2015 WTA Finals

2015 WTA Finals October 25 – November 1 45th (singles) / 40th (doubles) 8S / 8D Hard (indoor) Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium WTA Finals WTA Finals WTA Finals POL Agnieszka Radwańska SUI Martina Hingis / IND Sania Mirza The 2015 WTA Finals was a women's tennis tournament at Singapore.WTA re-launches year-end Championships as WTA Finals http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/PressReleases/2014/0527_WTA_Finals.pdf www.wtatennis.com May 27, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141106123130/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/PressReleases/2014/0527_WTA_Finals.pdf November 6, 2014 It was the 45th edition of the singles event and the 40th edition of the doubles competition. The tournament was contested by eight singles players and eight doubles teams. The tournament was the year-end final of the 2015 WTA Tour. Finals Singles 2015 WTA Finals – Singles POL Agnieszka Radwańska defeated CZE Petra Kvitová 6–2, 4–6, 6–3. Doubles 2015 WTA Finals – Doubles SUI Martina Hingis / IND Sania Mirza defeated ESP Garbiñe Muguruza / ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 6–0, 6–3. Tournament thumb|300x300px|Singapore Indoor Stadium hosted the WTA Finals for the first time in 2014. The 2015 WTA Finals took place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium from 26 October to 1 November 2015, and was the 45th edition of the event. The tournament was run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as part of the 2015 WTA Tour. Singapore is now the ninth city to host the WTA Finals since its inauguration in 1972 and will host the event for at least five years. The event also held two exhibition tournaments, WTA Rising Stars Invitational and the WTA Legends Classic. Qualifying In singles, point totals are calculated by combining point totals from sixteen tournaments. Of these sixteen tournaments, a player's results from the four Grand Slam events, the four Premier Mandatory tournaments, and the best results from two Premier 5 tournaments must be included. In doubles, point totals are calculated by any combination of eleven tournaments throughout the year. Unlike in singles, this combination does not need to include results from the Grand Slams or Premier-level tournaments. Format The singles and doubles event features eight players in a round robin event, split into two groups of four. Over the first four days of competition, each player meets the other three players in her group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player in one group meets the second-placed player in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match. Round robin tie-breaking methods The final standings of each group were determined by the first of the following methods that applied: Greatest number of wins. Greatest number of matches played. Head-to-head results if only two players are tied, or if three players are tied then: a. If three players each have the same number of wins, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two remaining tied players. b. Highest percentage of sets won. c. Highest percentage of games won. Exhibition Rising Stars JPN Naomi Osaka defeated FRA Caroline Garcia, 3–5, 5–4(8–6), 4–1. Legends 2015 WTA Finals – Legends Classic Winner: USA Martina Navratilova Runner-up: ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Prize money and points The total prize money for the BNP Paribas 2015 WTA Finals was US$7,000,000.http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/AboutTheTour/rules2015.pdf Match Notes 2015-10-08 2016-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112162648/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/AboutTheTour/rules2015.pdf live StageSinglesDoublesPointsChampion RR1 + $1,750,000 RR + $350,000 RR + 810 Runner-up RR + $590,000 RR + $110,000 RR + 360 Semifinalist RR + $40,000 RR + $7,500 RR Round robin win per match +$153,000 +$25,000 +230 Round robin loss per match +70Participation Fee3 matches = $151,0002 matches = $130,0001 match = $110,0003 matches = $75,0002 matches = $60,0001 match = $50,000 Alternates2 matches = $109,0001 match = $89,0000 matches = $68,0002 matches = $50,5001 match = $35,0000 matches = $25,000 1 RR means prize money or points won in the round robin round. Qualified players Singles #PlayersPointsTournDate QualifiedwithdrewUSA Serena Williams9,945146 July1ROU Simona Halep5,790174 September2ESP Garbiñe Muguruza4,511198 October3RUS Maria Sharapova4,3221610 September4CZE Petra Kvitová3,4911814 October5POL Agnieszka Radwańska3,4252318 October6GER Angelique Kerber3,4002421 October7ITA Flavia Pennetta3,252 19 21 October8CZE Lucie Šafářová3,2212122 October thumb|upright|left|Serena Williams won three Grand Slam titles in 2015. On 6 July, Serena Williams became the first player to qualify for the Championships.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/serena-first-to-qualify-for-wta-finals/4844167 'Serena Williams' Road to Singapore' Wtafinals.com 6 July 2015 6 July 2015 8 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150708014631/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/serena-first-to-qualify-for-wta-finals/4844167 live However, she announced her withdrawal on 2 October.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/singapore-scenarios-without-serena/5043791 Singapore Scenarios Without Serena WTA Courtney Nguyen 2 October 2015 6 October 2015 6 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151006233016/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/singapore-scenarios-without-serena/5043791 live 2015 Serena Williams tennis season In 2015, Serena Williams decided to start her season at the exhibition event in Perth, at the Hopman Cup teaming up with John Isner, losing in the final to the Polish pairing of Agnieszka Radwańska and Jerzy Janowicz.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-10/radwanska-shocks-williams-in-hopman-cup/6010634 Poland wins Hopman Cup as Agnieszka Radwańska and Jerzy Janowicz combine to beat Serena Williams and John Isner in Perth ABC 10 January 2015 2015-10-11 2015-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20150926172628/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-10/radwanska-shocks-williams-in-hopman-cup/6010634 live At the Australian Open, Williams claimed her 19th slam defeating Maria Sharapova, putting her 2nd in the most slams won in the Open Era.https://www.si.com/tennis/2015/01/30/serena-williams-maria-sharapova-live-blog-updates-analysis Serena defeats Sharapova to win Australian Open, 19th major title Sports Illustrated 30 January 2015 10 December 2017 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040120/http://www.si.com/tennis/2015/01/30/serena-williams-maria-sharapova-live-blog-updates-analysis live Williams ended her 14-year boycott of the BNP Paribas Open but withdrew prior to her semifinal match.https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/12528621/serena-williams-withdraws-indian-wells-semifinal-knee-injury Serena Williams WDs at Indian Wells ESPN 31 March 2015 11 October 2015 14 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150714061001/http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/12528621/serena-williams-withdraws-indian-wells-semifinal-knee-injury live She then claimed her eighth Miami Open title defeating Carla Suárez Navarro in just 56 minutes in the final after winning a tough three-set semifinal match against Simona Halep.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/32184212 Serena Williams beats Carla Suarez Navarro to win Miami Open - BBC Sport 2020-06-15 2020-06-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20200616222207/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/32184212 live She then reached the final of the French Open and claimed her 20th slam defeating Lucie Šafářová in three sets, making her only the second person to win each slam three times.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/06/serena-williams-safarova-french-open-20th-grand-slam-title Serena Williams beats Lucie Safarova at French Open to win 20th grand slam TheGuardian.com 6 June 2015 2020-06-15 2020-06-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20200615141140/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/06/serena-williams-safarova-french-open-20th-grand-slam-title live She backed it up by winning her 6th Wimbledon title against Garbiñe Muguruza to become the first person to win three slams six times and first player since Steffi Graf to win the first three slams of the year.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/11/serena-williams-beats-garbine-muguruza-wimbledon-grand-slam Serena Williams beats battling Garbiñe Muguruza to win Wimbledon The Guardian 11 July 2015 13 December 2016 12 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170712183549/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/11/serena-williams-beats-garbine-muguruza-wimbledon-grand-slam live Williams returned from an elbow injury in Toronto but was shocked by Swiss teen Belinda Bencic in the semifinals. She then claimed her fifth title of the year at the Western & Southern Open defeating Simona Halep.https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/13495801/serena-williams-defeats-simona-halep-win-cincinnati-title Serena Williams wins Cincinnati tournament for second time ESPN 24 August 2015 11 October 2015 26 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150926000545/http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/13495801/serena-williams-defeats-simona-halep-win-cincinnati-title live At the US Open, Williams had a chance to win the calendar Grand Slam but was upset by Roberta Vinci in three sets in the semifinals.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/11/serena-williams-grand-slam-ended-roberta-vinci Serena Williams' grand slam dream ended by Roberta Vinci's shock win The Guardian 11 September 2015 13 December 2016 21 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161221111847/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/11/serena-williams-grand-slam-ended-roberta-vinci live Williams was the three-time defending champion, but on October 2, Williams withdrew from the tournament to recapture her motivation. thumb|215x215px|Simona Halep won the biggest title of her career at Indian Wells. On 4 September, Simona Halep became the second player to qualify after her second round win at the US Open.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/halep-qualifies-for-wta-finals/4978304 HALEP QUALIFIES FOR WTA FINALS Wtafinals.com 4 September 2015 11 October 2015 8 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151008080357/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/halep-qualifies-for-wta-finals/4978304 dead Simona Halep began the year by winning the Shenzhen Open over Timea Bacsinszky.http://www.eurosport.com/tennis/sick-simona-halep-claims-shenzhen-title_sto4540943/story.shtml Sick Simona Halep claims Shenzhen title Eurosport 10 January 2015 11 October 2015 8 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208204457/http://www.eurosport.com/tennis/sick-simona-halep-claims-shenzhen-title_sto4540943/story.shtml live She then reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open but lost to Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets.https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open-2015-ekaterina-makarova-thrashes-simona-halep-maria-sharapova-beats-eugenie-bouchard-20150127-12z3g4.html Australian Open 2015: Ekaterina Makarova thrashes Simona Halep, Maria Sharapova beats Eugenie Bouchard 27 January 2015 2020-06-15 2019-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20190728050140/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open-2015-ekaterina-makarova-thrashes-simona-halep-maria-sharapova-beats-eugenie-bouchard-20150127-12z3g4.html live She won her second title of the year at the Dubai Tennis Championships defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final.https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/12358628/simona-halep-wins-2nd-wta-title-year-dubai-championships Halep beats Pliskova for Dubai title ESPN 22 February 2015 11 October 2015 16 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150816104935/http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/12358628/simona-halep-wins-2nd-wta-title-year-dubai-championships live She won the biggest title of her career at the BNP Paribas Open defeating Jelena Janković in the final.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4583319 HALEP WINS BIGGEST TITLE AT INDIAN WELLS WTA 22 March 2015 11 October 2015 9 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151209052530/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4583319 live However, Halep suffered a dip in form losing to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni in the second round of the French Open and a first-round loss at Wimbledon to Jana Čepelová. Halep rebounded at the US Open Series by reaching back-to-back finals at Toronto and Cincinnati, retiring against Belinda Bencic and losing to Serena Williams, respectively.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/33954704 Belinda Bencic wins Rogers Cup as Simona Halep retires hurt BBC 16 August 2015 13 February 2018 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924233443/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/33954704 live Halep reached the semifinals of the US Open but was upset by eventual champion Flavia Pennetta. This is the second time Halep has qualified for the Year-End Championships. thumb|left|209x209px|Maria Sharapova reached the final of the Australian Open.Maria Sharapova was announced as the third qualifier on 10 September.