# 2015 Italian Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2015 Italian Open. It was Djokovic's fourth Italian Open title, the second-most of all-time behind Rafael Nadal. This is notable for being the only clay court final contested between Djokovic and Federer. It was Federer's fourth runner-up finish at the Italian Open (following defeats to Félix Mantilla in 2003 and to Nadal in 2006 and 2013), and his career-best finish at the event.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Novak Djokovic (champion)
    02. Roger Federer (final)
    03. Andy Murray (third round, withdrew because of fatigue)
    04. Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)
    05. Kei Nishikori (quarterfinals)
    06. Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
    07. David Ferrer (semifinals)
    08. Stan Wawrinka (semifinals)
    09. Marin Čilić (first round)
    10. Grigor Dimitrov (second round)
    11. Feliciano López (second round)
    12. Gilles Simon (second round, retired because of a neck injury)
    13. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
    14. Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)
    15. Kevin Anderson (third round)
    16. John Isner (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kei Nishikori | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kei Nishikori | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | David Ferrer | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | David Goffin | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | David Ferrer | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | David Ferrer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | David Ferrer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Stan Wawrinka | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Rafael Nadal | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rafael Nadal | 6$^7$ | 2 | | 8 | Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 3 | 3 | | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Vanni | 4 | 3 | | PR | N Almagro | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | N Almagro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | T Bellucci | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | T Bellucci | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | D Schwartzman | 4 | 3$^r$ | | Q | T Bellucci | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 1 | 3 | | 14 | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | F López | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Nishikori | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | N Kyrgios | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 11 | F López | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Tomic | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | | V Troicki | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | V Troicki | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Veselý | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | J Veselý | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | K Nishikori | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Chardy | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Rosol | 6$^0$ | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | A Murray | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Arnaboldi | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | D Goffin | w/o | | | | | | |
| | D Goffin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | D Goffin | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6$^6$ | 0 | | 13 | J-W Tsonga | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J-W Tsonga | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Goffin | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | M Čilić | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Ferrer | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kližan | 4 | 1 | | Q | A Dolgopolov | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G García López | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Gasquet | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 7 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | T Fabbiano | 1 | 6$^0$ | | | R Gasquet | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | D Ferrer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | S Wawrinka | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mónaco | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | J Mónaco | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Lajović | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | 8 | S Wawrinka | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | D Thiem | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| | D Thiem | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | D Thiem | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sock | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 | 12 | G Simon | 6$^5$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | G Simon | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Wawrinka | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| 16 | J Isner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Nadal | 6$^7$ | 2 |
| | J Sousa | 5 | 3 | | 16 | J Isner | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Gaio | 3 | 4 | | | L Mayer | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | J Isner | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M İlhan | 6 | 6 | | Q | M İlhan | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Donati | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | M Donati | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | S Johnson | 6$^0$ | 3 | | | | | | | | F Fognini | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | F Fognini | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janowicz | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 10 | G Dimitrov | 6$^9$ | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | K Anderson | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
| PR | F Mayer | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | 15 | K Anderson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | P Kohlschreiber | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Young | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 15 | K Anderson | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | P Lorenzi | 3 | 2 | | | P Cuevas | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Borna Ćorić (qualifying competition)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (first round)
* Diego Schwartzman (qualified)
* Pablo Carreño Busta (first round)
* Daniel Gimeno Traver (first round)
* Denis Istomin (first round)
* Federico Delbonis (qualifying competition)
* Benoît Paire (qualifying competition)
* Alexandr Dolgopolov (qualified)
* Dušan Lajović (qualified)
* Blaž Kavčič (first round, retired)
* Thomaz Bellucci (qualified)
* João Souza (first round)
* Jürgen Melzer (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Dušan Lajović
* Andrea Arnaboldi
* Diego Schwartzman
* Thomas Fabbiano
* Marsel İlhan
* Thomaz Bellucci
* Alexandr Dolgopolov

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Borna Ćorić | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | Salvatore Caruso | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| WC | Salvatore Caruso | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ | 1 | Borna Ćorić | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | 10 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 |
| | Marco Cecchinato | 6$^3$ | 2 | | 10 | Dušan Lajović | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Dušan Lajović | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Andrea Arnaboldi | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andrea Arnaboldi | 2 | 7 | 6 | | Andrea Arnaboldi | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Stefano Napolitano | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Stefano Napolitano | 6 | 7 | | WC | Stefano Napolitano | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Jürgen Melzer | 4 | 5 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Diego Schwartzman | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Andrey Kuznetsov | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | Andrey Kuznetsov | 6$^5$ | 2 | 3 | Diego Schwartzman | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Benoît Paire | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| WC | Gianluigi Quinzi | 6$^6$ | 4 | 8 | Benoît Paire | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Benoît Paire | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Pablo Carreño Busta | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | |
| Alt | Andrey Rublev | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Andrey Rublev | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | Alt | Andrey Rublev | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | | | | | Alt | Thomas Fabbiano | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| Alt | Thomas Fabbiano | 6 | 6 | | Alt | Thomas Fabbiano | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 13 | João Souza | 4 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 6 | | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | WC | Gianluca Mager | 4 | 5 |
| WC | Gianluca Mager | 4 | 0 | WC | Gianluca Mager | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Blaž Kavčič | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Denis Istomin | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ivan Dodig | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ivan Dodig | 6 | 6 | | Ivan Dodig | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | | | | 12 | Thomaz Bellucci | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Alejandro González | 2 | 0 | 12 | Thomaz Bellucci | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 12 | Thomaz Bellucci | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Federico Delbonis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alejandro Falla | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Alejandro Falla | 1 | 4 | 7 | Federico Delbonis | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 9 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 |
| | Roberto Marcora | 4 | 4 | 9 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | |