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.^[1] The match was a rematch of the previous year's quarterfinal.

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Dinara Safina	77	1	3
	8	Victoria Azarenka	64	6	6
								8	Victoria Azarenka	3	3
								4	Vera Zvonareva	6	6
	4	Vera Zvonareva	6	6
	9	Caroline Wozniacki	4	2
															4	Vera Zvonareva	77	6
															5	Ana Ivanovic	65	2
	5	Ana Ivanovic	w/o
	23	Sybille Bammer
								5	Ana Ivanovic	6	6
									Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	2	3
	7	Agnieszka Radwańska	68	4
		Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	710	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	D Safina	7	6
		T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	68	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

	First round							Second round							Third 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	64	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

	First round							Second round							Third 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

	First round							Second round							Third 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	62	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	63
	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

	First round							Second round							Third 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

	First round							Second round							Third 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	64
		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	62	6	1

	First round							Second round							Third 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

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								14	D Cibulková	66	0
		N Llagostera Vives	7	7					N Llagostera Vives	7	6
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	65	69												N Llagostera Vives	7	6
		T Paszek	6	6											21	A Kleybanova	62	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

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw