2012 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Indian Wells Masters.

Women's singles
2012 BNP Paribas Open
Final
ChampionBelarus Victoria Azarenka
Runner-upRussia Maria Sharapova
Score6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw96
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Ana Ivanović.

Seeds

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All seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Victoria Azarenka (champion)
  2.   Maria Sharapova (final)
  3.   Petra Kvitová (third round)
  4.   Caroline Wozniacki (fourth round)
  5.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
  6.   Samantha Stosur (third round)
  7.   Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals)
  8.   Li Na (quarterfinals)
  9.   Vera Zvonareva (third round, withdrew because of an intestinal illness)
  10.   Francesca Schiavone (third round, retired because of an illness)
  11.   Sabine Lisicki (second round)
  12.   Jelena Janković (second round)
  13.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)
  14.   Julia Görges (fourth round)
  15.   Ana Ivanovic (semifinals, retired because of a hip injury)
  16.   Dominika Cibulková (third round)
  17.   Peng Shuai (second round)
  18.   Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
  19.   Daniela Hantuchová (second round)
  20.   Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals)
  21.   Roberta Vinci (fourth round)
  22.   Yanina Wickmayer (second round)
  23.   Lucie Šafářová (fourth round)
  24.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)
  25.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
  26.   Monica Niculescu (second round)
  27.   Flavia Pennetta (third round)
  28.   Petra Cetkovská (second round)
  29.   Kaia Kanepi (second round)
  30.   Nadia Petrova (fourth round)
  31.   Zheng Jie (third round)
  32.   Christina McHale (fourth round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Victoria Azarenka 6 6
5   Agnieszka Radwańska 0 2
1   Victoria Azarenka 6 6
18   Angelique Kerber 4 3
18   Angelique Kerber 6 6
8   Li Na 4 2
1   Victoria Azarenka 6 6
2   Maria Sharapova 2 3
7   Marion Bartoli 3 4
15   Ana Ivanovic 6 6
15   Ana Ivanovic 4 1r
2   Maria Sharapova 6 0
20   Maria Kirilenko 6 5 2
2   Maria Sharapova 3 7 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   V Azarenka 6 64 78
WC   J Craybas 1 2   M Barthel 4 77 66
  M Barthel 6 6 1   V Azarenka 6 6
  A Keothavong 4 6 5 25   S Kuznetsova 1 2
PR   T Bacsinszky 6 2 7 PR   T Bacsinszky 3 0r
25   S Kuznetsova 6 2
1   V Azarenka 6 6
14   J Görges 3 1
24   A Medina Garrigues 6 7
Q   K Barrois 6 2 4 WC   S Mirza 2 5
WC   S Mirza 4 6 6 24   A Medina Garrigues 3 4
  E Baltacha 3 6 6 14   J Görges 6 6
  A Rus 6 4 3   E Baltacha 3 2
14   J Görges 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   J Janković 4 3
WC   J Hampton 6 6 WC   J Hampton 6 6
  P Hercog 0 1 WC   J Hampton 6 61 6
  J Gajdošová 4 6 6   J Gajdošová 2 77 2
WC   C Vandeweghe 6 3 3   J Gajdošová 2 6 6
22   Y Wickmayer 6 2 4
WC   J Hampton 3 6 0r
5   A Radwańska 6 4 3
27   F Pennetta 6 6
  T Pironkova 4 2   C Suárez Navarro 3 4
  C Suárez Navarro 6 6 27   F Pennetta 4 2
  S Cîrstea 4 7 77 5   A Radwańska 6 6
  I Benešová 6 5 65   S Cîrstea 2 4
5   A Radwańska 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   P Kvitová 6 6
  A Morita 6 1 4   B Záhlavová-Strýcová 1 3
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2 6 6 3   P Kvitová 6 2 3
Q   C Dellacqua 4 5 32   C McHale 2 6 6
  E Vesnina 6 7   E Vesnina 3 5
32   C McHale 6 7
32   C McHale 3 6 64
18   A Kerber 6 3 77
18   A Kerber 2 7 6
WC   S Stephens 4 7 79 WC   S Stephens 6 5 4
Q   A Wozniak 6 5 67 18   A Kerber w/o
  V King 77 6   V King
  S Errani 63 4   V King 6 6
13   A Pavlyuchenkova 4 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   V Zvonareva 6 6
  K Date-Krumm 6 6   K Date-Krumm 3 4
  P Parmentier 1 3 9   V Zvonareva
  L Pous Tió 1 1   K Zakopalová w/o
  K Zakopalová 6 6   K Zakopalová 6 67 6
19   D Hantuchová 3 79 3
  K Zakopalová 1 0
8   N Li 6 6
31   J Zheng 6 6
WC   U Radwańska 6 4 4 Q   M Krajicek 1 3
Q   M Krajicek 3 6 6 31   J Zheng 1 3
  M Erakovic 7 3 5 8   N Li 6 6
  G Voskoboeva 5 6 7   G Voskoboeva 6 3 3
8   N Li 3 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   M Bartoli 2 6 7
Q   V Lepchenko 77 6 Q   V Lepchenko 6 2 5
Q   A Panova 63 2 7   M Bartoli 6 6
  M Johansson 3 3   C Scheepers 2 0
  C Scheepers 6 6   C Scheepers 6 6
29   K Kanepi 3 2
7   M Bartoli 6 6
23   L Šafářová 1 4
23   L Šafářová 6 3
  T Paszek 6 2 6   T Paszek 3 1r
  A Yakimova 4 6 1 23   L Šafářová 6 0
Q   L Tsurenko 4 6 7 10   F Schiavone 2 0r
  S Pe'er 6 3 5 Q   L Tsurenko 2 4
10   F Schiavone 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   A Ivanovic 6 6
Q   G Arn 1r   J Larsson 1 2
  J Larsson 4 15   A Ivanovic 68 6 6
  K Pervak 6 6   K Pervak 710 3 2
Q   O Govortsova 3 1   K Pervak 6 6
17   S Peng 4 0
15   A Ivanovic 6 6
4   C Wozniacki 3 2
26   M Niculescu 3 3
Q   E Daniilidou 4 64   S Arvidsson 6 6
  S Arvidsson 6 77   S Arvidsson 6 5 2
  E Makarova 6 6 4   C Wozniacki 3 7 6
  B Mattek-Sands 2 3   E Makarova 2 0
4   C Wozniacki 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   S Stosur 6 6
WC   I Falconi 4 5 WC   I Falconi 0 3
  A Dulgheru 6 2r 6   S Stosur 1 78 65
WC   L Davis 6 79 30   N Petrova 6 66 77
  P Martić 2 67 WC   L Davis 3 2
30   N Petrova 6 6
30   N Petrova 1 7 2
20   M Kirilenko 6 5 6
20   M Kirilenko 77 6
  I-C Begu 4 7 6   I-C Begu 64 4
  L Hradecká 6 5 2 20   M Kirilenko 6 4 6
  MJ Martínez Sánchez 3 6 5   L Domínguez Lino 2 6 4
  L Domínguez Lino 6 1 7   L Domínguez Lino 6 6
11   S Lisicki 1 4

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   D Cibulková 2
Q   J Pegula 7 3 3   M Rybáriková 1r
  M Rybáriková 5 6 6 16   D Cibulková 77 0 4
  A Brianti 3 6 64 21   R Vinci 65 6 6
  S Soler Espinosa 6 1 77   S Soler Espinosa 3 3
21   R Vinci 6 6
21   R Vinci 2 1
2   M Sharapova 6 6
28   P Cetkovská 2 4
Q   S Zhang 1 1   S Halep 6 6
  S Halep 6 6   S Halep 3 4
  G Dulko 1 2   M Sharapova 6 6
  J Dokić 0r   G Dulko 2 0
2   M Sharapova 6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Gréta Arn (qualified)
  2.   Kateryna Bondarenko (first round)
  3.   Michaëlla Krajicek (qualified)
  4.   Anna Tatishvili (first round)
  5.   Olga Govortsova (qualified)
  6.   Aleksandra Wozniak (qualified)
  7.   Eleni Daniilidou (qualified)
  8.   Vera Dushevina (first round)
  9.   Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)
  10.   Alexandra Panova (qualified)
  11.   Virginie Razzano (qualifying competition)
  12.   Stéphanie Dubois (first round)
  13.   Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (qualifying competition)
  14.   Mandy Minella (qualifying competition)
  15.   Nina Bratchikova (first round)
  16.   Anastasia Rodionova (qualifying competition)
  17.   Alla Kudryavtseva (qualifying competition)
  18.   Edina Gallovits-Hall (qualifying competition)
  19.   Chang Kai-chen (first round)
  20.   Casey Dellacqua (qualified)
  21.   Eva Birnerová (first round)
  22.   Bojana Jovanovski (first round)
  23.   Alizé Cornet (qualifying competition)
  24.   Kristina Barrois (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Gréta Arn 77 6
WC   Madison Keys 64 1
1   Gréta Arn 6 2 6
WC   Julia Cohen 0 6 4
WC   Julia Cohen 6 7
21   Eva Birnerová 1 5

