2015 Italian Open (tennis)

2015 Italian Open
Date	10–17 May
Edition	72nd
Category	Masters 1000 Premier 5
Draw	56S / 24D 56S / 28D
Prize money	€3,830,295 (ATP) $2,183,600 (WTA)
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Rome, Italy
Venue	Foro Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic [1]
Women's singles
Maria Sharapova [2]
Men's doubles
Pablo Cuevas / David Marrero [3]
Women's doubles
Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic
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The 2015 Italian Open ^{[2] [4] [5]} (also known as the 2015 Rome Masters^{[ citation needed ]} or the sponsored title 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia ^[4] ) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 72nd edition of the Italian Open and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2015 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place from 10–17 May 2015.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 2015 Italian Open – Men's singles

• Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

Main article: 2015 Italian Open – Women's singles

• Maria Sharapova defeated Carla Suárez Navarro, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1

Men's doubles

Main article: 2015 Italian Open – Men's doubles

• Pablo Cuevas / David Marrero defeated Marcel Granollers / Marc López, 6–4, 7–5

Women's doubles

Main article: 2015 Italian Open – Women's doubles

• Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic defeated Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza, 6–4, 6–3

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Q	Q2	Q1
Men's singles	1000	600	360	180	90	45	10	25	16	0
Men's doubles						0	—	—	—	—
Women's singles	900	585	350	190	105	60	1	30	20	1
Women's doubles						1	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Q2	Q1
Men's singles	€628,100	€308,000	€155,000	€78,820	€40,930	€21,580	€11,650	€2,685	€1,370
Women's singles	€400,250	€199,750	€99,870	€46,000	€22,800	€11,710	€6,020	€3,350	€1,720
Men's doubles	€194,500	€95,230	€47,770	€24,520	€12,670	€6,690	—	—	—
Women's doubles	€114,250	€57,840	€28,630	€14,410	€7,280	€3,605	—	—	—

ATP main draw entrants

Singles

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SRB	Novak Djokovic	1	1
SUI	Roger Federer	2	2
GBR	Andy Murray	3	3
ESP	Rafael Nadal	4	4
JPN	Kei Nishikori	5	5
CZE	Tomáš Berdych	7	6
ESP	David Ferrer	8	7
SUI	Stan Wawrinka	9	8
CRO	Marin Čilić	10	9
BUL	Grigor Dimitrov	11	10
ESP	Feliciano López	12	11
FRA	Gilles Simon	13	12
FRA	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	14	13
ESP	Roberto Bautista Agut	16	14
RSA	Kevin Anderson	17	15
USA	John Isner	18	16

• Rankings are as of May 4, 2015.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Matteo Donati
• Federico Gaio
• Paolo Lorenzi
• Luca Vanni

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:

• Nicolás Almagro
• Florian Mayer

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Andrea Arnaboldi
• Thomaz Bellucci
• Alexandr Dolgopolov
• Thomas Fabbiano
• Marsel İlhan
• Dušan Lajović
• Diego Schwartzman

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Benjamin Becker → replaced by Steve Johnson
• Julien Benneteau → replaced by Simone Bolelli
• Ivo Karlović → replaced by Marcel Granollers
• Gaël Monfils → replaced by Donald Young
• Gilles Müller → replaced by Jack Sock
• Milos Raonic → replaced by Dominic Thiem
• Andreas Seppi → replaced by Jerzy Janowicz
• Tommy Robredo → replaced by Jiří Veselý
• Fernando Verdasco → replaced by João Sousa

During the tournament

• Andy Murray (fatigue)

Retirements

• Philipp Kohlschreiber
• Gilles Simon

Doubles

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	Bob Bryan	USA	Mike Bryan	2	1
CRO	Ivan Dodig	BRA	Marcelo Melo	9	2
NED	Jean-Julien Rojer	ROU	Horia Tecău	23	3
POL	Marcin Matkowski	SRB	Nenad Zimonjić	26	4
ESP	Marcel Granollers	ESP	Marc López	27	5
CAN	Daniel Nestor	IND	Leander Paes	30	6
AUT	Alexander Peya	BRA	Bruno Soares	32	7
ITA	Simone Bolelli	ITA	Fabio Fognini	34	8

• Rankings are as of May 4, 2015.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Matteo Donati / Stefano Napolitano
• Paolo Lorenzi / Luca Vanni

WTA main draw entrants

Singles

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	Serena Williams	1	1
ROU	Simona Halep	2	2
RUS	Maria Sharapova	3	3
CZE	Petra Kvitová	4	4
DEN	Caroline Wozniacki	5	5
CAN	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6
SRB	Ana Ivanovic	7	7
RUS	Ekaterina Makarova	8	8
GER	Angelique Kerber	11	9
ESP	Carla Suárez Navarro	12	10
CZE	Karolína Plíšková	13	11
CZE	Lucie Šafářová	14	12
ITA	Sara Errani	15	13
USA	Venus Williams	16	14
USA	Madison Keys	17	15
SRB	Jelena Jankovic	18	16

• Rankings are as of May 4, 2015.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Nastassja Burnett
• Karin Knapp
• Francesca Schiavone

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Misaki Doi
• Alexandra Dulgheru
• Daria Gavrilova
• Bojana Jovanovski
• Christina McHale
• Urszula Radwańska
• Kateřina Siniaková
• Elena Vesnina

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Lucie Hradecká
• Kristina Mladenovic
• Anna Karolína Schmiedlová

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Casey Dellacqua → replaced by Lucie Hradecká
• Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Kristina Mladenovic
• Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
• Peng Shuai → replaced by Magdaléna Rybáriková
• Andrea Petkovic → replaced by Monica Puig
• Agnieszka Radwańska → replaced by Daniela Hantuchová

During the tournament

• Serena Williams

Retirements

• Jarmila Gajdošová

Doubles

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SUI	Martina Hingis	IND	Sania Mirza	5	1
TPE	Hsieh Su-wei	ITA	Flavia Pennetta	25	2
HUN	Tímea Babos	FRA	Kristina Mladenovic	27	3
FRA	Caroline Garcia	SLO	Katarina Srebotnik	38	4
USA	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	CZE	Lucie Šafářová	41	5
CZE	Andrea Hlaváčková	CZE	Lucie Hradecká	45	6
TPE	Chan Yung-jan	CHN	Zheng Jie	49	7
RUS	Alla Kudryavtseva	RUS	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	53	8

• Rankings are as of May 4, 2015.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Nastassja Burnett / Jasmine Paolini
• Maria Elena Camerin / Corinna Dentoni
• Simona Halep / Francesca Schiavone
• Daniela Hantuchová / Samantha Stosur

References

1. "2015 Rome – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "Italian Open: Maria Sharapova wins third title in Rome". BBC Sport. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
3. "2015 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
4. "Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer to lock horns in Italian Open final". The Guardian. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
5. "Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams Win at the Italian Open". New York Times. Associated Press. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

External links

• Official website
• WTA tournament draws
• ATP tournament profile
• WTA tournament profile