The 2015 Wuhan Open (also known as 2015 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 27 and October 3, 2015. It was part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour. The 2015 tournament was the 2nd edition of the Wuhan Open. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.
| 2015 Wuhan Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 27 – October 3 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 28D |
| Prize money | $2,513,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Wuhan, China |
| Venue | Optics Valley Int'l Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Venus Williams | |
| Doubles | |
 Martina Hingis /  Sania Mirza | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1] | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[1] | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[2][3] | $456,000 | $227,700 | $113,860 | $52,430 | $26,000 | $13,335 | $6,855 | $3,825 | $1,970 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[4] | $130,300 | $65,930 | $32,250 | $16,425 | $8,320 | $4,115 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player[5] | Ranking | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 2 | 1 |
 RUS
|
Maria Sharapova | 3 | 2 |
 CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 4 | 3 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 4 |
 ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 8 | 5 |
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 9 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 10 | 7 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 11 | 8 |
 SRB
|
Ana Ivanovic | 12 | 9 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 13 | 10 |
| SUI
|
Belinda Bencic | 15 | 11 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 16 | 12 |
| GER
|
Andrea Petkovic | 17 | 13 |
| USA
|
Madison Keys | 18 | 14 |
 ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 19 | 15 |
| ITA
|
Sara Errani | 21 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of September 21, 2015[6]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Tímea Babos
Lauren Davis
Mariana Duque Mariño
Julia Görges
Johanna Konta
Danka Kovinić
Patricia Maria Țig- Heather Watson
The following players received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by Alison Riske
Eugenie Bouchard (ongoing concussion) → replaced by 
Ajla Tomljanović
Karin Knapp → replaced by Alexandra Dulgheru
Ekaterina Makarova (leg injury) → replaced by Varvara Lepchenko- Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Lucie Šafářová (bacterial infection and belly muscle injury) → replaced by 
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Retirements
edit
Victoria Azarenka (left leg injury)- Belinda Bencic (left thigh injury)
Garbiñe Muguruza (left ankle injury and gastrointestinal illness)- Maria Sharapova (left forearm injury)
- CoCo Vandeweghe (left ankle injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI
|
Martina Hingis | IND
|
Sania Mirza | 3 | 1 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos |  FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 19 | 2 |
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 25 | 3 |
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-Ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-Jan | 3- | 4 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 32 | 5 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | 37 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 46 | 7 |
| TPE
|
Chuang Chia-jung | TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | 60 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 21, 2015
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Belinda Bencic (Left Thigh Injury)
- During the tournament
- Garbiñe Muguruza (Gastrointestinal Illness And Left Ankle Injury)
- Ajla Tomljanović (Right Shoulder Injury)
Champions
editSingles
edit- Venus Williams def. Garbiñe Muguruza, 6-3 3-0 Retired
Doubles
edit- Martina Hingis /
Sania Mirza def. Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu, 6-2 6-3
References
edit- ^ a b "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Singles main draw" (PDF). WTATennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-23. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ^ "Singles qualifying draw" (PDF). WTATennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-23. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ "Doubles main draw" (PDF). WTATennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-10. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ "Wuhan Open Player List". Wuhan Open. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "WTA Singles Rankings". WTA. 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Maria Sharapova To Come Back In Wuhan". WTA. 21 September 2015.