2015 BNP Paribas Open
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The 2015 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2015 Indian Wells Masters) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California, in March 2015. It was the 42nd edition of the men's event (27th for the women), known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2015 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2015 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, United States, from March 11 through March 22, 2015, on outdoor hard courts.
Finals
Men's singles
- Serbia Novak Djokovic defeated Switzerland Roger Federer, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Women's singles
- Romania Simona Halep defeated Serbia Jelena Janković, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Men's doubles
- Canada Vasek Pospisil / United States Jack Sock defeated Italy Simone Bolelli / Italy Fabio Fognini, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
Women's doubles
- Switzerland Martina Hingis / India Sania Mirza defeated Russia Ekaterina Makarova / Russia Elena Vesnina, 6–3, 6–4
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 | 0 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |||||
| Women's singles | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35* | 10 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
- Players with byes receive first-round points.
Prize money
| Women's singles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $900,400 | $439,420 | $220,230 | $112,270 | $59,185 | $31,670 | $17,100 | $10,485 | $3,125 | $1,600 |
| Men's doubles | $295,000 | $143,980 | $72,170 | $36,770 | $19,390 | $10,380 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Women's doubles | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Rankings and seedings are according to ATP rankings on March 9, 2015.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Serbia Novak Djokovic | 13,205 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 13,205 | Final defeated Switzerland Roger Federer [2] |
| 2 | 2 | Switzerland Roger Federer | 9,205 | 600 | 600 | 9,205 | Lost in the Final to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 3 | 3 | Spain Rafael Nadal | 5,675 | 45 | 180 | 5,810 | Lost in the Quarterfinals to Canada Milos Raonic [6] |
| 4 | 4 | United Kingdom Andy Murray | 5,425 | 90 | 360 | 5,695 | Lost in the Semifinals to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 5 | 5 | Japan Kei Nishikori | 5,415 | 45 | 90 | 5,460 | Lost in the fourth round to Spain Feliciano López [12] |
| 6 | 6 | Canada Milos Raonic | 4,980 | 180 | 360 | 5,160 | Lost in the Semifinals to Switzerland Roger Federer [2] |
| 7 | 7 | Switzerland Stan Wawrinka | 4,595 | 90 | 10 | 4,515 | Lost in the second round to Netherlands Robin Haase |
| 8 | 8 | Spain David Ferrer | 4,535 | 0 | 45 | 4,580 | Lost in the third round to Australia Bernard Tomic [32] |
| 9 | 9 | Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych | 4,340 | 10 | 180 | 4,510 | Lost in the quarterfinals to Switzerland Roger Federer [2] |
| 10 | 10 | Croatia Marin Čilić | 3,450 | 90 | 10 | 3,370 | Lost in the second round to Argentina Juan Mónaco |
| 11 | 11 | Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov | 3,055 | 45 | 45 | 3,055 | Lost in the third round to Spain Tommy Robredo [17] |
| 12 | 12 | Spain Feliciano López | 2,325 | 90 | 180 | 2,415 | Lost in the quarterfinals to United Kingdom Andy Murray [4] |
| 13 | 14 | France Gilles Simon | 2,050 | 10 | 90 | 2,130 | Lost in the fourth round to Spain Rafael Nadal [3] |
| 14 | 15 | Latvia Ernest Gulbis | 2,045 | 180 | 45 | 1,910 | Lost in the third round to France Adrian Mannarino |
| 15 | 16 | Spain Roberto Bautista Agut | 2,020 | 90 | 45 | 1,975 | Lost in the third round to United States Jack Sock |
| 16 | 17 | South Africa Kevin Anderson | 2,005 | 180 | 45 | 1,870 | Lost in the third round to United States John Isner [18] |
| 17 | 19 | Spain Tommy Robredo | 1,755 | 45 | 90 | 1,800 | Lost in the fourth round to Canada Milos Raonic [6] |
| 18 | 20 | United States John Isner | 1,720 | 360 | 90 | 1,450 | Lost in the fourth round to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 19 | 22 | Italy Fabio Fognini | 1,540 | 90 | 10 | 1,460 | Lost in the second round to France Adrian Mannarino |
| 20 | 23 | Uruguay Pablo Cuevas | 1,512 | (15) | 45 | 1,542 | Lost in the third round to Spain Feliciano López [12] |
| 21 | 24 | Croatia Ivo Karlović | 1,500 | 0 | 10 | 1,510 | Lost in the second round to United States Steve Johnson |
| 22 | 25 | France Richard Gasquet | 1,410 | 45 | 10 | 1,375 | Retired in the second round against Germany Michael Berrer [Q] |
| 23 | 26 | Spain Guillermo García López | 1,405 | 0 | 10 | 1,415 | Lost in the second round to Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis [WC] |
| 24 | 27 | Argentina Leonardo Mayer | 1,364 | 0 | 0 | 1,364 | Withdrew before start of tournament |
| 25 | 28 | France Julien Benneteau | 1,335 | 180 | 10 | 1,165 | Lost in the second round to Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas |
| 26 | 29 | Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,325 | 10 | 45 | 1,360 | Lost in the third round to United Kingdom Andy Murray [4] |
| 27 | 30 | Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol | 1,230 | 25 | 90 | 1,295 | Lost in the fourth round to Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych [9] |
| 28 | 31 | Spain Fernando Verdasco | 1,225 | 90 | 45 | 1,180 | Lost in the third round to Japan Kei Nishikori [5] |
| 29 | 32 | Colombia Santiago Giraldo | 1,210 | 25 | 10 | 1,195 | Lost in the second round to Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov |
| 30 | 33 | Italy Andreas Seppi | 1,185 | 45 | 45 | 1,185 | Lost in the third round to Switzerland Roger Federer [2] |
| 31 | 34 | France Jérémy Chardy | 1,150 | 25 | 10 | 1,135 | Lost in the second round to United States Donald Young |
| 32 | 35 | Australia Bernard Tomic | 1,150 | 0 | 180 | 1,330 | Withdrew in the quarterfinals vs. Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 33 | 36 | Luxembourg Gilles Müller | 1,146 | 0 | 10 | 1,156 | Lost in the second round to United States Jack Sock |
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis
- United States Austin Krajicek
- United States Denis Kudla
- United States Ryan Harrison
- United States Tim Smyczek
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Germany Michael Berrer
- Australia Alex Bolt
- Croatia Borna Ćorić
- Canada Frank Dancevic
- Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker
- Australia James Duckworth
- Romania Victor Hănescu
- Serbia Filip Krajinović
- Austria Jürgen Melzer
- United States Dennis Novikov
- France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
- Germany Mischa Zverev
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Spain Nicolás Almagro → replaced by Croatia Ivan Dodig
- Argentina Carlos Berlocq → replaced by Germany Dustin Brown
- Belgium David Goffin (rib pain) → replaced by Netherlands Igor Sijsling
- Germany Tommy Haas (right shoulder) → replaced by Japan Tatsuma Ito
- Italy Paolo Lorenzi → replaced by Australia Marinko Matosevic
- Argentina Leonardo Mayer → replaced by Spain Daniel Gimeno Traver
- France Gaël Monfils (left knee injury) → replaced by Netherlands Robin Haase
- Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek → replaced by Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis
- Serbia Janko Tipsarević → replaced by Austria Andreas Haider-Maurer
- France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by Australia Sam Groth
During the tournament
Retirements
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Bob Bryan | USA | Mike Bryan | 2 | 1 |
| CRO | Ivan Dodig | BRA | Marcelo Melo | 9 | 2 |
| FRA | Julien Benneteau | FRA | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 15 | 3 |
| NED | Jean-Julien Rojer | ROU | Horia Tecău | 18 | 4 |
| AUT | Alexander Peya | BRA | Bruno Soares | 24 | 5 |
| ESP | Marcel Granollers | ESP | Marc López | 25 | 6 |
| IND | Rohan Bopanna | CAN | Daniel Nestor | 30 | 7 |
| CAN | Vasek Pospisil | USA | Jack Sock | 31 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 9, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Switzerland Roger Federer / Switzerland Michael Lammer
- Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis / United Kingdom Andy Murray
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Rankings and seedings are according to WTA rankings on March 2, 2015. Points before are as of March 9, 2015.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | United States Serena Williams | 9,592 | 0 | 390 | 9,982 | Withdrew in the semifinals vs. Romania Simona Halep [3] |
| 2 | 2 | Russia Maria Sharapova | 8,215 | 65 | 120 | 8,270 | Lost in the fourth round to Italy Flavia Pennetta [15] |
| 3 | 3 | Romania Simona Halep | 6,571 | 390 | 1,000 | 7,181 | Final defeated Serbia Jelena Janković [18] |
| 4 | 5 | Denmark Caroline Wozniacki | 4,825 | 120 | 65 | 4,770 | Lost in the third round to Switzerland Belinda Bencic [31] |
| 5 | 6 | Serbia Ana Ivanovic | 4,425 | 65 | 65 | 4,425 | Lost in the third round to France Caroline Garcia [25] |
| 6 | 7 | Canada Eugenie Bouchard | 4,306 | 120 | 120 | 4,306 | Lost in the fourth round to Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko [Q] |
| 7 | 8 | Poland Agnieszka Radwańska | 4,065 | 650 | 65 | 3,480 | Lost in the third round to United Kingdom Heather Watson |
| 8 | 9 | Russia Ekaterina Makarova | 3,420 | 65 | 65 | 3,420 | Lost in the third round to Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky [27] |
| 9 | 10 | Germany Andrea Petkovic | 3,190 | 10 | 10 | 3,190 | Lost in the second round to Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko [Q] |
| 10 | 11 | Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová | 2,995 | 65 | 65 | 2,995 | Lost in the third round to Ukraine Elina Svitolina [23] |
| 11 | 12 | Italy Sara Errani | 2,750 | 65 | 65 | 2,750 | Lost in the third round to Germany Sabine Lisicki [24] |
| 12 | 13 | Spain Carla Suárez Navarro | 2,660 | 65 | 215 | 2,810 | Lost in the quarterfinals to Romania Simona Halep [3] |
| 13 | 14 | Germany Angelique Kerber | 2,650 | 10 | 10 | 2,650 | Lost in the second round to United States Sloane Stephens |
| 14 | 15 | Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková | 2,620 | 65 | 120 | 2,675 | Lost in the fourth round to Romania Simona Halep [3] |
| 15 | 16 | Italy Flavia Pennetta | 2,560 | 1,000 | 215 | 1,775 | Lost in the quarterfinals to Germany Sabine Lisicki [24] |
| 16 | 18 | United States Madison Keys | 2,100 | 35 | 65 | 2,130 | Lost in the third round to Serbia Jelena Janković [18] |
| 17 | 20 | Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 2,055 | 35 | 10 | 2,030 | Lost in the second round to Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
| 18 | 21 | Serbia Jelena Janković | 2,030 | 215 | 650 | 2,465 | Lost in the Final to Romania Simona Halep [3] |
| 19 | 22 | Spain Garbiñe Muguruza | 2,015 | 10 | 65 | 2,070 | Lost in the third round to Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková [14] |
| 20 | 24 | France Alizé Cornet | 1,925 | 120 | 65 | 1,870 | Lost in the third round to Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko [Q] |
| 21 | 25 | Australia Samantha Stosur | 1,835 | 65 | 65 | 1,835 | Lost in the third round to Italy Flavia Pennetta [15] |
| 22 | 26 | Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1,760 | 65 | 65 | 1,760 | Lost in the third round to United States Sloane Stephens |
| 23 | 27 | Ukraine Elina Svitolina | 1,740 | 35 | 120 | 1,825 | Lost in the fourth round to Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky [27] |
| 24 | 28 | Germany Sabine Lisicki | 1,651 | 10 | 390 | 2,031 | Lost in the semifinals vs. Serbia Jelena Janković [18] |
| 25 | 29 | France Caroline Garcia | 1,755 | 35 | 120 | 1,840 | Lost in the fourth round to Germany Sabine Lisicki [24] |
| 26 | 30 | United States Varvara Lepchenko | 1,540 | 65 | 65 | 1,540 | Lost in the third round to Romania Simona Halep [3] |
| 27 | 31 | Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky | 1,799 | 0 | 215 | 2,014 | Lost in the quarterfinals to United States Serena Williams [1] |
| 28 | 32 | Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas | 1,495 | 0 | 65 | 1,560 | Lost in the third round to United States Serena Williams [1] |
| 29 | 33 | Italy Camila Giorgi | 1,485 | 120 | 10 | 1,375 | Lost in the second round to United Kingdom Heather Watson |
| 30 | 36 | United States CoCo Vandeweghe | 1,423 | 35 | 65 | 1,453 | Lost in the third round to Canada Eugenie Bouchard [6] |
| 31 | 37 | Switzerland Belinda Bencic | 1,326 | 10 | 120 | 1,436 | Lost in the fourth round to Serbia Jelena Janković [18] |
| 32 | 38 | Belarus Victoria Azarenka | 1,303 | 10 | 65 | 1,358 | Lost in the third round to Russia Maria Sharapova [2] |
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- United States Louisa Chirico
- United States Irina Falconi
- United States Nicole Gibbs
- United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- United States Grace Min
- United States Taylor Townsend
- United States Sachia Vickery
- United States Serena Williams
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Spain Lara Arruabarrena
- Russia Daria Gavrilova
- Slovenia Polona Hercog
- Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
- Tunisia Ons Jabeur
- Bulgaria Sesil Karatantcheva
- Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova
- Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
- Russia Evgeniya Rodina
- Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
- Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck
- China Zhu Lin
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Romania Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
- Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (achilles surgery) → replaced by Croatia Donna Vekić
- Australia Casey Dellacqua → replaced by Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
- Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (exhaustion) → replaced by South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
- China Peng Shuai (back injury) → replaced by China Zheng Saisai
- United Kingdom Laura Robson → replaced by Serbia Aleksandra Krunić
- Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova → replaced by Italy Francesca Schiavone
- China Zhang Shuai → replaced by Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
During the tournament
Retirements
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings as of March 2, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová / Italy Karin Knapp
- Serbia Ana Ivanovic / Germany Angelique Kerber
- Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova / United States CoCo Vandeweghe
- United States Sloane Stephens / United States Taylor Townsend
Withdrawals
During the tournament
- United States Taylor Townsend (left leg injury)