| 2012 BNP Paribas Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 5– 18 | 
| Edition | 39th (ATP) / 24th (WTA) | 
| Category | World Tour Masters 1000 (ATP) Premier Mandatory (WTA) | 
| Prize money | $4,694,696 | 
| Surface | Hard / outdoor | 
| Location | Indian Wells, California, US | 
| Venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| .svg.png.webp) Roger Federer | |
| Women's singles | |
|  Victoria Azarenka | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Marc López /  Rafael Nadal | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Liezel Huber /  Lisa Raymond | |
The 2012 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2012 Indian Wells Masters) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2012. It was the 39th edition of the men's event (24th for the women), known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2012 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2012 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States from March 5 through March 18, 2012 and were played on outdoor hard courts. Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka won the singles titles.
Finals
Men's singles

.svg.png.webp) Roger Federer defeated Roger Federer defeated John Isner, 7–6(9–7), 6–3 John Isner, 7–6(9–7), 6–3
- It was Federer's 3rd title of the year and 73rd of his career. It was his 4th win at Indian Wells, also winning in 2004, 2005, and 2006. It was his 19th career Masters win, tying the record held by Rafael Nadal.
Women's singles
 Victoria Azarenka defeated Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova, 6–2, 6–3. Maria Sharapova, 6–2, 6–3.
- It was Azarenka's 4th title of the year and 12th of her career. Azarenka is now 23–0 for the year. It was her 3rd career Premier Mandatory event and 7th Premier overall.
Men's doubles
 Marc López / Marc López / Rafael Nadal defeated Rafael Nadal defeated John Isner / John Isner / Sam Querrey, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) Sam Querrey, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Women's doubles
 Liezel Huber / Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond defeated Lisa Raymond defeated Sania Mirza / Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–3. Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–3.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Stage | Men's singles[1] | Men's doubles[1] | Women's singles[2] | Women's doubles[2] | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1000 | |||
| Runner up | 600 | 700 | ||
| Semifinals | 360 | 450 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 180 | 250 | ||
| Round of 16 | 90 | 140 | ||
| Round of 32 | 45 | 10 | 80 | 5 | 
| Round of 64 | 25 (10) | – | 50 (5) | – | 
| Round of 128 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Qualifier | 16 | 30 | ||
| Qualifying Finalist | 8 | 20 | ||
| Qualifying 1st round | 1 | |||
Prize money
All money is in US dollars
| Stage | Men's singles[3] | Men's doubles[3] | Women's singles[3] | Women's doubles[3] | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | $1,000,000 | $241,000 | $1,000,000 | $241,000 | 
| Runner up | $500,000 | $121,000 | $500,000 | $121,000 | 
| Semifinals | $200,000 | $55,000 | $200,000 | $55,000 | 
| Quarterfinals | $100,000 | $27,041 | $100,000 | $27,041 | 
| Round of 16 | $43,520 | $14,259 | $43,520 | $14,259 | 
| Round of 32 | $23,291 | $7,632 | $23,291 | $7,632 | 
| Round of 64 | $12,725 | – | $12,725 | – | 
| Round of 96 | $7,709 | $7,709 | ||
| Final round qualifying | $2,296 | $2,296 | ||
| First round qualifying | $1,175 | $1,175 | 
Players
Men's singles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  SRB | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 | 
|  ESP | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 2 | 
| .svg.png.webp) SUI | Roger Federer | 3 | 3 | 
|  GRB | Andy Murray | 4 | 4 | 
|  ESP | David Ferrer | 5 | 5 | 
|  FRA | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 6 | 
|  CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 7 | 
|  USA | Mardy Fish | 8 | 8 | 
|  ARG | Juan Martín del Potro | 9 | 9 | 
