Women's singles
2017 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Elena Vesnina
Runner-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Score	6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4
Draw	96
Seeds	32

Elena Vesnina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 6–7^(6–8), 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 Indian Wells Masters.

Victoria Azarenka was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year as she was on maternity leave.

Due to the pre-tournament withdrawal of Serena Williams, Angelique Kerber regained the World No. 1 ranking at the end of the tournament.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Finals

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
	3	Karolína Plíšková	77	77
	7	Garbiñe Muguruza	62	65
								3	Karolína Plíšková	65	62
								8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	77	77
	19	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	3	2
	8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6
															8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	78	5	4
															14	Elena Vesnina	66	7	6
	13	Caroline Wozniacki	6	64	2
	28	Kristina Mladenovic	3	77	6
								28	Kristina Mladenovic	3	4
								14	Elena Vesnina	6	6
	12	Venus Williams	2	6	3
	14	Elena Vesnina	6	4	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								3	Ka Plíšková	1	6	6
		M Puig	6	6					M Puig	6	4	4
	WC	D Collins	0	2											3	Ka Plíšková	6	77
		L Chirico	6	6											29	I-C Begu	4	62
	Q	F Schiavone	3	3					L Chirico	1	5
								29	I-C Begu	6	7
																						3	Ka Plíšková	5
																						15	T Bacsinszky	1r
								18	K Bertens	6	6
		B Bencic	6	6					B Bencic	2	2
		T Pironkova	4	1											18	K Bertens	3	7	68
		M Niculescu	4	6	6										15	T Bacsinszky	6	5	710
		S Cîrstea	6	3	1				M Niculescu	5	2
								15	T Bacsinszky	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								10	E Svitolina	3	6	77
		K Bondarenko	7	4	4				Q Wang	6	3	63
		Q Wang	5	6	6										10	E Svitolina	6	6
		Y Wickmayer	6	3	6										24	D Gavrilova	2	1
		L Siegemund	3	6	4				Y Wickmayer	2	65
								24	D Gavrilova	6	77
																						10	E Svitolina	65	6	0
																						7	G Muguruza	77	1	6
								32	M Lučić-Baroni	4	7	5
	WC	K Day	6	6				WC	K Day	6	5	7
		K Nara	3	4											WC	K Day	6	5	2
		C Bellis	6	1	4										7	G Muguruza	3	7	6
		K Flipkens	4	6	6				K Flipkens	2	3
								7	G Muguruza	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								5	D Cibulková	6	3	6
		J Ostapenko	6	2	77				J Ostapenko	4	6	3
		D Kovinić	4	6	63										5	D Cibulková	2	77	77
		Kr Plíšková	6	6												Kr Plíšková	6	65	64
	WC	B Mattek-Sands	0	3					Kr Plíšková	6	6
								33	D Kasatkina	0	3
																						5	D Cibulková	4	6	2
																						19	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	3	6
								19	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	Q	A Kontaveit	7	6				Q	A Kontaveit	4	4
		M Doi	5	4											19	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
		S Errani	1	6	7										17	B Strýcová	3	2
	Q	M Minella	6	4	5				S Errani	4	7	2
								17	B Strýcová	6	5	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								11	J Konta	6	6
	WC	N Gibbs	6	2	2				H Watson	4	4
		H Watson	4	6	6										11	J Konta	6	3	61
	LL	E Rodina	6	6											21	C Garcia	3	6	77
		C McHale	1	0				LL	E Rodina	3	3
								21	C Garcia	6	6
																						21	C Garcia	1	4
																						8	S Kuznetsova	6	6
								26	R Vinci	77	6
		M Brengle	6	6					M Brengle	65	4
	Q	T Maria	4	2											26	R Vinci	2	6	1
		J Larsson	77	6											8	S Kuznetsova	6	2	6
		C Giorgi	63	3					J Larsson	63	4
								8	S Kuznetsova	77	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								9	M Keys	6	7
	Q	M Duque Mariño	6	0	6			Q	M Duque Mariño	1	5
	Q	PM Țig	4	6	4										9	M Keys	6	6
		N Osaka	6	6												N Osaka	1	4
	Q	R Ozaki	4	2					N Osaka	6	6
								30	S Zhang	4	2
																						9	M Keys	4	4
																						13	C Wozniacki	6	6
								23	C Suárez Navarro	3	5
		K Siniaková	4	6	6				K Siniaková	6	7
	Q	M Barthel	6	4	4											K Siniaková	3	1
	WC	T Townsend	4	2											13	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	M Linette	6	6				Q	M Linette	3	0
								13	C Wozniacki	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								16	S Stosur	6	4	4
		J Görges	7	6					J Görges	4	6	6
	PR	A Tomljanović	5	2												J Görges	1	4
		V Golubic	4	6	5											L Davis	6	6
		L Davis	6	4	7				L Davis	7	6
								22	A Sevastova	5	3
																							L Davis	3	3
																						28	K Mladenovic	6	6
								28	K Mladenovic	6	7
		A Beck	3	6	6				A Beck	0	5
		E Bouchard	6	2	2										28	K Mladenovic	6	6
		A Riske	3	62											4	S Halep	3	3
	WC	D Vekić	6	77				WC	D Vekić	4	1
								4	S Halep	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								6	A Radwańska	6	6
	Q	S Sorribes Tormo	6	6				Q	S Sorribes Tormo	3	4
		E Makarova	4	2											6	A Radwańska	4	4
	Q	S Peng	6	2	7										Q	S Peng	6	6
		L Tsurenko	2	6	5			Q	S Peng	6	6
								31	A Konjuh	4	2
																						Q	S Peng	6	1	3
																						12	V Williams	3	6	6
								20	C Vandeweghe	6	4	1
		L Arruabarrena	3	2					L Šafářová	4	6	6
		L Šafářová	6	6												L Šafářová	4	2
		J Janković	6	3	6										12	V Williams	6	6
	WC	I Falconi	2	6	3				J Janković	6	65	1
								12	V Williams	1	77	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	E Vesnina	6	7
	WC	J Brady	4	64					S Rogers	4	5
		S Rogers	6	77											14	E Vesnina	6	1	6
		Y Shvedova	6	2	4										25	T Babos	4	6	4
	Q	V Lepchenko	4	6	6			Q	V Lepchenko	6	62	2
								25	T Babos	4	77	6
																						14	E Vesnina	6	6
																						2	A Kerber	3	3
								27	Y Putintseva	2	3
		P Parmentier	6	6					P Parmentier	6	6
		O Dodin	2	4												P Parmentier	5	6	5
		V King	0	0r											2	A Kerber	7	3	7
		A Petkovic	6	2					A Petkovic	2	1
								2	A Kerber	6	6

