2015 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

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Singles
2015 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Final
Champion Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković
Runner-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Allertová
Score6–2, 6–0
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2014  · Guangzhou International Women's Open ·  2016  

Monica Niculescu was the defending champion, but she lost in the quarterfinals to Yanina Wickmayer.

Contents

Jelena Janković won the title, defeating Denisa Allertová in the final 6–2, 6–0.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic (first round)
  3. Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković (champion)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Montenegro.svg Danka Kovinić (first round)
  8. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Saisai (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Allertová 76
3 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 5 2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Allertová 2 0
4 Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković 66
4 Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković 62 7
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yanina Wickmayer 3 65

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Romania.svg S Halep 66
Q Flag of Croatia.svg P Martić 4 2 1 Flag of Romania.svg S Halep 66
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Z Yang 3 0 Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos 4 0
Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos 661 Flag of Romania.svg S Halep 4 3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Allertová 677 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Allertová 66
Flag of Germany.svg A-L Friedsam 3 63 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Allertová 677
Flag of Serbia.svg B Jovanovski 66 Flag of Serbia.svg B Jovanovski 3 65
7 Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 4 2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Allertová 76
3 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 63 63 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 5 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Duan 3 62 3 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 6666
Q Flag of Tunisia.svg O Jabeur 3 3 Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg K Zhang 784 2
Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg K Zhang 663 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 66
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 1 3 8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng 1 0
Q Flag of Estonia.svg A Kontaveit 66Q Flag of Estonia.svg A Kontaveit 1 611
Flag of Serbia.svg A Krunić 2 1 8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng 6713
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 67
Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 4 5 5 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 66
Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Wang 3 2 Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 0 1
Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 665 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 2 5
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zhang 4 4 4 Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković 67
Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 66 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 5 64
Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 633 4 Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković 74 6
4 Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković 7764 Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković 62 7
6 Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 771 6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 3 65
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 6563 6 Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 66
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Wang 3 64 Q Flag of Sweden.svg R Peterson 3 2
Q Flag of Sweden.svg R Peterson 63 66 Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 2 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 66 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 66
Flag of Poland.svg M Linette 4 4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 66
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg M Puig 66 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg M Puig 3 4
2 Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 1 4

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit (qualified)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang (qualified)
  3. Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić (qualified)
  4. Flag of Israel.svg Julia Glushko (qualifying competition)
  5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin (qualifying competition)
  6. Flag of Sweden.svg Rebecca Peterson (qualified)
  7. Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur (qualified)
  8. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Fangzhou (qualifying competition)
  9. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Kailin (qualified)
  10. Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Piter (first round)
  11. Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina (first round)
  12. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit 66
WC Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Eto 0 1
1 Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Shilin 4 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Shilin 2 66
11 Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina 64 2

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang 66
Flag of Japan.svg Mizuno Kijima 3 1
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang 71 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Chen 5 61
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Chen 61 6
10 Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Piter 2 63

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić 66
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Morgina 1 1
3 Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić 4 76
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Fangzhou 65 4
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Danni 1 0
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Fangzhou 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Israel.svg Julia Glushko 66
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ying 2 0
4 Flag of Israel.svg Julia Glushko 62 1
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Kailin 2 66
Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova 2 2
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Kailin 66

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin 777
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jingjing 635
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin 4 4
7 Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xun Fangying 0 2
7 Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur 66

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Rebecca Peterson 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg You Xiaodi 2 1
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Rebecca Peterson 677
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova 3 64
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Zhang Ling 1 2
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova 66

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