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Women's tennis circuit
The 2015 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2015 tennis season. The 2015 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments , the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Finals and the WTA Elite Trophy ). Also included in the 2015 calendar is the Hopman Cup , which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[3]
Schedule [ edit ]
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2015 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Team events
January [ edit ]
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Jan
Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships $1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
Poland 2–1
United States
Round robin (Group A) Canada Czech Republic Italy
Round robin (Group B) Australia France Great Britain
Brisbane International Brisbane , Australia WTA Premier $1,000,000 – Hard – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles
Maria Sharapova 6–7(4–7) , 6–3, 6–3
Ana Ivanovic
Elina Svitolina Varvara Lepchenko
Carla Suárez Navarro Angelique Kerber Alla Kudryavtseva Kaia Kanepi
Martina Hingis Sabine Lisicki 6–2, 7–5
Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik
Shenzhen Open Shenzhen , China WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Simona Halep 6–2, 6–2
Timea Bacsinszky
Zheng Saisai Petra Kvitová
Aleksandra Krunić Zarina Diyas Vera Zvonareva Tereza Smitková
Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Liang Chen Wang Yafan
Auckland Open Auckland , New Zealand WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Venus Williams 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Caroline Wozniacki
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Lauren Davis
Julia Görges CoCo Vandeweghe Elena Vesnina Urszula Radwańska
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 6–1
Shuko Aoyama Renata Voráčová
12 Jan
Sydney International Sydney , Australia WTA Premier $731,000 – Hard – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles
Petra Kvitová 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(8–6)
Karolína Plíšková
Angelique Kerber Tsvetana Pironkova
Carla Suárez Navarro Garbiñe Muguruza Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Jarmila Gajdošová
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–3
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears
Hobart International Hobart , Australia WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Heather Watson 6–3, 6–4
Madison Brengle
Kurumi Nara Alison Riske
Karin Knapp Camila Giorgi Roberta Vinci Zarina Diyas
Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson 7–5, 6–3
Vitalia Diatchenko Monica Niculescu
19 Jan 26 Jan
Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam $12,122,762 – Hard 128S/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Serena Williams 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Maria Sharapova
Madison Keys Ekaterina Makarova
Dominika Cibulková Venus Williams Simona Halep Eugenie Bouchard
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie
Martina Hingis Leander Paes 6–4, 6–3
Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor
February [ edit ]
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
2 Feb
Fed Cup Quarterfinals Québec City , Canada – Hard (i) Genoa , Italy – Clay (i) Kraków , Poland – Hard (i) Stuttgart , Germany – Hard (i)
Quarterfinals winners Czech Republic 4–0 France 3–2 Russia 4–0 Germany 4–1
Quarterfinals losers Canada Italy Poland Australia
9 Feb
Diamond Games Antwerp , Belgium WTA Premier $731,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Andrea Petkovic Walkover
Carla Suárez Navarro
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Karolína Plíšková
Mona Barthel Dominika Cibulková Lucie Šafářová Francesca Schiavone
Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
An-Sophie Mestach Alison Van Uytvanck
Thailand Open Pattaya , Thailand WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Ajla Tomljanović
Monica Puig Marina Erakovic
Misaki Doi Evgeniya Rodina Duan Yingying Vera Zvonareva
Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan 2–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Shuko Aoyama Tamarine Tanasugarn
16 Feb
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab Emirates WTA Premier 5 $2,513,000 – Hard – 54S/28DSingles – Doubles
Simona Halep 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Karolína Plíšková
Caroline Wozniacki Garbiñe Muguruza
Ekaterina Makarova Flavia Pennetta Lucie Šafářová Carla Suárez Navarro
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–3, 6–2
Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro
Rio Open Rio de Janeiro , Brazil WTA International $250,000 – Clay (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Sara Errani 7–6(7–2) , 6–1
Anna Schmiedlová
Johanna Larsson Irina-Camelia Begu
Beatriz Haddad Maia Dinah Pfizenmaier Verónica Cepede Royg Julia Glushko
Ysaline Bonaventure Rebecca Peterson 3–0, retired
Irina-Camelia Begu María Irigoyen
23 Feb
Qatar Open Doha , Qatar WTA Premier $731,000 – Hard – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Lucie Šafářová 6–4, 6–3
Victoria Azarenka
Carla Suárez Navarro Venus Williams
Petra Kvitová Andrea Petkovic Agnieszka Radwańska Caroline Wozniacki
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–4, 6–4
Hsieh Su-wei Sania Mirza
Mexican Open Acapulco , Mexico WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Timea Bacsinszky 6–3, 6–0
Caroline Garcia
Maria Sharapova Sesil Karatantcheva
Magdaléna Rybáriková Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Johanna Larsson Monica Puig
Lara Arruabarrena María Teresa Torró Flor 7–6(7–2) , 5–7, [13–11]
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
2 Mar
Monterrey Open Monterrey , Mexico WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Timea Bacsinszky 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Caroline Garcia
Ana Ivanovic Sara Errani
Kristina Mladenovic Magdaléna Rybáriková Urszula Radwańska Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Gabriela Dabrowski Alicja Rosolska 6–3, 2–6, [10–3]
Anastasia Rodionova Arina Rodionova
Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Caroline Wozniacki 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Alexandra Dulgheru
Hsieh Su-wei Jarmila Gajdošová
Carina Witthöft Elizaveta Kulichkova Kurumi Nara Julia Görges
Liang Chen Wang Yafan 4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk
9 Mar 16 Mar
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells , United States WTA Premier Mandatory $6,157,160 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles
Simona Halep 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Jelena Janković
Serena Williams Sabine Lisicki
Timea Bacsinszky Carla Suárez Navarro Lesia Tsurenko Flavia Pennetta
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–4
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
23 Mar 30 Mar
Miami Open Key Biscayne , United States WTA Premier Mandatory $6,157,160 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles
Serena Williams 6–2, 6–0
Carla Suárez Navarro
Simona Halep Andrea Petkovic
Sabine Lisicki Sloane Stephens Venus Williams Karolína Plíšková
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 7–5, 6–1
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 Apr
Charleston Open Charleston , United States WTA Premier $731,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/16DSingles – Doubles
Angelique Kerber 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Madison Keys
Lucie Hradecká Andrea Petkovic
Lauren Davis Sara Errani Danka Kovinić Irina-Camelia Begu
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 6–0, 6–4
Casey Dellacqua Darija Jurak
Katowice Open Katowice , Poland WTA International $250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6–4, 6–3
Camila Giorgi
Agnieszka Radwańska Alison Van Uytvanck
Klára Koukalová Elizaveta Kulichkova Kirsten Flipkens Alizé Cornet
Ysaline Bonaventure Demi Schuurs 7–5, 4–6, [10–6]
Gioia Barbieri Karin Knapp
13 Apr
Fed Cup Semifinals Ostrava , Czech Republic – Hard (i) Sochi , Russia – Clay (i)
Semifinals winners Czech Republic 3–1 Russia 3–2
Semifinals losers France Germany
Copa Colsanitas Bogotá , Colombia WTA International $250,000 – Clay (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Teliana Pereira 7–6(7–2) , 6–1
Yaroslava Shvedova
Elina Svitolina Mariana Duque Mariño
Irina Falconi Lourdes Domínguez Lino Julia Glushko Monica Puig
Paula Cristina Gonçalves Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Irina Falconi Shelby Rogers
20 Apr
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart , Germany WTA Premier $731,000 – Clay (red) (i) – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Angelique Kerber 3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Caroline Wozniacki
Madison Brengle Simona Halep
Ekaterina Makarova Caroline Garcia Carla Suárez Navarro Sara Errani
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová 6–4, 6–3
Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik
27 Apr
Morocco Open Marrakesh , Morocco WTA International $250,000 – Clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Elina Svitolina 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Lara Arruabarrena Flavia Pennetta Karin Knapp Timea Bacsinszky
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Laura Siegemund Maryna Zanevska
Prague Open Prague , Czech Republic WTA International $250,000 – Clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Karolína Plíšková 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Lucie Hradecká
Yanina Wickmayer Kateřina Siniaková
Denisa Allertová Danka Kovinić Barbora Strýcová Klára Koukalová
Belinda Bencic Kateřina Siniaková 6–2, 6–2
Kateryna Bondarenko Eva Hrdinová
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 May
Madrid Open Madrid , Spain WTA Premier Mandatory €4,185,405 – Clay (red) – 64S/28DSingles – Doubles
Petra Kvitová 6–1, 6–2
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Serena Williams Maria Sharapova
Carla Suárez Navarro Irina-Camelia Begu Caroline Wozniacki Lucie Šafářová
Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova 6–3, 6–7(4–7) , [10–5]
Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro
11 May
Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 $2,183,600 – Clay (red) – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles
Maria Sharapova 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Carla Suárez Navarro
Daria Gavrilova Simona Halep
Christina McHale Victoria Azarenka Petra Kvitová Alexandra Dulgheru
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–4, 6–3
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza
18 May
Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France WTA International $250,000 – Clay (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Samantha Stosur 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Kristina Mladenovic
Virginie Razzano Sloane Stephens
Madison Keys Elena Vesnina Ajla Tomljanović Jelena Janković
Chuang Chia-jung Liang Chen 4–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Nadiia Kichenok Zheng Saisai
Nuremberg Cup Nürnberg , Germany WTA International $250,000 – Clay (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Karin Knapp 7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 6–1
Roberta Vinci
Lara Arruabarrena Angelique Kerber
Yulia Putintseva Carina Witthöft Kurumi Nara Misaki Doi
Chan Hao-ching Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Lara Arruabarrena Raluca Olaru
25 May 1 Jun
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $11,315,740 – Clay (red) 128S/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Serena Williams 6–3, 6–7(2–7) , 6–2
Lucie Šafářová
Timea Bacsinszky Ana Ivanovic
Sara Errani Alison Van Uytvanck Elina Svitolina Garbiñe Muguruza
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Mike Bryan 7–6(7–3) , 6–1
Lucie Hradecká Marcin Matkowski
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
8 Jun
Nottingham Open Nottingham , Great Britain WTA International $250,000 – Grass – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Ana Konjuh 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Monica Niculescu
Agnieszka Radwańska Alison Riske
Lauren Davis Johanna Konta Yanina Wickmayer Sachia Vickery
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith
Rosmalen Grass Court Championships Rosmalen , Netherlands WTA International $250,000 – Grass – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Camila Giorgi 7–5, 6–3
Belinda Bencic
Kiki Bertens Jelena Janković
Yaroslava Shvedova CoCo Vandeweghe Kristina Mladenovic Annika Beck
Asia Muhammad Laura Siegemund 6–3, 7–5
Jelena Janković Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
15 Jun
Birmingham Classic Birmingham , Great Britain WTA Premier $731,000 – Grass – 56S/16DSingles – Doubles
Angelique Kerber 6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Karolína Plíšková
Kristina Mladenovic Sabine Lisicki
Simona Halep Carla Suárez Navarro Kateřina Siniaková Daniela Hantuchová
Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro 6–4, 6–4
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
22 Jun
Eastbourne International Eastbourne , Great Britain WTA Premier $731,000 – Grass – 48S/16DSingles – Doubles
Belinda Bencic 6–4, 4–6, 6–0
Agnieszka Radwańska
Sloane Stephens Caroline Wozniacki
Daria Gavrilova Tsvetana Pironkova Johanna Konta Andrea Petkovic
Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik 7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie
29 Jun 6 Jul
The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam $11,174,883 – Grass 128S/64D/48XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4
Garbiñe Muguruza
Maria Sharapova Agnieszka Radwańska
Victoria Azarenka CoCo Vandeweghe Timea Bacsinszky Madison Keys
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 5–7, 7–6(7–4) , 7–5
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
Martina Hingis Leander Paes 6–1, 6–1
Tímea Babos Alexander Peya
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
13 Jul
Bucharest Open Bucharest , Romania WTA International $250,000 – Clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Sara Errani
Monica Niculescu Polona Hercog
Anna Tatishvili Andreea Mitu Danka Kovinić Aleksandra Krunić
Oksana Kalashnikova Demi Schuurs 6–2, 6–2
Andreea Mitu Patricia Maria Țig
Swedish Open Båstad , Sweden WTA International $250,000 – Clay (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Johanna Larsson 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Mona Barthel
Yulia Putintseva Lara Arruabarrena
Klára Koukalová Barbora Strýcová Rebecca Peterson Jana Čepelová
Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson 7–5, 6–4
Tatjana Maria Olga Savchuk
20 Jul
İstanbul Cup Istanbul , Turkey WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Lesia Tsurenko 7–5, 6–1
Urszula Radwańska
Kirsten Flipkens Magdaléna Rybáriková
Kateryna Bondarenko Francesca Schiavone Tsvetana Pironkova Roberta Vinci
Daria Gavrilova Elina Svitolina 5–7, 6–1, [10–4]
Çağla Büyükakçay Jelena Janković
Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein , Austria WTA International $250,000 – Clay (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Samantha Stosur 3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Karin Knapp
Sara Errani Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Daria Kasatkina Polona Hercog Annika Beck Danka Kovinić
Danka Kovinić Stephanie Vogt 4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Lara Arruabarrena Lucie Hradecká
27 Jul
Baku Cup Baku , Azerbaijan WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Margarita Gasparyan 6–3, 5–7, 6–0
Patricia Maria Țig
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Karin Knapp
Kirsten Flipkens Donna Vekić Evgeniya Rodina Alexandra Panova
Margarita Gasparyan Alexandra Panova 6–3, 7–5
Vitalia Diatchenko Olga Savchuk
Brasil Tennis Cup Florianópolis , Brazil WTA International $250,000 – Clay – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Teliana Pereira 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Annika Beck
Anastasija Sevastova Bethanie Mattek-Sands
María Teresa Torró Flor Laura Siegemund Gabriela Cé Tereza Martincová
Annika Beck Laura Siegemund 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
María Irigoyen Paula Kania
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
3 Aug
Stanford Classic Stanford , United States WTA Premier $731,000 – Hard – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Angelique Kerber 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Karolína Plíšková
Varvara Lepchenko Elina Svitolina
Mona Barthel Ajla Tomljanović Alison Riske Agnieszka Radwańska
Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai 6–1, 6–3
Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja
Washington Open Washington, D.C., United States WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Sloane Stephens 6–1, 6–2
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Ekaterina Makarova Samantha Stosur
Irina-Camelia Begu Christina McHale Louisa Chirico Monica Niculescu
Belinda Bencic Kristina Mladenovic 7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Lara Arruabarrena Andreja Klepač
10 Aug
Canadian Open Toronto , Canada WTA Premier 5 $2,513,000 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28DSingles – Doubles
Belinda Bencic 7–6(7–5) , 6–7(4–7) , 3–0 ret.
Simona Halep
Serena Williams Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci Ana Ivanovic Lesia Tsurenko Agnieszka Radwańska
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová 6–1, 6–2
Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik
17 Aug
Cincinnati Open Mason , United States WTA Premier 5 $2,701,240 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28DSingles – Doubles
Serena Williams 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Simona Halep
Elina Svitolina Jelena Janković
Ana Ivanovic Lucie Šafářová Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan 7–5, 6–4
Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova
24 Aug
Connecticut Open New Haven , United States WTA Premier $731,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Petra Kvitová 6–7(6–8) , 6–2, 6–2
Lucie Šafářová
Lesia Tsurenko Caroline Wozniacki
Karolína Plíšková Dominika Cibulková Caroline Garcia Agnieszka Radwańska
Julia Görges Lucie Hradecká 6–3, 6–1
Chuang Chia-jung Liang Chen
31 Aug 7 Sep
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $11,517,008 – Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Flavia Pennetta 7–6(7–4) , 6–2
Roberta Vinci
Serena Williams Simona Halep
Venus Williams Kristina Mladenovic Petra Kvitová Victoria Azarenka
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–3
Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova
Martina Hingis Leander Paes 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sam Querrey
September [ edit ]
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
14 Sep
Tournoi de Québec Québec City , Canada WTA International $250,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Annika Beck 6–2, 6–2
Jeļena Ostapenko
Naomi Broady Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Anna Tatishvili Paula Kania Lucie Hradecká Samantha Crawford
Barbora Krejčíková An-Sophie Mestach 4–6, 6–3, [12–10]
María Irigoyen Paula Kania
Japan Women's Open Tokyo, Japan WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Yanina Wickmayer 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Magda Linette
Ajla Tomljanović Christina McHale
Kateryna Bondarenko Madison Brengle Zheng Saisai Hsieh Su-wei
Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan 6–1, 6–2
Misaki Doi Kurumi Nara
21 Sep
Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier $1,000,000 – Hard – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–2
Belinda Bencic
Caroline Wozniacki Dominika Cibulková
Angelique Kerber Garbiñe Muguruza Karolína Plíšková Ana Ivanovic
Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro 7–5, 6–1
Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan
Korea Open Seoul , South Korea WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Irina-Camelia Begu 6–3, 6–1
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Alison Van Uytvanck Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Johanna Larsson Elizaveta Kulichkova Sloane Stephens Mona Barthel
Lara Arruabarrena Andreja Klepač 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson
Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou , China WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Jelena Janković 6–2, 6–0
Denisa Allertová
Sara Errani Yanina Wickmayer
Simona Halep Zheng Saisai Svetlana Kuznetsova Monica Niculescu
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–1
Xu Shilin You Xiaodi
28 Sep
Wuhan Open Wuhan , China WTA Premier 5 $2,513,000 – Hard – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles
Venus Williams 6–3, 3–0 ret.
Garbiñe Muguruza
Roberta Vinci Angelique Kerber
Johanna Konta Karolína Plíšková Anna Karolína Schmiedlová CoCo Vandeweghe
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 6–2, 6–3
Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu
Tashkent Open Tashkent , Uzbekistan WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Nao Hibino 6–2, 6–2
Donna Vekić
Bojana Jovanovski Evgeniya Rodina
Annika Beck Kateryna Kozlova Johanna Larsson Anna-Lena Friedsam
Margarita Gasparyan Alexandra Panova 6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Vera Dushevina Kateřina Siniaková
October [ edit ]
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Oct
China Open Beijing , China WTA Premier Mandatory $6,157,160 – Hard – 60S/28DSingles – Doubles
Garbiñe Muguruza 7–5, 6–4
Timea Bacsinszky
Agnieszka Radwańska Ana Ivanovic
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Angelique Kerber Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Sara Errani
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 6–7(9–11) , 6–1, [10–8]
Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan
12 Oct
Tianjin Open Tianjin , China WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Agnieszka Radwańska 6–1, 6–2
Danka Kovinić
Bojana Jovanovski Karolína Plíšková
Duan Yingying Kristina Mladenovic Tímea Babos Elizaveta Kulichkova
Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai 6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Darija Jurak Nicole Melichar
Hong Kong Open Hong Kong WTA International $250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Jelena Janković 3–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–1
Angelique Kerber
Venus Williams Samantha Stosur
Alizé Cornet Daria Gavrilova Heather Watson Caroline Garcia
Alizé Cornet Yaroslava Shvedova 7–5, 6–4
Lara Arruabarrena Andreja Klepač
Linz Open Linz , Austria WTA International $250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–4, 6–3
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Johanna Larsson Kirsten Flipkens
Margarita Gasparyan Madison Brengle Aleksandra Krunić Denisa Allertová
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–3, 7–5
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
19 Oct
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier $768,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles
Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–2, 6–1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Lesia Tsurenko Daria Kasatkina
Flavia Pennetta Anastasija Sevastova Carla Suárez Navarro Margarita Gasparyan
Daria Kasatkina Elena Vesnina 6–3, 6–7(7–9) , [10–5]
Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu
Luxembourg Open Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg WTA International $250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles
Misaki Doi 6–4, 6–7(7–9) , 6–0
Mona Barthel
Stefanie Vögele Alison Van Uytvanck
Laura Siegemund Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Jelena Janković Barbora Strýcová
Mona Barthel Laura Siegemund 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja
26 Oct
WTA Finals Singapore Year-end championships $7,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/8D (RR)Singles – Doubles
Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Petra Kvitová
Maria Sharapova Garbiñe Muguruza
Round Robin
Simona Halep Flavia Pennetta Angelique Kerber Lucie Šafářová
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 6–0, 6–3
Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro
November [ edit ]
Statistical information [ edit ]
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2015 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions ), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments .[4] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Titles won by player [ edit ]
Titles won by nation [ edit ]
Titles information [ edit ]
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Top 10 entry [ edit ]
The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:
WTA rankings [ edit ]
These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the WTA Tour, at the current date of the 2015 season.[5] Players with a gold background qualified for the WTA Finals .
Singles [ edit ]
WTA Singles Year-End Rankings[8]
#
Player
Points
#Trn
'14 Rk
High
Low
'14→'15
1
Serena Williams (USA )
9,945
16
1
1
1
2
Simona Halep (ROU )
6,060
18
3
2
4
1
3
Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP )
5,200
20
21
3
24
18
4
Maria Sharapova (RUS )
5,011
17
2
2
4
2
5
Agnieszka Radwańska (POL )
4,500
24
6
5
15
1
6
Petra Kvitová (CZE )
4,220
19
4
2
6
2
7
Venus Williams (USA )
3,790
18
19
7
24
12
8
Flavia Pennetta (ITA )
3,621
20
13
6
28
5
9
Lucie Šafářová (CZE )
3,590
22
17
5
17
8
10
Angelique Kerber (GER )
3,590
25
10
7
16
11
Karolína Plíšková (CZE )
3,285
26
24
7
25
13
12
