# 2015 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Monica Niculescu was the defending champion, but she lost in the quarterfinals to Yanina Wickmayer.
Jelena Janković won the title, defeating Denisa Allertová in the final 6–2, 6–0.

## Seeds

* Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
* Andrea Petkovic (first round)
* Sara Errani (semifinals)
* Jelena Janković (champion)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
* Monica Niculescu (quarterfinals)
* Danka Kovinić (first round)
* Zheng Saisai (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final |
| | Denisa Allertová | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Sara Errani | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Sara Errani | 5 | 2 | | | Denisa Allertová | 2 | 0 |
| | | | | | 4 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | Jelena Janković | 6 | 6 |
| | Yanina Wickmayer | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Martić | 4 | 2 | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Yang | 3 | 0 | | | T Babos | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Allertová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | D Allertová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A-L Friedsam | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | D Allertová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | B Jovanovski | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Kovinić | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Allertová | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | S Errani | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Errani | 5 | 2 |
| | Y Duan | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | S Errani | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Jabeur | 3 | 3 | | Q | K Zhang | 7$^8$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | S Zheng | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Kontaveit | 1 | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 2 | 1 | | 8 | S Zheng | 6 | 7$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Zheng | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 4 | 5 | | 5 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Q Wang | 3 | 2 | | | U Radwańska | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | S Zhang | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | J Janković | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | F Schiavone | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 4 | J Janković | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Janković | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Janković | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | M Niculescu | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | Y Putintseva | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | 6 | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wang | 3 | 6 | 4 | Q | R Peterson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Peterson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Niculescu | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 4 | 4 | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | M Puig | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Petkovic | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Anett Kontaveit (qualified)
* Wang Qiang (qualified)
* Petra Martić (qualified)
* Julia Glushko (qualifying competition)
* Zhu Lin (qualifying competition)
* Rebecca Peterson (qualified)
* Ons Jabeur (qualified)
* Liu Fangzhou (qualifying competition)
* Zhang Kailin (qualified)
* Katarzyna Piter (first round)
* Ankita Raina (first round)
* Anastasia Rodionova (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Anett Kontaveit
* Wang Qiang
* Petra Martić
* Zhang Kailin
* Ons Jabeur
* Rebecca Peterson

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Anett Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Naoko Eto | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Naoko Eto | 0 | 1 | | 1 | Anett Kontaveit | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Xu Shilin | 4 | 4 |
| | Xu Shilin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Xu Shilin | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Ankita Raina | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Mizuno Kijima | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Mizuno Kijima | 3 | 1 | | 2 | Wang Qiang | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Liang Chen | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| | Liang Chen | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Liang Chen | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Katarzyna Piter | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Petra Martić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Anna Morgina | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Anna Morgina | 1 | 1 | 3 | Petra Martić | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Liu Fangzhou | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| WC | Wang Danni | 1 | 0 | 8 | Liu Fangzhou | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Liu Fangzhou | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Julia Glushko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Zhang Ying | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Zhang Ying | 2 | 0 | 4 | Julia Glushko | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | 9 | Zhang Kailin | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Oksana Kalashnikova | 2 | 2 | 9 | Zhang Kailin | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Zhang Kailin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Zhu Lin | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | Lu Jingjing | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | |
| | Lu Jingjing | 6$^3$ | 5 | 5 | Zhu Lin | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 7 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 |
| | Xun Fangying | 0 | 2 | 7 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Rebecca Peterson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | You Xiaodi | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | You Xiaodi | 2 | 1 | 6 | Rebecca Peterson | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 12 | Anastasia Rodionova | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | Zhang Ling | 1 | 2 | 12 | Anastasia Rodionova | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| 12 | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | |