2015 ASB Classic

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2015 ASB Classic
Date5–10 January
Edition30th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
Surface Hard
Location Auckland, New Zealand
Venue ASB Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams
Doubles
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani / Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
  2014  · WTA Auckland Open ·  2016  

The 2015 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 30th edition of the ASB Classic, and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 5 January until 10 January 2015. Third-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title.

Contents

Finals

Singles

Doubles

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q3Q2Q1
Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$1,925$1,005$730$530
Doubles *$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960

1 Qualifiers' prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team

Singles entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Caroline Wozniacki 81
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sara Errani 142
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Venus Williams 193
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 254
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 265
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sloane Stephens 356
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Coco Vandeweghe 387
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Mona Barthel 418

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Doubles entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sara Errani Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Roberta Vinci 21
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Andrea Hlaváčková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Hradecká 372
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Görges Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld 763
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Shuko Aoyama Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Renata Voráčová 1084

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

See also

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