# 2009 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles

Vera Zvonareva defeated the defending champion Ana Ivanovic in the final, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2009 Indian Wells Masters. The match was a rematch of the previous year's quarterfinal.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Dinara Safina (quarterfinals)
* Jelena Janković (second round)
* Elena Dementieva (second round)
* Vera Zvonareva (champion)
* Ana Ivanovic (final)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
* Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)
* Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
* Marion Bartoli (second round)
* Alizé Cornet (second round)
* Flavia Pennetta (fourth round)
* Patty Schnyder (second round)
* Dominika Cibulková (second round)
* Zheng Jie (second round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
* Amélie Mauresmo (third round)
* Kaia Kanepi (third round)
* Anna Chakvetadze (third round)
* Ai Sugiyama (second round)
* Alisa Kleybanova (third round)
* Ágnes Szávay (fourth round)
* Sybille Bammer (quarterfinals, withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
* Alona Bondarenko (second round)
* Aleksandra Wozniak (third round)
* Iveta Benešová (second round)
* Sara Errani (second round, retired)
* Peng Shuai (third round)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (second round)
* Daniela Hantuchová (fourth round)
* Gisela Dulko (third round)
* Sorana Cîrstea (second round)

## 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Dinara Safina | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Victoria Azarenka | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Victoria Azarenka | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | 8 | Victoria Azarenka | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Vera Zvonareva | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ana Ivanovic | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| 5 | Ana Ivanovic | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ana Ivanovic | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| 23 | Sybille Bammer | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Sybille Bammer | | | | 5 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 1 | D Safina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | T Pironkova | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | D Safina | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Keothavong | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 28 | S Peng | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | O Govortsova | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 28 | S Peng | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Safina | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Craybas | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | 24 | A Bondarenko | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | N Vaidišová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Krajicek | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | N Vaidišová | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | J Dokić | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | J Craybas | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | A Medina Garrigues | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 10 | M Bartoli | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 2 | 1 | | | S Pe'er | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 19 | A Chakvetadze | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6 | 1 | 3 | | E Makarova | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 19 | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Pe'er | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | V Azarenka | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 32 | S Cîrstea | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | E Vesnina | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | E Vesnina | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | V Azarenka | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y Shvedova | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | V Azarenka | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 4 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Ruano Pascual | 4 | 1 | | Y-j Chan | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Kvitová | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 3 | 2 | | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 26 | I Benešová | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Li | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 17 | A Mauresmo | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 3 | 0 | | A-L Grönefeld | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 17 | A Mauresmo | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Li | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 4 | | N Li | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | P Schnyder | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 9 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 2 | 3 | | | T Bacsinszky | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 18 | K Kanepi | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | E Rodina | 3 | 4 | | | V Razzano | 6$^2$ | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 18 | K Kanepi | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | C Wozniacki | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | U Radwańska | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | 29 | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Dubois | 3 | 2 | | WC | A Glatch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Glatch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Glatch | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| Q | M Larcher de Brito | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | WC | U Radwańska | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | U Radwańska | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | U Radwańska | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 5 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Yakimova | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Yakimova | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Lepchenko | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 31 | G Dulko | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | T Garbin | 4 | 4 | | | B Mattek-Sands | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 31 | G Dulko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | F Pennetta | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 20 | A Sugiyama | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Tomljanović | 5 | 2 | | Q | A Haynes | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Haynes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A Haynes | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Koryttseva | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | 12 | F Pennetta | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Mirza | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | S Mirza | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 15 | J Zheng | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Martić | 4 | 3 | | V Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Dushevina | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Morita | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 23 | S Bammer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | R Vinci | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 23 | S Bammer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | S Bammer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | D Hantuchová | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | 30 | D Hantuchová | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 3 | 2 | | Y Wickmayer | 7 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 30 | D Hantuchová | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | S Foretz | 2 | 5 | | | | | | Q | P Cetkovská | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | P Cetkovská | 6 | 7 | Q | P Cetkovská | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | E Dementieva | 6$^2$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 7 | A Radwańska | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | S Stosur | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 25 | A Wozniak | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | M Oudin | 3 | 1 | | | L Šafářová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 25 | A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Radwańska | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Á Szávay | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | 22 | Á Szávay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kirilenko | 6 | 5 | 5 | | E Gallovits | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gallovits | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 22 | Á Szávay | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | K Barrois | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | K Barrois | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | A Cornet | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | 14 | D Cibulková | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Llagostera Vives | 7 | 7 | | N Llagostera Vives | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6$^5$ | 6$^9$ | | | | | | | N Llagostera Vives | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 21 | A Kleybanova | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | |
| | M Santangelo | 3 | 2 | | T Paszek | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 21 | A Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Llagostera Vives | 3 | 0 | r |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 3 | |
| | | | | 27 | S Errani | 2 | 2 | r | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V King | 2 | 1 | | K Knapp | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Knapp | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Domachowska | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | J Janković | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |