The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells has given main-draw wild cards to David Nalbandian, Tommy Robredo, James Blake, Tim Smyczek, Steve Johnson, Kimiko Date-Krumm, Madison Keys, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Maria Sanchez, Melanie Oudin, Taylor Townsend, Shahar Peer, and Kristina Mladenovic.

Qualifying wild cards were given to Americans Christian Harrison, Jack Sock, Rhyne Williams, Dennis Novikov, Grace Min, Jessica Pegula, and Irina Falconi, German Andrea Petkovic, and Croatian Ajla Tomljanovic.