# 2015 China Open – Men's singles

Three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2015 China Open. It was his sixth China Open title, and brought his record at the tournament to 29–0. He did not lose a single set in the entire tournament.

## Seeds

* Novak Djokovic (champion)
* Tomáš Berdych (first round)
* Rafael Nadal (final)
* David Ferrer (semifinals)
* Milos Raonic (first round)
* John Isner (quarterfinals)
* David Goffin (second round)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (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 |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | David Ferrer | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | David Ferrer | 2 | 3 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 6 | 3 | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 2 |
| | Fabio Fognini | 5 | 3 | | | | |

### 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 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Bolelli | 1 | 1 | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Istomin | 3 | 6 | 3 | WC | Z Zhang | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Zhang | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Millman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | J Isner | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Robredo | 6 | 1 | 0 | Q | J Millman | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Thiem | 5 | 1 | | 6 | J Isner | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Isner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Ferrer | 2 | 3 |
| | T Bellucci | 4 | 3 | | 4 | D Ferrer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Bedene | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3 | | L Rosol | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Rosol | 1 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | Y-h Lu | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 3 | 2 | | WC | Y-h Lu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | V Troicki | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Raonic | 4 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | J-W Tsonga | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Haider-Maurer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | A Haider-Maurer | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sock | 6 | 6 | | | J Sock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Sock | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | V Pospisil | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | R Nadal | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Estrella Burgos | 6 | 5 | 0 | | V Pospisil | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Wu | 4 | 4 | | 3 | R Nadal | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Nadal | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | D Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Fognini | 5 | 3 |
| | A Seppi | 2 | 3 | | 7 | D Goffin | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | F Fognini | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kližan | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | F Fognini | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | G García-López | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | P Cuevas | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | I Karlović | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | I Karlović | 6$^5$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | P Cuevas | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Berdych | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Aljaž Bedene (qualified)
* Denis Istomin (qualified)
* Simone Bolelli (qualified)
* Lucas Pouille (first round)
* Ričardas Berankis (first round)
* John Millman (qualified)
* Alexander Zverev (first round)
* Andrey Kuznetsov (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Aljaž Bedene
* Denis Istomin
* Simone Bolelli
* John Millman

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Aljaž Bedene | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | He Yecong | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | He Yecong | 3 | 0 | 1 | Aljaž Bedene | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Michael Berrer | 4 | 4 |
| | Michael Berrer | 6 | 6 | | Michael Berrer | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Alexander Zverev | 4 | 4 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Denis Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Luke Saville | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Luke Saville | 4 | 2 | 2 | Denis Istomin | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Zhang Zhizhen | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| WC | Zhang Zhizhen | 7 | 6 | WC | Zhang Zhizhen | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Ričardas Berankis | 5 | 3 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Simone Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Djordje Djokovic | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Djordje Djokovic | 0 | 4 | 3 | Simone Bolelli | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 8 | Andrey Kuznetsov | 2 | 6$^2$ |
| | Matteo Donati | 4 | 2 | 8 | Andrey Kuznetsov | 2 | 6$^2$ |
| 8 | Andrey Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lucas Pouille | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Bai Yan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bai Yan | 6 | 6 | | Bai Yan | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | 6 | John Millman | 6 | 6 |
| | James Duckworth | 4 | 4 | 6 | John Millman | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | John Millman | 6 | 6 | | | | |