Women's singles Champion Victoria Azarenka Runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova Final score 6–3, 6–2
2016 tennis event results
Serena Williams was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Svetlana Kuznetsova .
Victoria Azarenka won the title, defeating Kuznetsova in the final, 6–3, 6–2. She became the first woman since Kim Clijsters in 2005 to win Indian Wells and Miami back to back, and became only the third woman in history, after Steffi Graf and Clijsters to complete the 'Sunshine Double' in singles.
Seeds [ ]
All seeds received a bye into the second round.
0 1 . Serena Williams (Fourth round)
0 2 . Angelique Kerber (Semifinals)
0 3 . Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)
0 4 . Garbiñe Muguruza (Fourth round)
0 5 . Simona Halep (Quarterfinals)
0 6 . Carla Suárez Navarro (Second round)
0 7 . Belinda Bencic (Second round, retired)
0 8 . Petra Kvitová (Third round)
0 9 . Roberta Vinci (Third round)
10 . Venus Williams (Second round)
11 . Lucie Šafářová (Second round)
12 . Elina Svitolina (Fourth round)
13 . Victoria Azarenka (Champion)
14 . Sara Errani (Second round)
15 . Svetlana Kuznetsova (Final)
16 . Ana Ivanovic (Third round)
17 . Karolína Plíšková (Second round)
18 . Jelena Janković (Second round, retired)
19 . Timea Bacsinszky (Semifinals)
20 . Sloane Stephens (Second round)
21 . Andrea Petkovic (Second round)
22 . Madison Keys (Quarterfinals)
23 . Caroline Wozniacki (Third round)
24 . Johanna Konta (Quarterfinals)
25 . Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Second round)
26 . Samantha Stosur (Second round)
27 . Kristina Mladenovic (Second round)
28 . Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (Second round)
29 . Sabine Lisicki (Second round)
30 . Ekaterina Makarova (Quarterfinals)
31 . Daria Gavrilova (Second round)
32 . Monica Niculescu (Fourth 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
15
Svetlana Kuznetsova
63
6
6
30
Ekaterina Makarova
77
4
3
15
Svetlana Kuznetsova
7
6
19
Timea Bacsinszky
5
3
19
Timea Bacsinszky
4
6
6
5
Simona Halep
6
3
2
15
Svetlana Kuznetsova
3
2
13
Victoria Azarenka
6
6
24
Johanna Konta
4
2
13
Victoria Azarenka
6
6
13
Victoria Azarenka
6
7
2
Angelique Kerber
2
5
22
Madison Keys
3
2
2
Angelique Kerber
6
6
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
1
S Williams
6
5
6
M Doi
2
6
5
C McHale
3
7
2
C McHale
6
4
7
1
S Williams
7
6
O Govortsova
0
1
Z Diyas
5
3
Z Diyas
6
6
Z Diyas
7
6
31
D Gavrilova
5
3
1
S Williams
77
1
2
15
S Kuznetsova
63
6
6
21
A Petkovic
65
6
62
M Lučić-Baroni
6
1
3
C Garcia
77
3
77
C Garcia
2
6
6
C Garcia
6
2
66
C Witthöft
6
4
6
15
S Kuznetsova
4
6
78
Q
A Sasnovich
2
6
1
C Witthöft
3
6
4
15
S Kuznetsova
6
4
6
Section 2 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
12
E Svitolina
6
6
S Zhang
6
6
S Zhang
3
0
WC
S Zhuk
1
2
12
E Svitolina
5
6
77
PR
V King
6
6
23
C Wozniacki
7
4
61
Q
L Domínguez Lino
4
4
PR
V King
5
2
23
C Wozniacki
7
6
12
E Svitolina
1
4
30
E Makarova
6
6
30
E Makarova
3
6
6
A Dulgheru
77
3
3
L Tsurenko
6
4
3
L Tsurenko
65
6
6
30
E Makarova
6
6
Q
F Schiavone
5
1
8
P Kvitová
4
4
I Falconi
7
6
I Falconi
1
4
8
P Kvitová
6
6
Section 3 [ ]
Section 4 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
11
L Šafářová
2
3
Y Wickmayer
6
6
Y Wickmayer
6
6
K Knapp
2
1
Y Wickmayer
6
5
3
PR
P Cetkovská
1
0
WC
H Watson
3
7
6
WC
H Watson
6
6
WC
H Watson
6
6
20
S Stephens
3
0
WC
H Watson
3
4
5
S Halep
6
6
26
S Stosur
6
1
4
N Hibino
66
4
J Görges
3
6
6
J Görges
78
6
J Görges
4
1
K Bondarenko
2
6
2
5
S Halep
6
6
D Kasatkina
6
1
6
D Kasatkina
3
5
5
S Halep
6
7
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
Section 6 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
13
V Azarenka
6
6
WC
C Bellis
6
3
2
M Puig
2
4
M Puig
4
6
6
13
V Azarenka
6
6
B Mattek-Sands
4
79
3
Q
M Linette
3
0
Q
M Linette
6
67
6
Q
M Linette
1
18
J Janković
0r
13
V Azarenka
78
77
4
G Muguruza
66
64
27
K Mladenovic
2
4
Y Putintseva
4
2
WC
N Gibbs
6
6
WC
N Gibbs
6
6
WC
N Gibbs
1
0
D Cibulková
4
6
6
4
G Muguruza
6
6
J Larsson
6
1
2
D Cibulková
77
3
5
4
G Muguruza
63
6
7
Section 7 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
7
B Bencic
1r
Q
Kr Plíšková
6
6
Q
Kr Plíšková
4
WC
P Badosa Gibert
3
3
Q
Kr Plíšková
5
6
4
Q
M Sakkari
1
3
I-C Begu
7
4
6
I-C Begu
6
6
I-C Begu
6
1
77
29
S Lisicki
4
6
62
I-C Begu
3
1
22
M Keys
6
6
22
M Keys
6
6
WC
L Robson
64
2
K Flipkens
4
2
K Flipkens
77
6
22
M Keys
6
6
E Bouchard
4
6
2
9
R Vinci
4
4
L Hradecká
6
3
6
L Hradecká
6
4
65
9
R Vinci
1
6
77
Section 8 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
14
S Errani
1
3
WC
N Osaka
6
2
6
WC
N Osaka
6
6
Q
P Parmentier
2
6
2
WC
N Osaka
5
0
T Babos
77
6
T Babos
7
6
Q
A Tatishvili
62
2
T Babos
5
6
77
17
Ka Plíšková
7
2
60
T Babos
2
6
4
2
A Kerber
6
3
6
25
A Pavlyuchenkova
1
6
1
Q
K Bertens
6
6
Q
K Bertens
6
4
6
S Zheng
3
2
Q
K Bertens
6
2
0r
A-L Friedsam
2
0
2
A Kerber
1
6
3
B Strýcová
6
6
B Strýcová
1
1
2
A Kerber
6
6
Qualifying [ ]
Seeds [ ]
Jeļena Ostapenko (First round)
Yaroslava Shvedova (Qualifying competition)
Anett Kontaveit (First round)
Mariana Duque Mariño (First round)
Ana Konjuh (First round)
Naomi Broady (Qualifying competition)
Lara Arruabarrena (Qualifying competition)
Laura Siegemund (First round)
Polona Hercog (First round, retired)
Elena Vesnina (Qualified)
Kurumi Nara (First round)
Tatjana Maria (Qualifying competition)
Alison Riske (First round)
Anastasija Sevastova (First round)
Donna Vekić (Qualifying competition)
Lauren Davis (First round)
Francesca Schiavone (Qualified)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Qualified)
Kristýna Plíšková (Qualified)
Evgeniya Rodina (First round)
Tsvetana Pironkova (Qualifying competition)
Shelby Rogers (First round)
Lourdes Domínguez Lino (Qualified)
Magda Linette (Qualified)
Qualifiers [ ]
Qualifying draw [ ]
First qualifier [ ]
Second qualifier [ ]
Third qualifier [ ]
Fourth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
4
Mariana Duque Mariño
6
4
4
Samantha Crawford
0
6
6
Samantha Crawford
6
4
6
WC
Katie Swan
2
6
2
WC
Katie Swan
1
6
6
16
Lauren Davis
6
4
2
Fifth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
5
Ana Konjuh
2
3
Kiki Bertens
6
6
Kiki Bertens
6
7
15
Donna Vekić
3
5
WC
Claire Liu
7
1
0
15
Donna Vekić
5
6
6
Sixth qualifier [ ]
Seventh qualifier [ ]
Eighth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
8
Laura Siegemund
5
2
Anna Tatishvili
7
6
Anna Tatishvili
6
6
Sesil Karatantcheva
2
2
Sesil Karatantcheva
6
6
22
Shelby Rogers
3
4
Ninth qualifier [ ]
Tenth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
10
Elena Vesnina
6
6
Kateryna Kozlova
3
1
10
Elena Vesnina
6
6
21
Tsvetana Pironkova
2
1
Louisa Chirico
4
2
21
Tsvetana Pironkova
6
6
Eleventh qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
11
Kurumi Nara
5
5
WC
Sorana Cîrstea
7
7
WC
Sorana Cîrstea
2
4
17
Francesca Schiavone
6
6
Han Xinyun
7
0
2
17
Francesca Schiavone
5
6
6
Twelfth qualifier [ ]
First Round
Qualifying Competition
12
Tatjana Maria
6
6
Duan Yingying
1
3
12
Tatjana Maria
64
3
24
Magda Linette
77
6
Tamira Paszek
4
2
24
Magda Linette
6
6
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