Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2004 Indian Wells Masters.
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but withdrew before her third round match against Laura Granville due to a wrist injury that would ultimately sideline her for the remainder of the season.
Seeds All seeded players received a bye for the first round.
Justine Henin-Hardenne (champion) Kim Clijsters (third round, withdrew) Lindsay Davenport (final) Anastasia Myskina (semifinals) Chanda Rubin (withdrew) Vera Zvonareva (fourth round) Nadia Petrova (third round) Paola Suárez (third round) Jelena Dokić (second round) Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi (third round) Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals) Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals) Magdalena Maleeva (second round) Francesca Schiavone (second round) Fabiola Zuluaga (quarterfinals) Maria Sharapova (fourth round) Magüi Serna (second round) Lisa Raymond (third round) Nathalie Dechy (semifinals) Meghann Shaughnessy (fourth round) Tina Pisnik (second round) Alicia Molik (third round) Eleni Daniilidou (second round) Daniela Hantuchová (second round) María Sánchez Lorenzo (second round) Karolina Šprem (second round) Petra Mandula (second round) Saori Obata (second round) Elena Likhovtseva (second round) Émilie Loit (second round) María Vento-Kabchi (third round) Cara Black (second round) Amy Frazier (fourth round)
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
Ninth qualifier
Tenth qualifier
Eleventh qualifier
Twelfth qualifier
External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA)