Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz[1] defeated Daniil Medvedev in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2024 Indian Wells Open.

[3] Alcaraz and Medvedev were the second pair of men's players to contest consecutive Indian Wells finals, following Djokovic and Roger Federer in 2014 and 2015.

[4] Djokovic was attempting to win a record sixth Indian Wells title,[5] but lost in the third round to Luca Nardi.

[8] † The player's 2023 points were replaced by a better result for purposes of his ranking as of March 4, 2024.

Points for an ATP Challenger Tour event (Phoenix) held during the second week of the 2023 tournament will be deducted instead.