2015 Australian Open – Women's singles

April 2026 2015 Australian Open USA Serena Williams RUS Maria Sharapova 6–3, 7–6(7–5) 128 (12 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wild Cards) 32 2015 Australian Open Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. It was her sixth Australian Open singles title and her 19th major singles title overall. https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/31063354 Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open 31 January 2015 BBC Sport 2 February 2015 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/jan/31/serena-williams-v-maria-sharapova-australian-open-womens-final-live Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open – as it happened 31 January 2015 Guardian 2 February 2015 Sharapova reached the final after saving two match points in the second round against Alexandra Panova.https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/sharapova-saves-two-match-points-in-second-round-win-over-no-150-panova Sharapova saves two match points in second-round win over No. 150 Panova 21 January 2015 Tennis.com 31 August 2023 The final was a rematch of the 2007 final. Li Na was the reigning champion, but she retired from professional tennis in September 2014. All of the top four seeds (Williams, Sharapova, Simona Halep, and Petra Kvitová) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. Williams retained the top position by reaching the final. Seeds 30em 1 1USA Serena Williams (champion) 2 8RUS Maria Sharapova (final) 3 6ROU Simona Halep (quarterfinals) 4 3CZE Petra Kvitová (third round) 5 5SRB Ana Ivanovic (first round) 6 4POL Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round) 7 7CAN Eugenie Bouchard (quarterfinals) 8 2DEN Caroline Wozniacki (second round) 9 7GER Angelique Kerber (first round) 10 5RUS Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals) 11 2SVK Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals) 12 4ITA Flavia Pennetta (first round) 13 3GER Andrea Petkovic (first round) 14 6ITA Sara Errani (third round) 15 1SRB Jelena Janković (first round) 16 8CZE Lucie Šafářová (first round) 17 7ESP Carla Suárez Navarro (first round) 18 4USA Venus Williams (quarterfinals) 19 2FRA Alizé Cornet (third round) 20 3AUS Samantha Stosur (second round) 21 8CHN Peng Shuai (fourth round) 22 5CZE Karolína Plíšková (third round) 23 6RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round) 24 1ESP Garbiñe Muguruza (fourth round) 25 2CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (third round) 26 1UKR Elina Svitolina (third round) 27 7RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round) 28 6GER Sabine Lisicki (first round) 29 3AUS Casey Dellacqua (second round) 30 4USA Varvara Lepchenko (third round) 31 8KAZ Zarina Diyas (third round) 32 5SUI Belinda Bencic (first round) Qualifying 2015 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying Wildcards 2015 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Serena Williams 6 6 11 SVK Dominika Cibulková 2 2   USA Madison Keys 6 4 6 18 USA Venus Williams 3 6 4 10 RUS Ekaterina Makarova 6 6 3 ROU Simona Halep 4 0 7 CAN Eugenie Bouchard 3 2 2 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6 1 USA Serena Williams 77 6   USA Madison Keys 65 2 10 RUS Ekaterina Makarova 3 2 2 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6 1 USA Serena Williams 6 77 2 RUS Maria Sharapova 3 65 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA S Williams 6 6     BEL A Van Uytvanck 0 4   PR RUS V Zvonareva 6 6   Q TUN O Jabeur 2 3   WC AUS O Rogowska 4 1     USA N Gibbs 6 6   LL KAZ Y Putintseva 3 5   26 UKR E Svitolina 6 7   24 ESP G Muguruza 7 6     NZL M Erakovic 5 0     SVK D Hantuchová 6 6     CHN S Zheng 4 4     JPN K Date-Krumm 5 4   Q USA A Tatishvili 7 6     SUI T Bacsinszky 6 6   15 SRB J Janković 1 4   1 USA S Williams 7 6   PR RUS V Zvonareva 5 0     USA N Gibbs 63 66   26 UKR E Svitolina 77 78   24 ESP G Muguruza 6 1 6   SVK D Hantuchová 1 6 0 Q USA A Tatishvili 77 3 2   SUI T Bacsinszky 65 6 6 1 USA S Williams 4 6 6 26 UKR E Svitolina 6 2 0 24 ESP G Muguruza 6 4 6   SUI T Bacsinszky 3 6 0 1 USA S Williams 2 6 6 24 ESP G Muguruza 6 3 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 SVK D Cibulková 3 6 6   BEL K Flipkens 6 3 1   BUL T Pironkova 6 6     GBR H Watson 4 0   PR SUI R Oprandi 0 2   Q CZE D Allertová 6 6     CHN S Zhang 3 2   19 FRA A Cornet 6 6   25 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 6     HUN T Babos 4 4     CHN J Zheng 1 2   WC TPE K-c Chang 6 6     USA S Stephens 3 2     BLR V Azarenka 6 6     USA T Townsend 61 2   8 DEN C Wozniacki 77 6   11 SVK D Cibulková 6 6     BUL T Pironkova 2 0   Q CZE D Allertová 4 77 2 19 FRA A Cornet 6 62 6 25 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 7   WC TPE K-c Chang 1 5     BLR V Azarenka 6 6   8 DEN C Wozniacki 4 2   11 SVK D Cibulková 7 6   19 FRA A Cornet 5 2   25 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 4 4     BLR V Azarenka 6 6   11 SVK D Cibulková 6 3 6   BLR V Azarenka 2 6 3 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 CZE P Kvitová 6 6   Q NED R Hogenkamp 1 4     CRO D Vekić 6 4 2   GER M Barthel 3 6 6   UKR L Tsurenko 3 5     USA M Keys 6 7     AUT Y Meusburger 4 0   29 AUS C Dellacqua 6 6   20 AUS S Stosur 6 6     ROU M Niculescu 4 1     ITA F Schiavone 2 2     USA C Vandeweghe 6 6   WC USA I Falconi 2 6 7   EST K Kanepi 6 4 5   USA M Brengle 5 77 6 13 GER A Petkovic 7 64 3 4 CZE P Kvitová 6 6     GER M Barthel 2 4     USA M Keys 2 6 6 29 AUS C Dellacqua 6 1 1 20 AUS S Stosur 4 4     USA C Vandeweghe 6 6   WC USA I Falconi 1 3     USA M Brengle 6 6   4 CZE P Kvitová 4 5     USA M Keys 6 7     USA C Vandeweghe 3 2     USA M Brengle 6 6     USA M Keys 6 6     USA M Brengle 2 4   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 ITA F Pennetta 6 2 3   ITA C Giorgi 4 6 6   CZE T Smitková 6 6     CRO M Lučić-Baroni 1 1     USA L Davis 6 7     SRB A Krunić 1 5     ESP MT Torró Flor 2 2   18 USA V Williams 6 6   30 USA V Lepchenko 6 6     RUS V Diatchenko 3 3     USA S Rogers 6 4 0   AUS A Tomljanović 4 6 6   RUS A Kudryavtseva 4 3     SWE J Larsson 6 6     JPN K Nara 3 0   6 POL A Radwańska 6 6     ITA C Giorgi 6 6     CZE T Smitková 1 4     USA L Davis 2 3   18 USA V Williams 6 6   30 USA V Lepchenko 6 77     AUS A Tomljanović 1 61     SWE J Larsson 0 1   6 POL A Radwańska 6 6     ITA C Giorgi 6 63 1 18 USA V Williams 4 77 6 30 USA V Lepchenko 0 5   6 POL A Radwańska 6 7   18 USA V Williams 6 2 6 6 POL A Radwańska 3 6 1 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 SRB A Ivanovic 6 3 2 Q CZE L Hradecká 1 6 6   SLO P Hercog 3 6 6   CHN Q Wang 6 3 2 WC AUS S Sanders 5 4     CZE K Koukalová 7 6     GER J Görges 6 6   32 SUI B Bencic 2 1   22 CZE Ka Plíšková 7 6   Q RUS E Rodina 5 1     USA A Riske 65 6 3 WC FRA O Dodin 77 3 6   ITA R Vinci 7 6     SRB B Jovanovski 5 1     BEL A-S Mestach 2 2   10 RUS E Makarova 6 6   Q CZE L Hradecká 4 6 6   SLO P Hercog 6 3 2   CZE K Koukalová 3 6 2   GER J Görges 6 4 6 22 CZE Ka Plíšková 7 5 6 WC FRA O Dodin 5 7 4   ITA R Vinci 2 4   10 RUS E Makarova 6 6   Q CZE L Hradecká 66 5     GER J Görges 78 7   22 CZE Ka Plíšková 4 4   10 RUS E Makarova 6 6     GER J Görges 3 2   10 RUS E Makarova 6 6   Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 ITA S Errani 6 6     USA G Min 1 0     ESP S Soler Espinosa 7 6     GER A Beck 5 4   Q CZE R Voráčová 1 2     ESP L Arruabarrena 6 6     BEL Y Wickmayer 4 6 6 23 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 3 3 28 GER S Lisicki 6 4 2   FRA K Mladenovic 4 6 6 WC CHN Y Duan 4 6 3 PR USA B Mattek-Sands 6 3 6   AUS J Gajdošová 6 6     ROU A Dulgheru 3 4     ITA K Knapp 3 2   3 ROU S Halep 6 6   14 ITA S Errani 77 6     ESP S Soler Espinosa 63 3     ESP L Arruabarrena 4 6 4   BEL Y Wickmayer 6 4 6   FRA K Mladenovic 63 66   PR USA B Mattek-Sands 77 78     AUS J Gajdošová 2 2   3 ROU S Halep 6 6   14 ITA S Errani 6 4 3   BEL Y Wickmayer 4 6 6 PR USA B Mattek-Sands 4 5   3 ROU S Halep 6 7     BEL Y Wickmayer 4 2   3 ROU S Halep 6 6   Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 CAN E Bouchard 6 6     GER A-L Friedsam 2 4     NED K Bertens 710 5 6 WC AUS D Gavrilova 68 7 2   SUI S Vögele 6 3 6   FRA P Parmentier 1 6 2   FRA C Garcia 6 6   27 RUS S Kuznetsova 4 2   17 ESP C Suárez Navarro 3 1     GER C Witthöft 6 6   Q FRA S Foretz 4 6 10   USA C McHale 6 1 12   RUS E Vesnina 2 5     CZE K Siniaková 6 7     ROU I-C Begu 6 0 6 9 GER A Kerber 4 6 1 7 CAN E Bouchard 6 6     NED K Bertens 0 3     SUI S Vögele 3 4     FRA C Garcia 6 6     GER C Witthöft 6 6     USA C McHale 3 0     CZE K Siniaková 5 4     ROU I-C Begu 7 6   7 CAN E Bouchard 7 6     FRA C Garcia 5 0     GER C Witthöft 4 4     ROU I-C Begu 6 6   7 CAN E Bouchard 6 5 6   ROU I-C Begu 1 7 2 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 CZE L Šafářová 4 6 6   KAZ Y Shvedova 6 2 8   PUR M Puig 6 6   WC AUS Ar Rodionova 0 3     CRO A Konjuh 4 4     SVK M Rybáriková 6 6   Q GER T Maria 4 5   21 CHN S Peng 6 7   31 KAZ Z Diyas 3 6 6 Q POL U Radwańska 6 4 2   SVK A Schmiedlová 6 4 6   RSA C Scheepers 4 6 2 Q RUS A Panova 7 6     ROU S Cîrstea 5 0   Q CRO P Martić 4 1   2 RUS M Sharapova 6 6     KAZ Y Shvedova 6 78     PUR M Puig 2 66     SVK M Rybáriková 1 1   21 CHN S Peng 6 6   31 KAZ Z Diyas 3 6 8   SVK A Schmiedlová 6 2 6 Q RUS A Panova 1 6 5 2 RUS M Sharapova 6 4 7   KAZ Y Shvedova 67 3   21 CHN S Peng 79 6   31 KAZ Z Diyas 1 1   2 RUS M Sharapova 6 6   21 CHN S Peng 3 0   2 RUS M Sharapova 6 6   Championship match statistics Category USA S. Williams RUS Sharapova 1st serve %44/68 (65%) 42/72 (58%) 1st serve points won37 of 44 = 84% 28 of 42 = 67% 2nd serve points won 9 of 24 = 38%14 of 30 = 47% Total service points won46 of 68 = 67.65% 42 of 72 = 58.33% Aces18 5 Double faults 4 4 Winners3820 Unforced errors30 19 Net points won 6 of 7 = 86% 3 of 4 = 75% Break points converted 3 of 7 = 43% 1 of 4 = 25% Return points won 30 of 72 = 42% 22 of 68 = 32% Total points won 76 64Source References General Women drawsheet on ausopen.com Specific External links 2015 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2014 US Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2015 French Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Women's Singles 2015