Timea Bacsinszky (SUI )
3,133
17
48
10
47
35
13
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP )
3,090
25
18
8
17
5
14
Belinda Bencic (SUI )
2,900
24
33
12
37
19
15
Roberta Vinci (ITA )
2,785
25
49
15
58
34
16
Ana Ivanovic (SRB )
2,645
19
5
5
16
11
17
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN )
2,641
24
8
4
17
9
18
Madison Keys (USA )
2,600
19
31
16
35
13
19
Elina Svitolina (UKR )
2,590
25
29
15
29
10
20
Sara Errani (ITA )
2,525
26
15
12
22
5
Holder
Date gained
Date forfeited
Serena Williams (USA )
Year-End 2014
Year-End 2015
Doubles [ edit ]
WTA Championships Race Rankings as of 26 October 2015[6]
#
Player
Points
Tours
1
Martina Hingis (SUI ) Sania Mirza (IND )
10,085
15
2
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA ) Lucie Šafářová (CZE )
6,390
8
3
Casey Dellacqua (AUS ) Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ )
5,111
8
4
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS ) Elena Vesnina (RUS )
4,586
10
5
Tímea Babos (HUN ) Kristina Mladenovic (FRA )
4,340
18
6
Chan Hao-ching (TPE ) Chan Yung-jan (TPE )
3,705
13
7
Caroline Garcia (FRA ) Katarina Srebotnik (SLO )
3,705
18
8
Raquel Kops-Jones (USA ) Abigail Spears (USA )
3,380
19
9
Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE ) Lucie Hradecká (CZE )
3,130
17
10
Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP ) Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP )
3,100
13
Number 1 ranking [ edit ]
Prize money leaders [ edit ]
#
Player
Singles
Doubles
Mixed
Year-to-date
1
Serena Williams (USA )
$10,582,642
$0
$0
$10,582,642
2
Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP )
$4,168,418
$329,890
$0
$4,498,308
3
Flavia Pennetta (ITA )
$4,174,427
$231,578
$0
$4,406,005
4
Agnieszka Radwańska (POL )
$4,102,293
$0
$0
$4,102,293
5
Maria Sharapova (RUS )
$3,949,284
$0
$0
$3,949,284
6
Simona Halep (ROU )
$3,890,231
$22,896
$5,000
$3,918,127
7
Petra Kvitová (CZE )
$3,038,722
$0
$0
$3,038,722
8
Lucie Šafářová (CZE )
$2,195,988
$750,273
$0
$2,946,261
9
Venus Williams (USA )
$2,404,419
$0
$0
$2,404,419
10
Roberta Vinci (ITA )
$2,220,284
$89,537
$0
$2,309,821
Statistics leaders [ edit ]
as of November 16, 2015[update] [11]
Points distribution [ edit ]
The points distribution was mostly the same for the 2015 season.[12] Main draw rounds usually give a little less points, but there is no change for the champion (W ). Points for qualifying rounds (Q) have changed in both directions depending on the tournament category. Points earned in 2014 retain their value until they expire after 52 weeks. What changed are the distribution of points for the WTA Finals and WTA Elite Trophy.
Category
W
F
SF
QF
R16
R32
R64
R128
Q
Q3
Q2
Q1
Grand Slam (S)
2000
1300
780
430
240
130
70
10
40
30
20
2
Grand Slam (D)
2000
1300
780
430
240
130
10
–
40
–
–
–
WTA Finals (S)
1500*
1050*
690*
(+70 per Round Robin Match; +160 per Round Robin Win)
WTA Finals (D)
1500*
1050*
690*
(+70 per Round Robin Match; +160 per Round Robin Win)
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)
1000
650
390
215
120
65
35
10
30
–
20
2
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S)
1000
650
390
215
120
65
10
–
30
–
20
2
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)
1000
650
390
215
120
10
–
–
–
–
–
–
WTA Premier 5 (56S,64Q)
900
585
350
190
105
60
1
–
30
22
15
1
WTA Premier 5 (56/54S,48/32Q)
900
585
350
190
105
60
1
–
30
–
20
1
WTA Premier 5 (28D)
900
585
350
190
105
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
WTA Premier 5 (16D)
900
585
350
190
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
WTA Elite Trophy (S)
700*
440*
240*
(+40 per Round Robin Match; +80 per Round Robin Win)
WTA Premier (56S)
470
305
185
100
55
30
1
–
25
–
13
1
WTA Premier (32S)
470
305
185
100
55
1
–
–
25
18
13
1
WTA Premier (16D)
470
305
185
100
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
WTA International (32S,32Q)
280
180
110
60
30
1
–
–
18
14
10
1
WTA International (32S,16Q)
280
180
110
60
30
1
–
–
18
–
12
1
WTA International (16D)
280
180
110
60
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
* Assumes undefeated Round Robin match record.
WTA fan polls [ edit ]
Player of the Month [ edit ]
Shot of the Month [ edit ]