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 Event Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Singles90058535019010560130201Doubles1
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Singles$456,000$227,700$113,860$52,430$26,000$13,335$6,855$3,825$1,970Doubles$130,300$65,930$32,250$16,425$8,320$4,115
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Ranking SeedsSimona Halep21Maria Sharapova32Petra Kvitová43 Caroline Wozniacki64Garbiñe Muguruza85Angelique Kerber96Carla Suárez Navarro107Karolína Plíšková118Ana Ivanovic129Agnieszka Radwańska1310Belinda Bencic1511Elina Svitolina1612Andrea Petkovic1713Madison Keys1814Roberta Vinci1915Sara Errani2116 Rankings are as of September 21, 2015
Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Daniela Hantuchová Liu Fangzhou Maria Sharapova Zheng Saisai
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 Lauren Davis Mariana Duque Mariño Julia Görges Johanna Konta Danka Kovinić Patricia Maria Țig Heather Watson
The following players received entry as a lucky loser: Ajla Tomljanović
Withdrawals Before the tournament Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by Alison Riske Eugenie Bouchard (ongoing concussion) → replaced by Ajla Tomljanović Karin Knapp → replaced by Alexandra Dulgheru Ekaterina Makarova (leg injury) → replaced by Varvara Lepchenko Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Lucie Šafářová (bacterial infection and belly muscle injury) → replaced by Magdaléna Rybáriková
Retirements Victoria Azarenka (left leg injury) Belinda Bencic (left thigh injury) Garbiñe Muguruza (left ankle injury and gastrointestinal illness) Maria Sharapova (left forearm injury) CoCo Vandeweghe (left ankle injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedMartina HingisSania Mirza31Tímea BabosKristina Mladenovic192Caroline GarciaKatarina Srebotnik253Chan Hao-ChingChan Yung-Jan3-4Raquel Kops-JonesAbigail Spears325Andrea HlaváčkováLucie Hradecká376Garbiñe MuguruzaCarla Suárez Navarro467Chuang Chia-jungHsieh Su-wei608 Rankings are as of September 21, 2015
Other entrants The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Liu Chang / Yang Zhaoxuan
The following pair received entry as alternates: Mona Barthel / Darija Jurak
Withdrawals Before the tournament Belinda Bencic (Left Thigh Injury) During the tournament Garbiñe Muguruza (Gastrointestinal Illness And Left Ankle Injury) Ajla Tomljanović (Right Shoulder Injury)
Champions
Singles
Venus Williams def. Garbiñe Muguruza, 6-3 3-0 Retired
Doubles
Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza def. Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu, 6-2 6-3
References
External links Official website