2015 J&T Banka Prague Open

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2015 J&T Banka Prague Open
Date27 April – 2 May
Edition6th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Prague, Czech Republic
VenueTK Sparta Praha
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
Doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
  2014  · J&T Banka Prague Open ·  2016  

The 2015 J&T Banka Prague Open was a professional women's tennis tournaments played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 6th edition of the tournament which was an International tournament on the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the Sparta Prague Tennis Club in Prague, Czech Republic, from 27 April to 2 May 2015. This was the event's first edition as a WTA International tournament.

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Points and prize money distribution

Points distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1
Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$1,925$1,005$730$530
Doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Plíšková 121
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Šafářová 132
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Strýcová 233
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 244
Flag of France.svg  FRA Alizé Cornet 285
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 336
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Belinda Bencic 347
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Camila Giorgi 358

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Michaëlla Krajicek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Plíšková 691
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Nadiia Kichenok 1372
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Vera Dushevina Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Andrea Hlaváčková 1413
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Chuang Chia-jung Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Liang Chen 1424

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcard into the main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Finals

Singles

Doubles

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