2016 BNP Paribas Open
The 2016 BNP Paribas 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.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
- Players with byes receive first-round points.
Prize money
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 | ![]() | 16,540 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 16,540 | Champion, defeated ![]() |
2 | 2 | ![]() | 8,685 | 360 | 45 | 8,370 | Third round lost to ![]() |
3 | 4 | ![]() | 6,325 | 10 | 90 | 6,405 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
4 | 5 | ![]() | 4,810 | 180 | 360 | 4,990 | Semifinals lost to ![]() |
5 | 6 | ![]() | 3,980 | 90 | 180 | 4,070 | Quarterfinals lost to ![]() |
6 | 7 | ![]() | 3,900 | 180 | 90 | 3,810 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
7 | 9 | ![]() | 2,950 | 0 | 180 | 3,130 | Quarterfinals lost to ![]() |
8 | 10 | ![]() | 2,715 | 10 | 90 | 2,795 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
9 | 11 | ![]() | 2,585 | 90 | 90 | 2,585 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
10 | 12 | ![]() | 2,555 | 10 | 180 | 2,725 | Quarterfinals lost to ![]() |
11 | 13 | ![]() | 2,430 | 10 | 90 | 2,510 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
12 | 14 | ![]() | 2,410 | 360 | 600 | 2,650 | Runner-up, lost to ![]() |
13 | 16 | ![]() | 1,950 | 0 | 180 | 2,130 | Quarterfinals lost to ![]() |
14 | 17 | ![]() | 1,935 | 45 | 45 | 1,935 | Third round lost to ![]() |
15 | 18 | ![]() | 1,930 | 0 | 360 | 2,290 | Semifinals lost to ![]() |
16 | 19 | ![]() | 1,855 | 90 | 45 | 1,810 | Third round lost to ![]() |
17 | 20 | ![]() | 1,805 | 180 | 45 | 1,670 | Third round retired vs. ![]() |
18 | 21 | ![]() | 1,630 | 180 | 90 | 1,540 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
19 | 22 | ![]() | 1,581 | † | 10 | 1,571 | Second round lost to ![]() |
20 | 23 | ![]() | 1,580 | 10 | 10 | 1,580 | Second round lost to ![]() |
21 | 24 | ![]() | 1,570 | 90 | 45 | 1,525 | Third round lost to ![]() |
22 | 25 | ![]() | 1,510 | 45 | 10 | 1,475 | Second round lost to ![]() |
23 | 26 | ![]() | 1,420 | 45 | 10 | 1,385 | Second round lost to ![]() |
24 | 27 | ![]() | 1,420 | 25 | 10 | 1,405 | Second round lost to ![]() |
25 | 28 | ![]() | 1,420 | 25 | 10 | 1,405 | Second round retired vs. ![]() |
26 | 29 | ![]() | 1,330 | 45 | 45 | 1,330 | Third round lost to ![]() |
27 | 30 | ![]() | 1,330 | 45 | 45 | 1,330 | Third round lost to ![]() |
28 | 32 | ![]() | 1,255 | 10 | 10 | 1,255 | Second round lost to ![]() |
29 | 33 | ![]() | 1,200 | 10 | 10 | 1,200 | Second round lost to ![]() |
30 | 35 | ![]() | 1,190 | 45 | 45 | 1,190 | Third round lost to ![]() |
31 | 36 | ![]() | 1,175 | 10 | 45 | 1,210 | Third round lost to ![]() |
32 | 37 | ![]() | 1,146 | 10 | 10 | 1,146 | Second round lost to ![]() |
† 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:The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
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
- 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
- Mikhail Youzhny
Retirements
- Martin Kližan
- Bernard Tomic
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings as of March 7, 2016.
