2015 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Doubles

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Doubles
2015 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
Final
Champions Flag of Turkey.svg Çağla Büyükakçay
Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari
Runners-up Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Soylu
Score7–6(8–6), 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2014  · Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge ·  2016  

Vitalia Diatchenko and Alexandra Panova were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.

Contents

Çağla Büyükakçay and Maria Sakkari won the title, defeating Elise Mertens and İpek Soylu in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–4.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens / Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Soylu (final)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Koukalová / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Vaňková (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Marina Melnikova / Flag of Spain.svg Laura Pous Tió (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Ianchuk / Flag of Russia.svg Valentyna Ivakhnenko (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens
Flag of Turkey.svg İ Soylu
66
  Flag of Russia.svg A Gabueva
Flag of India.svg A Raina
4 3 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens
Flag of Turkey.svg İ Soylu
66
  Flag of Russia.svg P Leykina
Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva
66  Flag of Russia.svg P Leykina
Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva
3 3
  Flag of Russia.svg E Lyukshinova
Flag of Egypt.svg S Samir
1 1 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens
Flag of Turkey.svg İ Soylu
66
3 Flag of Russia.svg M Melnikova
Flag of Spain.svg L Pous Tió
663 Flag of Russia.svg M Melnikova
Flag of Spain.svg L Pous Tió
2 3
  Flag of Romania.svg N Dascălu
Flag of Russia.svg M Marfutina
2 1 3 Flag of Russia.svg M Melnikova
Flag of Spain.svg L Pous Tió
66
WC Flag of Serbia.svg S Sabljarević
Flag of Germany.svg E Schwarte
0 4 WC Flag of Spain.svg C Sánchez Quintanar
Flag of Bulgaria.svg A Vangelova
2 4
WC Flag of Spain.svg C Sánchez Quintanar
Flag of Bulgaria.svg A Vangelova
661 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens
Flag of Turkey.svg İ Soylu
664
  Flag of Turkey.svg Ç Büyükakçay
Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari
66  Flag of Turkey.svg Ç Büyükakçay
Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari
786
  Flag of Oman.svg F Al-Nabhani
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg A Sadiković
4 3   Flag of Turkey.svg Ç Büyükakçay
Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari
66
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Martincová
677  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Martincová
4 2
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg O Ianchuk
Flag of Russia.svg V Ivakhnenko
2 64  Flag of Turkey.svg Ç Büyükakçay
Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari
64 [10]
Alt Flag of Italy.svg C Coppola
Flag of Germany.svg V Heisen
3 0   Flag of France.svg I Ramialison
Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Shinikova
3 6[5]
  Flag of France.svg I Ramialison
Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Shinikova
66  Flag of France.svg I Ramialison
Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Shinikova
67
WC Flag of Slovakia.svg Z Kučová
Flag of Slovakia.svg K Pondušová
1 1 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Koukalová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Vaňková
4 5
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Koukalová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg K Vaňková
66

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