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Kateryna Bondarenko 63 4
  Paula Ormaechea 77 6
  Paula Ormaechea 2 2
WC   Jessica Pegula 6 6
WC   Jessica Pegula 77 77
22   Bojana Jovanovski 64 65

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Michaëlla Krajicek 4 6 6
  Yvonne Meusburger 6 1 2
3   Michaëlla Krajicek 6 5 6
14   Mandy Minella 4 7 3
WC   Gail Brodsky 3 6 2
14   Mandy Minella 6 3 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Anna Tatishvili 3 4
  Misaki Doi 6 6
  Misaki Doi 3 3
20   Casey Dellacqua 6 6
  Laura Robson 3 1
20   Casey Dellacqua 6 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Olga Govortsova 6 66 6
  Sesil Karatantcheva 3 78 2
5   Olga Govortsova 6 6
  Andrea Hlaváčková 4 1
  Andrea Hlaváčková 66 6 6
15   Nina Bratchikova 78 2 1

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Aleksandra Wozniak 6 6
  Heather Watson 4 4
6   Aleksandra Wozniak 6 6
16   Anastasia Rodionova 3 1
  Evgeniya Rodina 2 5
16   Anastasia Rodionova 6 7

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Eleni Daniilidou 6 6
  Tetiana Luzhanska 2 4
7   Eleni Daniilidou 77 6
WC   Monica Puig 61 1
WC   Monica Puig 6 6
19   Chang Kai-chen 2 4

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Vera Dushevina 6 3 2
  Zhang Shuai 4 6 6
  Zhang Shuai 2 77 77
23   Alizé Cornet 6 64 63
  Arantxa Parra Santonja 7 0 2
23   Alizé Cornet 5 6 6

Ninth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
9   Varvara Lepchenko 6 6
  Olivia Rogowska 1 3
9   Varvara Lepchenko 6 6
18   Edina Gallovits-Hall 1 1
  Karolína Plíšková 5 2
18   Edina Gallovits-Hall 7 6

Tenth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
10   Alexandra Panova 6 6
WC   Caroline Garcia 4 4
10   Alexandra Panova 6 0
13   Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 2 0r
  Akgul Amanmuradova 4 7 5
13   Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 6 5 7

Eleventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
11   Virginie Razzano 6 6
  Mirjana Lučić 4 2
11   Virginie Razzano 3 3
24   Kristina Barrois 6 6
  Aravane Rezaï 77 2 1
24   Kristina Barrois 63 6 6

Twelfth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
12   Stéphanie Dubois 6 65 3
  Lesia Tsurenko 3 77 6
  Lesia Tsurenko 6 6
17   Alla Kudryavtseva 3 1
  Melinda Czink 6 2 2
17   Alla Kudryavtseva 4 6 6
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