2015 Qatar Total Open

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2015 Qatar Total Open
Date23–28 February
Edition13th
Category WTA Premier
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$731,000
Surface Hard
Location Doha, Qatar
Venue Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones / Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
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The 2015 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the event and part of the WTA Premier series of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar from 23 February to 28 February.

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles4703051851005512518131
Doubles1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles$124,000$66,000$35,455$19,050$10,220$5,580$2,920$2,900$1,555$860
Doubles*$39,000$20,650$11,360$5,875$3,140N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

*per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 31
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Simona Halep 42
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Caroline Wozniacki 53
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Agnieszka Radwańska 84
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ekaterina Makarova 95
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Andrea Petkovic 106
Flag of the United States.svg USA Venus Williams 117
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Angelique Kerber 128
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 139

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

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

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Hsieh Su-wei Flag of India.svg  IND Sania Mirza 111
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ekaterina Makarova Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Vesnina 162
Flag of Switzerland.svg   SUI Martina Hingis Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Flavia Pennetta 173
Flag of the United States.svg USA Raquel Kops-Jones Flag of the United States.svg USA Abigail Spears 224

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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