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/sharapova-qualifies-for-wta-finals/4992956 SHARAPOVA QUALIFIES FOR WTA FINALS Wtafinals.com 10 September 2015 14 October 2015 15 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151015034115/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/sharapova-qualifies-for-wta-finals/4992956 live 2015 Maria Sharapova tennis season Maria Sharapova started the year strongly by winning in Brisbane with a win over Ana Ivanovic in the final. At the Australian Open Sharapova saved two match points to beat Alexandra Panova and the second round and went on to reach the final, where she lost to Serena Williams in straight sets. After the Australian Open, a leg strain hampered Sharapova as she suffered three straight early exits to Flavia Pennetta in Indian Wells, Daria Gavrilova in Miami and Angelique Kerber in Stuttgart, where Sharapova was the three-time defending champion. Sharapova rebounded by reaching the semifinals of Madrid, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova and winning Rome, beating Carla Suárez Navarro in the final. However, this success did not carry over into the French Open where as the defending champion she lost in the fourth round to eventual finalist Lucie Šafářová. Sharapova then reached the semifinals of Wimbledon, losing once again to Williams in straight sets. Sharapova withdrew from the US Open Series, she returned at Wuhan, but had to retire from her opening match against Barbora Strýcová with a left forearm strain. She subsequently withdrew from Beijing to give herself time to recover for Singapore. This marks the 8th time Sharapova has qualified for the Championships. thumb|197x197px|Garbiñe Muguruza reached her first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon. Garbiñe Muguruza became the fourth player to qualify on 8 October following her round of 16 win at the China Open.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/muguruza-qualifies-for-wta-finals/5043800 MUGURUZA QUALIFIES FOR WTA FINALS Wtafinals.com 8 October 2015 14 October 2015 11 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151011002613/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/muguruza-qualifies-for-wta-finals/5043800 live Garbiñe Muguruza started 2015 ranked outside the top 20, but she will be the #2 seed at the WTA Finals. Muguruza lost in the quarterfinals of Sydney to Angelique Kerber and the fourth round Australian Open to Serena Williams. Muguruza then reached her first Premier 5 semifinal in Dubai, where she lost to Karolína Plíšková. She failed to win back-to-back matches until the French Open, where she reached the quarterfinals, losing to Lucie Šafářová. At the Wimbledon, Muguruza reached her first Grand Slam final by defeating losing 6–4, 6–4 to Serena Williams. After Wimbledon, Muguruza lost her opening matches in Toronto and Cincinnati. After Cincinnati, Muguruza split with her longtime coach, Alejo Mancisidor. He was replaced by Sam Sumyk. Muguruza lost in the second round of the US Open to Johanna Konta. However, she rebounded in Asia by reaching the final of Wuhan, retiring against Venus Williams and winning her biggest title to date at the China Open where she overcame Timea Bacsinszky in the final in straight sets. This year's Championships is Muguruza's singles debut. thumb|left|Petra Kvitová was the one of only three players to beat World No. 1 Serena Williams in 2015.|228x228pxPetra Kvitová was announced as the fifth qualifier on 14 October.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/petra-kvitova-qualifies-for-wta-finals/5067400 PETRA KVITOVA QUALIFIES FOR WTA FINALS Wtafinals.com 14 October 2015 15 October 2015 16 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151016075513/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/petra-kvitova-qualifies-for-wta-finals/5067400 live Petra Kvitová qualified for the Championships for the fifth straight year despite struggling with mononucleosis for most of the 2015 season. She began the year reaching the semifinals in Shenzhen and claiming her 15th career title by beating compatriot Karolína Plíšková in the final of Sydney. However, she was upset in the third round of the Australian Open by young American Madison Keys. She then withdrew from Indian Wells and Miami, citing exhaustion. On clay, Kvitová fell early to Madison Brengle in Stuttgart but less than two weeks later, she beat Serena Williams for the first time in her career en route to winning the title at Madrid. She then made the quarterfinals in Rome, and the fourth round of the French Open. At Wimbledon, defending champion Kvitová was upset in the third round by former World No. 1 Jelena Janković. After Wimbledon, Kvitová announced that she had been diagnosed with mononucleosis. She then suffered consecutive opening-round losses in the hands of Victoria Azarenka in Toronto and Caroline Garcia in Cincinnati. However, she rebounded spectacularly by defending her title at New Haven and achieving her career-best result at Flushing Meadows by reaching the quarterfinals. She then lost in the third round of Wuhan to Roberta Vinci and the first round of Beijing to Sara Errani. thumb|269x269px|Agnieszka Radwańska reached the semifinals of Wimbledon. On 18 October, Agnieszka Radwańska was confirmed as the sixth qualifier after capturing the Tianjin Open title.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/agnieszka-radwanska-qualifies-for-wta-finals/5077224 AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA QUALIFIES FOR WTA FINALS Wtafinals.com 18 October 2015 18 October 2015 19 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151019013715/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/agnieszka-radwanska-qualifies-for-wta-finals/5077224 live Agnieszka Radwańska began 2015 by competing at the Hopman Cup, where she claimed the title for Poland with Jerzy Janowicz defeating Americans Serena Williams and John Isner. However, she was unable to carry the momentum from this victory, winning back-to-back matches only three times between Sydney and the French Open. She rebounded at Nottingham, reaching the semifinals, before reaching the final at Eastbourne where she lost to Belinda Bencic. She followed it up with a semifinal appearance at Wimbledon falling to Spain's Garbiñe Muguruza in three sets. Radwańska continued her better form with consistent results during the US Open series, reaching three quarterfinals out of four tournaments played. However, she lost in the third round of the US Open to Madison Keys. At the Pan Pacific Open, Radwańska claimed her first title in over a year against Bencic in straight sets. She then reached the semifinal of the China Open, once again losing to Muguruza. She claimed her second title of the year at the Tianjin Open defeating first time finalist Danka Kovinić. This is the fifth straight year Radwańska has qualified for the championships. thumb|left|Angelique Kerber won four titles in 2015. On 21 October, Angelique Kerber and Flavia Pennetta became the sixth and seventh qualifiers respectively.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/angelique-kerber-qualifies-for-wta-finals/5083849 ANGELIQUE KERBER QUALIFIES FOR WTA FINALS Wtafinals.com 21 October 2015 21 October 2015 22 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151022140615/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/angelique-kerber-qualifies-for-wta-finals/5083849 livehttp://www.wtafinals.com/article/flavia-pennetta-lucky-seven-in-singapore/5085698 FLAVIA PENNETTA QUALIFIES FOR WTA FINALS Wtafinals.com 21 October 2015 22 October 2015 22 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151022215245/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/flavia-pennetta-lucky-seven-in-singapore/5085698 live Angelique Kerber started her season by reaching the quarterfinals at the Brisbane International, where she lost to Elina Svitolina. After reaching the semifinals in Sydney, Kerber lost 8 of her next 11 matches, including Australian Open in which she lost to Irina-Camelia Begu, the worst being a 6–1 6–1 loss to then-World No. 81 Francesca Schiavone in Antwerp which prompted Kerber to split with coach Benjamin Ebrahimzadeh and reunite with Torben Beltz. She then won the Family Circle Cup by beating home favorite Madison Keys in the final. Kerber continued her winning streak by winning the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the final to win her second title in a row. She suffered her first career loss to Garbiñe Muguruza in an epic three sets in the third round of the French Open. Kerber rebounded by defeating Karolína Plíšková to win her third title of the year in Birmingham. She was then however defeated by eventual finalist Muguruza in the third round of Wimbledon. Kerber beat Plíšková to win her fourth title of the year at the Bank of the West Classic. Kerber again lost an epic third round match at the US Open, this time to Victoria Azarenka. She then reached the final of the Hong Kong Open where she succumbed to Jelena Janković in three sets. This will be Kerber's third appearance at the Championships. thumb|229x229px|Flavia Pennetta won her maiden slam at the US Open. Flavia Pennetta did not win a match until the Dubai Tennis Championships where she lost to Caroline Wozniacki in the last eight. As the defending champion at Indian Wells, she managed to reach the quarterfinals but lost to Sabine Lisicki. After defeating Victoria Azarenka in the third round at Miami, she lost to Simona Halep in the following round. At Marrakech, she lost to Tímea Babos in the quarterfinals. She then lost her opening matches at both Madrid and Rome. This was followed by a round of 16 appearance at the French Open where she lost to Garbiñe Muguruza. Pennetta succumbed to Zarina Diyas in three sets in the first round at Wimbledon. She then lost in the second rounds of Toronto and Cincinnati to Serena Williams and Belinda Bencic respectively. At the US Open, Pennetta captured her maiden Grand Slam singles title after a dream run to the final by defeating compatriot Roberta Vinci in the final. She then withdrew from the Wuhan and then reached the R16 of the China Open, losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She qualified for the finals by winning her opening match at the Kremlin Cup but then withdrew from her quarter final match against Lesia Tsurenko. This is her first appearance at the Championships. left|thumb|221x221px|Lucie Šafářová reached her first slam final at the French Open. On October 22, Lucie Šafářová was announced as the final qualifier for the Championships.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5087816/title/the-elite-eight-is-set-for-singapore THE ELITE EIGHT IS SET FOR SINGAPORE Wtafinals.com 22 October 2015 24 October 2015 23 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151023212424/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5087816/title/the-elite-eight-is-set-for-singapore live Lucie Šafářová began the season by dropping her opening round matches in Sydney and the Australian Open. She rebounded by winning her biggest career title to date at Doha by beating Victoria Azarenka in the final in straight sets. She then reached the quarterfinals at Madrid where she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Šafářová then advanced to her first ever Grand Slam singles final at the French Open by defeating former champion Ana Ivanovic in the semifinals. There, she lost to Serena Williams in three sets. At Wimbledon, she cruised into the fourth round but was upset by Coco Vandeweghe in straight set. She then lost to Petra Kvitová in the final at New Haven. After suffering a first round loss at the US Open to Lesia Tsurenko, it was revealed that Šafářová was suffering from an abdominal muscle tear and a bacterial infection. She missed the Asian swing as a result and in her first match back in Linz, she lost to Andreea Mitu in straight sets. At the Kremlin Cup, she was defeated by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in her opening match. She will be making her debut at the Championships. The first alternate of the tour finals is Venus Williams, who had a resurgent year in 2015.She began the year by winning the ASB Classic defeating Caroline Wozniacki in three sets. She then followed it up by reaching her first slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open since 2010 losing to Madison Keys. She also was able to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open losing to sister Serena. She won her biggest title since Dubai 2010, by claiming the Wuhan Open defeating Garbiñe Muguruza in the finals. The second alternate spot was taken by Carla Suárez Navarro had a break through in 2015, including breaking through the top 10 and reaching a career high of no. 8 in the world. She was able to reach three finals in the year, but losing in all of them. The first coming at the Diamond Games, where she needed to withdraw from the final against Andrea Petkovic with a neck injury. She followed it up with her biggest final to date at the Miami Open but lost to world no. 1 Serena Williams winning just two games. Her third final was at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia where she fell to Maria Sharapova in three sets. Despite strong showings at WTA events, Suárez Navarro struggled at the major events losing in the first round of three of the four slams. Doubles #PlayersPointsTournDate Qualified1 Martina Hingis SUI Sania Mirza IND 5,886 12 14 July2 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA Lucie Šafářová CZE 5,490 8 16 Augustinjhttp://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5086649/title/spanish-duo-sent-to-singapore Women's Tennis News | WTA Tennis 2015-10-23 2015-10-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20151024024828/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5086649/title/spanish-duo-sent-to-singapore live Casey Dellacqua AUS Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 4,721 7 15 Septemberinjhttp://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5083538/title/silent-hs-complete-singapore-line-up Women's Tennis News | WTA Tennis 2015-10-21 2015-10-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20151023183845/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5083538/title/silent-hs-complete-singapore-line-up live Ekaterina Makarova RUS Elena Vesnina RUS 4,586 10 15 September3 Tímea Babos HUN Kristina Mladenovic FRA 4,235 17 5 October4 Katarina Srebotnik SLO Caroline Garcia FRA 3,705 18 9 October5 Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan TPE 3,705 13 10 October6 Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears USA 3,280 19 17 October7 Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká CZE 3,130 17 20 October8 Garbiñe Muguruza ESP Carla Suárez Navarro ESP 3,100 13 22 October thumb|upright|left|Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza won Wimbledon in 2015. On 14 July, Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza became the first doubles players to qualify for the Championships.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/hingis-mirza-qualify-for-singapore/4862936 HINGIS & MIRZA QUALIFY FOR SINGAPORE WTA 14 July 2015 19 October 2015 18 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150918185118/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/hingis-mirza-qualify-for-singapore/4862936 live Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza began their partnership at the BNP Paribas Open and winning the title against Makarova/Vesnina, they then claimed their next two events at the Miami Open once again over Makarova/Vesnina and the Family Circle Cup over Dellacqua/Jurak, claiming three titles in a row, this wins placed Mirza on the top of the rankings.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4634188/title/hingis-mirza-win-mirza-becomes-no1 Hingis & Mirza Win, Mirza Becomes No.1 WTA 12 April 2015 15 July 2015 15 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150415000115/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4634188/title/hingis-mirza-win-mirza-becomes-no1 live They went on to reach the final of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia losing to Babos/Mladenovic. They then claimed their first slam as a team at Wimbledon once again defeating Makarova/Vesnina, for Mirza it was the first Grand Slam title and for Hingis the third Wimbledon and first Grand Slam title since 2002.https://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/story/_/id/13240115/wimbledon-martina-hingis-sania-mirza-claim-doubles-title Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza team up for Wimbledon doubles title ESPN 11 July 2015 15 July 2015 15 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715215107/http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/13240115/wimbledon-martina-hingis-sania-mirza-claim-doubles-title live They then claimed their second slam title at the US Open over Dellacqua/Shvedova. They then claimed three consecutive titles at the Guangzhou International Women's Open over Shilin/Xiaodi, at the Wuhan Open over Begu/Niculescu and at the China Open over Chan/Chan. Mirza also won another title with Bethanie Mattek-Sands at the Apia International Sydney over Kops-Jones/Spears, while Hingis won the Brisbane International with Sabine Lisicki over Garcia/Srebotnik. Mirza also reached the final of the Qatar Total Open with Hsieh Su-wei losing to Kops-Jones/Spears. At the Mixed Doubles, Hingis won three of the four slam pairing with Leander Paes, they won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. For Hingis, it will be the sixth participation at the Championships since 2000, for Mirza, the second. Hingis won the Finals twice, while Mirza is the defending champion. American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Czech Lucie Šafářová on 16 August became the second duo to qualify.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/mattek-sandssafarova-qualify-for-wta-finals/4937859 MATTEK-SANDS/SAFAROVA QUALIFY FOR WTA FINALS WTA 16 August 2015 19 October 2015 19 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150919134855/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/mattek-sandssafarova-qualify-for-wta-finals/4937859 live Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová began their pairing by winning their first doubles slam as a team and as individual at the Australian Open defeating Chan/Zheng. They claimed their second title of the year at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix over Garcia/Srebotnik. At the second slam of the year, the French Open, they claimed they second slam defeating Dellacqua/Shvedova. Their calendar year grand slam hope ended at Wimbledon when they lost to Kops-Jones/Spears in the quarterfinals. They claimed their fourth title at the Rogers Cup over Garcia/Srebotnik. The pair missed the US Open and the Asian swing due to Šafářova's infection. Mattek-Sands also claimed the Apia International Sydney with Mirza defeating Kops-Jones/Spears. In the Mixed Doubles, Mattek-Sands won the French Open with Mike Bryan and lost in the final of the US Open with Sam Querrey. Both players will debut at this year's Championships. On September 15, the teams of Casey Dellacqua/Yaroslava Shvedova and Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina took the next two spots.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/two-more-doubles-teams-qualify-for-singapore/5003824 TWO MORE DOUBLES TEAMS QUALIFY FOR SINGAPORE WTA 15 September 2015 19 October 2015 20 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151020030953/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/two-more-doubles-teams-qualify-for-singapore/5003824 live Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova started their partnership at the second quarter of the year. They claimed their lone title of the year at the Mutua Madrid Open defeating Muguruza/Suárez Navarro. They reached three other finals of the year but lost in each, at the French Open to Mattek-Sands/Šafářová, the Western & Southern Open to Chan/Chan and the US Open to Mirza/Hingis. Dellacqua also reached the final of the Family Circle Cup with Darija Jurak losing to Mirza/Hingis. This would be Dellacqua's first appearance at the event, while this is Shvedova's third appearance having reached the semifinals in her previous two appearances. The team withdrew due to Dellacqua's concussion. thumb|right|200px|Makarova and Vesnina reached the final of Wimbledon in 2015. Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina are continuing their partnership for the fourth straight year. The team failed to win a title in the year but reached the finals of BNP Paribas Open, Miami Open and Wimbledon to the number 1 team of Hingis/Mirza. This is the team's third Year-End Championship appearance having reached the final in 2013. The team withdraw due to Makarova's leg injury. On October 5, the team of Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic became the fifth team to qualify.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/babos-and-mladenovic-fifth-team-into-wta-finals/5049625 BABOS AND MLADENOVIC FIFTH TEAM INTO WTA FINALS WTA 5 October 2015 19 October 2015 8 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151008170317/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/babos-and-mladenovic-fifth-team-into-wta-finals/5049625 dead Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic continued their partnership from 2014. The pair won their first title as a team at the Dubai Tennis Championships defeating Muguruza/Suárez Navarro. They also won the international event Marrakech Grand Prix over Siegemund/Zanevska. They won their third title and second Premier 5 event at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia defeating Hingis/Mirza. Mladenovic also won the Citi Open with Belinda Bencic over Arruabarrena/Klepač. The pair also reached the finals of Mixed Doubles slam but both losing with different partners Mladenovic with Daniel Nestor at the Australian Open and Babos with Alexander Peya at Wimbledon. On October 9, Katarina Srebotnik and Caroline Garcia took the sixth spot.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/garcia-and-srebotnik-sixth-team-into-singapore/5056720 GARCIA AND SREBOTNIK SIXTH TEAM INTO SINGAPORE WTA 9 October 2015 19 October 2015 16 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151016002759/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/garcia-and-srebotnik-sixth-team-into-singapore/5056720 live Katarina Srebotnik and Caroline Garcia began their partnership at the beginning of 2015. They began their year by reaching the final of Brisbane International losing to Hingis/Lisicki. They reached their second final of the year at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix losing to Mattek-Sands/Šafářová. At their third final, they claimed their first title as a team defeating Chan/Zheng at the Aegon International. They reached their first Premier 5 final as a team at the Rogers Cup falling to Mattek-Sands/Šafářová. On October 10, sisters Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan qualified after reaching the final of the China Open.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/chan-sisters-7th-team-into-wta-finals/5059499 CHAN SISTERS 7TH TEAM INTO WTA FINALS WTA 10 October 2015 19 October 2015 12 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151012194546/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/chan-sisters-7th-team-into-wta-finals/5059499 live Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan mainly partnered with each for 2015. They claimed their first title of 2015 at the PTT Thailand Open defeating the team of Aoyama/Tanasugarn. They claimed their biggest title of the year at the Premier event of Western & Southern Open defeating Dellacqua/Shvedova. They also won the Japan Women's Open over the local pairing of Doi/Nara. They reached two other final, at the Toray Pan Pacific Open losing to Muguruza/Suárez Navarro and the final of the China Open losing to the number 1 pairing of Mirza/Hingis. Hao-ching also claimed a title with Anabel Medina Garrigues at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup defeating Arruabarrena/Olaru, while Yung-jan paired with Zheng Jie in a losing effort at the Australian Open to Mattek-Sands/Šafářová. On October 18, Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears qualified after reaching the final of the Generali Ladies Linz.http://www.wtafinals.com/article/kops-jones-and-spears-qualify-for-singapore/5076401 KOPS-JONES AND SPEARS QUALIFY FOR SINGAPORE WTA 18 October 2015 19 October 2015 19 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151019013720/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/kops-jones-and-spears-qualify-for-singapore/5076401 live Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears partnering for the ninth year entered the top 10 for the first time. They began their 2015 by reaching the final of Apia International Sydney losing to Mattek-Sands/Mirza. They claimed their first title of 2015 at the Qatar Total Open defeating Hsieh/Mirza. At the Aegon Nottingham Open they defeating the local team of Rae/Smith. They claimed their third title of the year at the Generali Ladies Linz defeating the Czech team of Hlaváčková/Hradecká. On October 20, following Makarova and Vesnina's withdrawal, the Czech pairing of Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká took their spot.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5083538/title/silent-hs-complete-singapore-line-up SILENT H'S COMPLETE SINGAPORE LINE-UP WTA 20 October 2015 21 October 2015 23 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151023183845/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5083538/title/silent-hs-complete-singapore-line-up live Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká re-partnered after splitting in 2014. They were able to reach three finals in the year, the first coming at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel losing to Arruabarrena/Torró Flor, then at the Aegon Classic losing to Muguruza/Suárez Navarro, then finally the final of Generali Ladies Linz losing to Kops-Jones/Spears. Hradecká also reached the final of Gastein Ladies with Lara Arruabarrena losing to Kovinić/Vogt, she won her lone title at the Connecticut Open with Julia Görges defeating Chuang/Liang. Hradecká also reached the final of the Mixed Doubles of French Open with Marcin Matkowski losing in the final. On October 22, following the withdrawal of Dellacqua and Shvedova, the Spanish duo of Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez Navarro qualified for the championships.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5086649/title/spanish-duo-sent-to-singapore SPANISH DUO SENT TO SINGAPORE WTA 22 October 2015 23 October 2015 24 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151024024828/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5086649/title/spanish-duo-sent-to-singapore live Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez Navarro continued their partnership from 2014. They reached the final of Dubai, losing to the pairing of Babos/Mladenovic. They reached the final of the Mutua Madrid Open, losing to the newly paired Dellacqua/Shvedova. They won their 1st title in 2015 when they beat the Czech team of Hlaváčková/Hradecká at the Aegon Classic. They won their second title at the Toray Pan Pacific Open defeating Chan/Chan. Groupings Singles The 2015 edition of the year–end finals will feature only one former world no. 1, three Grand Slam champions and four Grand Slam finalists. The competitors were divided into two groups, representing the colors of the flag of Singapore. Red group:Simona Halep, Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwańska & Flavia PennettaWhite group: Garbiñe Muguruza, Petra Kvitová, Angelique Kerber & Lucie Šafářová In the red group, each player's respective records are; no. 1 seed Simona Halep is 5–13, no. 3 Maria Sharapova is 19–5, no. 5 seed Agnieszka Radwańska is 11–19, and no. 7 seed Flavia Pennetta is 10–8. Despite being the top seed, Halep has quite a poor record against her group. She is 0–5 against Sharapova, including their last meeting at the 2014 Western & Southern Open. Against Radwańska, Halep is tied at 4–4, but she has won 4 of the last 5 matches between the pair, including most recently at the 2015 Rogers Cup. In her match-up with Pennetta, Halep trails 1–4, losing the last time they met at the 2015 US Open. Sharapova has a strong record against Radwańska, standing at 12–2, winning the last 5 meetings, most recently in first round of the 2015 Fed Cup. Against Pennetta, Sharapova trails 2–3, the only head-to-head she is on the losing side of. Pennetta won the last time they faced each other, at the 2015 BNP Paribas Open. In the final match up, Radwańska leads Pennetta 5–3, including victory over the Italian in their most recent encounter, at the 2015 Qatar Total Open. In the white group, each player's respective records are; no. 2 seed Garbiñe Muguruza is 3–4, no. 4 seed Petra Kvitová is 11–2, no. 6 seed Angelique Kerber is 6–8, and no. 8 seed Lucie Šafářová is 2–8. Muguruza and Kvitová will be facing each other for the first time. Muguruza and Kerber have split their meetings 3–3, however the Spaniard has won the last 3 matches, most recently at the 2015 Wuhan Open. Muguruza is 0–1 against Šafářová, losing the only time they have played one another at the 2015 French Open. Kvitová has an impeccable record against the rest of her group, which includes 4–2 lead over Kerber. The Czech also won the last time they played, in the final of the 2014 Fed Cup. She has a perfect head-to-head with compatriot Šafářová, leading 7–0. Kvitová won their most recent encounter at the 2015 Connecticut Open. Lastly, Kerber and Šafářová are tied at 1–1, the latter winning when they last met in the final of the 2014 Fed Cup. Doubles Red group:Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza, Tímea Babos/Kristina Mladenovic, Raquel Kops-Jones/Abigail Spears & Andrea Hlaváčková/Lucie HradeckáWhite group: Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Lucie Šafářová, Chan Hao-ching/Chan Yung-jan, Caroline Garcia/Katarina Srebotnik & Garbiñe Muguruza/Carla Suárez Navarro Player head-to-head Below are the head-to-head records as they approached the tournament. 2015 WTA Finals – Singles Overall YTD Halep ROU Simona Halep Muguruza ESP Garbiñe Muguruza Sharapova RUS Maria Sharapova Kvitová CZE Petra Kvitová Radwańska POL Agnieszka Radwańska Kerber GER Angelique Kerber Pennetta ITA Flavia Pennetta Šafářová CZE Lucie Šafářová 1–2 0–5 2–0 4–4 3–0 1–4 3–1 14–16 48–15 2–1 0–3 0–0 4–2 3–3 3–0 0–1 12–10 38–18 5–0 3–0 6–3 12–2 4–3 2–3 4–2 36–13 34–8 0–2 0–0 3–6 6–2 4–2 3–4 7–0 23–16 35–13 4–4 2–4 2–12 2–6 6–5 5–3 1–4 22–38 48–23 0–3 3–3 3–4 2–4 5–6 2–4 1–1 16–25 48–19 4–1 0–3 3–2 4–3 3–5 4–2 1–4 19–20 27–16 1–3 1–0 2–4 0–7 4–1 1–1 4–1 13–17 31–18 2015 WTA Finals – Doubles YTD Overall Hingis Mirza SUI Martina Hingis IND Sania Mirza Mattek-Sands Šafářová USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands CZE Lucie Šafářová Babos Mladenovic HUN Tímea Babos FRA Kristina Mladenovic Garcia Srebotnik FRA Caroline Garcia SLO Katarina Srebotnik Chan Chan TPE Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan Kops-Jones Spears USA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears Hlaváčková Hradecká CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká Muguruza Suárez Navarro ESP Garbiñe Muguruza ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 0–2 1–1 1–2 4–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 8–6 50–7 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 7–1 28–4 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 4–5 31–14 2–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–7 31–17 1–4 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 4–7 28–9 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 5–4 30–16 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–4 32–17 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 23–11 Day-by-day summaries Day 1 (22 October) MatchesEventWinnerLoserScoreRising Stars round robinCHN Zhu Lin [2] TUN Ons Jabeur [3]4–1, 4–2Rising Stars round robinFRA Caroline Garcia [1]JPN Naomi Osaka [4]4–1, 1–4, 4–1 Day 2 (23 October) MatchesEventWinnerLoserScoreRising Stars round robinTUN Ons Jabeur [3]JPN Naomi Osaka [4]2–4, 5–4(7–0), 4–1Rising Stars round robinFRA Caroline Garcia [1]CHN Zhu Lin [2]5–3, 5–4(7–2) Day 3 (24 October) MatchesEventWinnerLoserScoreRising Stars round robinJPN Naomi Osaka [4]CHN Zhu Lin [2]4–2, 2–4, 5–4(7–4)Rising Stars round robinFRA Caroline Garcia [1]TUN Ons Jabeur [3]4–0, 4–5(6–8), 4–2 Day 4 (25 October) Matches Event Group Winner Loser ScoreDoubles round robinWhite GroupUSA Bethanie Mattek-Sands CZE Lucie Šafářová [2] ESP Garbiñe Muguruza ESP Carla Suárez Navarro [8] 6–3, 7–6(7–1)Rising Stars FinalN/AJPN Naomi Osaka [4]FRA Caroline Garcia [1]3–5, 5–4(8–6), 4–1Singles round robinRed GroupROU Simona Halep [1] ITA Flavia Pennetta [7]6–0, 6–3 Singles round robinRed GroupRUS Maria Sharapova [3] POL Agnieszka Radwańska [5] 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Doubles round robinRed GroupCZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká [7] HUN Tímea Babos FRA Kristina Mladenovic [4] 6–2, 6–1 Day 5 (26 October) Matches Event Group Winner Loser ScoreDoubles round robinWhite GroupTPE Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan [3] FRA Caroline Garcia SLO Katarina Srebotnik [5] 6–4, 7–6(7–5)Singles round robinWhite GroupESP Garbiñe Muguruza [2] CZE Lucie Šafářová [8]6–3, 7–6(7–4) Singles round robinWhite GroupGER Angelique Kerber [6]CZE Petra Kvitová [4] 6–2, 7–6(7–3)Doubles round robinRed GroupSUI Martina Hingis IND Sania Mirza [1] USA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears [6] 6–4, 6–2 Day 6 (27 October) Matches Event Group Winner Loser ScoreDoubles round robinWhite GroupTPE Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan [3] USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands CZE Lucie Šafářová [2] 6–2, 6–2Singles round robinRed GroupITA Flavia Pennetta [7]POL Agnieszka Radwańska [5] 7–6(7–5), 6–4Legends ClassicN/AUSA Tracy Austin ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario FRA Marion Bartoli USA Martina Navratilova 8–5Singles round robinRed GroupRUS Maria Sharapova [3]ROU Simona Halep [1] 6–4, 6–4Doubles round robinWhite GroupESP Garbiñe Muguruza ESP Carla Suárez Navarro [8]FRA Caroline Garcia SLO Katarina Srebotnik [5] 7–5, 6–2 Day 7 (28 October) Matches Event Group Winner Loser ScoreDoubles round robinRed GroupHUN Tímea Babos FRA Kristina Mladenovic [4] USA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears [6] 7–6(7–5), 6–2Singles round robinWhite GroupCZE Petra Kvitová [4] CZE Lucie Šafářová [8]7–5, 7–5Legends ClassicN/AUSA Martina Navratilova ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario USA Tracy Austin FRA Marion Bartoli 4–2, 4–0, 4–0Singles round robinWhite GroupESP Garbiñe Muguruza [2] GER Angelique Kerber [6] 6–4, 6–4Doubles round robinRed GroupSUI Martina Hingis IND Sania Mirza [1] CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká [7]6–3, 6–4 Day 8 (29 October) Matches Event Group Winner Loser ScoreDoubles round robinWhite GroupESP Garbiñe Muguruza ESP Carla Suárez Navarro [8]TPE Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan [3] 7–5, 6–4Singles round robinRed GroupPOL Agnieszka Radwańska [5] ROU Simona Halep [1]7–6(7–5), 6–1Legends ClassicN/AUSA Tracy Austin USA Martina NavratilovaFRA Marion Bartoli ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–2, 4–1Singles round robinRed GroupRUS Maria Sharapova [3] ITA Flavia Pennetta [7]7–5, 6–1Doubles round robinWhite GroupFRA Caroline Garcia SLO Katarina Srebotnik [5] USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands CZE Lucie Šafářová [2]6–2, 3–0 Retired Day 9 (30 October) Matches Event Group Winner Loser ScoreDoubles round robinRed GroupSUI Martina Hingis IND Sania Mirza [1]HUN Tímea Babos FRA Kristina Mladenovic [4] 6–4, 7–5Singles round robinWhite GroupESP Garbiñe Muguruza [2]CZE Petra Kvitová [4]6–4, 4–6, 7–5Singles round robinWhite GroupCZE Lucie Šafářová [8]GER Angelique Kerber [6]6–4, 6–3Doubles round robinRed GroupUSA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears [6] CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká [7] 6–3, 3–6, [11–9] Day 10 (31 October) Matches Event Winner Loser ScoreDoubles SemifinalsSUI Martina Hingis IND Sania Mirza [1]TPE Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan [3]6–4, 6–2Singles SemifinalsPOL Agnieszka Radwańska [5]ESP Garbiñe Muguruza [2]6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–5Singles SemifinalsCZE Petra Kvitová [4]RUS Maria Sharapova [3]6–3, 7–6(7–3)Doubles SemifinalsESP Garbiñe Muguruza ESP Carla Suárez Navarro [8]CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká [7] 7–6(8–6), 6–0 Day 11 (1 November) Matches EventWinner Loser Score Doubles Championship SUI Martina Hingis IND Sania Mirza [1] ESP Garbiñe MuguruzaESP Carla Suárez Navarro [8]6–0, 6–3 Singles ChampionshipPOL Agnieszka Radwańska [5]CZE Petra Kvitová [4]6–2, 4–6, 6–3 Points breakdown Singles Players with a  gold  rank cell are officially qualified for WTA Finals in Singapore. First 8 players qualify for Singapore (except those with  brown  rank cell, who are not participating). The two players after them will be alternates in Singapore. Rank Athlete Grand Slam tournament Premier Mandatory Best Premier 5 Best other Total points Tourn Titles AUS FRA WIM USO INW MIA MAD BEI12123456 Qualified for WTA Finals 1 USA Serena WilliamsW2000W2000W2000SF780SF390W1000SF390A0W900SF350R16105R1630 9945 14 52 ROM Simona HalepQF430R6470R12810SF780W1000SF390R6410R6410W900F585F585SF350W280SF185R16105QF100 5790 17 33 ESP Garbiñe MuguruzaR16240QF430F1300R6470R3265R3265R3265W1000F585SF350QF100QF100R1655R1655R1630R321 4511 19 14 RUS Maria SharapovaF1300R16240SF780A0R16120R6410SF390A0W900R321W470SF110R161 4322 16 25 CZE Petra KvitováR32130R16240R32130QF430R321†R321†W1000R6410QF190R16105W470W470SF110R16105QF100R321 3491 18 36 POL Agnieszka RadwańskaR16240R12810SF780R32130R3265R16120R16120SF390QF190R16105W470F305W280SF110SF110 3425 23 27 GER Angelique KerberR12810R32130R32130R32130R6410R3265R6410QF215SF350R16105W470W470W470W470SF185F180 3400 24 48 ITA Flavia PennettaR12810R16240R12810W2000QF215R16120R6410R16120QF190R3260QF100R3260QF60R1655R641R321 3252 19 19 CZE Lucie ŠafářováR12810F1300R16240R12810R3265R6410QF215R321†QF190QF190W470F305QF100R3260R1655R321 3221 21 1 WTA Finals Alternate10 SUI Timea BacsinszkyR32130SF780QF430R12810QF215A0R6410F650R16105R641W280W280F180QF60R641R321 3133 16 211 USA Venus WilliamsQF430R12810R16240QF430A0QF215R6410R3210W900R16105W280SF185SF110R16105R3260R641 3091 17 212 ESP Carla Suárez NavarroR12810R32130R12810R12810QF215F650QF215R16120F585QF190F305SF185R16105QF100QF100QF100 3030 24 0 † The player's ranking at the time did not qualify her to play this event. Accordingly, the player's next best result is counted in its place. Doubles The 8 pairs with a  gold  rank number have qualified for WTA Finals in Singapore. Those with  brown  rank cell have announced not to participate. Rank Athlete Points Total points Tourn Titles1234567891011 Qualified for WTA Finals1 Martina Hingis SUI Sania Mirza INDW2000W2000W1000W1000W1000W900F585W470QF430SF350SF35010,0851582Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA Lucie Šafářová CZEW2000W2000W900W470QF430SF390QF190R32106,390843Casey Dellacqua AUS Yaroslava Shvedova KAZF1300F1300W1000F585QF430SF390R16105R3215,111814Ekaterina Makarova RUS Elena Vesnina RUSF1300SF780F650F650QF430QF215QF190SF185SF185R3214,5861005Tímea Babos HUN Kristina Mladenovic FRAW900W900SF780SF390W280R16240QF215QF190SF185R32130R321304,3401836Caroline Garcia FRA Katarina Srebotnik SLOF585W470QF430SF350SF350F305F305R16240R16240QF215QF2153,7051817Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan TPEW900F650QF430SF350F305W280W280QF190W160QF100QF603,7051348Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears USASF780W470QF430F305W280W280R16240QF190SF185R16120QF1003,3801939Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká CZESF780SF390SF350F305R16240QF215F180F180R32130R32130R161203,13017010Carla Suárez Navarro ESP Garbiñe Muguruza ESPF650F585W470W470QF190R32130R32130R32130R16120R16120R161053,100132 WTA Finals Alternate11Alla Kudryavtseva RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUSQF430SF350SF350R16240R16240SF185R32130R16120R16120R16120R161202,405140 See also 2015 WTA Elite Trophy 2015 ATP World Tour Finals 2015 Southeast Asian haze References 40em External links http://www.wtafinals.com Finals 2015 Category:2015 in Singaporean sport 2015 WTA Finals 2015 WTA Finals