The 2015 Shenzhen Open (known as 2015 Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship reason) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Shenzhen Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 4 to 10 January 2015.
| 2015 WTA Shenzhen Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4–10 January 2015 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $500,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Shenzhen, China |
| Venue | Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Simona Halep | |
| Doubles | |
 Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $111,163 | $55,323 | $29,730 | $8,934 | $4,928 | $3,199 | $1,852 | $1,081 |
| Doubles * | $17,724 | $9,222 | $4,951 | $2,623 | $1,383 | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU
|
Simona Halep[1] | 3 | 1 |
 CZE
|
Petra Kvitová[1] | 4 | 2 |
 CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 22 | 3 |
 KAZ
|
Zarina Diyas | 32 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Klára Koukalová | 39 | 5 |
| ROU
|
Irina-Camelia Begu | 40 | 6 |
| ROU
|
Monica Niculescu | 46 | 7 |
 SUI
|
Timea Bacsinszky | 47 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 5, 2015.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Sorana Cîrstea (shoulder injury) → replaced by 
Tímea Babos
Retirements
edit
Vera Zvonareva (lower back injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN
|
Peng Shuai | CHN
|
Xu Yifan | 76 | 1 |
 ESP
|
Lara Arruabarrena | ROU
|
Irina-Camelia Begu | 119 | 2 |
| ESP
|
Anabel Medina Garrigues | ESP
|
María Teresa Torró Flor | 122 | 3 |
 TPE
|
Chan Chin-wei |  GEO
|
Oksana Kalashnikova | 158 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 29, 2014
Withdrawals
edit- During the tournament
- Vera Zvonareva (lower back injury)
Champions
editSingles
edit- Simona Halep def.
Timea Bacsinszky, 6–2, 6–2
Doubles
edit
Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok def. 
Liang Chen / Wang Yafan, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
References
edit- ^ a b "WIMBLEDON CHAMPION AND WORLD NUMBER THREE SIGN UP TO PLAY SHENZHEN OPEN". tennisworldusa.org. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2015-07-15 at the Wayback Machine