2015 Apia International Sydney
| 2015 Apia International Sydney | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 – 17 January 2015 |
| Edition | 123rd |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 series / WTA Premier |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $494,310 (ATP) $$731,000 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Venue | NSW Tennis Centre |
| 2014 Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Juan Martín del Potro | |
| Women's singles | |
 Tsvetana Pironkova | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Daniel Nestor /  Nenad Zimonjić | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Timea Babos /  Lucie Šafářová | |
The 2015 Apia International Sydney will be a joint 2015 ATP World Tour and 2015 WTA Tour tennis tournament, to be played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales. It will be the 123rd edition of the tournament and take place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia. It will be held from 11 January through 17 January 2015 and be part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
The women's singles defending champion is Tsvetana Pironkova and the men's singles defending champion is Juan Martin del Potro,
Australians Samantha Stosur, Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic were the first confirmed participants in the 2015 competition on the 16th of October, 2014 [1]
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's Singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Women's Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's Singles | — | ||||||||
| Men's Doubles* | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's Singles | $124,000 | ||||||||
| Women's Doubles* | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ITA
|
Fabio Fognini | 19 | 1 |
 BEL
|
David Goffin | 22 | 2 |
 GER
|
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 24 | 3 |
 FRA
|
Julien Benneteau | 25 | 4 |
| ARG
|
Leonardo Mayer | 28 | 5 |
 URU
|
Pablo Cuevas | 29 | 6 |
| FRA
|
Jérémy Chardy | 31 | 7 |
 SVK
|
Martin Kližan | 34 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 5, 2015
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Marcel Granollers (knee injury) →replaced by Simone Bolelli
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA
|
Julien Benneteau | FRA
|
Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 12 | 1 |
 NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU
|
Horia Tecău | 32 | 2 |
 IND
|
Rohan Bopanna | CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | 34 | 3 |
 PAK
|
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | SRB
|
Nenad Zimonjić | 37 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 5, 2015
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU
|
|||
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 4 | 2 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 3 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 8 | 4 |
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 9 | 5 |
 RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | 10 | 6 |
| SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 11 | 7 |
| ITA
|
Flavia Pennetta | 12 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 12, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Simona Halep (gastrointestinal illness) → replaced by Nicole Gibbs
Retirements
Caroline Wozniacki (wrist injury)
Madison Keys
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SUI
|
Martina Hingis | ITA
|
Flavia Pennetta | 23 | 1 |
 USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 24 | 2 |
 ESP
|
ESP
|
||||
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 37 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 12, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Belinda Bencic / 
Lucie Šafářová
Dominika Cibulková / 
Jarmila Gajdošová- Arina Rodionova /
Olga Savchuk
Champions
Men's Singles
vs.
Women's Singles
- vs.
Men's Doubles
- / vs. /
Women's Doubles
- / vs. /
References
- ^ "AUSSIE STARS SET FOR SYDNEY". Tennis Australia. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.