women's singles Champion Simona Halep Runner-up Jelena Janković Final score 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 Draw 96 Seeds 32
2015 tennis event results
Flavia Pennetta was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Sabine Lisicki .
Simona Halep won the title, defeating Jelena Janković in the final 2–6, 7–5, 6–4.
This tournament also marked Serena Williams' return to Indian Wells for the first time since 2001 , where she won the tournament by defeating Kim Clijsters in the final. Both Serena and Venus Williams boycotted the tournament due to racism surrounding Venus' withdrawal before their semifinal match.[1]
Seeds [ ]
All seeds received a bye into the second round.
0 1 . Serena Williams (Semifinals, withdrew because of a right knee injury)
0 2 . Maria Sharapova (Fourth round)
0 3 . Simona Halep (Champion)
0 4 . Caroline Wozniacki (Third round)
0 5 . Ana Ivanovic (Third round)
0 6 . Eugenie Bouchard (Fourth round)
0 7 . Agnieszka Radwańska (Third round)
0 8 . Ekaterina Makarova (Third round)
0 9 . 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
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
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
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 [ ]
Section 4 [ ]
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 [ ]
Seeds [ ]
Qualifiers [ ]
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 [ ]
Third qualifier [ ]
Fourth qualifier [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Ninth qualifier [ ]
Tenth qualifier [ ]
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
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