2015 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles
was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Sabine Lisicki.
Simona Halep won the title, defeating Jelena Janković in the final 2–6, 7–5, 6–4.
This tournament also marked Serena Williams' return to Indian Wells for the first time since 2001, where she won the tournament by defeating Kim Clijsters in the final. Both Serena and Venus Williams boycotted the tournament due to controversy surrounding Venus' withdrawal before their semifinal match.Seeds
All seeds received a bye into the second round.Draw
Finals
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Eighth qualifier
Ninth qualifier