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
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2015 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
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| Grand Slam tournaments
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| Year-end championships
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| WTA Premier Mandatory
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| WTA Premier 5
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| WTA Premier
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| WTA International
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| Team events
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January
| Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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| 5 Jan |
Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR) |
Poland 2–1 |
United States |
Round robin (Group A) Canada
Czech Republic
Italy |
Round robin (Group B)
Australia
France
Great Britain
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Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA Premier Hard – $1,000,000 – 30S/16D Singles – 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
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Martina Hingis Sabine Lisicki 6–2, 7–5 |
Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik
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Shenzhen Open Shenzhen, China WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Simona Halep 6–2, 6–2 |
Timea Bacsinszky |
Zheng Saisai
Petra Kvitová |
Aleksandra Krunić
Zarina Diyas
Vera Zvonareva Tereza Smitková
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Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Liang Chen Wang Yafan
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Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Venus Williams 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Caroline Wozniacki |
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Lauren Davis |
Julia Görges CoCo Vandeweghe Elena Vesnina Urszula Radwańska
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Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 6–1 |
Shuko Aoyama Renata Voráčová
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| 12 Jan |
Sydney International Sydney, Australia WTA Premier Hard – $731,000 – 30S/16D Singles – 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
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–3 |
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears
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Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Heather Watson 6–3, 6–4 |
Madison Brengle |
Kurumi Nara Alison Riske |
Karin Knapp
Camila Giorgi
Roberta Vinci
Zarina Diyas
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Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson 7–5, 6–3 |
Vitalia Diatchenko Monica Niculescu
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19 Jan 26 Jan |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $12,122,762 128S/64D/32X Singles – 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
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Lucie Šafářová 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Chan Yung-jan
Zheng Jie
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Martina Hingis
Leander Paes 6–4, 6–3 |
Kristina Mladenovic
Daniel Nestor
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February
| Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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| 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 |
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| 9 Feb |
Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium WTA Premier Hard (i) – $731,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Andrea Petkovic Walkover |
Carla Suárez Navarro |
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Karolína Plíšková |
Mona Barthel
Dominika Cibulková
Lucie Šafářová Francesca Schiavone
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Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–4, 3–6, [10–5] |
An-Sophie Mestach Alison Van Uytvanck
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Thailand Open Pattaya, Thailand WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Daniela Hantuchová 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Ajla Tomljanović |
Monica Puig Marina Erakovic |
Misaki Doi
Evgeniya Rodina
Duan Yingying Vera Zvonareva
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Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan 2–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Shuko Aoyama Tamarine Tanasugarn
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| 16 Feb |
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,513,000 – 54S/28D Singles – Doubles |
Simona Halep 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Karolína Plíšková |
Caroline Wozniacki Garbiñe Muguruza |
Ekaterina Makarova
Flavia Pennetta
Lucie Šafářová Carla Suárez Navarro
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Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic 6–3, 6–2 |
Garbiñe Muguruza
Carla Suárez Navarro
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Rio Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – 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
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Ysaline Bonaventure
Rebecca Peterson 3–0, retired |
Irina-Camelia Begu
María Irigoyen
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| 23 Feb |
Qatar Open Doha, Qatar WTA Premier $731,000 – hard – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Lucie Šafářová 6–4, 6–3 |
Victoria Azarenka |
Carla Suárez Navarro Venus Williams |
Petra Kvitová Andrea Petkovic Agnieszka Radwańska Caroline Wozniacki
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Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–4, 6–4 |
Hsieh Su-wei Sania Mirza
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Mexican Open Acapulco, Mexico WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Timea Bacsinszky 6–3, 6–0 |
Caroline Garcia |
Maria Sharapova Sesil Karatantcheva |
Magdaléna Rybáriková Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Johanna Larsson Monica Puig
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Lara Arruabarrena María Teresa Torró Flor 7–6(7–2), 5–7, [13–11] |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
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March
| Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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| 2 Mar |
Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA International $500,000 – hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Timea Bacsinszky 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Caroline Garcia |
Ana Ivanovic Sara Errani |
Kristina Mladenovic
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Urszula Radwańska Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
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Gabriela Dabrowski
Alicja Rosolska 6–3, 2–6, [10–3] |
Anastasia Rodionova
Arina Rodionova
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Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Caroline Wozniacki 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Alexandra Dulgheru |
Hsieh Su-wei Jarmila Gajdošová |
Carina Witthöft Elizaveta Kulichkova
Kurumi Nara Julia Görges
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Liang Chen
Wang Yafan 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Yuliya Beygelzimer
Olga Savchuk
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9 Mar 16 Mar |
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $6,157,160 – hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
Simona Halep 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Jelena Janković |
Serena Williams Sabine Lisicki |
Timea Bacsinszky
Carla Suárez Navarro
Lesia Tsurenko
Flavia Pennetta
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Martina Hingis
Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–4 |
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
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23 Mar 30 Mar |
Miami Open Key Biscayne, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $6,157,160 – hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
Serena Williams 6–2, 6–0 |
Carla Suárez Navarro |
Simona Halep Andrea Petkovic |
Sabine Lisicki Sloane Stephens Venus Williams Karolína Plíšková
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Martina Hingis
Sania Mirza 7–5, 6–1 |
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
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April
| Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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| 6 Apr |
Charleston Open Charleston, United States WTA Premier Clay – $731,000 (Green) – 56S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Angelique Kerber 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
Madison Keys |
Lucie Hradecká
Andrea Petkovic |
Lauren Davis
Sara Errani
Danka Kovinić
Irina-Camelia Begu
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Martina Hingis
Sania Mirza 6–0, 6–4 |
Casey Dellacqua Darija Jurak
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Katowice Open Katowice, Poland WTA International Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6–4, 6–3 |
Camila Giorgi |
Agnieszka Radwańska Alison Van Uytvanck |
Klára Koukalová
Elizaveta Kulichkova
Kirsten Flipkens
Alizé Cornet
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Ysaline Bonaventure
Demi Schuurs 7–5, 4–6, [10–6] |
Gioia Barbieri Karin Knapp
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| 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 |
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Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – 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
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Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
Irina Falconi
Shelby Rogers
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| 20 Apr |
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier Clay (red) (i) – $731,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Angelique Kerber 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Caroline Wozniacki |
Madison Brengle Simona Halep |
Ekaterina Makarova Caroline Garcia Carla Suárez Navarro Sara Errani
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Lucie Šafářová 6–4, 6–3 |
Caroline Garcia
Katarina Srebotnik
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| 27 Apr |
Morocco Open Marrakesh, Morocco WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Elina Svitolina 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
Tímea Babos |
Kristina Mladenovic Anna Karolína Schmiedlová |
Lara Arruabarrena Flavia Pennetta Karin Knapp
Timea Bacsinszky
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Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
Laura Siegemund Maryna Zanevska
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Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Karolína Plíšková 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Lucie Hradecká |
Yanina Wickmayer Kateřina Siniaková |
Denisa Allertová
Danka Kovinić
Barbora Strýcová Klára Koukalová
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Belinda Bencic Kateřina Siniaková 6–2, 6–2 |
Kateryna Bondarenko Eva Hrdinová
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May
| Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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| 4 May |
Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (red) – €4,185,405 – 64S/28D Singles – Doubles |
Petra Kvitová 6–1, 6–2 |
Svetlana Kuznetsova |
Serena Williams Maria Sharapova |
Carla Suárez Navarro Irina-Camelia Begu
Caroline Wozniacki Lucie Šafářová
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Casey Dellacqua
Yaroslava Shvedova 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5] |
Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro
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| 11 May |
Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay (red) – $2,183,600 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles |
Maria Sharapova 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
Carla Suárez Navarro |
Daria Gavrilova Simona Halep |
Christina McHale
Victoria Azarenka Petra Kvitová Alexandra Dulgheru
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Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic 6–4, 6–3 |
Martina Hingis
Sania Mirza
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| 18 May |
Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Samantha Stosur 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Kristina Mladenovic |
Virginie Razzano Sloane Stephens |
Madison Keys
Elena Vesnina
Ajla Tomljanović Jelena Janković
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Chuang Chia-jung
Liang Chen 4–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
Nadiia Kichenok
Zheng Saisai
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Nuremberg Cup Nürnberg, Germany WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – 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
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Chan Hao-ching
Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
Lara Arruabarrena
Raluca Olaru
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25 May 1 Jun |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – $11,315,740 128S/64D/32X Singles – 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
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Casey Dellacqua
Yaroslava Shvedova
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands Mike Bryan 7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
Lucie Hradecká Marcin Matkowski
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June
| Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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| 8 Jun |
Nottingham Open Nottingham, Great Britain WTA International Grass – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Ana Konjuh 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Monica Niculescu |
Agnieszka Radwańska Alison Riske |
Lauren Davis
Johanna Konta Yanina Wickmayer Sachia Vickery
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Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears 3–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith
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Rosmalen Grass Court Championships Rosmalen, Netherlands WTA International Grass – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Camila Giorgi 7–5, 6–3 |
Belinda Bencic |
Kiki Bertens Jelena Janković |
Yaroslava Shvedova
CoCo Vandeweghe
Kristina Mladenovic Annika Beck
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Asia Muhammad
Laura Siegemund 6–3, 7–5 |
Jelena Janković Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
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| 15 Jun |
Birmingham Classic Birmingham, Great Britain WTA Premier Grass – $731,000 – 56S/16D Singles – 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
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Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro 6–4, 6–4 |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
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| 22 Jun |
Eastbourne International Eastbourne, Great Britain WTA Premier Grass – $731,000 – 48S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Belinda Bencic 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
Agnieszka Radwańska |
Sloane Stephens Caroline Wozniacki |
Daria Gavrilova
Tsvetana Pironkova Johanna Konta Andrea Petkovic
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Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie
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29 Jun 6 Jul |
The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $11,174,883 128S/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4 |
Garbiñe Muguruza |
Maria Sharapova Agnieszka Radwańska |
Victoria Azarenka
CoCo Vandeweghe Timea Bacsinszky
Madison Keys
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Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
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Martina Hingis Leander Paes 6–1, 6–1 |
Tímea Babos Alexander Peya
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July
| Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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| 13 Jul |
Bucharest Open Bucharest, Romania WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Sara Errani |
Monica Niculescu Polona Hercog |
Anna Tatishvili Andreea Mitu Danka Kovinić
Aleksandra Krunić
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Oksana Kalashnikova Demi Schuurs 6–2, 6–2 |
Andreea Mitu Patricia Maria Țig
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Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Johanna Larsson 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
Mona Barthel |
Yulia Putintseva
Lara Arruabarrena |
Klára Koukalová
Barbora Strýcová Rebecca Peterson Jana Čepelová
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Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson 7–5, 6–4 |
Tatjana Maria Olga Savchuk
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| 20 Jul |
İstanbul Cup Istanbul, Turkey WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Lesia Tsurenko 7–5, 6–1 |
Urszula Radwańska |
Kirsten Flipkens Magdaléna Rybáriková |
Kateryna Bondarenko
Francesca Schiavone
Tsvetana Pironkova Roberta Vinci
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Daria Gavrilova
Elina Svitolina 5–7, 6–1, [10–4] |
Çağla Büyükakçay
Jelena Janković
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Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, Austria WTA International Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – 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
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Danka Kovinić
Stephanie Vogt 4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
Lara Arruabarrena
Lucie Hradecká
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| 27 Jul |
Baku Cup Baku, Azerbaijan WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Margarita Gasparyan 6–3, 5–7, 6–0 |
Patricia Maria Țig |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Karin Knapp |
Kirsten Flipkens Donna Vekić
Evgeniya Rodina Alexandra Panova
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Margarita Gasparyan Alexandra Panova 6–3, 7–5 |
Vitalia Diatchenko Olga Savchuk
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Brasil Tennis Cup Florianópolis, Brazil WTA International Clay – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – 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
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Annika Beck
Laura Siegemund 6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
María Irigoyen
Paula Kania
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August
| Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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| 3 Aug |
Stanford Classic Stanford, United States WTA Premier Hard – $731,000 – 28S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Angelique Kerber 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Karolína Plíšková |
Varvara Lepchenko Elina Svitolina |
Mona Barthel Ajla Tomljanović Alison Riske Agnieszka Radwańska
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Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai 6–1, 6–3 |
Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja
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Washington Open Washington, D.C., United States WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
Sloane Stephens 6–1, 6–2 |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
Ekaterina Makarova Samantha Stosur |
Irina-Camelia Begu Christina McHale Louisa Chirico Monica Niculescu
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Belinda Bencic Kristina Mladenovic 7–5, 7–6(9–7) |
Lara Arruabarrena Andreja Klepač
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| 10 Aug |
Canadian Open Toronto, Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,513,000 – 56S/48Q/28D Singles – 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
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová 6–1, 6–2 |
Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik
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| 17 Aug |
Cincinnati Open Mason, United States WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,701,240 – 56S/48Q/28D Singles – Doubles |
Serena Williams 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Simona Halep |
Elina Svitolina Jelena Janković |
Ana Ivanovic Lucie Šafářová Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
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Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan 7–5, 6–4 |
Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova
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| 24 Aug |
Connecticut Open New Haven, United States WTA Premier Hard – $731,000 – 30S/48Q/16D Singles – 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
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Julia Görges Lucie Hradecká 6–3, 6–1 |
Chuang Chia-jung Liang Chen
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31 Aug 7 Sep |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $11,517,008 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – 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
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Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–3 |
Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova
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Martina Hingis Leander Paes 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sam Querrey
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September
| Week
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Tournament
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Semifinalists
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Quarterfinalists
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| 14 Sep |
Tournoi de Québec Québec City, Canada WTA International Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles |
Annika Beck 6–2, 6–2 |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Naomi Broady Mirjana Lučić-Baroni |
Anna Tatishvili
Paula Kania Lucie Hradecká Samantha Crawford
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Barbora Krejčíková
An-Sophie Mestach 4–6, 6–3, [12–10] |
María Irigoyen
Paula Kania
|
Japan Women's Open Tokyo, Japan WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – 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 Hard – $1,000,000 – 28S/16D Singles – 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 Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles – 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 Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – 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 Hard – $2,513,000 – 56S/28D Singles – 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 Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – 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
| Week
|
Tournament
|
Champions
|
Runners-up
|
Semifinalists
|
Quarterfinalists
|
| 5 Oct |
China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory $6,157,160 – hard – 60S/28D Singles – 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 Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D Singles – 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 Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – 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 Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – 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 Hard (i) – $768,000 – 28S/16D Singles – 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 Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16D Singles – 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 Hard (i) – $7,000,000 – 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
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).
Key
| Grand Slam tournaments
|
| Year-end championships
|
| WTA Premier Mandatory
|
| WTA Premier 5
|
| WTA Premier
|
| WTA International
|
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
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
The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:
WTA rankings
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
|
|
| 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
| 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
|
|
| WTA Doubles Year-End Rankings[9]
|
| #
|
Player
|
Points
|
#Trn
|
2014 rank
|
'14→'15
|
| 1
|
Sania Mirza (IND) |
11,355 |
22 |
6 |
5
|
| 2
|
Martina Hingis (SUI) |
11,355 |
22 |
11 |
9
|
| 3
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) |
7,450 |
13 |
268 |
265
|
| 4
|
Lucie Šafářová (CZE) |
6,866 |
12 |
29 |
25
|
| 5
|
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) |
5,835 |
17 |
31 |
26
|
| 6
|
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) |
5,720 |
13 |
24 |
18
|
| 7
|
Chan Yung-jan (TPE) |
5,570 |
20 |
35 |
28
|
| 8
|
Elena Vesnina (RUS) |
5,275 |
16 |
7 |
1
|
| 9
|
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) |
5,095 |
22 |
21 |
12
|
| 10
|
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) |
4,586 |
10 |
7 |
3
|
| 11
|
Tímea Babos (HUN) |
4,580 |
20 |
21 |
10
|
| 12
|
Chan Hao-ching (TPE) |
4485 |
27 |
27 |
15
|
| 13
|
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) |
3,885 |
14 |
20 |
7
|
| 14
|
Caroline Garcia (FRA) |
3,860 |
19 |
26 |
12
|
Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) |
3,860 |
21 |
10 |
4
|
| 16
|
Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) |
3,842 |
14 |
14 |
|
| 17
|
Lucie Hradecká (CZE) |
3,720 |
23 |
22 |
5
|
| 18
|
Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) |
3,650 |
25 |
12 |
6
|
Abigail Spears (USA) |
3,650 |
25 |
12 |
6
|
| 20
|
Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) |
3,380 |
20 |
15 |
5
|
|
Number 1 ranking
Prize money leaders
| #
|
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 |
$2,309,821
|
- Prize money given in US$
- as of November 9, 2015[10]
|
Statistics leaders
as of November 16, 2015[11]
Points distribution
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
Player of the Month
Shot of the Month
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2015 season:
| List of Retirements
|
Julie Coin (born 2 December 1982, in Amiens, France), joined the pro tour in 1999. Her career-high singles ranking is world no. 60, achieved on 27 July 2009. Her career-high doubles ranking is world no. 49, achieved on 19 April 2010. Coin has won 10 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. Coin recorded the biggest win of her career by defeating the world no. 1 ranked female singles player, and top seed, Ana Ivanovic at the 2008 US Open. She announced November 2015 that the 2015 Open de Limoges will be her last tournament, her retirement from professional tennis.
Marta Domachowska (born 16 January 1986 in Warsaw, Poland), joined the pro tour in 2001. Her career-high singles ranking is world no. 37, achieved on 3 April 2006. Her career-high doubles ranking is world no. 62, achieved on 30 January 2006. Domachowska won one doubles title on the WTA tour. Domachowska has won 8 singles and 5 doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. In the 2008 Australian Open, she achieved her best grand slam result, reaching the fourth round, before she lost to Venus Williams. She announced December 2015 her retirement from professional tennis.
Natalie Grandin (born 27 February 1981, in East London, South Africa), joined the pro tour in 1999, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 144 in 2005, and a career high doubles ranking of number 22 in 2012. Grandin won one doubles title on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams doubles she reached a Quarterfinals on the 2011 Australian Open. She decided to retire in January 2015 at the age of 33.
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (born 8 November 1986 in Rum, Austria), joined the pro tour in 2003. On 4 May 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 70. On 29 September 2014, she peaked at world number 117 in the doubles rankings. Mayr-Achleitner has won 17 singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. She announced that the 2015 Generali Ladies Linz will be her last tournament, stating chronic joint pain as the reason for her retirement from professional tennis.
Yvonne Meusburger (born 3 October 1983 in Dornbirn, Austria) joined the pro tour in 1999, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 37 in 2014. Meusburger won one singles title on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams, she reached the third round on one occasion, at the 2014 Australian Open. She was an active part on the Austrian Fed Cup team, playing 29 ties between 2003 and 2014. She decided to retire after losing in the first round of US Open in August, In December 2014, Meusburger announced that she would come out of retirement to play one more tournament—the 2015 Australian Open—telling the Austria Press Agency that she wanted to end her career at the tournament because it was the first Grand Slam she contested was the 2006 Australian Open. Meusburger played her final career match against 29th seed Australian Casey Dellacqua at the following 2015 Australian Open.
Flavia Pennetta (born 25 February 1982, in Brindisi, Italy), turned pro in 2000 on her 18th birthday, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 6 on 28 September 2015 and a career high doubles ranking of number 1 on 28 February 2011. Pennetta is a Grand Slam champion as she won the 2015 US Open title in an all-Italian Grand Slam final against Roberta Vinci, becoming the first woman ever to win her first Grand Slam title after the age of 30 and the first Italian ever to win a singles title at the US Open. As a doubles specialist she also won her first Grand Slam Doubles title at the 2011 Australian Open and reached two other Grand Slam doubles finals at the US Open in 2005 and 2014. In her career she won 11 singles titles (including 2014 Indian Wells), 17 doubles titles and 4 Fed Cup tournaments representing Italy. She announced her retirement at the end of the season following her victory at US Open. Pennetta played her final match at the 2015 WTA Finals.
