Shahar Pe'er was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Chuang Chia-jung and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions, but they decided to not compete this year.
Other Taiwanese-American pair won this tournament. Chang Kai-chen and Lilia Osterloh defeated Shuko Aoyama and Rika Fujiwara 6–0, 6–3 in the final.
Peng Shuai was the defending champion, but chose to participate at the Tournament of Champions instead.
Jelena Dokić was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to compatriot Olivia Rogowska.
At the 2012 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles, played at Indian Wells, California in March 2012, the defending champion Caroline Wozniacki lost to Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round, the second consecutive year Ivanovic had knocked out the defending champion. World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka won her first Indian Wells Title by beating World No. 2 Maria Sharapova 6–2 6–3 in the final.
Chan Yung-jan was the defending champion, but decided not to participate.
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mona Barthel.
Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie were the defending champions, but both decided not to participate.
Chan Hao-ching and Kristina Mladenovic defeated Chang Kai-chen and Olga Govortsova 5–7, 6–2, [10–8] in the final.
Kirsten Flipkens was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Polona Hercog.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but they decided not to participate.
Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match because of a left thigh injury.
Sania Mirza and Zheng Jie were the defending champions, but they decided not to compete together. Mirza partnered up with Cara Black, but lost in the quarterfinals to Caroline Garcia and Monica Niculescu. Zheng played alongside Chan Hao-ching, but lost in the first round to Darija Jurak and Megan Moulton-Levy.
This is about a Tennis match in 2014. Andreja Klepač and Sílvia Soler Espinosa won the title, defeating Marina Erakovic and Arantxa Parra Santonja in the final, 7–5, 4–6, [10–7].
Maria Kirilenko was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before her third round match because of a right elbow injury.
Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but retired in the semifinals against Sloane Stephens.
Irina-Camelia Begu was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jana Čepelová.
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match with a right thigh injury.
Tímea Babos was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Roberta Vinci was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to unseeded Kristina Mladenovic.
Madison Keys was the defending champion, but withdrew with a wrist injury before the tournament began.
