2015 Wuhan Open

2015 Wuhan Open September 27 – October 3 2nd WTA Premier 5 56S / 28D $2,513,000 Hard / outdoor Wuhan, China Optics Valley Int'l Tennis Center USA Venus Williams SUI Martina Hingis / IND Sania Mirza The 2015 Wuhan Open (also known as 2015 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 27 and October 3, 2015. It was part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour. The 2015 tournament was the 2nd edition of the Wuhan Open. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China. Points and prize money Point distribution EventW Win F Final SF Semifinal QF Quarterfinal Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Q Qualifier Q2 Qualifying round 2 Q1 Qualifying round 1Singleshttp://www.wtatennis.com/all-about-rankings 21 August 2015 Rankings explained WTA dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121214232116/http://www.wtatennis.com/all-about-rankings 14 December 2012 90058535019010560130201Doubles1 Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Singleshttp://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2015/1075/MDS.pdf Singles main draw WTATennis.com September 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151023110101/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2015/1075/MDS.pdf 2015-10-23 deadhttp://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2015/1075/QS.pdf Singles qualifying draw WTATennis.com September 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151023110133/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2015/1075/QS.pdf 2015-10-23 dead$456,000$227,700$113,860$52,430$26,000$13,335$6,855$3,825$1,970Doubleshttp://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2015/1075/MDD.pdf Doubles main draw WTATennis.com September 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151010005531/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2015/1075/MDD.pdf 2015-10-10 dead$130,300$65,930$32,250$16,425$8,320$4,115 Singles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Playerhttp://en.wuhanopen.org/index.php/index-show-tid-50.html Wuhan Open Player List Wuhan Open 17 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924160147/http://en.wuhanopen.org/index.php/index-show-tid-50.html 24 September 2015 dead dmy-all Ranking SeedsROUSimona Halep21RUSMaria Sharapova32CZEPetra Kvitová43DEN Caroline Wozniacki64ESPGarbiñe Muguruza85GERAngelique Kerber96ESPCarla Suárez Navarro107CZEKarolína Plíšková118SRBAna Ivanovic129POLAgnieszka Radwańska1310SUIBelinda Bencic1511UKRElina Svitolina1612GERAndrea Petkovic1713USAMadison Keys1814ITARoberta Vinci1915ITASara Errani2116 Rankings are as of September 21, 2015http://www.wtatennis.com/singles-rankings WTA Singles Rankings WTA 21 September 2015 14 August 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140208041228/http://www.wtatennis.com/singles-rankings 8 February 2014 Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: SVK Daniela Hantuchová CHN Liu Fangzhou RUS Maria Sharapovahttp://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5016773/title/maria-sharapova-to-come-back-in-wuhan Maria Sharapova To Come Back In Wuhan WTA 21 September 2015 CHN Zheng Saisai The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main singles draw: SVK Dominika Cibulková The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: HUN Tímea Babos USA Lauren Davis COL Mariana Duque Mariño GER Julia Görges GBR Johanna Konta MNE Danka Kovinić ROU Patricia Maria Țig GBR Heather Watson The following players received entry as a lucky loser: CRO Ajla Tomljanović Withdrawals Before the tournament SUI Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by USA Alison Riske CAN Eugenie Bouchard (ongoing concussion) → replaced by CRO Ajla Tomljanović ITA Karin Knapp → replaced by ROU Alexandra Dulgheru RUS Ekaterina Makarova (leg injury) → ROU replaced by Varvara Lepchenko ITA Flavia Pennetta → replaced by CRO Mirjana Lučić-Baroni CZE Lucie Šafářová (bacterial infection and belly muscle injury) → replaced by SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková Retirements BLR Victoria Azarenka (left leg injury) SUI Belinda Bencic (left thigh injury) ESP Garbiñe Muguruza (left ankle injury and gastrointestinal illness) RUS Maria Sharapova (left forearm injury) USA CoCo Vandeweghe (left ankle injury) Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedSUIMartina HingisINDSania Mirza31HUNTímea BabosFRAKristina Mladenovic192FRACaroline GarciaSLOKatarina Srebotnik253TPEChan Hao-ChingTPEChan Yung-Jan3-4USARaquel Kops-JonesUSAAbigail Spears325CZEAndrea HlaváčkováCZELucie Hradecká376ESPGarbiñe MuguruzaESPCarla Suárez Navarro467TPEChuang Chia-jungTPEHsieh Su-wei608 Rankings are as of September 21, 2015 Other entrants The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: CHN Liu Chang / CHN Yang Zhaoxuan The following pair received entry as alternates: GER Mona Barthel / CRO Darija Jurak Withdrawals Before the tournament SUI Belinda Bencic (Left Thigh Injury) During the tournament ESP Garbiñe Muguruza (Gastrointestinal Illness And Left Ankle Injury) CRO Ajla Tomljanović (Right Shoulder Injury) Champions Singles 2015 Wuhan Open – Singles USA Venus Williams def. ESP Garbiñe Muguruza, 6-3 3-0 Retired Doubles 2015 Wuhan Open – Doubles SUI Martina Hingis / IND Sania Mirza def. ROU Irina-Camelia Begu / ROU Monica Niculescu, 6-2 6-3 References External links Official website Category:Wuhan Open Category:2015 in Chinese tennis Category:2015 in Chinese women's sport Category:September 2015 sports events in China Category:October 2015 sports events in China Category:2015 WTA Tour Category:2015 in Wuhan