Other entrants
- Mahesh Bhupathi / Stan Wawrinka
- Nick Kyrgios / Alexander Zverev
- Jérémy Chardy / Fabrice Martin
- Marek Michalička / Ivo Minář
Withdrawals
- Mahesh Bhupathi
- Nick Kyrgios
Retirements
- Robert Farah
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 | ![]() | 9,245 | 390 | 650 | 9,505 | Runner-up, lost to ![]() |
2 | 2 | ![]() | 5,700 | 10 | 10 | 5,700 | Second round lost to ![]() |
3 | 3 | ![]() | 5,450 | 65 | 390 | 5,775 | Semifinals lost to ![]() |
4 | 4 | ![]() | 4,831 | 65 | 10 | 4,776 | Second round lost to ![]() |
5 | 5 | ![]() | 4,745 | 1,000 | 215 | 3,960 | Quarterfinals lost to ![]() |
![]() | 4,015 | 215 | 0 | 3,800 | Withdrew from the second round | ||
7 | 8 | ![]() | 3,505 | 120 | 65 | 3,450 | Third round lost to ![]() |
8 | 9 | ![]() | 3,483 | 0 | 215 | 3,698 | Quarterfinals lost to ![]() |
9 | 10 | ![]() | 3,455 | 35 | 120 | 3,540 | |
10 | 12 | ![]() | 3,082 | 0 | 10 | 3,092 | Second round lost to ![]() |
11 | 13 | ![]() | 2,823 | 65 | 10 | 2,768 | Second round lost to ![]() |
12 | 21 | ![]() | 2,440 | 215 | 120 | 2,345 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
13 | 15 | ![]() | 2,660 | 65 | 1,000 | 3,595 | Champion, defeated ![]() |
14 | 18 | ![]() | 2,531 | 65 | 65 | 2,531 | Third round lost to ![]() |
15 | 16 | ![]() | 2,585 | 65 | 10 | 2,530 | Second round lost to ![]() |
16 | 17 | ![]() | 2,535 | 65 | 10 | 2,480 | Second round lost to ![]() |
17 | 14 | ![]() | 2,750 | 120 | 65 | 2,695 | Third round lost to ![]() |
18 | 19 | ![]() | 2,525 | 120 | 390 | 2,795 | Semifinals lost to ![]() |
19 | 20 | ![]() | 2,505 | 650 | 120 | 1,975 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
20 | 25 | ![]() | 2,046 | 65 | 10 | 1,991 | Second round lost to ![]() |
21 | 22 | ![]() | 2,215 | 120 | 10 | 2,105 | Second round lost to ![]() |
22 | 23 | ![]() | 2,110 | 10 | 10 | 2,110 | Second round lost to ![]() |
23 | 24 | ![]() | 2,060 | 65 | 10 | 2,005 | Second round lost to ![]() |
24 | 27 | ![]() | 1,920 | 65 | 10 | 1,865 | |
25 | 26 | ![]() | 1,928 | † | 120 | 2,028 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
26 | 28 | ![]() | 1,845 | 65 | 120 | 1,900 | Fourth round lost to ![]() |
27 | 29 | ![]() | 1,780 | 10 | 10 | 1,780 | Second round lost to ![]() |
28 | 30 | 1,690 | 10 | 10 | 1,690 | Second round lost to ![]() | |
29 | 31 | ![]() | 1,682 | 390 | 10 | 1,302 | Second round lost to ![]() |
30 | 32 | ![]() | 1,571 | 65 | 65 | 1,571 | Third round lost to ![]() |
31 | 33 | ![]() | 1,430 | 120 | 10 | 1,375 | Second round lost to ![]() |
32 | 34 | ![]() | 1,380 | 35 | 65 | 1,410 | Third round lost to ![]() |
† 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 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
- Anna-Lena Friedsam
Withdrawals
- 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 → 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
- 1 Rankings as of February 29, 2016.
Other entrants
- Denisa Allertová / Petra Kvitová
- Kirsten Flipkens / Ana Ivanovic
- Angelique Kerber / Andrea Petkovic
- Svetlana Kuznetsova / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Kateryna Bondarenko / Olga Savchuk
Withdrawals
- Caroline Garcia
Champions
Men's Singles
- Novak Djokovic def. Milos Raonic, 6–2, 6–0
Women's Singles
- Victoria Azarenka def. Serena Williams, 6–4, 6–4
Men's Doubles
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut def. Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock, 6–3, 7–6
Women's Doubles
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Coco Vandeweghe def. Julia Görges / Karolína Plíšková, 4–6, 6–4,