Qualifying

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Peng Shuai	6	77
		Alison Van Uytvanck	2	62
								1	Peng Shuai	6	6
									Jamie Loeb	1	3
		Jamie Loeb	6	67	6
	20	Marina Erakovic	4	79	1

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Carina Witthöft	4	3
		Sesil Karatantcheva	6	6
									Sesil Karatantcheva	1	2
								19	Anett Kontaveit	6	6
	WC	Claire Liu	2	1
	19	Anett Kontaveit	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Elise Mertens	2	6	64
		Sachia Vickery	6	2	77
									Sachia Vickery	2	2
								16	Tatjana Maria	6	6
	WC	Caroline Dolehide	6	4	2
	16	Tatjana Maria	3	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Duan Yingying	77	3	3
		Elitsa Kostova	65	6	6
									Elitsa Kostova	6	0	0
									Francesca Schiavone	1	6	6
		Francesca Schiavone	3	6	6
	23	Kateryna Kozlova	6	1	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Mandy Minella	6	6
	WC	Daniela Hantuchová	2	4
								5	Mandy Minella	4	6	6
									Tereza Martincová	6	4	3
		Tereza Martincová	4	6	6
	17	Naomi Broady	6	2	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6	4	4
	WC	Jacqueline Cako	4	6	6
								WC	Jacqueline Cako	2	0
								15	Sara Sorribes Tormo	6	6
		Grace Min	7	4	1
	15	Sara Sorribes Tormo	5	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Evgeniya Rodina	77	6
		Françoise Abanda	62	3
								7	Evgeniya Rodina	4	4
								13	Mona Barthel	6	6
	WC	Maria Sanchez	2	5
	13	Mona Barthel	6	7

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Maria Sakkari	4	6	6
	PR	Jana Fett	6	3	4
								8	Maria Sakkari	64	3
								21	Mariana Duque Mariño	77	6
		Viktoriya Tomova	2	2
	21	Mariana Duque Mariño	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Risa Ozaki	6	6
		Verónica Cepede Royg	4	4
								9	Risa Ozaki	1	6	77
									Samantha Crawford	6	3	65
		Samantha Crawford	2	6	6
	22	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	3	2

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6
	WC	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	1	3
								10	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6
									Lucie Hradecká	0	3
		Lucie Hradecká	6	65	6
	24	Rebecca Šramková	2	77	2

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Magda Linette	7	6
		Sofia Kenin	5	0
								11	Magda Linette	6	711
								18	Nao Hibino	1	69
		Ana Bogdan	6	2	61
	18	Nao Hibino	4	6	77

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Julia Boserup	79	6
		Asia Muhammad	67	4
								12	Julia Boserup	5	0
								14	Patricia Maria Țig	7	6
		Shuko Aoyama	0	2
	14	Patricia Maria Țig	6	6

External links

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• Qualifying draw