Ksenia Pervak (born 27 May 1991, in Chelyabinsk, Russia), turned pro in 2005, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 37 on 19 September 2011 and a career high doubles ranking of number 123 on 30 January 2012. Pervak won one WTA singles title at the 2011 Tashkent Open where she defeated Eva Birnerová in the final. Pervak has also reached the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships in 2011, where she defeated top ten player Andrea Petkovic in the third round. Pervak has also won 9 ITF singles titles and 3 ITF doubles titles. She announced her retirement from tennis at the end of the season, stating chronic injuries as the reason. She played her last professional match at the 2015 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open and retired at the age of 24.
Lisa Raymond (born 10 August 1973, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA), turned pro in 1989, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 15 on 20 October 1997 and high doubles ranking of number 1 on 12 June 2000. Raymond has 11 Grand Slam titles to her name: 6 in women's doubles and 5 in mixed doubles. She also won four singles titles on the WTA. Earning more than US$9 million in prize money in her career, Raymond has reached the quarterfinals in singles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon. She also is one of the few players to win a career Grand Slam in doubles. Among her doubles partners are legends Lindsay Davenport, Martina Navrátilová and Rennae Stubbs, as well as Samantha Stosur, Květa Peschke, Cara Black and Liezel Huber among others. She is also a mixed partner of Mike Bryan, with whom she won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, her lone medal to date. Raymond played her last professional match at the 2015 US Open.
Chanelle Scheepers (born 13 March 1984, in Harrismith, South Africa), joined the pro tour in 2000, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 37 in 2011, reaching a career high doubles ranking of number 42 in 2014. Scheepers won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams singles she reached the 4th round once at the 2010 French Open and in doubles she reached a semifinal on the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. She decided to retire in April 2015 at the age of 31, for coaching Alison Riske.
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María José Martínez Sánchez (born 12 August 1982 in Murcia, Spain), turned pro in 1998, ultimately winning five singles titles and 16 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also won 12 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ITF circuit. She reached a career-high ranking of world number 19 in singles on 10 May 2010, and of world no 5 in doubles on 18 January 2010. Her best singles performance at Grand Slam was reaching the third round, a feat she achieved six times in total and at least once at all four tournaments. In doubles, she reached the semi-finals of a grand slam three times; at the 2010 French Open, the 2012 French Open and the 2012 US Open. She also won the WTA Tour Championships doubles title in 2009, partnering Nuria Llagostera Vives, and reached the semi-finals of the 2009 Tournament of Champions (the first edition of the event to be held). After the pregnancy, she returned to the tour in the doubles of Miami Open in pair with Vera Dushevina.
Katalin Marosi (born 12 November 1979 in Gheorgheni, Romania), turned professional in October 1995, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 101 in May 2000 and the doubles no. 38 ranking in February 2013. Marosi lost all three WTA doubles finals she reached, but won 15 singles titles and 31 doubles titles on the ITF tour. After two years, she returned to the main tour in the doubles of Katowice Open in pair with Oksana Kalashnikova.
Anastasija Sevastova (born 13 April 1990 in Liepāja, Latvia), turned professional in 2006 (first retirement in 2013). She is a former world No. 37 in singles. Sevastova won one singles title on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams singles, she reached a fourth round on the 2011 Australian Open. She returned to the tour receiving a wildcard to compete in Sharm-El Sheik, an ITF $10,000 event, starting on January 26.
Amra Sadiković (born 6 May 1989 in Prilep, Yugoslavia), turned professional in 2007 (first retirement in 2014). She is a former world No. 179 in singles. Sadiković won eight singles titles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF tour. In Grand Slams singles, she reached a second round of qualification on the 2013 US Open. She returned to the tour receiving a wildcard to compete in Essen, an ITF $25,000 event, starting on June 8.
Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978 in Basel, Switzerland), turned professional in 1994 (first retirement in 2011), reaching a career high ranking of 7 in 2005 and winning 11 WTA titles. She also made the semi-finals of the 2004 Australian Open and has made the quarter-finals at the French Open and US Open twice each. She will return at an ITF circuit event in Darmstadt where she will play Sofiya Kovalets of Ukraine in the first round.[13]
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