|  SRB | Janko Tipsarević | 10 | 10 | 
|  USA | John Isner | 11 | 11 | 
|  ESP | Nicolás Almagro | 12 | 12 | 
|  FRA | Gilles Simon | 13 | 13 | 
|  FRA | Gaël Monfils | 14 | 14 | 
|  ESP | Feliciano López | 15 | 15 | 
|  FRA | Richard Gasquet | 16 | 16 | 
|  JPN | Kei Nishikori | 17 | 17 | 
|  GER | Florian Mayer | 18 | 18 | 
|  ESP | Fernando Verdasco | 19 | 19 | 
|  AUT | Jürgen Melzer | 20 | 20 | 
|  UKR | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 21 | 21 | 
|  ARG | Juan Mónaco | 22 | 22 | 
| .svg.png.webp) SUI | Stanislas Wawrinka | 23 | 23 | 
|  CRO | Marin Čilić | 24 | 24 | 
|  SRB | Viktor Troicki | 25 | 25 | 
|  ESP | Marcel Granollers | 26 | 26 | 
| .svg.png.webp) CAN | Milos Raonic | 27 | 27 | 
|  CZE | Radek Štěpánek | 28 | 28 | 
|  RSA | Kevin Anderson | 30 | 29 | 
|  USA | Andy Roddick | 31 | 30 | 
|  ARG | Juan Ignacio Chela | 32 | 31 | 
|  FRA | Julien Benneteau | 33 | 32 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of March 5, 2012
Other entrants
The following players got wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
.svg.png.webp) Ruben Bemelmans Ruben Bemelmans
 Sergei Bubka Sergei Bubka
 Amer Delić Amer Delić
 Rik de Voest Rik de Voest
.svg.png.webp) Matthew Ebden Matthew Ebden
 Andrey Golubev Andrey Golubev
 Paolo Lorenzi Paolo Lorenzi
.svg.png.webp) Marinko Matosevic Marinko Matosevic
.svg.png.webp) Vasek Pospisil Vasek Pospisil
 Bobby Reynolds Bobby Reynolds
 Tim Smyczek Tim Smyczek
 Rhyne Williams Rhyne Williams
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
 James Blake → replaced by James Blake → replaced by Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger
 Juan Carlos Ferrero → replaced by Juan Carlos Ferrero → replaced by Frederico Gil Frederico Gil
 Fabio Fognini → replaced by Fabio Fognini → replaced by Lu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun
 Ivan Ljubičić → replaced by Ivan Ljubičić → replaced by Leonardo Mayer Leonardo Mayer
 Gaël Monfils (gastroenteritis) → replaced by Gaël Monfils (gastroenteritis) → replaced by Björn Phau Björn Phau
 Albert Montañés → replaced by Albert Montañés → replaced by Benoît Paire Benoît Paire
 Philipp Petzschner → replaced by Philipp Petzschner → replaced by David Nalbandian David Nalbandian
 Tommy Robredo → replaced by Tommy Robredo → replaced by Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut
 Robin Söderling (mononucleosis) → replaced by Robin Söderling (mononucleosis) → replaced by Jérémy Chardy Jérémy Chardy
 Dmitry Tursunov → replaced by Dmitry Tursunov → replaced by Tobias Kamke Tobias Kamke
 Filippo Volandri → replaced by Filippo Volandri → replaced by Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
 Mikhail Youzhny → replaced by Mikhail Youzhny → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Steve Darcis Steve Darcis
Retirements
 Nikolay Davydenko (illness) Nikolay Davydenko (illness)
 Philipp Kohlschreiber (illness) Philipp Kohlschreiber (illness)
 Michaël Llodra (knee injury) Michaël Llodra (knee injury)
 Andreas Seppi (illness) Andreas Seppi (illness)
Men's doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  USA | Bob Bryan |  USA | Mike Bryan | 2 | 1 | 
|  BLR | Max Mirnyi | .svg.png.webp) CAN | Daniel Nestor | 6 | 2 | 
|  FRA | Michaël Llodra |  SRB | Nenad Zimonjić | 11 | 3 | 
|  SWE | Robert Lindstedt |  ROU | Horia Tecău | 19 | 4 | 
|  IND | Mahesh Bhupathi |  IND | Rohan Bopanna | 20 | 5 | 
|  POL | Mariusz Fyrstenberg |  POL | Marcin Matkowski | 26 | 6 | 
|  IND | Leander Paes |  CZE | Radek Štěpánek | 29 | 7 | 
|  AUT | Oliver Marach |  AUT | Alexander Peya | 42 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of March 5, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Retirements
 Jürgen Melzer (illness) Jürgen Melzer (illness)
Women's singles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 1 | 
|  RUS | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 2 | 
|  CZE | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 3 | 
|  DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 4 | 
|  POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 5 | 5 | 
| .svg.png.webp) AUS | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 | 
|  FRA | Marion Bartoli | 7 | 7 | 
|  CHN | Li Na | 8 | 8 | 
|  RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 9 | 9 | 
|  ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 12 | 10 | 
|  GER | Sabine Lisicki | 13 | 11 | 
|  SRB | Jelena Janković | 14 | 12 | 
|  RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 15 | 13 | 
|  GER | Julia Görges | 16 | 14 | 
|  SRB | Ana Ivanovic | 17 | 15 | 
|  SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 18 | 16 | 
|  CHN | Peng Shuai | 19 | 17 | 
|  GER | Angelique Kerber | 20 | 18 | 
|  SVK | Daniela Hantuchová | 21 | 19 | 
|  RUS | Maria Kirilenko | 22 | 20 | 
|  ITA | Roberta Vinci | 23 | 21 | 
| .svg.png.webp) BEL | Yanina Wickmayer | 24 | 22 | 
|  CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 25 | 23 | 
|  ESP | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 26 | 24 | 
|  RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 27 | 25 | 
|  ROU | Monica Niculescu | 28 | 26 | 
|  ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 29 | 27 | 
|  CZE | Petra Cetkovská | 30 | 28 | 
|  EST | Kaia Kanepi | 31 | 29 | 
|  RUS | Nadia Petrova | 32 | 30 | 
|  CHN | Zheng Jie | 33 | 31 | 
|  USA | Christina McHale | 34 | 32 | 
- 1 Rankings are as of February 27, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
 Jill Craybas Jill Craybas
 Lauren Davis Lauren Davis
 Irina Falconi Irina Falconi
 Jamie Hampton Jamie Hampton
 Sania Mirza Sania Mirza
 Urszula Radwańska Urszula Radwańska
 Sloane Stephens Sloane Stephens
 Coco Vandeweghe Coco Vandeweghe
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: 
Withdrawals
 Serena Williams (continued boycott of the event since 2001) → replaced by Serena Williams (continued boycott of the event since 2001) → replaced by Sofia Arvidsson Sofia Arvidsson
 Anna Chakvetadze → replaced by Anna Chakvetadze → replaced by Arantxa Rus Arantxa Rus
.svg.png.webp) Kim Clijsters (left ankle injury)[4] → replaced by Kim Clijsters (left ankle injury)[4] → replaced by Lourdes Domínguez Lino Lourdes Domínguez Lino
.svg.png.webp) Rebecca Marino → replaced by Rebecca Marino → replaced by Kimiko Date-Krumm Kimiko Date-Krumm
 Andrea Petkovic (lower back injury) → replaced by Andrea Petkovic (lower back injury) → replaced by Sílvia Soler Espinosa Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Retirements
 Gréta Arn (neck injury) Gréta Arn (neck injury)
.svg.png.webp) Jelena Dokić (wrist injury) Jelena Dokić (wrist injury)
 Alexandra Dulgheru (knee injury) Alexandra Dulgheru (knee injury)
 Jamie Hampton Jamie Hampton
 Ana Ivanovic (hip injury) Ana Ivanovic (hip injury)
 Vania King (illness) Vania King (illness)
 Tamira Paszek Tamira Paszek
 Magdaléna Rybáriková Magdaléna Rybáriková
 Francesca Schiavone (illness) Francesca Schiavone (illness)
 Vera Zvonareva (intestinal illness) Vera Zvonareva (intestinal illness)
Women's doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  USA | Liezel Huber |  USA | Lisa Raymond | 3 | 1 | 
|  IND | Sania Mirza |  RUS | Elena Vesnina | 15 | 2 | 
|  CZE | Andrea Hlaváčková |  CZE | Lucie Hradecká | 20 | 3 | 
|  RUS | Maria Kirilenko |  RUS | Nadia Petrova | 26 | 4 | 
|  ITA | Sara Errani |  ITA | Roberta Vinci | 29 | 5 | 
|  ESP | Anabel Medina Garrigues |  ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 46 | 6 | 
|  ESP | Nuria Llagostera Vives |  ESP | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 49 | 7 | 
|  GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld |  USA | Vania King | 52 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of February 27, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
References
- 1 2 "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- 1 2 "WTA Tour rules" (PDF). wtatour.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Prize Money BNP Paribas Open 2012". bnpparibasopen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ↑ Clijsters withdraws from Indian Wells
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