| 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 | |
| Women's singles | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Women's doubles | |
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

 Roger Federer defeated 
 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 
 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 / 
 Rafael Nadal defeated 
 John Isner / 
 Sam Querrey, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Women's doubles
 Liezel Huber / 
 Lisa Raymond defeated 
 Sania Mirza / 
 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 | |
| Rafael Nadal | 2 | 2 | |
| Roger Federer | 3 | 3 | |
| Andy Murray | 4 | 4 | |
| David Ferrer | 5 | 5 | |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 6 | |
| Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 7 | |
| Mardy Fish | 8 | 8 | |
| Juan Martín del Potro | 9 | 9 | |
| Janko Tipsarević | 10 | 10 | |
| John Isner | 11 | 11 | |
| Nicolás Almagro | 12 | 12 | |
| Gilles Simon | 13 | 13 | |
| Gaël Monfils | 14 | 14 | |
| Feliciano López | 15 | 15 | |
| Richard Gasquet | 16 | 16 | |
| Kei Nishikori | 17 | 17 | |
| Florian Mayer | 18 | 18 | |
| Fernando Verdasco | 19 | 19 | |
| Jürgen Melzer | 20 | 20 | |
| Alexandr Dolgopolov | 21 | 21 | |
| Juan Mónaco | 22 | 22 | |
| Stanislas Wawrinka | 23 | 23 | |
| Marin Čilić | 24 | 24 | |
| Viktor Troicki | 25 | 25 | |
| Marcel Granollers | 26 | 26 | |
| Milos Raonic | 27 | 27 | |
| Radek Štěpánek | 28 | 28 | |
| Kevin Anderson | 30 | 29 | |
| Andy Roddick | 31 | 30 | |
| Juan Ignacio Chela | 32 | 31 | |
| 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:
 Ruben Bemelmans
 Sergei Bubka
 Amer Delić
 Rik de Voest
 Matthew Ebden
 Andrey Golubev
 Paolo Lorenzi
 Marinko Matosevic
 Vasek Pospisil
 Bobby Reynolds
 Tim Smyczek
 Rhyne Williams
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
 James Blake → replaced by 
 Matthias Bachinger
 Juan Carlos Ferrero → replaced by 
 Frederico Gil
 Fabio Fognini → replaced by 
 Lu Yen-hsun
 Ivan Ljubičić → replaced by 
 Leonardo Mayer
 Gaël Monfils (gastroenteritis) → replaced by 
 Björn Phau
 Albert Montañés → replaced by 
 Benoît Paire
 Philipp Petzschner → replaced by 
 David Nalbandian
 Tommy Robredo → replaced by 
 Nicolas Mahut
 Robin Söderling (mononucleosis) → replaced by 
 Jérémy Chardy
 Dmitry Tursunov → replaced by 
 Tobias Kamke
 Filippo Volandri → replaced by 
 Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
 Mikhail Youzhny → replaced by 
 Steve Darcis
Retirements
 Nikolay Davydenko (illness)
 Philipp Kohlschreiber (illness)
 Michaël Llodra (knee injury)
 Andreas Seppi (illness)
Men's doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bryan | Mike Bryan | 2 | 1 | ||
| Max Mirnyi | Daniel Nestor | 6 | 2 | ||
| Michaël Llodra | Nenad Zimonjić | 11 | 3 | ||
| Robert Lindstedt | Horia Tecău | 19 | 4 | ||
| Mahesh Bhupathi | Rohan Bopanna | 20 | 5 | ||
| Mariusz Fyrstenberg | Marcin Matkowski | 26 | 6 | ||
| Leander Paes | Radek Štěpánek | 29 | 7 | ||
| Oliver Marach | 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)
Women's singles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 1 | |
| Maria Sharapova | 2 | 2 | |
| Petra Kvitová | 3 | 3 | |
| Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 4 | |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | 5 | 5 | |
| Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 | |
| Marion Bartoli | 7 | 7 | |
| Li Na | 8 | 8 | |
| Vera Zvonareva | 9 | 9 | |
| Francesca Schiavone | 12 | 10 | |
| Sabine Lisicki | 13 | 11 | |
| Jelena Janković | 14 | 12 | |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 15 | 13 | |
| Julia Görges | 16 | 14 | |
| Ana Ivanovic | 17 | 15 | |
| Dominika Cibulková | 18 | 16 | |
| Peng Shuai | 19 | 17 | |
| Angelique Kerber | 20 | 18 | |
| Daniela Hantuchová | 21 | 19 | |
| Maria Kirilenko | 22 | 20 | |
| Roberta Vinci | 23 | 21 | |
| Yanina Wickmayer | 24 | 22 | |
| Lucie Šafářová | 25 | 23 | |
| Anabel Medina Garrigues | 26 | 24 | |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | 27 | 25 | |
| Monica Niculescu | 28 | 26 | |
| Flavia Pennetta | 29 | 27 | |
| Petra Cetkovská | 30 | 28 | |
| Kaia Kanepi | 31 | 29 | |
| Nadia Petrova | 32 | 30 | |
| Zheng Jie | 33 | 31 | |
| 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
 Lauren Davis
 Irina Falconi
 Jamie Hampton
 Sania Mirza
 Urszula Radwańska
 Sloane Stephens
 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 
 Sofia Arvidsson
 Anna Chakvetadze → replaced by 
 Arantxa Rus
 Kim Clijsters (left ankle injury)[4] → replaced by 
 Lourdes Domínguez Lino
 Rebecca Marino → replaced by 
 Kimiko Date-Krumm
 Andrea Petkovic (lower back injury) → replaced by 
 Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Retirements
 Gréta Arn (neck injury)
 Jelena Dokić (wrist injury)
 Alexandra Dulgheru (knee injury)
 Jamie Hampton
 Ana Ivanovic (hip injury)
 Vania King (illness)
 Tamira Paszek
 Magdaléna Rybáriková
 Francesca Schiavone (illness)
 Vera Zvonareva (intestinal illness)
Women's doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liezel Huber | Lisa Raymond | 3 | 1 | ||
| Sania Mirza | Elena Vesnina | 15 | 2 | ||
| Andrea Hlaváčková | Lucie Hradecká | 20 | 3 | ||
| Maria Kirilenko | Nadia Petrova | 26 | 4 | ||
| Sara Errani | Roberta Vinci | 29 | 5 | ||
| Anabel Medina Garrigues | Flavia Pennetta | 46 | 6 | ||
| Nuria Llagostera Vives | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 49 | 7 | ||
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 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