2015 Rio Open – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2015 Rio Open
Final
Champion Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Runner-up Flag of Slovakia.svg Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Score7–6(7–2), 6–1
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2014  · Rio Open ·  2016  

Kurumi Nara was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Dubai instead.

Contents

Sara Errani won the title, defeating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the final, despite being three match points down against Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second set in their quarterfinal match.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani (champion)
  2. Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci (second round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle (second round)
  5. Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Slovakia.svg Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (final)
  7. Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog (second round)
  8. Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 76
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson 5 3
1 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 776
6 Flag of Slovakia.svg Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 621
6 Flag of Slovakia.svg Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 64 6
2 Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 3 62

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 66
Flag of Brazil.svg T Pereira 3 3 1 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 67
Q Flag of Paraguay.svg M González 2 2 Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino 0 5
Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino 661 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 3 773
Q Flag of Argentina.svg M Irigoyen 1 1 WC Flag of Brazil.svg B Haddad Maia 6620r
WC Flag of Brazil.svg B Haddad Maia 66WC Flag of Brazil.svg B Haddad Maia 66
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A-S Mestach 3 4 7 Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 1 2
7 Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 661 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 76
4 Flag of the United States.svg M Brengle 63 5 Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson 5 3
Q Flag of Romania.svg A Bogdan 4 3r4 Flag of the United States.svg M Brengle 5 65
Flag of Germany.svg D Pfizenmaier 6566 Flag of Germany.svg D Pfizenmaier 70 7
Q Flag of Spain.svg E Cabeza Candela 774 4 Flag of Germany.svg D Pfizenmaier 4 0
Flag of France.svg P Parmentier 2 770 5 Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson 66
WC Flag of Brazil.svg G Cé 6616WC Flag of Brazil.svg G Cé 644
Flag of Spain.svg MT Torró Flor 77632r5 Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson 776
5 Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson 65774

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Slovakia.svg AK Schmiedlová 66
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck 3 0 6 Flag of Slovakia.svg AK Schmiedlová 66
Flag of Argentina.svg P Ormaechea 66 Flag of Argentina.svg P Ormaechea 0 2
Q Flag of Spain.svg S Sorribes Tormo 4 4 6 Flag of Slovakia.svg AK Schmiedlová 66
Q Flag of Paraguay.svg V Cepede Royg 67Q Flag of Paraguay.svg V Cepede Royg 3 1
WC Flag of Brazil.svg PC Gonçalves 2 5 Q Flag of Paraguay.svg V Cepede Royg 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Hradecká 643 3 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 2 3
3 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 7766 Flag of Slovakia.svg AK Schmiedlová 64 6
8 Flag of South Africa.svg C Scheepers 2 1 2 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 3 62
Flag of the United States.svg G Min 66 Flag of the United States.svg G Min 3 1
Flag of Romania.svg A Mitu 773 4 Flag of Israel.svg J Glushko 66
Flag of Israel.svg J Glushko 6566 Flag of Israel.svg J Glushko 1 2
Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands 662 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 66
Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 4 3 Flag of the United States.svg B Mattek-Sands 2 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg O Rogowska 1 3 2 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 66
2 Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić (first round; retired)
  2. Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg (qualified)
  3. Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Stephanie Vogt (first round)
  4. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova (first round)
  5. Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen (qualified)
  6. Flag of Romania.svg Ana Bogdan (qualified)
  7. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure (qualifying competition)
  8. Flag of Peru.svg Bianca Botto (qualifying competition; retired)
  9. Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualified)
  10. Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero (qualifying competition)
  11. Flag of Sweden.svg Rebecca Peterson (qualifying competition)
  12. Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz García Vidagany (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić 62r
  Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela 2 1
  Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela 63
8 Flag of Peru.svg Bianca Botto 4 1r
WC Flag of Brazil.svg Carolina Meligeni Alves 4 4
8 Flag of Peru.svg Bianca Botto 66

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg 66
WC Flag of Brazil.svg Ingrid Gamarra Martins 0 3
2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg 4 776
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Rebecca Peterson 6643
  Flag of Sweden.svg Ellen Allgurin 63 2
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Rebecca Peterson 4 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Stephanie Vogt 1 5
  Flag of Italy.svg Gaia Sanesi 67
  Flag of Italy.svg Gaia Sanesi 2 0
9 Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo 66
  Flag of Venezuela.svg Andrea Gámiz 3 65
9 Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo 677

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova 6562
  Flag of Paraguay.svg Montserrat González 772 6
  Flag of Paraguay.svg Montserrat González 66
12 Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz García Vidagany 4 2
  Flag of Colombia.svg Yuliana Lizarazo 2 2
12 Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz García Vidagany 66

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen 776
  Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 632
5 Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen 62 6
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero 3 62
WC Flag of Brazil.svg Eduarda Piai 1 1
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero 66

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Flag of Romania.svg Ana Bogdan 66
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Chieh-yu 3 3
6 Flag of Romania.svg Ana Bogdan 63 6
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure 3 61
WC Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Pigossi 4 3
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure 66

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