| Champ: |  Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan |
| Runner: |  Asia Muhammad Ena Shibahara |
| Score: | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Before Name: | BNP Paribas Open – Women's doubles |
| After Name: | BNP Paribas Open – Women's doubles |
| Draw: | 32 (3) |
| Seeds: | 8 |
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Xu Yifan and Yang Zhaoxuan defeated Asia Muhammad and Ena Shibahara in the final, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2022 Indian Wells Masters.[1] They became the first all-Chinese team to win a WTA 1000-level title.
Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens were the defending champions.[2] Hsieh chose not to compete. Mertens partnered with Veronika Kudermetova, but lost in the first round to Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya.
The following are the seeded teams. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of February 28, 2022.
Nicole Melichar-Martinez → replaced by Alexa Guarachi / Sabrina Santamaria
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková → replaced by Kateřina Siniaková / Clara Tauson
Magda Linette / Bernarda Pera → replaced by Chan Hao-ching / Magda Linette
Belgium
Australia
Canada
Mexico