# 2015 Apia International Sydney – Women's singles

The 2015 Apia International Sydney women's singles was a joint 2015 ATP World Tour and 2015 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Tsvetana Pironkova was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Petra Kvitová. Kvitová won the title by defeating compatriot Karolína Plíšková in the final, 7–6 $^{(7–5)}$, 7–6 $^{(8–6)}$.

## Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Simona Halep (withdrew because of gastrointestinal illness)
* Petra Kvitová (champion)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
* Caroline Wozniacki (first round, retired because of a left wrist injury)
* Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
* Ekaterina Makarova (second round)
* Dominika Cibulková (second round)
* Flavia Pennetta (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Angelique Kerber | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Angelique Kerber | 3 | 2 | | Karolína Plíšková | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | 2 | Petra Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ |
| Q | Tsvetana Pironkova | 5 | 1 | 2 | Petra Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ |
| 2 | Petra Kvitová | 7 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | LL | N Gibbs | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Hercog | 4 | 4 | | | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Ka Plíšková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | C Suárez Navarro | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 6$^1$ | 2 | | 6 | E Makarova | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Makarova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Kerber | 3 | 2 |
| | A Cornet | 3 | 2 | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muguruza | 6 | 7 | | | G Muguruza | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | G Muguruza | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | D Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | A Kerber | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Bencic | 3 | 0 | | WC | D Gavrilova | 7$^8$ | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Tsurenko | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | A Kerber | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Kerber | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | F Pennetta | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Pironkova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | T Pironkova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | M Keys | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 6$^3$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | S Stosur | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 1 | | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Wozniacki | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | T Pironkova | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Kvitová | 7 | 6 |
| Q | K Mladenovic | 2 | 2 | | 7 | D Cibulková | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 1 | 6$^5$ | | WC | J Gajdošová | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Gajdošová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | WC | J Gajdošová | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | 2 | P Kvitová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Peng | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | S Peng | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Kvitová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Tsvetana Pironkova (qualified)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
* Timea Bacsinszky (withdrew, still competing in Shenzhen)
* Zhang Shuai (first round)
* Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
* Kristina Mladenovic (qualified)
* Shelby Rogers (first round)
* Anna Schmiedlová (second round)
* Yanina Wickmayer (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Tsvetana Pironkova
* Lesia Tsurenko
* Polona Hercog
* Kristina Mladenovic

### Lucky loser

* Nicole Gibbs

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chanelle Scheepers | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chanelle Scheepers | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | 1 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Donna Vekić | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Donna Vekić | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Donna Vekić | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Jovana Jakšić | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jovana Jakšić | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 1 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Nicole Gibbs | 3 | 1 |
| | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | Nicole Gibbs | 3 | 1 |
| | Nicole Gibbs | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicole Gibbs | 5 | | | | Nicole Gibbs | 6 | 2 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Anna Schmiedlová | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| Alt | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Anna Schmiedlová | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| 8 | Anna Schmiedlová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 1 | 6 | 6 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Francesca Schiavone | 2 | 0 | | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | Lesia Tsurenko | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Arina Rodionova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Lesia Tsurenko | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | Stefanie Vögele | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Lesia Tsurenko | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | Lesia Tsurenko | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Shelby Rogers | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 4 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | |
| | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | Kateřina Siniaková | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Jessica Moore | 2 | 4 | | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | Polona Hercog | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| WC | Olivia Tjandramulia | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Olivia Tjandramulia | 3 | 6 | 0 | Marina Erakovic | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tímea Babos | 3 | 6 | 6 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Zhang Shuai | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ons Jabeur | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ons Jabeur | 7 | 6 | | | Ons Jabeur | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Alt | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Teliana Pereira | 2 | 3 | | Alt | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Alt | Johanna Konta | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| WC | Sara Tomic | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6 | 6 | | | Alexandra Dulgheru | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Kristina Mladenovic | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |