2015 Connecticut Open

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2015 Connecticut Open
DateAugust 23–29
Edition47th
Category WTA Premier
Draw30S / 16D
Prize money $731,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Venue Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
Doubles
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
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The 2015 Connecticut Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 47th edition of the Connecticut Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 23 through August 29. It was the last event of the 2015 US Open Series before the 2015 US Open.

Contents

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventW F SF QF Round of 16Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles [1] 4703051851005512518131
Doubles [1] 1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1
Singles [2] [3] $128,250$68,385$36,185$19,470$10,366$5,755$2,360$1,080$675
Doubles [4] $40,600$21,380$11,760$5,985$3,240N/AN/AN/AN/A

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank*Seed
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Simona Halep 31
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 42
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Caroline Wozniacki 53
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Šafářová 64
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Plíšková 75
Flag of Switzerland.svg   SUI Timea Bacsinszky 146
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Agnieszka Radwańska 157
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sara Errani 168

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank*Seed
Flag of Slovenia.svg  SLO Katarina Srebotnik Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Vesnina 141
Flag of the United States.svg USA Raquel Kops-Jones Flag of the United States.svg USA Abigail Spears 312
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Chan Hao-ching Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Casey Dellacqua 483
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Görges Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Hradecká 604

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

Finals

Singles

Doubles

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