2015 WTA Tour

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]

2015 WTA Tour
Serena Williams won five titles, including three Grand Slams, to finish the year at No. 1 for the fifth time.
Details
Duration4 January – 8 November 2015
Edition45th
Tournaments59
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA Finals
WTA Elite Trophy
WTA Premier Mandatory (4)
WTA Premier 5 (5)
WTA Premier (12)
WTA International (32)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Serena Williams (5)
Most tournament finals Karolína Plíšková (6)
Prize money leader Serena Williams
(US$10,582,642)[1]
Points leader Serena Williams (9,945)[2]
Awards
Player of the year Serena Williams
Doubles Team of the year Martina Hingis
Sania Mirza
Most improved
player of the year
Timea Bacsinszky
Newcomer of the year Daria Gavrilova
Comeback
player of the year
Venus Williams
2014
2016
Serena Williams won the first three grand slam tournaments of the year and was on course for the slam until she lost in the semifinals of the US Open to Roberta Vinci; Flavia Pennetta went on to win her maiden Grand Slam singles title at the US Open. Pennetta would retire from tennis at the WTA Finals in Singapore.

Schedule

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

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 5Hopman 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/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
January 12Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
$731,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
January 19
January 26
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$12,122,762 – Hard
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
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

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 2Fed 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
February 9Diamond Games
Antwerp, Belgium
WTA Premier
$731,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
February 16Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier 5
$2,513,000 – Hard – 54S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
February 23Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier
$731,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 2Monterrey Open
Monterrey, Mexico
WTA International
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
March 9
March 16
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$6,157,160 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
March 23
March 30
Miami Open
Key Biscayne, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$6,157,160 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 6Charleston Open
Charleston, United States
WTA Premier
$731,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
April 13Fed 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/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
April 20Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier
$731,000 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
April 27Morocco Open
Marrakesh, Morocco
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

May

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 4Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
€4,185,405 – Clay (Red) – 64S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
May 11Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
$2,183,600 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
May 18Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
May 25
June 1
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
$11,315,740 – Clay (Red)
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
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

June

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
June 8Nottingham Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
WTA International
$250,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
June 15Birmingham Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
WTA Premier
$731,000 – Grass – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
June 22Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, Great Britain
WTA Premier
$731,000 – Grass – 48S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
June 29
July 6
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
$11,174,883 – Grass
128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
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

July

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
July 13Bucharest Open
Bucharest, Romania
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
July 20İstanbul Cup
Istanbul, Turkey
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
July 27Baku Cup
Baku, Azerbaijan
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

August

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 3Stanford Classic
Stanford, United States
WTA Premier
$731,000 – Hard – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
August 10Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
$2,513,000 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
August 17Cincinnati Open
Mason, United States
WTA Premier 5
$2,701,240 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
August 24Connecticut Open
New Haven, United States
WTA Premier
$731,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
August 31
September 7
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
$11,517,008 – Hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
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

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
September 14Tournoi de Québec
Québec City, Canada
WTA International
$250,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
September 21Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier
$1,000,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/16D
Singles Draw  Doubles Draw
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
September 28Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5
$2,513,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw  Doubles Draw
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/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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 of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
October 5China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
$6,157,160 – Hard – 60S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
October 12Tianjin Open
Tianjin, China
WTA International
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
October 19Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
WTA Premier
$768,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
October 26WTA Finals
Singapore
Year-end championships
$7,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/8D (RR)
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Round Robin
November 2WTA Elite Trophy
Zhuhai, China
Year-end championships
$2,150,000 – Hard – 12S (RR)/6D (RR)
Singles Draw Doubles Draw 
Venus Williams
7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Karolína Plíšková Roberta Vinci
Elina Svitolina
Madison Keys
Zheng Saisai
Carla Suárez Navarro
Andrea Petkovic
Jelena Janković
Sara Errani
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová(Alt)
Caroline Wozniacki
Liang Chen
Wang Yafan
6–4, 6–3
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Arantxa Parra Santonja
November 14–15Fed Cup Final
Prague, Czech Republic  – Hard (i)
 Czech Republic
3–2
 Russia

Statistical information

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

Total Player Grand Slam Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
13  Martina Hingis (SUI) 0103
10  Sania Mirza (IND) 0100
6 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 051
5 Serena Williams (USA) 500
5 Lucie Šafářová (CZE) 140
4 Belinda Bencic (SUI) 220
4 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 040
4 Chan Hao-ching (TPE) 040
4 Angelique Kerber (GER) 400
3 Venus Williams (USA)300
3 Agnieszka Radwańska (POL)300
3 Liang Chen (CHN) 030
3 Simona Halep (ROU)300
3 Petra Kvitová (CZE) 300
3 Tímea Babos (HUN) 030
3 Chan Yung-jan (TPE) 030
3 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 120
3 Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) 030
3 Abigail Spears (USA) 030
3 Johanna Larsson (SWE) 120
3 Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) 120
3 Laura Siegemund (GER) 030
2 Wang Yafan (CHN)020
2 Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)020
2 Maria Sharapova (RUS)200
2 Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 020
2 Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)020
2 Xu Yifan (CHN)020
2 Zheng Saisai (CHN)020
2 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 200
2 Jelena Janković (SRB) 200
2 Teliana Pereira (BRA) 200
2 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (SVK) 200
2 Samantha Stosur (AUS) 200
2 Annika Beck (GER)110
2 Sara Errani (ITA)110
2 Elina Svitolina (UKR)110
2 Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 020
2 Kiki Bertens (NED) 020
2 Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) 020
2 Alexandra Panova (RUS) 020
2 Demi Schuurs (NED) 020
1 Flavia Pennetta (ITA)100
1 Casey Dellacqua (AUS)010
1 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)100
1 Andrea Petkovic (GER)100
1 Lucie Hradecká (CZE)010
1 Caroline Garcia (FRA)010
1 Julia Görges (GER)010
1 Daria Kasatkina (RUS)010
1 Sabine Lisicki (GER)010
1 Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP)010
1 Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)010
1 Elena Vesnina (RUS)010
1 Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)100
1 Misaki Doi (JPN)100
1 Camila Giorgi (ITA)100
1 Daniela Hantuchová (SVK)100
1 Nao Hibino (JPN)100
1 Karin Knapp (ITA)100
1 Ana Konjuh (CRO)100
1 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)100
1 Karolína Plíšková (CZE)100
1 Sloane Stephens (USA)100
1 Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)100
1 Heather Watson (GBR)100
1 Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)100
1 Caroline Wozniacki (DNK)100
1 Mona Barthel (GER)010
1 Chuang Chia-jung (TPE)010
1 Alizé Cornet (FRA)010
1 Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)010
1 Daria Gavrilova (RUS)010
1 Paula Cristina Gonçalves (BRA)010
1 Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)010
1 Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO)010
1 Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)010
1 Nadiia Kichenok (UKR)010
1 Andreja Klepač (SLO)010
1 Danka Kovinić (MNE)010
1 Barbora Krejčíková (CZE)010
1 An-Sophie Mestach (BEL)010
1 Asia Muhammad (USA)010
1 Rebecca Peterson (SWE)010
1 Alicja Rosolska (POL)010
1 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)010
1 María Teresa Torró Flor (ESP)010
1 Roberta Vinci (ITA)010
1 Stephanie Vogt (LIE)010

Titles won by nation

Total Nation Grand Slam Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
19 United States (USA)3211121323991
19  Switzerland (SUI)23131112234123
12 Czech Republic (CZE)2113212570
11 Germany (GER)5213650
10 India (IND)2131210100
9 Russia (RUS)12123540
7 Spain (ESP)133160
6 France (FRA)213060
5 Italy (ITA)131410
5 China (CHN)113050
5 Chinese Taipei (TPE)14050
4 Poland (POL)1111310
4 Romania (ROU)112400
4 Ukraine (UKR)22220
4 Belgium (BEL)13130
4 Sweden (SWE)13130
4 Netherlands (NED)4040
3 Australia (AUS)12210
3 Hungary (HUN)21030
3 Slovakia (SVK)3300
3 Brazil (BRA)21210
2 Kazakhstan (KAZ)11020
2 Slovenia (SLO)11020
2 Japan (JPN)2200
2 Serbia (SRB)2200
1 Croatia (CRO)1100
1 Denmark (DNK)1100
1 Great Britain (GBR)1100
1 Canada (CAN)1010
1 Georgia (GEO)1010
1 Liechtenstein (LIE)1010
1 Montenegro (MNE)1010

Titles information

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

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date Gained Date Forfeited
 Serena Williams (USA) Year-End 2014 Held Through The Entirety of 2015

Doubles

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date gained Date forfeited
 Sara Errani (ITA)
 Roberta Vinci (ITA)
Year-end 2014 12 April 2015
 Sania Mirza (IND) 13 April 2015 Year-end 2015

Prize money leaders

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.

CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1
Grand Slam (S)2000130078043024013070104030202
Grand Slam (D)200013007804302401301040
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)100065039021512065351030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S)1000650390215120651030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)100065039021512010
WTA Premier 5 (56S,64Q)9005853501901056013022151
WTA Premier 5 (56/54S,48/32Q)90058535019010560130201
WTA Premier 5 (28D)9005853501901051
WTA Premier 5 (16D)9005853501901
WTA Elite Trophy (S)700*440*240*(+40 per Round Robin Match; +80 per Round Robin Win)
WTA Premier (56S)4703051851005530125131
WTA Premier (32S)4703051851005512518131
WTA Premier (16D)4703051851001
WTA International (32S,32Q)280180110603011814101
WTA International (32S,16Q)2801801106030118121
WTA International (16D)280180110601

* Assumes undefeated Round Robin match record.

WTA fan polls

Player of the Month

Month Player Nationality
JanuarySerena Williams United States
FebruarySimona Halep Romania
MarchSerena Williams (2) United States
AprilAngelique Kerber Germany
MaySerena Williams (3) United States
JuneSerena Williams (4) United States
JulySamantha Stosur Australia
AugustBelinda Bencic  Switzerland
SeptemberFlavia Pennetta Italy
OctoberAgnieszka Radwańska Poland

Shot of the Month

Month Player Nationality
JanuaryMaria Sharapova Russia
FebruarySimona Halep Romania
MarchAgnieszka Radwańska Poland
AprilAngelique Kerber Germany
MayAgnieszka Radwańska (2) Poland
JuneAna Ivanovic Serbia
July
Not Awarded
AugustSimona Halep (2) Romania
SeptemberAgnieszka Radwańska (3) Poland
OctoberAgnieszka Radwańska (4) Poland

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:

Comebacks

Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2015 WTA Tour season:

Awards

See also

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