2015 İstanbul Cup – Singles

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Singles
2015 İstanbul Cup
Final
Champion Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko
Runner-up Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska
Score7–5, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
  2014  · İstanbul Cup ·  2016  

Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but she chose not to participate this year.

Contents

Lesia Tsurenko won the title, defeating Urszula Radwańska in the final 7–5, 6–1.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (first round)
  2. Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina (first round)
  3. Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković (first round)
  4. Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet (second round)
  5. Flag of Italy.svg Camila Giorgi (second round)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Daria Gavrilova (first round)
  7. Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
  8. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tsvetana Pironkova (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko 66
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens 4 2
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko 76
Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska 5 1
  Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska 64 6
Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková 3 63

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 4 64
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 677Q Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 64 6
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg O Savchuk 3 5 Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel 3 62
Flag of Germany.svg M Barthel 67Q Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 6135
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Ç Büyükakçay 63 2 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko 7157
Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 4 66 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Hantuchová 1 1
Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko 773 6 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko 66
6 Flag of Russia.svg D Gavrilova 6263 Flag of Ukraine.svg L Tsurenko 66
4/WC Flag of France.svg A Cornet 67 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Flipkens 4 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 3 5 4/WC Flag of France.svg A Cornet 61 2
Q Flag of Latvia.svg J Ostapenko 2 0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Flipkens 2 66
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Flipkens 66 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Flipkens 66
Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 66 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 2 4
Flag of Bulgaria.svg S Karatantcheva 0 1 Flag of Italy.svg F Schiavone 678
Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 5 7645 Flag of Italy.svg C Giorgi 4 66
5 Flag of Italy.svg C Giorgi 75 77

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 0 7777
Q Flag of Russia.svg M Gasparyan 664638 Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 61 6
Flag of Japan.svg K Nara 679 Flag of Japan.svg K Nara 3 61
Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 4 678 Flag of Bulgaria.svg T Pironkova 2 665
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova 73 4 Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 63 77
Flag of Serbia.svg B Jovanovski 5 66 Flag of Serbia.svg B Jovanovski 3 2
Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 63 6 Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 66
3 Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković 4 62 Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 64 6
7 Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 2 1 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 3 63
Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 66 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 776
Q Flag of Russia.svg A Panova 62 6Q Flag of Russia.svg A Panova 633
Flag of Russia.svg E Kulichkova 4 61 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 65 2
Q Flag of the United States.svg A Tatishvili 75 0r Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 0 76
WC Flag of Turkey.svg İ Soylu 5 72 WC Flag of Turkey.svg İ Soylu 0 0
Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 66 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 66
2 Flag of Ukraine.svg E Svitolina 1 3

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Russia.svg Elizaveta Kulichkova (moved to main draw)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková (first round)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan (qualified)
  4. Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
  5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin (qualifying competition)
  6. Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko (qualified)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Anna Tatishvili (qualified)
  8. Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova (qualified)
  9. Flag of Japan.svg Misa Eguchi (first round)
  10. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková (qualifying competition)
  11. Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit (first round)
  12. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zhaoxuan (first round)
  13. Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Beygelzimer (first round)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
13 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Beygelzimer 1 64
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Berfu Cengiz 63 6
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Berfu Cengiz 1 3
8 Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Alberta Brianti 3 782
8 Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova 6666

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková 3 64
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sara Tomic 64 6
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sara Tomic 63 3
Alt Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk 3 66
Alt Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk 66
12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zhaoxuan 3 3

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan 66
  Flag of Croatia.svg Tereza Mrdeža 1 3
3 Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan 76
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková 5 1
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Ayla Aksu 774 61
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková 61677

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko 66
  Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata 3 2
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko 3 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Nastassja Burnett 63 0
  Flag of Italy.svg Nastassja Burnett 3 66
9 Flag of Japan.svg Misa Eguchi 61 0

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin 66
  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akgul Amanmuradova 1 0
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin 2 2
7 Flag of the United States.svg Anna Tatishvili 66
  Flag of the United States.svg Grace Min 3 2
7 Flag of the United States.svg Anna Tatishvili 66

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko 2
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok 0r
6 Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko 66
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Melis Sezer 2 2
WC Flag of Turkey.svg Melis Sezer 4 66
11 Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit 61 3

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