2015 China Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2015 China Open
Final
Champion Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza
Runner-up Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky
Score7–5, 6–4
Details
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Timea Bacsinszky in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 China Open. It was her first WTA Premier Mandatory level-tournament and second WTA Tour title overall, and she became the first Spanish player to win a Premier Mandatory tournament.

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Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew with a left forearm injury before the tournament began.

Seeds

0 1.   Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (first round, retired)
0 2.   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová (first round)
0 3.   Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta (third round)
0 4.   Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
0 5.   Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza (champion)
0 6.   Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
0 7.   Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
0 8.   Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
0 9.   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková (first round)
10.   Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
11.   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic (second round, withdrew because of a right hand injury)
12.   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky (final)
13.   Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic (third round)
14.   Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys (third round, retired)
15.   Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci (third round)
16.   Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Q Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1 5
5 Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza 67
5 Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza 4 66
4 Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 63 4
4 Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 66
10 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 1 4
5 Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza 76
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky 5 4
6 Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic 67
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3 5
6 Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic 74 1
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky 5 66
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky 0 67
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 63 5

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Romania.svg S Halep 4r
Q Flag of Spain.svg L Arruabarrena 5 Q Flag of Spain.svg L Arruabarrena 62 0
Flag of France.svg A Cornet 3 3 Q Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands 0 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands 66Q Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands 63 6
Flag of Slovakia.svg AK Schmiedlová 2 4 15 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 1 62
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck 66 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck 2 2
15 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands 1 5
11 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg B Bencic 64665 Flag of Spain.svg G Muguruza 67
Flag of the United States.svg M Brengle 774 3 11 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg B Bencic
Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić-Baroni 63 6 Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić-Baroni w/o
Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 1 63 Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić-Baroni 62 1
Flag of Russia.svg D Gavrilova 5 64 5 Flag of Spain.svg G Muguruza 1 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg I Falconi 72 6Q Flag of the United States.svg I Falconi 2 1
5 Flag of Spain.svg G Muguruza 66

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 60
Flag of the United States.svg C Vandeweghe 3 0r4 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 4 66
Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel 66 Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel 61 4
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang 3 2 4 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 60
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 6614 Flag of the United States.svg M Keys 3 0r
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Strýcová 3 2 Q Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 61 0
Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 5 2 14 Flag of the United States.svg M Keys 3 66
14 Flag of the United States.svg M Keys 764 Flag of Poland.svg A Radwańska 66
10 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 1 4
10 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 66
PR Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 61 6PR Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 1 4
Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković 1 63 10 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 66
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Wang 63 68 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 2 3
Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 2 62 WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Wang 5 0
Q Flag of Serbia.svg B Jovanovski 2 4 8 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 76
8 Flag of Denmark.svg C Wozniacki 66

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Flag of Serbia.svg A Ivanovic 66
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Dellacqua 4 0 6 Flag of Serbia.svg A Ivanovic 776
Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 632
6 Flag of Serbia.svg A Ivanovic 74 6
Flag of Germany.svg C Witthöft 4 4 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 5 62
Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 66 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 3 66
Flag of the United States.svg S Stephens 66 Flag of the United States.svg S Stephens 63 4
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ka Plíšková 3 2 6 Flag of Serbia.svg A Ivanovic 67
16 Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina 76 Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 3 5
Q Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 5 2 16 Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina 4 63
Flag of Germany.svg J Görges 2 4 Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 61 6
Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 66 Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 3 66
Flag of Brazil.svg T Pereira 763 Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 64 3
Flag of Romania.svg A Dulgheru 5 2 Flag of Brazil.svg T Pereira 60 4
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg X Han 5 64 3 Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 3 66
3 Flag of Italy.svg F Pennetta 74 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 60
Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko 3 0r7 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 776
Q Flag of Puerto Rico.svg M Puig 60 Q Flag of Puerto Rico.svg M Puig 612
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Z Diyas 4 0r7 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 4 65
Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 3 3 12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 64 7
Q Flag of Colombia.svg M Duque Mariño 66Q Flag of Colombia.svg M Duque Mariño 5 2
Flag of Italy.svg C Giorgi 64 3 12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 76
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 1 6612 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 0 67
13 Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 61 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 63 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg E Bouchard 2 1r13 Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 67
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 2 5
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 3 2 13 Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 63 2
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng 2 2 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 3 66
Flag of France.svg C Garcia 66 Flag of France.svg C Garcia 4 61
Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 76 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 63 6
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Kvitová 5 4

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká (qualifying competition)
  2. Flag of Croatia.svg Ajla Tomljanović (qualifying competition)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Alison Riske (first round)
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson (qualifying competition)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale (qualifying competition)
  6. Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette (qualifying competition)
  7. Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi (qualified)
  9. Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Davis (qualifying competition)
  10. Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos (first round)
  11. Flag of Montenegro.svg Danka Kovinić (first round)
  12. Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque Mariño (qualified)
  13. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
  14. Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
  15. Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
  16. Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands (qualified)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká 7777
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi 6365
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká 62 66
16 Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands 3 678
Flag of Romania.svg Patricia Maria Țig 3 65
16 Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands 677

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Croatia.svg Ajla Tomljanović 66
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Chen 4 2
2 Flag of Croatia.svg Ajla Tomljanović 2 4r
13 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva 62
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Fangzhou 70 1
13 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva 5 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of the United States.svg Alison Riske 4 1
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Monica Puig 66
  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Monica Puig 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yafan 3 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yafan 3 66
10 Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos 64 1

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson 777
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei 5 62
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson 3 4
15 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko 66
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zhaoxuan 62 2
15 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko 1 66

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale 64 7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Duan Yingying 1 65
5 Flag of the United States.svg Christina McHale 4 77611
Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena 663713
Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena 776
14 Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová 623

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette 66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarmila Gajdošová 4 1
6 Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette 2 1
12 Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque Mariño 66
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan 653
12 Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque Mariño 776

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková 62 1
Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Jovanovski 1 66
Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Jovanovski 786
9 Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Davis 662
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina 64 3
9 Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Davis 3 66

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi 64 6
Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva 2 62
8 Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi 3 66
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova 62 2
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova 0 66
11 Flag of Montenegro.svg Danka Kovinić 64 1

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