# 2016 BNP Paribas Open

The 2016 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2016 Indian Wells Open) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2016. It was the 43rd edition of the men's event and 28th of the women's event, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2016 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, from March 7 through March 20, 2016, on outdoor hard courts.

## Finals
### Men's singles

* Novak Djokovic defeated Milos Raonic, 6–2, 6–0

### Women's singles

* Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams, 6–4, 6–4

### Men's doubles

* Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut defeated Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$

### Women's doubles

* Bethanie Mattek-Sands / CoCo Vandeweghe defeated Julia Görges / Karolína Plíšková, 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]

## Points and prize money
### Point distribution

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 25* | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35* | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| Women's doubles | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
* Players with byes receive first-round points.

### Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $1,028,300 | $501,815 | $251,500 | $128,215 | $67,590 | $36,170 | $19,530 | $11,970 | $3,565 | $1,825 |
| Women's singles | $1,028,300 | $501,815 | $251,500 | $128,215 | $67,590 | $36,170 | $19,530 | $11,970 | $3,565 | $1,825 |
| Men's doubles | $336,920 | $164,420 | $82,410 | $42,000 | $22,140 | $11,860 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's doubles | $336,920 | $164,420 | $82,410 | $42,000 | $22,140 | $11,860 | — | — | — | — |

## ATP singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Rankings and seedings are based on ATP rankings as of March 7, 2016.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 16,540 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 16,540 | Champion, defeated Milos Raonic [12] |
| 2 | 2 | Andy Murray | 8,685 | 360 | 45 | 8,370 | Third round lost to Federico Delbonis |
| 3 | 4 | Stan Wawrinka | 6,325 | 10 | 90 | 6,405 | Fourth round lost to David Goffin [15] |
| 4 | 5 | Rafael Nadal | 4,810 | 180 | 360 | 4,990 | Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 5 | 6 | Kei Nishikori | 3,980 | 90 | 180 | 4,070 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [4] |
| 6 | 7 | Tomáš Berdych | 3,900 | 180 | 90 | 3,810 | Fourth round lost to Milos Raonic [12] |
| 7 | 9 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2,950 | 0 | 180 | 3,130 | Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 8 | 10 | Richard Gasquet | 2,715 | 10 | 90 | 2,795 | Fourth round lost to Marin Čilić [10] |
| 9 | 11 | John Isner | 2,585 | 90 | 90 | 2,585 | Fourth round lost to Kei Nishikori [5] |
| 10 | 12 | Marin Čilić | 2,555 | 10 | 180 | 2,725 | Quarterfinals lost to David Goffin [15] |
| 11 | 13 | Dominic Thiem | 2,430 | 10 | 90 | 2,510 | Fourth round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7] |
| 12 | 14 | Milos Raonic | 2,410 | 360 | 600 | 2,650 | Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 13 | 16 | Gaël Monfils | 1,950 | 0 | 180 | 2,130 | Quarterfinals lost to Milos Raonic [12] |
| 14 | 17 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 1,935 | 45 | 45 | 1,935 | Third round lost to Feliciano López [18] |
| 15 | 18 | David Goffin | 1,930 | 0 | 360 | 2,290 | Semifinals lost to Milos Raonic [12] |
| 16 | 19 | Gilles Simon | 1,855 | 90 | 45 | 1,810 | Third round lost to Alexander Zverev |
| 17 | 20 | Bernard Tomic | 1,805 | 180 | 45 | 1,670 | Third round retired vs. Milos Raonic [12] |
| 18 | 21 | Feliciano López | 1,630 | 180 | 90 | 1,540 | Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 19 | 22 | Benoît Paire | 1,581 | (20)$^†$ | 10 | 1,571 | Second round lost to Adrian Mannarino |
| 20 | 23 | Viktor Troicki | 1,580 | 10 | 10 | 1,580 | Second round lost to Leonardo Mayer |
| 21 | 24 | Jack Sock | 1,570 | 90 | 45 | 1,525 | Third round lost to Dominic Thiem [11] |
| 22 | 25 | Pablo Cuevas | 1,510 | 45 | 10 | 1,475 | Second round lost to Guido Pella |
| 23 | 26 | Grigor Dimitrov | 1,420 | 45 | 10 | 1,385 | Second round lost to Alexander Zverev |
| 24 | 27 | Nick Kyrgios | 1,420 | 25 | 10 | 1,405 | Second round lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas |
| 25 | 28 | Martin Kližan | 1,420 | 25 | 10 | 1,405 | Second round retired vs. Fernando Verdasco |
| 26 | 29 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1,330 | 45 | 45 | 1,330 | Third round lost to Richard Gasquet [8] |
| 27 | 30 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,330 | 45 | 45 | 1,330 | Third round lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 28 | 32 | Jérémy Chardy | 1,255 | 10 | 10 | 1,255 | Second round lost to Andrey Kuznetsov |
| 29 | 33 | Thomaz Bellucci | 1,200 | 10 | 10 | 1,200 | Second round lost to Borna Ćorić |
| 30 | 35 | Steve Johnson | 1,190 | 45 | 45 | 1,190 | Third round lost to Kei Nishikori [5] |
| 31 | 36 | Sam Querrey | 1,175 | 10 | 45 | 1,210 | Third round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7] |
| 32 | 37 | João Sousa | 1,146 | 10 | 10 | 1,146 | Second round lost to Federico Delbonis |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2015. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Juan Martín del Potro
* Jared Donaldson
* Taylor Fritz
* Mackenzie McDonald
* Frances Tiafoe
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
* Dmitry Tursunov
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Michael Berrer
* Bjorn Fratangelo
* Ryan Harrison
* Pierre-Hugues Herbert
* Jozef Kovalík
* Vincent Millot
* Renzo Olivo
* Peter Polansky
* Noah Rubin
* Alexander Sarkissian
* Tim Smyczek
* Marco Trungelliti

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Kevin Anderson → replaced by Rajeev Ram
* Pablo Andújar → replaced by Mikhail Kukushkin
* Marcos Baghdatis → replaced by Evgeny Donskoy
* Simone Bolelli → replaced by Dmitry Tursunov
* Roger Federer → replaced by Alexander Zverev
* David Ferrer → replaced by John Millman
* Fabio Fognini → replaced by Mikhail Youzhny
* Andreas Haider-Maurer → replaced by Ernests Gulbis
* Jerzy Janowicz → replaced by Diego Schwartzman
* Ivo Karlović → replaced by Lucas Pouille
* Paolo Lorenzi → replaced by Damir Džumhur
* Tommy Robredo → replaced by Kyle Edmund
* Sergiy Stakhovsky → replaced by Thiemo de Bakker
* Janko Tipsarević → replaced by Marcel Granollers

#### During the tournament

* Mikhail Youzhny

### Retirements

* Martin Kližan
* Bernard Tomic

## ATP doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| NED | Jean-Julien Rojer | ROU | Horia Tecău | 7 | 1 |
| CRO | Ivan Dodig | BRA | Marcelo Melo | 8 | 2 |
| USA | Bob Bryan | USA | Mike Bryan | 11 | 3 |
| GBR | Jamie Murray | BRA | Bruno Soares | 12 | 4 |
| IND | Rohan Bopanna | ROU | Florin Mergea | 20 | 5 |
| CAN | Vasek Pospisil | USA | Jack Sock | 31 | 6 |
| FRA | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA | Nicolas Mahut | 31 | 7 |
| FRA | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | SRB | Nenad Zimonjić | 36 | 8 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of March 7, 2016.

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Stan Wawrinka
* Nick Kyrgios / Alexander Zverev
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
* Jérémy Chardy / Fabrice Martin
* Marek Michalička / Ivo Minář

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Mahesh Bhupathi (leg injury)
* Nick Kyrgios (illness)

### Retirements

* Robert Farah (neck injury)

## WTA singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 29, 2016. Rankings and points before are as of March 7, 2016.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Serena Williams | 9,245 | 390 | 650 | 9,505 | Runner-up, lost to Victoria Azarenka [13] |
| 2 | 2 | Angelique Kerber | 5,700 | 10 | 10 | 5,700 | Second round lost to Denisa Allertová |
| 3 | 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 5,450 | 65 | 390 | 5,775 | Semifinals lost to Serena Williams [1] |
| 4 | 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 4,831 | 65 | 10 | 4,776 | Second round lost to Christina McHale |
| 5 | 5 | Simona Halep | 4,745 | 1,000 | 215 | 3,960 | Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [1] |
| 6 | 6 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 4,015 | 215 | 0 | 3,800 | Withdrew from the second round |
| 7 | 8 | Belinda Bencic | 3,505 | 120 | 65 | 3,450 | Third round lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková |
| 8 | 9 | Petra Kvitová | 3,483 | 0 | 215 | 3,698 | Quarterfinals lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [3] |
| 9 | 10 | Roberta Vinci | 3,455 | 35 | 120 | 3,540 | Fourth round retired vs. Magdaléna Rybáriková |
| 10 | 12 | Venus Williams | 3,082 | 0 | 10 | 3,092 | Second round lost to Kurumi Nara [Q] |
| 11 | 13 | Lucie Šafářová | 2,823 | 65 | 10 | 2,768 | Second round lost to Yaroslava Shvedova |
| 12 | 21 | Timea Bacsinszky | 2,440 | 215 | 120 | 2,345 | Fourth round lost to Daria Kasatkina |
| 13 | 15 | Victoria Azarenka | 2,660 | 65 | 1,000 | 3,595 | Champion, defeated Serena Williams [1] |
| 14 | 18 | Ana Ivanovic | 2,531 | 65 | 65 | 2,531 | Third round lost to Karolína Plíšková [18] |
| 15 | 16 | Sara Errani | 2,585 | 65 | 10 | 2,530 | Second round lost to Lesia Tsurenko |
| 16 | 17 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2,535 | 65 | 10 | 2,480 | Second round lost to CoCo Vandeweghe |
| 17 | 14 | Elina Svitolina | 2,750 | 120 | 65 | 2,695 | Third round lost to Roberta Vinci [9] |
| 18 | 19 | Karolína Plíšková | 2,525 | 120 | 390 | 2,795 | Semifinals lost to Victoria Azarenka [13] |
| 19 | 20 | Jelena Janković | 2,505 | 650 | 120 | 1,975 | Fourth round lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [3] |
| 20 | 25 | Caroline Wozniacki | 2,046 | 65 | 10 | 1,991 | Second round lost to Zhang Shuai [WC] |
| 21 | 22 | Sloane Stephens | 2,215 | 120 | 10 | 2,105 | Second round lost to Eugenie Bouchard |
| 22 | 23 | Andrea Petkovic | 2,110 | 10 | 10 | 2,110 | Second round lost to Barbora Strýcová |
| 23 | 24 | Madison Keys | 2,060 | 65 | 10 | 2,005 | Second round lost to Nicole Gibbs [Q] |
| 24 | 27 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1,920 | 65 | 10 | 1,865 | Second round lost to Kateryna Bondarenko [Q] |
| 25 | 26 | Johanna Konta | 1,928 | (20)$^†$ | 120 | 2,028 | Fourth round lost to Karolína Plíšková [18] |
| 26 | 28 | Samantha Stosur | 1,845 | 65 | 120 | 1,900 | Fourth round lost to Victoria Azarenka [13] |
| 27 | 29 | Kristina Mladenovic | 1,780 | 10 | 10 | 1,780 | Second round lost to Yulia Putintseva |
| 28 | 30 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 1,690 | 10 | 10 | 1,690 | Second round lost to Monica Puig |
| 29 | 31 | Sabine Lisicki | 1,682 | 390 | 10 | 1,302 | Second round lost to Johanna Larsson |
| 30 | 32 | Ekaterina Makarova | 1,571 | 65 | 65 | 1,571 | Third round lost to Simona Halep [5] |
| 31 | 33 | Daria Gavrilova | 1,430 | 120 | 10 | 1,375 | Second round lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková |
| 32 | 34 | Monica Niculescu | 1,380 | 35 | 65 | 1,410 | Third round lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [3] |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2015. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Samantha Crawford
* Lauren Davis
* Daniela Hantuchová
* Jamie Loeb
* Alison Riske
* Shelby Rogers
* Heather Watson
* Zhang Shuai
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
* Petra Cetkovská
* Vania King
* Peng Shuai
* Laura Robson
* Galina Voskoboeva
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Kiki Bertens
* Kateryna Bondarenko
* Nicole Gibbs
* Kurumi Nara
* Risa Ozaki
* Pauline Parmentier
* Kristýna Plíšková
* Aliaksandra Sasnovich
* Laura Siegemund
* Kateřina Siniaková
* Taylor Townsend
* Donna Vekić
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
* Anna-Lena Friedsam

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Mona Barthel → replaced by Magdaléna Rybáriková
* Alizé Cornet → replaced by Mariana Duque Mariño
* Karin Knapp → replaced by Vania King
* Varvara Lepchenko → replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova
* Maria Sharapova (forearm injury and provisional suspension) → replaced by Yulia Putintseva
* Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by Anna-Lena Friedsam
* Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Irina Falconi

### Retirements

* Pauline Parmentier
* Barbora Strýcová
* Roberta Vinci

## WTA doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| SUI | Martina Hingis | IND | Sania Mirza | 2 | 1 |
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Chan Yung-jan | 11 | 2 |
| HUN | Tímea Babos | KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 17 | 3 |
| CZE | Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE | Lucie Hradecká | 22 | 4 |
| RUS | Ekaterina Makarova | CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 25 | 5 |
| FRA | Caroline Garcia | FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 26 | 6 |
| ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 31 | 7 |
| USA | Raquel Atawo | USA | Abigail Spears | 39 | 8 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of February 29, 2016.

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Denisa Allertová / Petra Kvitová
* Kirsten Flipkens / Ana Ivanovic
* Angelique Kerber / Andrea Petkovic
* Svetlana Kuznetsova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
The following pair received entry as alternates:
* Kateryna Bondarenko / Olga Savchuk

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Caroline Garcia (back injury)