2015 WTA Tour

Women's tennis circuit April 2023 2015 WTA Tour Serena Williams defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-0 wins Miami Open! - 150404-4084-jikatu (17035250335).jpg Serena Williams finished the year as world No. 1 for the fifth time in her career. She won five tournaments during the season, including three majors at the Australian Open, the French Open, and the Wimbledon Championships (completing a non-calendar year Grand Slam). She also won two Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 events. 300px 4 January – 8 November 2015 45th 59 Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals WTA Elite TrophyWTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (32) USA Serena Williams (5) CZE Karolína Plíšková (6) USA Serena Williams (US$10,582,642)https://www.wtatennis.com/rankings/singles https://web.archive.org/web/20170126164219/http://www.wtatennis.com/prize-money-rankings dead Women's Tennis Scores | WTA Tennis 26 January 2017 Women's Tennis Association 8 April 2023 USA Serena Williams (9,945)https://www.wtatennis.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140208084739/http://www.wtatennis.com/road-singles-leaderboard dead The Official Home of the Women's Tennis Association | WTA Tennis 8 February 2014 Women's Tennis Association 8 April 2023 USA Serena Williams SUI Martina Hingis IND Sania Mirza SUI Timea Bacsinszky RUS Daria Gavrilova USA Venus Williams 2014 2016 The 2015 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2015 tennis season. The 2015 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Finals and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2015 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.wtatennis.com WTA Tour, Inc. 2015 WTA calendar http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/AboutTheTour/TourCalendar_2015.pdf 2015-01-06 Schedule right Serena Williams won the first three Majors of the year, the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon, and was on course for the Grand Slam until she lost in the semifinals of the US Open to Roberta Vinci; Flavia Pennetta went on to win her maiden Major singles title by defeating Vinci in the US Open final. Pennetta then retired from professional tennis at the WTA Finals in Singapore. 150 Serena Williams 2015 AO2.jpg 175 Flavia Pennetta at the 2010 US Open 01.jpg This is the complete schedule of events on the 2015 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Key Grand Slam tournamentsYear-end championshipsWTA Premier MandatoryWTA Premier 5WTA PremierWTA InternationalTeam events January WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists5 Jan Hopman CupPerth, AustraliaITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)POL 2–1 USA Round robin (Group A) CANCZEITA Round robin (Group B) AUSFRAGBRBrisbane International Brisbane, AustraliaWTA PremierHard – $1,000,000 – 30S/16DSingles – DoublesRUS Maria Sharapova 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3 SRB Ana Ivanovic UKR Elina Svitolina USA Varvara LepchenkoESP Carla Suárez Navarro GER Angelique Kerber RUS Alla Kudryavtseva EST Kaia KanepiSUI Martina Hingis GER Sabine Lisicki6–2, 7–5FRA Caroline Garcia SLO Katarina SrebotnikShenzhen Open Shenzhen, ChinaWTA InternationalHard – $500,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesROU Simona Halep 6–2, 6–2SUI Timea BacsinszkyCHN Zheng Saisai CZE Petra KvitováSRB Aleksandra Krunić KAZ Zarina Diyas RUS Vera Zvonareva CZE Tereza SmitkováUKR Lyudmyla Kichenok UKR Nadiia Kichenok6–4, 7–6(8–6)CHN Liang Chen CHN Wang YafanAuckland Open Auckland, New ZealandWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesUSA Venus Williams 2–6, 6–3, 6–3DEN Caroline Wozniacki CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová USA Lauren DavisGER Julia Görges USA CoCo Vandeweghe RUS Elena Vesnina POL Urszula RadwańskaITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci 6–2, 6–1JPN Shuko Aoyama CZE Renata Voráčová12 Jan Sydney International Sydney, AustraliaWTA PremierHard – $731,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles CZE Petra Kvitová 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) CZE Karolína Plíšková GER Angelique Kerber BUL Tsvetana PironkovaESP Carla Suárez Navarro ESP Garbiñe Muguruza CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová AUS Jarmila GajdošováUSA Bethanie Mattek-Sands IND Sania Mirza6–3, 6–3USA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail SpearsHobart International Hobart, AustraliaWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles GBR Heather Watson 6–3, 6–4 USA Madison BrengleJPN Kurumi Nara USA Alison RiskeITA Karin Knapp ITA Camila Giorgi ITA Roberta Vinci KAZ Zarina DiyasNED Kiki Bertens SWE Johanna Larsson 7–5, 6–3 RUS Vitalia Diatchenko ROU Monica Niculescu19 Jan 26 Jan Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard – $12,122,762128S/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doublesUSA Serena Williams6–3, 7–6(7–5)RUS Maria Sharapova USA Madison KeysRUS Ekaterina Makarova SVK Dominika CibulkováUSA Venus Williams ROU Simona HalepCAN Eugenie BouchardUSA Bethanie Mattek-SandsCZE Lucie Šafářová6–4, 7–6(7–5) TPE Chan Yung-janCHN Zheng JieSUI Martina HingisIND Leander Paes6–4, 6–3 FRA Kristina MladenovicCAN Daniel Nestor February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists2 Feb Fed Cup Quarterfinals Québec City, Canada – hard (i) Genoa, Italy – Clay (i) Kraków, Poland – hard (i) Stuttgart, Germany – hard (i) Quarterfinals winnersCZE Czech Republic 4–0FRA France 3–2RUS Russia 4–0GER Germany 4–1 Quarterfinals losersCAN CanadaITA ItalyPOL PolandAUS Australia 9 Feb Diamond Games Antwerp, BelgiumWTA PremierHard (i) – $731,000 – 28S/16DSingles – DoublesGER Andrea Petkovic WalkoverESP Carla Suárez Navarro CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová CZE Karolína PlíškováGER Mona Barthel SVK Dominika Cibulková CZE Lucie Šafářová ITA Francesca SchiavoneESP Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja6–4, 3–6, [10–5] BEL An-Sophie Mestach BEL Alison Van UytvanckThailand OpenPattaya, ThailandWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesSVK Daniela Hantuchová3–6, 6–3, 6–4CRO Ajla TomljanovićPUR Monica Puig NZL Marina ErakovicJPN Misaki Doi RUS Evgeniya Rodina CHN Duan Yingying RUS Vera ZvonarevaTPE Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan2–6, 6–4, [10–3]JPN Shuko Aoyama THA Tamarine Tanasugarn16 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,513,000 – 54S/28DSingles – Doubles ROM Simona Halep6–4, 7–6(7–4)CZE Karolína PlíškováDNK Caroline Wozniacki ESP Garbiñe MuguruzaRUS Ekaterina Makarova ITA Flavia Pennetta CZE Lucie Šafářová ESP Carla Suárez NavarroHUN Tímea BabosFRA Kristina Mladenovic6–3, 6–2 ESP Garbiñe MuguruzaESP Carla Suárez NavarroRio Open Rio de Janeiro, BrazilWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – DoublesITA Sara Errani7–6(7–2), 6–1 SVK Anna SchmiedlováSWE Johanna Larsson ROU Irina-Camelia BeguBRA Beatriz Haddad Maia GER Dinah Pfizenmaier PAR Verónica Cepede Royg ISR Julia GlushkoBEL Ysaline Bonaventure SWE Rebecca Peterson 3–0, retired ROU Irina-Camelia Begu ARG María Irigoyen23 Feb Qatar Open Doha, QatarWTA Premier$731,000 – hard – 28S/16DSingles – DoublesCZE Lucie Šafářová6–4, 6–3BLR Victoria Azarenka ESP Carla Suárez Navarro USA Venus WilliamsCZE Petra Kvitová GER Andrea Petkovic POL Agnieszka Radwańska DNK Caroline WozniackiUSA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears6–4, 6–4TPE Hsieh Su-wei IND Sania MirzaMexican Open Acapulco, MexicoWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesSUI Timea Bacsinszky 6–3, 6–0FRA Caroline GarciaRUS Maria Sharapova BUL Sesil KaratantchevaSVK Magdaléna Rybáriková CRO Mirjana Lučić-Baroni SWE Johanna Larsson PUR Monica PuigESP Lara Arruabarrena ESP María Teresa Torró Flor7–6(7–2), 5–7, [13–11]CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists2 Mar Monterrey Open Monterrey, MexicoWTA International$500,000 – hard – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesSUI Timea Bacsinszky 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 FRA Caroline GarciaSRB Ana Ivanovic ITA Sara ErraniFRA Kristina Mladenovic SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková POL Urszula Radwańska RUS Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaCAN Gabriela Dabrowski POL Alicja Rosolska6–3, 2–6, [10–3] AUS Anastasia Rodionova AUS Arina RodionovaMalaysian Open Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – DoublesDEN Caroline Wozniacki4–6, 6–2, 6–1 ROU Alexandra DulgheruTPE Hsieh Su-wei AUS Jarmila GajdošováGER Carina Witthöft RUS Elizaveta Kulichkova JPN Kurumi Nara GER Julia GörgesCHN Liang ChenCHN Wang Yafan4–6, 6–3, [10–4] UKR Yuliya BeygelzimerUKR Olga Savchuk9 Mar 16 Mar Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United StatesWTA Premier Mandatory$6,157,160 – hard – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – DoublesROU Simona Halep2–6, 7–5, 6–4 SRB Jelena JankovićUSA Serena Williams GER Sabine LisickiSUI Timea Bacsinszky ESP Carla Suárez Navarro UKR Lesia Tsurenko ITA Flavia PennettaSUI Martina HingisIND Sania Mirza6–3, 6–4 RUS Ekaterina MakarovaRUS Elena Vesnina23 Mar 30 Mar Miami Open Key Biscayne, United StatesWTA Premier Mandatory$6,157,160 – hard – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – DoublesUSA Serena Williams6–2, 6–0 ESP Carla Suárez NavarroROU Simona Halep GER Andrea PetkovicGER Sabine Lisicki USA Sloane Stephens USA Venus Williams CZE Karolína PlíškováSUI Martina HingisIND Sania Mirza7–5, 6–1 RUS Ekaterina MakarovaRUS Elena Vesnina April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists6 Apr Charleston Open Charleston, United StatesWTA PremierClay – $731,000 (Green) – 56S/16DSingles – Doubles GER Angelique Kerber 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 USA Madison KeysCZE Lucie Hradecká GER Andrea PetkovicUSA Lauren DavisITA Sara ErraniMNE Danka KovinićROU Irina-Camelia Begu SUI Martina Hingis IND Sania Mirza6–0, 6–4AUS Casey Dellacqua CRO Darija JurakKatowice Open Katowice, PolandWTA InternationalHard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6–4, 6–3 ITA Camila GiorgiPOL Agnieszka Radwańska BEL Alison Van UytvanckCZE Klára Koukalová RUS Elizaveta Kulichkova BEL Kirsten Flipkens FRA Alizé Cornet BEL Ysaline Bonaventure NED Demi Schuurs7–5, 4–6, [10–6]ITA Gioia Barbieri ITA Karin Knapp13 Apr Fed Cup SemifinalsOstrava, Czech Republic – hard (i) Sochi, Russia – Clay (i) Semifinals winners CZE Czech Republic 3–1RUS Russia 3–2 Semifinals losers FRA France GER Germany Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, ColombiaWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – DoublesBRA Teliana Pereira 7–6(7–2), 6–1 KAZ Yaroslava ShvedovaUKR Elina Svitolina COL Mariana Duque MariñoUSA Irina Falconi ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino ISR Julia Glushko PUR Monica Puig BRA Paula Cristina Gonçalves BRA Beatriz Haddad Maia6–3, 3–6, [10–6]USA Irina Falconi USA Shelby Rogers20 Apr Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, GermanyWTA PremierClay (red) (i) – $731,000 – 28S/16DSingles – DoublesGER Angelique Kerber 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 DNK Caroline Wozniacki USA Madison Brengle ROU Simona Halep RUS Ekaterina Makarova FRA Caroline Garcia ESP Carla Suárez Navarro ITA Sara Errani USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands CZE Lucie Šafářová6–4, 6–3FRA Caroline Garcia SLO Katarina Srebotnik27 Apr Morocco Open Marrakesh, MoroccoWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles UKR Elina Svitolina 7–5, 7–6(7–3) HUN Tímea Babos FRA Kristina Mladenovic SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová ESP Lara Arruabarrena ITA Flavia Pennetta ITA Karin KnappSUI Timea BacsinszkyHUN Tímea Babos FRA Kristina Mladenovic6–1, 7–6(7–5)GER Laura Siegemund UKR Maryna ZanevskaPrague Open Prague, Czech RepublicWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles CZE Karolína Plíšková 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 CZE Lucie HradeckáBEL Yanina Wickmayer CZE Kateřina SiniakováCZE Denisa Allertová MNE Danka Kovinić CZE Barbora Strýcová CZE Klára KoukalováSUI Belinda Bencic CZE Kateřina Siniaková 6–2, 6–2 UKR Kateryna Bondarenko CZE Eva Hrdinová May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists4 May Madrid Open Madrid, SpainWTA Premier MandatoryClay (red) – €4,185,405 – 64S/28DSingles – DoublesCZE Petra Kvitová 6–1, 6–2 RUS Svetlana KuznetsovaUSA Serena Williams RUS Maria Sharapova ESP Carla Suárez Navarro ROU Irina-Camelia Begu DEN Caroline Wozniacki CZE Lucie Šafářová AUS Casey Dellacqua KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]ESP Garbiñe Muguruza ESP Carla Suárez Navarro11 May Italian Open Rome, ItalyWTA Premier 5Clay (red) – $2,183,600 – 56S/28DSingles – DoublesRUS Maria Sharapova4–6, 7–5, 6–1 ESP Carla Suárez NavarroRUS Daria Gavrilova ROU Simona HalepUSA Christina McHale BLR Victoria Azarenka CZE Petra Kvitová ROU Alexandra DulgheruHUN Tímea BabosFRA Kristina Mladenovic6–4, 6–3 SUI Martina HingisIND Sania Mirza18 May Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, FranceWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – DoublesAUS Samantha Stosur 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 FRA Kristina MladenovicFRA Virginie Razzano USA Sloane StephensUSA Madison Keys RUS Elena Vesnina CRO Ajla Tomljanović SRB Jelena JankovićTPE Chuang Chia-jungCHN Liang Chen4–6, 6–4, [12–10] UKR Nadiia KichenokCHN Zheng SaisaiNuremberg Cup Nürnberg, GermanyWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – DoublesITA Karin Knapp7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1 ITA Roberta VinciESP Lara Arruabarrena GER Angelique KerberKAZ Yulia Putintseva GER Carina Witthöft JPN Kurumi Nara JPN Misaki DoiTPE Chan Hao-chingESP Anabel Medina Garrigues6–2, 7–6(7–5) ESP Lara ArruabarrenaROU Raluca Olaru25 May 1 Jun French Open Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay (red) – $11,315,740128S/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doublesUSA Serena Williams6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2 CZE Lucie Šafářová SUI Timea BacsinszkySRB Ana Ivanovic ITA Sara ErraniBEL Alison Van Uytvanck UKR Elina SvitolinaESP Garbiñe MuguruzaUSA Bethanie Mattek-Sands CZE Lucie Šafářová3–6, 6–4, 6–2 AUS Casey DellacquaKAZ Yaroslava ShvedovaUSA Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA Mike Bryan7–6(7–3), 6–1CZE Lucie Hradecká POL Marcin Matkowski June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists8 Jun Nottingham Open Nottingham, Great BritainWTA InternationalGrass – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesCRO Ana Konjuh1–6, 6–4, 6–2 ROU Monica NiculescuPOL Agnieszka Radwańska USA Alison RiskeUSA Lauren DavisGBR Johanna Konta BEL Yanina Wickmayer USA Sachia Vickery USA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears3–6, 6–3, [11–9]GBR Jocelyn Rae GBR Anna SmithRosmalen Grass Court Championships Rosmalen, NetherlandsWTA InternationalGrass – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesITA Camila Giorgi 7–5, 6–3 SUI Belinda BencicNED Kiki Bertens SRB Jelena JankovićKAZ Yaroslava ShvedovaUSA CoCo VandewegheFRA Kristina Mladenovic GER Annika Beck USA Asia Muhammad GER Laura Siegemund6–3, 7–5SRB Jelena Janković RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova15 Jun Birmingham Classic Birmingham, Great BritainWTA PremierGrass – $731,000 – 56S/16DSingles – DoublesGER Angelique Kerber 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) CZE Karolína PlíškováFRA Kristina Mladenovic GER Sabine LisickiROU Simona Halep ESP Carla Suárez Navarro CZE Kateřina Siniaková SVK Daniela Hantuchová ESP Garbiñe Muguruza ESP Carla Suárez Navarro6–4, 6–4CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká22 Jun Eastbourne International Eastbourne, Great BritainWTA PremierGrass – $731,000 – 48S/16DSingles – DoublesSUI Belinda Bencic6–4, 4–6, 6–0POL Agnieszka Radwańska USA Sloane Stephens DEN Caroline WozniackiRUS Daria Gavrilova BUL Tsvetana Pironkova GBR Johanna Konta GER Andrea PetkovicFRA Caroline Garcia SLO Katarina Srebotnik 7–6(7–5), 6–2 TPE Chan Yung-jan CHN Zheng Jie29 Jun 6 Jul The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great BritainGrand SlamGrass – $11,174,883128S/64D/48XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doublesUSA Serena Williams6–4, 6–4ESP Garbiñe Muguruza RUS Maria Sharapova POL Agnieszka RadwańskaBLR Victoria AzarenkaUSA CoCo Vandeweghe SUI Timea BacsinszkyUSA Madison KeysSUI Martina Hingis IND Sania Mirza5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–5RUS Ekaterina Makarova RUS Elena Vesnina SUI Martina Hingis IND Leander Paes6–1, 6–1 HUN Tímea Babos AUT Alexander Peya July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists13 Jul Bucharest Open Bucharest, RomaniaWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 7–6(7–3), 6–3 ITA Sara Errani ROU Monica Niculescu SVN Polona HercogUSA Anna Tatishvili ROU Andreea Mitu MNE Danka Kovinić SRB Aleksandra KrunićGEO Oksana Kalashnikova NED Demi Schuurs 6–2, 6–2 ROU Andreea Mitu ROU Patricia Maria ȚigSwedish Open Båstad, SwedenWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles SWE Johanna Larsson 6–3, 7–6(7–2) GER Mona BarthelKAZ Yulia Putintseva ESP Lara ArruabarrenaCZE Klára Koukalová CZE Barbora Strýcová SWE Rebecca Peterson SVK Jana ČepelováNED Kiki Bertens SWE Johanna Larsson 7–5, 6–4 GER Tatjana Maria UKR Olga Savchuk20 Jul İstanbul Cup Istanbul, TurkeyWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – DoublesUKR Lesia Tsurenko7–5, 6–1 POL Urszula RadwańskaBEL Kirsten Flipkens SVK Magdaléna RybárikováUKR Kateryna Bondarenko ITA Francesca Schiavone BUL Tsvetana Pironkova ITA Roberta VinciRUS Daria GavrilovaUKR Elina Svitolina5–7, 6–1, [10–4] TUR Çağla BüyükakçaySRB Jelena JankovićGastein Ladies Bad Gastein, AustriaWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles AUS Samantha Stosur3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 ITA Karin Knapp ITA Sara Errani SVK Anna Karolína SchmiedlováRUS Daria Kasatkina SLO Polona Hercog GER Annika Beck MNE Danka KovinićMNE Danka KovinićLIE Stephanie Vogt4–6, 6–4, [10–3] ESP Lara ArruabarrenaCZE Lucie Hradecká27 Jul Baku Cup Baku, AzerbaijanWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles RUS Margarita Gasparyan6–3, 5–7, 6–0 ROU Patricia Maria Țig RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ITA Karin KnappBEL Kirsten Flipkens CRO Donna Vekić RUS Evgeniya Rodina RUS Alexandra PanovaRUS Margarita Gasparyan RUS Alexandra Panova 6–3, 7–5 RUS Vitalia Diatchenko UKR Olga SavchukBrasil Tennis Cup Florianópolis, BrazilWTA InternationalClay – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles BRA Teliana Pereira6–4, 4–6, 6–1 GER Annika Beck LAT Anastasija Sevastova USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands ESP María Teresa Torró Flor GER Laura Siegemund BRA Gabriela Cé CZE Tereza MartincováGER Annika BeckGER Laura Siegemund6–3, 7–6(7–1) ARG María IrigoyenPOL Paula Kania August WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists3 Aug Stanford Classic Stanford, United StatesWTA PremierHard – $731,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles GER Angelique Kerber 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 CZE Karolína PlíškováUSA Varvara Lepchenko UKR Elina Svitolina GER Mona Barthel CRO Ajla Tomljanović USA Alison Riske POL Agnieszka RadwańskaCHN Xu Yifan CHN Zheng Saisai 6–1, 6–3 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP Arantxa Parra SantonjaWashington Open Washington, D.C., United StatesWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles USA Sloane Stephens 6–1, 6–2 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS Ekaterina Makarova AUS Samantha Stosur ROU Irina-Camelia Begu USA Christina McHale USA Louisa Chirico ROU Monica NiculescuSUI Belinda Bencic FRA Kristina Mladenovic 7–5, 7–6(9–7) ESP Lara Arruabarrena SLO Andreja Klepač10 Aug Canadian Open Toronto, CanadaWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,513,000 – 56S/48Q/28DSingles – DoublesSUI Belinda Bencic7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 3–0 ret.ROU Simona HalepUSA Serena Williams ITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci SRB Ana Ivanovic UKR Lesia Tsurenko POL Agnieszka RadwańskaUSA Bethanie Mattek-Sands CZE Lucie Šafářová 6–1, 6–2 FRA Caroline Garcia SLO Katarina Srebotnik17 Aug Cincinnati Open Mason, United StatesWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,701,240 – 56S/48Q/28DSingles – DoublesUSA Serena Williams 6–3, 7–6(7–5)ROU Simona HalepUKR Elina Svitolina SRB Jelena Janković SRB Ana Ivanovic CZE Lucie Šafářová RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová TPE Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan 7–5, 6–4 AUS Casey Dellacqua KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova24 Aug Connecticut Open New Haven, United StatesWTA PremierHard – $731,000 – 30S/48Q/16DSingles – Doubles CZE Petra Kvitová 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–2CZE Lucie ŠafářováUKR Lesia Tsurenko DEN Caroline Wozniacki CZE Karolína PlíškováSVK Dominika Cibulková FRA Caroline Garcia POL Agnieszka Radwańska GER Julia Görges CZE Lucie Hradecká 6–3, 6–1 TPE Chuang Chia-jung CHN Liang Chen31 Aug 7 Sep US Open New York City, United StatesGrand SlamHard – $11,517,008128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doublesITA Flavia Pennetta7–6(7–4), 6–2ITA Roberta Vinci USA Serena WilliamsROU Simona HalepUSA Venus WilliamsFRA Kristina Mladenovic CZE Petra KvitováBLR Victoria AzarenkaSUI Martina Hingis IND Sania Mirza6–3, 6–3AUS Casey Dellacqua KAZ Yaroslava ShvedovaSUI Martina Hingis IND Leander Paes 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA Sam Querrey September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists14 Sep Tournoi de Québec Québec City, CanadaWTA InternationalCarpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – DoublesGER Annika Beck6–2, 6–2 LAT Jeļena OstapenkoGBR Naomi Broady CRO Mirjana Lučić-BaroniUSA Anna Tatishvili POL Paula Kania CZE Lucie Hradecká USA Samantha CrawfordCZE Barbora Krejčíková BEL An-Sophie Mestach 4–6, 6–3, [12–10] ARG María IrigoyenPOL Paula KaniaJapan Women's Open Tokyo, JapanWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesBEL Yanina Wickmayer4–6, 6–3, 6–3 POL Magda LinetteCRO Ajla Tomljanović USA Christina McHaleUKR Kateryna Bondarenko USA Madison Brengle CHN Zheng Saisai TPE Hsieh Su-weiTPE Chan Hao-chingTPE Chan Yung-jan6–1, 6–2 JPN Misaki DoiJPN Kurumi Nara21 Sep Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, JapanWTA PremierHard – $1,000,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 6–2 SUI Belinda Bencic DEN Caroline Wozniacki SVK Dominika CibulkováGER Angelique Kerber ESP Garbiñe MuguruzaCZE Karolína Plíšková SRB Ana IvanovicESP Garbiñe MuguruzaESP Carla Suárez Navarro7–5, 6–1 TPE Chan Hao-chingTPE Chan Yung-janKorea Open Seoul, South KoreaWTA InternationalHard – $500,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 6–3, 6–1 BLR Aliaksandra Sasnovich BEL Alison Van Uytvanck SVK Anna Karolína SchmiedlováSWE Johanna Larsson RUS Elizaveta Kulichkova USA Sloane Stephens GER Mona BarthelESP Lara Arruabarrena SLO Andreja Klepač 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]NED Kiki Bertens SWE Johanna LarssonGuangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, ChinaWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles  – DoublesSRB Jelena Janković6–2, 6–0 CZE Denisa AllertováITA Sara Errani BEL Yanina WickmayerROU Simona HalepCHN Zheng Saisai RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova ROU Monica NiculescuSUI Martina HingisIND Sania Mirza6–3, 6–1 CHN Xu ShilinCHN You Xiaodi28 Sep Wuhan Open Wuhan, ChinaWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,513,000 – 56S/28DSingles  – DoublesUSA Venus Williams6–3, 3–0 ret.ESP Garbiñe MuguruzaITA Roberta VinciGER Angelique KerberGBR Johanna Konta CZE Karolína Plíšková SVK Anna Karolína SchmiedlováUSA CoCo VandewegheSUI Martina HingisIND Sania Mirza6–2, 6–3 ROU Irina-Camelia BeguROU Monica NiculescuTashkent Open Tashkent, UzbekistanWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesJPN Nao Hibino6–2, 6–2CRO Donna VekićSRB Bojana Jovanovski RUS Evgeniya RodinaGER Annika BeckUKR Kateryna Kozlova SWE Johanna Larsson GER Anna-Lena FriedsamRUS Margarita GasparyanRUS Alexandra Panova6–1, 3–6, [10–3] RUS Vera DushevinaCZE Kateřina Siniaková October WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists5 Oct China Open Beijing, ChinaWTA Premier Mandatory$6,157,160 – hard – 60S/28DSingles – Doubles ESP Garbiñe Muguruza7–5, 6–4 SUI Timea BacsinszkyPOL Agnieszka Radwańska SRB Ana Ivanovic USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands GER Angelique Kerber RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ITA Sara Errani SUI Martina HingisIND Sania Mirza6–7(9–11), 6–1, [10–8]TPE Chan Hao-chingTPE Chan Yung-jan12 Oct Tianjin Open Tianjin, ChinaWTA InternationalHard – $500,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesPOL Agnieszka Radwańska6–1, 6–2 MNE Danka KovinićSRB Bojana Jovanovski CZE Karolína PlíškováCHN Duan Yingying FRA Kristina Mladenovic HUN Tímea Babos RUS Elizaveta Kulichkova CHN Xu YifanCHN Zheng Saisai6–2, 3–6, [10–8]CRO Darija JurakUSA Nicole MelicharHong Kong Open Hong KongWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – DoublesSRB Jelena Janković3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1GER Angelique KerberUSA Venus Williams AUS Samantha StosurFRA Alizé Cornet RUS Daria Gavrilova GBR Heather Watson FRA Caroline Garcia FRA Alizé CornetKAZ Yaroslava Shvedova7–5, 6–4ESP Lara ArruabarrenaSVN Andreja KlepačLinz Open Linz, AustriaWTA InternationalHard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesRUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–4, 6–3GER Anna-Lena FriedsamSWE Johanna Larsson BEL Kirsten Flipkens RUS Margarita Gasparyan USA Madison Brengle SRB Aleksandra Krunić CZE Denisa Allertová USA Raquel Kops-JonesUSA Abigail Spears6–3, 7–5CZE Andrea HlaváčkováCZE Lucie Hradecká19 OctKremlin Cup Moscow, RussiaWTA PremierHard (i) – $768,000 – 28S/16DSingles – DoublesRUS Svetlana Kuznetsova6–2, 6–1RUS Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaUKR Lesia Tsurenko RUS Daria KasatkinaITA Flavia PennettaLAT Anastasija SevastovaESP Carla Suárez Navarro RUS Margarita Gasparyan RUS Daria KasatkinaRUS Elena Vesnina6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10–5]ROU Irina-Camelia BeguROU Monica NiculescuLuxembourg Open Kockelscheuer, LuxembourgWTA InternationalHard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles JPN Misaki Doi6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–0 GER Mona BarthelSUI Stefanie Vögele BEL Alison Van UytvanckGER Laura SiegemundCRO Mirjana Lučić-BaroniSRB Jelena Janković CZE Barbora Strýcová GER Mona BarthelGER Laura Siegemund6–2, 7–6(7–2) ESP Anabel Medina GarriguesESP Arantxa Parra Santonja26 Oct WTA Finals SingaporeYear-end championshipsHard (i) – $7,000,000 – 8S (RR)/8D (RR)Singles – Doubles POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 CZE Petra KvitováRUS Maria SharapovaESP Garbiñe Muguruza Round robin ROU Simona HalepITA Flavia PennettaGER Angelique KerberCZE Lucie Šafářová SUI Martina HingisIND Sania Mirza6–0, 6–3ESP Garbiñe MuguruzaESP Carla Suárez Navarro November WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsRound robin2 Nov WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, ChinaYear-end championshipsHard – $2,150,000 – 12S (RR)/6D (RR)Singles – Doubles  USA Venus Williams7–5, 7–6(8–6)CZE Karolína PlíškováITA Roberta Vinci UKR Elina SvitolinaUSA Madison KeysCHN Zheng SaisaiESP Carla Suárez NavarroGER Andrea PetkovicSRB Jelena JankovićITA Sara ErraniRUS Svetlana KuznetsovaSVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová(Alt)DEN Caroline WozniackiCHN Liang Chen CHN Wang Yafan6–4, 6–3ESP Anabel Medina GarriguesESP Arantxa Parra SantonjaNov 14–15 Fed Cup FinalPrague, Czech Republic  – Hard (i)CZE 3–2RUS Statistical information These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2015 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments.wtatennis.com WTA Tour, Inc. 2014 WTA calendar http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/AboutTheTour/TourCalendar_2014.pdf 2014-09-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140913085123/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/AboutTheTour/TourCalendar_2014.pdf 2014-09-13 The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players). Key Grand Slam tournamentsYear-end championshipsWTA Premier MandatoryWTA Premier 5WTA PremierWTA International Titles won by player Total Player Grand Slam Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier International TotalSingles  S Doubles  D Mixed doubles  X Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Mixed doubles  X 13Martina Hingis SUI ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 0 10 310Sania Mirza IND ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 0 10 06 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA ● ●● ● ● ● 0 5 15 Serena Williams USA ● ● ● ● ● 5 0 05 Lucie Šafářová CZE ● ● ● ● ● 1 4 04 Belinda Bencic SUI ● ● ● ● 2 2 04 Kristina Mladenovic FRA ● ● ● ● 0 4 04 Chan Hao-ching TPE ● ● ● ● 0 4 04 Angelique Kerber GER ● ● ● ● 4 0 03 Venus Williams USA ● ● ● 3 0 03 Agnieszka Radwańska POL ● ● ● 3 0 03 Liang Chen CHN ● ● ● 0 3 03 Simona Halep ROU ● ● ● 3 0 03 Petra Kvitová CZE ● ● ● 3 0 03 Tímea Babos HUN ● ● ● 0 3 03 Chan Yung-jan TPE ● ● ● 0 3 03 Garbiñe Muguruza ESP ● ● ● 1 2 03 Raquel Kops-Jones USA ● ● ● 0 3 03 Abigail Spears USA ● ● ● 0 3 03 Johanna Larsson Johanna Larsson (tennis) SWE ● ● ● 1 2 03 Margarita Gasparyan RUS ● ● ● 1 2 03 Laura Siegemund GER ● ● ● 0 3 02 Wang Yafan CHN ● ● 0 2 02 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ ● ● 0 2 02 Maria Sharapova RUS ● ● 2 0 02 Carla Suárez Navarro ESP ● ● 0 2 02 Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP ● ● 0 2 02 Xu Yifan CHN ● ● 0 2 02 Zheng Saisai CHN ● ● 0 2 02 Timea Bacsinszky SUI ● ● 2 0 02 Jelena Janković SRB ● ● 2 0 02 Teliana Pereira BRA ● ● 2 0 02 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová SVK ● ● 2 0 02 Samantha Stosur AUS ● ● 2 0 02 Annika Beck GER ● ● 1 1 02 Sara Errani ITA ● ● 1 1 02 Elina Svitolina UKR ● ● 1 1 02 Lara Arruabarrena ESP ● ● 0 2 02 Kiki Bertens NED ● ● 0 2 02 Ysaline Bonaventure BEL ● ● 0 2 02 Alexandra Panova RUS ● ● 0 2 02 Demi Schuurs NED ● ● 0 2 01 Flavia Pennetta ITA ● 1 0 01 Casey Dellacqua AUS ● 0 1 01 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS ● 1 0 01 Andrea Petkovic GER ● 1 0 01 Lucie Hradecká CZE ● 0 1 01 Caroline Garcia FRA ● 0 1 01 Julia Görges GER ● 0 1 01 Daria Kasatkina RUS ● 0 1 01 Sabine Lisicki GER ● 0 1 01 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP ● 0 1 01 Katarina Srebotnik SLO ● 0 1 01 Elena Vesnina RUS ● 0 1 01 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU ● 1 0 01 Misaki Doi JPN ● 1 0 01 Camila Giorgi ITA ● 1 0 01 Daniela Hantuchová SVK ● 1 0 01 Nao Hibino JPN ● 1 0 01 Karin Knapp ITA ● 1 0 01 Ana Konjuh CRO ● 1 0 01 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS ● 1 0 01 Karolína Plíšková CZE ● 1 0 01 Sloane Stephens USA ● 1 0 01 Lesia Tsurenko UKR ● 1 0 01 Heather Watson GBR ● 1 0 01 Yanina Wickmayer BEL ● 1 0 01 Caroline Wozniacki DNK ● 1 0 01 Mona Barthel GER ● 0 1 01 Chuang Chia-jung TPE ● 0 1 01 Alizé Cornet FRA ● 0 1 01 Gabriela Dabrowski CAN ● 0 1 01 Daria Gavrilova RUS ● 0 1 01 Paula Cristina Gonçalves BRA ● 0 1 01 Beatriz Haddad Maia BRA ● 0 1 01 Oksana Kalashnikova GEO ● 0 1 01 Lyudmyla Kichenok UKR ● 0 1 01 Nadiia Kichenok UKR ● 0 1 01 Andreja Klepač SLO ● 0 1 01 Danka Kovinić MNE ● 0 1 01 Barbora Krejčíková CZE ● 0 1 01 An-Sophie Mestach BEL ● 0 1 01 Asia Muhammad USA ● 0 1 01 Rebecca Peterson SWE ● 0 1 01 Alicja Rosolska POL ● 0 1 01 Kateřina Siniaková CZE ● 0 1 01 María Teresa Torró Flor ESP ● 0 1 01 Roberta Vinci ITA ● 0 1 01 Stephanie Vogt LIE ● 0 1 0 Titles won by nation Total Nation Grand Slam Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier International TotalSingles  S Doubles  D Mixed doubles  X Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Mixed doubles  X 19 USA3 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 3 9 9 119 SUI 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 12 312 CZE 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 5 7 011 GER 5 2 1 3 6 5 010 IND 2 1 3 1 2 1 0 10 09 RUS 1 2 1 2 3 5 4 07 ESP 1 3 3 1 6 06 FRA 2 1 3 0 6 05 ITA1 3 1 4 1 05 CHN 1 1 3 0 5 05 TPE 1 4 0 5 04 POL 1 1 1 1 3 1 04 ROU 1 1 2 4 0 04 UKR 2 2 2 2 04 BEL 1 3 1 3 04 SWE 1 3 1 3 04 NED 4 0 4 03 AUS 1 2 2 1 03 HUN 2 1 0 3 03 SVK 3 3 0 03 BRA 2 1 2 1 02 KAZ 1 1 0 2 02 SLO 1 1 0 2 02 JPN 2 2 0 02 SRB 2 2 0 01 CRO 1 1 0 01 DNK 1 1 0 01 GBR 1 1 0 01 CAN 1 0 1 01 GEO 1 0 1 01 LIE 1 0 1 01 MNE 1 0 1 0 Titles information The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles: SinglesSVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová – Katowice (draw) BRA Teliana Pereira – Bogotá (draw) ITA Camila Giorgi – Rosmalen (draw) CRO Ana Konjuh – Nottingham (draw) SUI Belinda Bencic – Eastbourne (draw) SWE Johanna Larsson – Båstad (draw) UKR Lesia Tsurenko – Istanbul (draw) RUS Margarita Gasparyan – Baku (draw) USA Sloane Stephens – Washington, D.C. (draw) JPN Nao Hibino – Tashkent (draw) JPN Misaki Doi – Luxembourg (draw) DoublesUKR Lyudmyla Kichenok – Shenzhen (draw) UKR Nadiia Kichenok – Shenzhen (draw) NED Kiki Bertens – Hobart (draw) BEL Ysaline Bonaventure – Rio de Janeiro (draw) SWE Rebecca Peterson – Rio de Janeiro (draw) CHN Wang Yafan – Kuala Lumpur (draw) NED Demi Schuurs – Katowice (draw) BRA Paula Cristina Gonçalves – Bogotá (draw) BRA Beatriz Haddad Maia – Bogotá (draw) SUI Belinda Bencic – Prague (draw) USA Asia Muhammad – Rosmalen (draw) GER Laura Siegemund – Rosmalen (draw) RUS Daria Gavrilova – Istanbul (draw) MNE Danka Kovinić – Bad Gastein (draw) GER Annika Beck – Florianópolis (draw) RUS Margarita Gasparyan – Baku (draw) CZE Barbora Krejčíková – Québec City (draw) BEL An-Sophie Mestach – Québec City (draw) RUS Daria Kasatkina – Moscow (draw) The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles: SinglesUSA Serena Williams – Miami (draw), Cincinnati (draw) CZE Petra Kvitová – New Haven (draw) DoublesSWI Martina Hingis – Miami (draw), Wuhan (draw) UKR Elina Svitolina – Istanbul (draw) RUS Alexandra Panova – Baku (draw) ESP Lara Arruabarrena – Seoul (draw) IND Sania Mirza – WTA Finals (draw) Top 10 entry The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers: SinglesRUS Ekaterina Makarova (enters at #9 on February 2) ESP Carla Suárez Navarro (enters at #10 on April 6) CZE Lucie Šafářová (enters at #7 on June 8) ESP Garbiñe Muguruza (enters at #9 on July 13) CZE Karolína Plíšková (enters at #8 on August 10) SUI Timea Bacsinszky (enters at #10 on October 12) DoublesESP Garbiñe Muguruza (enters at #10 on February 23) USA Raquel Kops-Jones (enters at #10 on March 2) USA Abigail Spears (enters at #10 on March 2) FRA Kristina Mladenovic (enters at #10 on April 6) USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands (enters at #6 on June 8) CZE Lucie Šafářová (enters at #5 on June 8) HUN Tímea Babos (enters at #10 on June 8) WTA rankings These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the WTA Tour, at the current date of the 2015 season.http://www.wtatennis.com/singles-rankings Women's Tennis Association Singles Rankings dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140208041228/http://www.wtatennis.com/singles-rankings 2014-02-08 Players with a gold background qualified for the WTA Finals. Singles WTA Championships Race Rankings, as of 26 October 2015http://www.wtatennis.com/road-singles-leaderboard WTA Championships Road to Singapore Singles Rankings Women's Tennis Association dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140208084739/http://www.wtatennis.com/road-singles-leaderboard 2014-02-08#PlayerPointsinj http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5039874/title/serena-pulls-out-of-beijing-singapore Women's Tennis News WTA TennisUSA Serena Williams9,9451Simona Halep ROU57902Garbiñe Muguruza ESP45113Maria Sharapova RUS43224Petra Kvitová CZE34915Agnieszka Radwańska POL34256Angelique Kerber GER34007Flavia Pennetta ITA32528Lucie Šafářová CZE32219Timea Bacsinszky SUI313310Venus Williams USA309111Carla Suárez Navarro ESP303012Karolína Plíšková CZE295513 Belinda Bencic SUI290014Roberta Vinci ITA265515Caroline Wozniacki DEN264116Ana Ivanovic SRB261617Sara Errani ITA252518Madison Keys USA249519Elina Svitolina UKR241020Jelena Janković SRB2345 Champion #ffffcc Player has qualified for the 2015 WTA Finals WTA Singles Year-End Rankingswtatour.com WTA Tour, Inc. Singles Rankings Numeric List 4 November 2013 http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2013.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160311071902/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2013.pdf 11 March 2016 # Player Points#Trn'14 RkHighLow'14→'15 1 Serena Williams USA 9,945 16 1 1 1 2 Simona Halep ROU 6,060 18 3 2 4 1 3 Garbiñe Muguruza ESP 5,200 20 21 3 24 18 4 Maria Sharapova RUS 5,011 17 2 2 4 2 5 Agnieszka Radwańska POL 4,500 24 6 5 15 1 6 Petra Kvitová CZE 4,220 19 4 2 6 2 7 Venus Williams USA 3,790 18 19 7 24 12 8 Flavia Pennetta ITA 3,621 20 13 6 28 5 9 Lucie Šafářová CZE 3,590 22 17 5 17 8 10 Angelique Kerber GER 3,590 25 10 7 16 11 Karolína Plíšková CZE 3,285 26 24 7 25 13 12 Timea Bacsinszky SUI 3,133 17 48 10 47 35 13 Carla Suárez Navarro ESP 3,090 25 18 8 17 5 14 Belinda Bencic SUI 2,900 24 33 12 37 19 15 Roberta Vinci ITA 2,785 25 49 15 58 34 16 Ana Ivanovic SRB 2,645 19 5 5 16 11 17 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 2,641 24 8 4 17 9 18 Madison Keys USA 2,600 19 31 16 35 13 19 Elina Svitolina UKR 2,590 25 29 15 29 10 20 Sara Errani ITA 2,525 26 15 12 22 5 Holder Date gained Date forfeitedSerena Williams USAYear-End 2014Year-End 2015 Doubles WTA Championships Race Rankings as of 26 October 2015#PlayerPointsTours1Martina Hingis SUI Sania Mirza IND10,085152Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA Lucie Šafářová CZE6,39083Casey Dellacqua AUS Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ5,11184Ekaterina Makarova RUS Elena Vesnina RUS4,586105Tímea Babos HUN Kristina Mladenovic FRA4,340186Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan TPE3,705137Caroline Garcia FRA Katarina Srebotnik SLO3,705188Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears USA3,380199Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká CZE3,1301710Garbiñe Muguruza ESP Carla Suárez Navarro ESP3,10013 Champion #ffffcc Team has qualified for the 2015 WTA Finals #C2B280 Team has withdrawn for the 2015 WTA Finals due to injury 2em WTA Doubles Year-End Rankingshttp://www.wtatennis.com/doubles-rankings Doubles Rankings | WTA Tennis English 21 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151121145000/http://www.wtatennis.com/doubles-rankings 8 April 2023 21 November 2015 # Player Points#Trn 2014 rank'14→'151Sania Mirza IND 11,355 22 6 5 2 Martina Hingis SUI 11,355 22 11 9 3 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA 7,450 13 268 265 4 Lucie Šafářová CZE 6,866 12 29 25 5 Casey Dellacqua AUS 5,835 17 31 26 6 Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ 5,720 13 24 18 7 Chan Yung-jan TPE 5,570 20 35 28 8 Elena Vesnina RUS 5,275 16 7 1 9 Kristina Mladenovic FRA 5,095 22 21 12 10 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 4,586 10 7 311 Tímea Babos HUN 4,580 20 21 10 12 Chan Hao-ching TPE 4485 27 27 15 13 Carla Suárez Navarro ESP 3,885 14 20 714Caroline Garcia FRA 3,860 19 26 12Katarina Srebotnik SLO 3,860 21 10 4 16 Garbiñe Muguruza ESP 3,842 14 14 17 Lucie Hradecká CZE 3,720 23 22 518Raquel Kops-Jones USA 3,650 25 12 6Abigail Spears USA 3,650 25 12 6 20 Andrea Hlaváčková CZE 3,380 20 15 5 Number 1 ranking Holder Date gained Date forfeitedSara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci ITAYear-end 201412 April 2015Sania Mirza IND13 April 2015Year-end 2015 Prize money leaders # Player Singles Doubles Mixed Year-to-date 1 Serena Williams USA $10,582,642$0$0$10,582,642 2 Garbiñe Muguruza ESP $4,168,418$329,890$0$4,498,308 3 Flavia Pennetta ITA $4,174,427$231,578$0$4,406,005 4 Agnieszka Radwańska POL $4,102,293$0$0$4,102,293 5 Maria Sharapova RUS $3,949,284$0$0$3,949,284 6 Simona Halep ROU $3,890,231$22,896$5,000$3,918,127 7 Petra Kvitová CZE $3,038,722$0$0$3,038,722 8 Lucie Šafářová CZE $2,195,988$750,273$0$2,946,261 9 Venus Williams USA $2,404,419$0$0$2,404,419 10 Roberta Vinci ITA $2,220,284$89,537$0$2,309,821 Prize money given in US$ 2015 11 9 US onwtatennis.com WTA Tour, Inc. WTA Prize Money http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/All_YTD_Prize_Money.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161224112125/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/All_YTD_Prize_Money.pdf 2016-12-24 Statistics leaders 2015 11 16 US onwtatour.com WTA MATCHFACTS http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/match_stats_2015.pdf 16 November 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150325012003/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/match_stats_2015.pdf 25 March 2015 AcesPlayerAcesMatches1CZE Karolína Plíšková517752USA Serena Williams498533USA Madison Keys328494AUS Samantha Stosur282555FRA Kristina Mladenovic270596CZE Lucie Šafářová267527GER Sabine Lisicki262418USA CoCo Vandeweghe260419FRA Caroline Garcia2555610USA Venus Williams23552 Double faultsPlayerDFsMatches1ITA Camila Giorgi458462FRA Alizé Cornet302493CRO Mirjana Lučić-Baroni274424RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova260555SRB Jelena Janković256646SRB Ana Ivanovic235477CZE Karolína Plíšková234758SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová233589FRA Kristina Mladenovic2335910RUS Maria Sharapova23244 First-serve percentagePlayer%Matches1ITA Sara Errani82.8722BRA Teliana Pereira73.2253GER Annika Beck72.7414JPN Kurumi Nara71.2435ROU Alexandra Dulgheru69.7276KAZ Zarina Diyas69.2467ROU Monica Niculescu68.8418ESP Lara Arruabarrena68.6329GER Angelique Kerber68.47210DEN Caroline Wozniacki68.262 Second-serve percentagePlayer%Matches1ITA Francesca Schiavone47.2302CZE Klára Koukalová47.1353MNE Danka Kovinić46.6304CZE Lucie Hradecká46.6345USA CoCo Vandeweghe46.0416GER Tatjana Maria45.2267CRO Mirjana Lučić-Baroni44.3428ITA Camila Giorgi44.2469ITA Flavia Pennetta43.84610SRB Aleksandra Krunić43.531 First-serve points wonPlayer%Matches1USA Serena Williams75.9532CZE Lucie Hradecká71.9343CZE Karolína Plíšková71.7754RUS Maria Sharapova71.5445USA CoCo Vandeweghe70.3416USA Madison Keys70.3497CZE Lucie Šafářová70.1528USA Venus Williams69.8529CZE Petra Kvitová69.75110AUS Samantha Stosur68.855 Second-serve points wonPlayer%Matches1AUS Samantha Stosur53.1552RUS Ekaterina Makarova51.4413USA CoCo Vandeweghe49.7414SWE Johanna Larsson49.7445CZE Lucie Šafářová49.6526USA Sloane Stephens49.6527RUS Maria Sharapova48.8448USA Serena Williams48.8539USA Madison Keys48.54910SUI Timea Bacsinszky48.251 Service points wonPlayer%Matches1USA Serena Williams64.4532RUS Maria Sharapova62.5443CZE Lucie Šafářová62.4524AUS Samantha Stosur62.2555USA Madison Keys61.7496CZE Petra Kvitová61.4517CZE Karolína Plíšková61.2758USA CoCo Vandeweghe60.8419POL Agnieszka Radwańska60.67210RUS Ekaterina Makarova60.141 Return points wonPlayer%Matches1ITA Sara Errani50.8722ROU Simona Halep48.4643GER Annika Beck48.0414BLR Victoria Azarenka47.6445USA Serena Williams47.5536GER Angelique Kerber47.4727POL Agnieszka Radwańska47.2728DEN Caroline Wozniacki47.0629BRA Teliana Pereira46.92510RUS Maria Sharapova46.844 Service games wonPlayer%Matches1USA Serena Williams81.1532RUS Maria Sharapova79.9443CZE Lucie Šafářová77.9524AUS Samantha Stosur76.0555CZE Karolína Plíšková75.8756USA Madison Keys75.2497CZE Petra Kvitová74.8518POL Agnieszka Radwańska73.4729RUS Ekaterina Makarova73.44110ESP Garbiñe Muguruza73.158 Return games wonPlayer%Matches1ITA Sara Errani51.9722ROU Simona Halep47.1643BLR Victoria Azarenka45.4444GER Annika Beck44.3415POL Agnieszka Radwańska44.1726GER Angelique Kerber43.9727USA Serena Williams43.8538DEN Caroline Wozniacki43.2629BRA Teliana Pereira43.02510UKR Lesia Tsurenko42.537 Break points savedPlayer%Matches1CZE Karolína Plíšková64.3752USA Serena Williams63.4533RUS Maria Sharapova62.4444BLR Victoria Azarenka62.1445FRA Caroline Garcia61.5566USA Madison Keys61.5497BEL Alison Van Uytvanck61.0378CZE Lucie Šafářová60.9529ESP Garbiñe Muguruza60.65810USA Sloane Stephens60.252 Break points convertedPlayer%Matches1BRA Teliana Pereira56.7252GER Annika Beck53.9413ITA Sara Errani53.3724USA Irina Falconi52.6295BLR Victoria Azarenka51.0446USA Lauren Davis50.9347BUL Tsvetana Pironkova50.3398GBR Heather Watson50.2379POL Agnieszka Radwańska49.87210SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová49.858 Points distribution The points distribution was mostly the same for the 2015 season.All About Rankings http://www.wtatennis.com/all-about-rankings Women's Tennis Association 2014-09-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121214232116/http://www.wtatennis.com/all-about-rankings 2012-12-14 Main draw rounds usually give a little less points, but there is no change for the champion (W). Points for qualifying rounds (Q) have changed in both directions depending on the tournament category. Points earned in 2014 retain their value until they expire after 52 weeks. What changed are the distribution of points for the WTA Finals and WTA Elite Trophy. CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1Grand Slam (S)2000130078043024013070104030202Grand Slam (D)2000130078043024013010–40–––WTA Finals (S)1500*1050*690*(+70 per round robin match; +160 per round robin win)WTA Finals (D)1500*1050*690*(+70 per round robin match; +160 per round robin win)WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)100065039021512065351030–202WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S)10006503902151206510–30–202WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)100065039021512010––––––WTA Premier 5 (56S,64Q)900585350190105601–3022151WTA Premier 5 (56/54S,48/32Q)900585350190105601–30–201WTA Premier 5 (28D)9005853501901051––––––WTA Premier 5 (16D)9005853501901–––––––WTA Elite Trophy (S)700*440*240* (+40 per round robin match; +80 per round robin win)WTA Premier (56S)47030518510055301–25–131WTA Premier (32S)470305185100551––2518131WTA Premier (16D)4703051851001–––––––WTA International (32S,32Q)28018011060301––1814101WTA International (32S,16Q)28018011060301––18–121WTA International (16D)280180110601––––––– * Assumes undefeated round robin match record. WTA fan polls Player of the Month MonthPlayerNationality January Serena Williams United States February Simona Halep March Serena Williams (2) United States April Angelique Kerber Germany May Serena Williams (3) United States June Serena Williams (4) United States July Samantha Stosur Australia August Belinda Bencic Switzerland September Flavia Pennetta Italy October Agnieszka Radwańska Poland Shot of the Month MonthPlayerNationality January Maria Sharapova Russia February Simona Halep March Agnieszka Radwańska Poland April Angelique Kerber Germany May Agnieszka Radwańska (2) Poland June Ana Ivanovic July Not Awarded August Simona Halep (2) September Agnieszka Radwańska (3) Poland October Agnieszka Radwańska (4) Poland Retirements Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2015 season: List of RetirementsFRA Julie Coin (born 2 December 1982, in Amiens, France), joined the pro tour in 1999. Her career-high singles ranking is world no. 60, achieved on 27 July 2009. Her career-high doubles ranking is world no. 49, achieved on 19 April 2010. Coin has won 10 singles and 16 doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. Coin recorded the biggest win of her career by defeating the world no. 1 ranked female singles player, and top seed, Ana Ivanovic at the 2008 US Open. She announced November 2015 that the 2015 Open de Limoges will be her last tournament, her retirement from professional tennis. POL Marta Domachowska (born 16 January 1986 in Warsaw, Poland), joined the pro tour in 2001. Her career-high singles ranking is world no. 37, achieved on 3 April 2006. Her career-high doubles ranking is world no. 62, achieved on 30 January 2006. Domachowska won one doubles title on the WTA tour. Domachowska has won 8 singles and 5 doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. In the 2008 Australian Open, she achieved her best grand slam result, reaching the fourth round, before she lost to Venus Williams. She announced December 2015 her retirement from professional tennis. RSA Natalie Grandin (born 27 February 1981, in East London, South Africa), joined the pro tour in 1999, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 144 in 2005, and a career high doubles ranking of number 22 in 2012. Grandin won one doubles title on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams doubles she reached a Quarterfinals on the 2011 Australian Open. She decided to retire in January 2015 at the age of 33. AUT Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (born 8 November 1986 in Rum, Austria), joined the pro tour in 2003. On 4 May 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 70. On 29 September 2014, she peaked at world number 117 in the doubles rankings. Mayr-Achleitner has won 17 singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. She announced that the 2015 Generali Ladies Linz will be her last tournament, stating chronic joint pain as the reason for her retirement from professional tennis. AUT Yvonne Meusburger (born 3 October 1983 in Dornbirn, Austria) joined the pro tour in 1999, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 37 in 2014. Meusburger won one singles title on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams, she reached the third round on one occasion, at the 2014 Australian Open. She was an active part on the Austrian Fed Cup team, playing 29 ties between 2003 and 2014. She decided to retire after losing in the first round of US Open in August, In December 2014, Meusburger announced that she would come out of retirement to play one more tournament—the 2015 Australian Open—telling the Austria Press Agency that she wanted to end her career at the tournament because it was the first Grand Slam she contested was the 2006 Australian Open. Meusburger played her final career match against 29th seed Australian Casey Dellacqua at the following 2015 Australian Open. ITA Flavia Pennetta (born 25 February 1982, in Brindisi, Italy), turned pro in 2000 on her 18th birthday, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 6 on 28 September 2015 and a career high doubles ranking of number 1 on 28 February 2011. Pennetta is a Grand Slam champion as she won the 2015 US Open title in an all-Italian Grand Slam final against Roberta Vinci, becoming the first woman ever to win her first Grand Slam title after the age of 30 and the first Italian ever to win a singles title at the US Open. As a doubles specialist she also won her first Grand Slam Doubles title at the 2011 Australian Open and reached two other Grand Slam doubles finals at the US Open in 2005 and 2014. In her career she won 11 singles titles (including 2014 Indian Wells), 17 doubles titles and 4 Fed Cup tournaments representing Italy. She announced her retirement at the end of the season following her victory at US Open. Pennetta played her final match at the 2015 WTA Finals. RUS Ksenia Pervak (born 27 May 1991, in Chelyabinsk, Russia), turned pro in 2005, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 37 on 19 September 2011 and a career high doubles ranking of number 123 on 30 January 2012. Pervak won one WTA singles title at the 2011 Tashkent Open where she defeated Eva Birnerová in the final. Pervak has also reached the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships in 2011, where she defeated top ten player Andrea Petkovic in the third round. Pervak has also won 9 ITF singles titles and 3 ITF doubles titles. She announced her retirement from tennis at the end of the season, stating chronic injuries as the reason. She played her last professional match at the 2015 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open and retired at the age of 24. USA Lisa Raymond (born 10 August 1973, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA), turned pro in 1989, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 15 on 20 October 1997 and high doubles ranking of number 1 on 12 June 2000. Raymond has 11 Grand Slam titles to her name: 6 in women's doubles and 5 in mixed doubles. She also won four singles titles on the WTA. Earning more than US$9 million in prize money in her career, Raymond has reached the quarterfinals in singles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon. She also is one of the few players to win a career Grand Slam in doubles. Among her doubles partners are legends Lindsay Davenport, Martina Navrátilová and Rennae Stubbs, as well as Samantha Stosur, Květa Peschke, Cara Black and Liezel Huber among others. She is also a mixed partner of Mike Bryan, with whom she won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, her lone medal to date. Raymond played her last professional match at the 2015 US Open. RSA Chanelle Scheepers (born 13 March 1984, in Harrismith, South Africa), joined the pro tour in 2000, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 37 in 2011, reaching a career high doubles ranking of number 42 in 2014. Scheepers won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams singles she reached the 4th round once at the 2010 French Open and in doubles she reached a semifinal on the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. She decided to retire in April 2015 at the age of 31, for coaching Alison Riske. Comebacks Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2015 WTA Tour season: List of ComebacksESP María José Martínez Sánchez (born 12 August 1982 in Murcia, Spain), turned pro in 1998, ultimately winning five singles titles and 16 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also won 12 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ITF circuit. She reached a career-high ranking of world number 19 in singles on 10 May 2010, and of world no 5 in doubles on 18 January 2010. Her best singles performance at Grand Slam was reaching the third round, a feat she achieved six times in total and at least once at all four tournaments. In doubles, she reached the semi-finals of a grand slam three times; at the 2010 French Open, the 2012 French Open and the 2012 US Open. She also won the WTA Tour Championships doubles title in 2009, partnering Nuria Llagostera Vives, and reached the semi-finals of the 2009 Tournament of Champions (the first edition of the event to be held). After the pregnancy, she returned to the tour in the doubles of Miami Open in pair with Vera Dushevina. HUN Katalin Marosi (born 12 November 1979 in Gheorgheni, Romania), turned professional in October 1995, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 101 in May 2000 and the doubles no. 38 ranking in February 2013. Marosi lost all three WTA doubles finals she reached, but won 15 singles titles and 31 doubles titles on the ITF tour. After two years, she returned to the main tour in the doubles of Katowice Open in pair with Oksana Kalashnikova. LAT Anastasija Sevastova (born 13 April 1990 in Liepāja, Latvia), turned professional in 2006 (first retirement in 2013). She is a former world No. 37 in singles. Sevastova won one singles title on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams singles, she reached a fourth round on the 2011 Australian Open. She returned to the tour receiving a wildcard to compete in Sharm-El Sheik, an ITF $10,000 event, starting on January 26. SUI Amra Sadiković (born 6 May 1989 in Prilep, Yugoslavia), turned professional in 2007 (first retirement in 2014). She is a former world No. 179 in singles. Sadiković won eight singles titles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF tour. In Grand Slams singles, she reached a second round of qualification on the 2013 US Open. She returned to the tour receiving a wildcard to compete in Essen, an ITF $25,000 event, starting on June 8. SUI Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978 in Basel, Switzerland), turned professional in 1994 (first retirement in 2011), reaching a career high ranking of 7 in 2005 and winning 11 WTA titles. She also made the semi-finals of the 2004 Australian Open and has made the quarter-finals at the French Open and US Open twice each. She will return at an ITF circuit event in Darmstadt where she will play Sofiya Kovalets of Ukraine in the first round. http://www.lematin.ch/sports/tennis/retour-manque-patty-schnyder/story/14687596 Retour manqué pour Patty Schnyder Le Matin 22 July 2015 23 July 2015 23 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723173851/http://www.lematin.ch/sports/tennis/retour-manque-patty-schnyder/story/14687596 dead Awards List of Awards WinnersAwardWinnerNationality Player of the Year Serena Williams United States Doubles Team of the Year Martina Hingis Sania Mirza Switzerland India Newcomer of the Year Daria Gavrilova Russia Most Improved Player Timea Bacsinszky Switzerland Most Improved Player Venus Williams United States Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award Petra Kvitová Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service Award Lucie Šafářová Fan Favorite Player Agnieszka Radwańska Poland Fan Favorite WTA Match of the Year Agnieszka Radwańska def. Garbiñe Muguruza Poland Spain Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year Victoria Azarenka def. Angelique Kerber Germany Fan Favorite Shot of the Year Agnieszka Radwańska Poland Premier Mandatory Tournament of the Year BNP Paribas Open United States Premier 5 Tournament of the Year Dubai Tennis Championships International Tournament of the Year (Americas) Abierto Mexicano Telcel Mexico International Tournament of the Year (Asia/Pacific) ASB Classic New Zealand International Tournament of the Year (Europe/Middle East) Swedish Open Sweden See also Tennis WTA Tour 2015 ATP World Tour 2015 WTA 125K series Women's Tennis Association 2015 ITF Women's Circuit 2015 Fed Cup 2015 WTA Finals References External links WTA Tour's 2015 match-facts statistics WTA Tour Calendar 2015 Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website Wta Tour