The 2015 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts August 15–23, 2015. It was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2015 ATP World Tour and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour, as well as a 2015 US Open Series event. The 2015 tournament was the men's 114th edition and the women's 87th edition of the Cincinnati Masters. The tournament is held annually at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio (a northern suburb of Cincinnati), United States.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams were the defending champions and both successfully defended their titles.
Points and prize money
Point distribution Event Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Men's singles100060036018090451025160Men's doubles0Women's singles90058535019010560130201Women's doubles5
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Men's singles$731,000$358,375$180,370$91,715$47,625$25,110$13,555$3,125$1,590Women's singles$495,000$240,500$120,500$57,380$27,640$14,160$7,640$3,105$1,880Men's doubles$226,350$110,820$55,580$28,530$14,750$7,780Women's doubles$141,600$71,530$35,410$17,825$9,035$4,460
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Ranking SeedNovak Djokovic11Roger Federer32Andy Murray23Kei Nishikori44Stan Wawrinka55Tomáš Berdych66Marin Čilić87Rafael Nadal98Milos Raonic109Gilles Simon1110John Isner1211Richard Gasquet1312David Goffin1413Gaël Monfils1514Kevin Anderson1615Grigor Dimitrov1716 Rankings are as of August 10, 2015
Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Jared Donaldson Mardy Fish Bjorn Fratangelo Rajeev Ram
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Alexandr Dolgopolov Thanasi Kokkinakis Denis Kudla Lu Yen-hsun Nicolas Mahut Vasek Pospisil Alexander Zverev
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Benoît Paire
Withdrawals Before the tournament David Ferrer → replaced by João Sousa Guillermo García López → replaced by Gilles Müller Tommy Haas → replaced by Jerzy Janowicz Juan Mónaco → replaced by Jiří Veselý Kei Nishikori → replaced by Benoît Paire
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedBob BryanMike Bryan21Ivan DodigMarcelo Melo72Jean-Julien RojerHoria Tecău113Simone BolelliFabio Fognini164Rohan BopannaFlorin Mergea185Marcin MatkowskiNenad Zimonjić236 Jamie MurrayJohn Peers317Vasek PospisilJack Sock328 Rankings are as of August 10, 2015
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Eric Butorac / Scott Lipsky Steve Johnson / Sam Querrey
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Ranking Seeds Serena Williams11Maria Sharapova22Simona Halep33Petra Kvitová44Caroline Wozniacki55Ana Ivanovic66Lucie Šafářová77Karolína Plíšková88Garbiñe Muguruza99Carla Suárez Navarro1010Angelique Kerber1111Timea Bacsinszky1312Agnieszka Radwańska1413Elina Svitolina1514 Andrea Petkovic1615Sara Errani1716 Rankings are as of August 10, 2015
Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Daniela Hantuchová Alison Riske Maria Sharapova CoCo Vandeweghe
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main singles draw: Dominika Cibulková
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Tímea Babos Mona Barthel Kateryna Bondarenko Lauren Davis Casey Dellacqua Julia Görges Lucie Hradecká Ana Konjuh Christina McHale Yulia Putintseva Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Yaroslava Shvedova
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Withdrawals Before the tournament Svetlana Kuznetsova (left lower leg injury) → replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova Ekaterina Makarova (right lower leg injury) → replaced by Varvara Lepchenko Maria Sharapova (right upper leg injury) → replaced by Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
During the tournament Venus Williams (viral illness)
Retirements Victoria Azarenka (left thigh injury) Belinda Bencic (right wrist injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedMartina HingisSania Mirza31Tímea BabosKristina Mladenovic192Katarina SrebotnikCaroline Garcia313Casey DellacquaYaroslava Shvedova314Raquel Kops-JonesAnastasia Rodionova325Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaLucie Šafářová346Andrea HlaváčkováLucie Hradecká367Garbiñe MuguruzaCarla Suárez Navarro388 Rankings are as of August 10, 2015
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Madison Brengle / Alexa Glatch Madison Keys / Lisa Raymond Christina McHale / CoCo Vandeweghe
Finals
Men's singles
Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Women's singles
Serena Williams defeated Simona Halep 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Men's doubles
Daniel Nestor / Édouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Marcin Matkowski / Nenad Zimonjić, 6–2, 6–2
Women's doubles
Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan defeated Casey Dellacqua / Yaroslava Shvedova, 7–5, 6–4
References
External links
Official website Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile