# 2015 Citi Open – Women's singles

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but withdrew from her second round match due to a lower left leg injury.
Sloane Stephens won her first WTA title, defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final, 6–1, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals, retired)
* Samantha Stosur (semifinals)
* Belinda Bencic (second round)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round, withdrew)
* Alizé Cornet (second round)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (quarterfinals)
* Coco Vandeweghe (first round)
* Zarina Diyas (first round, retired)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ekaterina Makarova | 6 | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | |
| | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | |
| | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 6 | 0 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 6 |
| | Sloane Stephens | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Samantha Stosur | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | E Makarova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 5 | 5 | | 1 | E Makarova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Broady | 3 | 7 | 7$^8$ | Q | N Broady | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 6 | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | 1 | E Makarova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | I-C Begu | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | J Glushko | 2 | 5 | | | P Hercog | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 4 | 0 | | 6 | I-C Begu | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | E Makarova | 6 | 3 | 0$^r$ |
| 3 | B Bencic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| | T Smitková | 5 | 4 | | 3 | B Bencic | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 6$^2$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | C McHale | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Y Putintseva | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C McHale | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7/WC | C Vandeweghe | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A-S Mestach | 3 | 3 | | 5 | A Cornet | 5 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Chirico | 6 | 6 | | WC | L Chirico | 7 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | WC | L Chirico | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Linette | 2 | 1 | | | S Stephens | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Marand | 2 | 4 | | 4 | S Kuznetsova | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Stephens | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 8 | Z Diyas | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Stosur | 6$^4$ | 0 |
| | L Davis | 7 | 2 | | | L Davis | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 7 | 6 | | | M Niculescu | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Niculescu | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| WC | T Townsend | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | S Stosur | 4 | | | | | |
| | I Falconi | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | I Falconi | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 2 | 2 | | 2 | S Stosur | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* An-Sophie Mestach (qualified)
* Elizaveta Kulichkova (qualifying competition)
* Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualifying competition)
* Anhelina Kalinina (qualifying competition)
* Eri Hozumi (first round)
* Julia Glushko (qualified)
* Anastasia Rodionova (withdrew)
* Stéphanie Foretz (first round)

### Qualifiers

* An-Sophie Mestach
* Sanaz Marand
* Naomi Broady
* Julia Glushko

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | An-Sophie Mestach | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Hiroko Kuwata | 2 | 7$^9$ | 1 | | | | |
| | Hiroko Kuwata | 2 | 7$^9$ | 1 | 1 | An-Sophie Mestach | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Tamira Paszek | 2 | 1 |
| | Tamira Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | Tamira Paszek | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Eri Hozumi | 1 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alizé Lim | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Alizé Lim | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6$^9$ | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | | | Sanaz Marand | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^8$ |
| | Sanaz Marand | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Sanaz Marand | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^8$ |
| Alt | Arina Rodionova | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Malkia Menguene | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Malkia Menguene | 1 | 0 | 3 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | Naomi Broady | 6 | 6 |
| | Naomi Broady | 7 | 6 | | Naomi Broady | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Stéphanie Foretz | 5 | 2 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Anhelina Kalinina | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | |
| | Lauren Embree | 1 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | |
| | Lauren Embree | 1 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | Anhelina Kalinina | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 6 | Julia Glushko | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Nika Kukharchuk | 3 | 2 | | 6 | Julia Glushko | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Julia Glushko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |