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. Sharapova reached the final after saving two match points in the second round against Alexandra Panova. 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
Qualifying
Wildcards
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Championship match statistics Category S. Williams 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