# 2015 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2015 Cincinnati Masters. He won the title without losing a set or having his serve broken for the second time, after 2012. It marked the first time Federer defeated the world No. 1 and No. 2 players in consecutive matches en route to a title. It was Djokovic's fifth runner-up finish without winning the title; he would eventually do so in 2018.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Novak Djokovic (final)
    02. Roger Federer (champion)
    03. Andy Murray (semifinals)
    04. Kei Nishikori (withdrew because of fatigue)
    05. Stan Wawrinka (quarterfinals)
    06. Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
    07. Marin Čilić (third round)
    08. Rafael Nadal (third round)
    09. Milos Raonic (first round)
    10. Gilles Simon (first round)
    11. John Isner (first round)
    12. Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
    13. David Goffin (third round)
    14. Gaël Monfils (first round)
    15. Kevin Anderson (third round)
    16. Grigor Dimitrov (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| Q | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | Q | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6$^1$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 12 | Richard Gasquet | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | Andy Murray | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Andy Murray | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Andy Murray | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | Feliciano López | 3 | 4 | | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Müller | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ | | LL | B Paire | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | B Paire | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 13 | D Goffin | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 4 | 6 | 6 | | F Verdasco | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y-h Lu | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | D Goffin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | D Goffin | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | G Simon | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Wawrinka | 4 | 1 |
| | I Karlović | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | I Karlović | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Thiem | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | | M Kližan | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kližan | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | I Karlović | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | B Ćorić | 7 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 5 | S Wawrinka | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | A Zverev | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | B Ćorić | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | S Wawrinka | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | Q | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 4 | 3 | | | B Tomic | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Tomic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Donaldson | 7 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | J Janowicz | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | N Mahut | 5 | 7$^7$ | 2 | WC | J Donaldson | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janowicz | 6 | 7 | | | J Janowicz | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | G Monfils | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | J Isner | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 4 | 2 |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | S Querrey | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 6 | 3 | 1 | | T Robredo | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Robredo | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Robredo | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Veselý | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | T Bellucci | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sousa | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | J Sousa | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 2 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | 7 | M Čilić | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | 12 | R Gasquet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | T Kokkinakis | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | T Kokkinakis | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kyrgios | 2 | 1 | | 12 | R Gasquet | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | R Gasquet | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | L Rosol | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | G Dimitrov | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Pospisil | 6 | 6 | | Q | V Pospisil | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Kudla | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 16 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | M Fish | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Fish | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Ram | 4 | 2 | | | J Chardy | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | R Nadal | 7 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | F López | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | A Seppi | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | F López | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | M Raonic | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | F López | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | K Anderson | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
| | L Mayer | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | 15 | K Anderson | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Fratangelo | 1 | 2 | | | J Sock | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | K Anderson | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas | 3 | 4 | | | R Bautista Agut | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Benoît Paire (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Steve Johnson (qualifying competition)
* Vasek Pospisil (qualified)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (first round)
* Sergiy Stakhovsky (moved to main draw)
* Santiago Giraldo (qualifying competition)
* Benjamin Becker (first round)
* Nicolas Mahut (qualified)
* Alexandr Dolgopolov (qualified)
* Denis Istomin (qualifying competition)
* Chung Hyeon (qualifying competition)
* Thanasi Kokkinakis (qualified)
* Denis Kudla (qualified)
* Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
* Marsel İlhan (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Denis Kudla
* Nicolas Mahut
* Vasek Pospisil
* Lu Yen-hsun
* Thanasi Kokkinakis
* Alexandr Dolgopolov
* Alexander Zverev

### Lucky loser

* Benoît Paire

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Benoît Paire | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Marco Cecchinato | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Marco Cecchinato | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Benoît Paire | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 13 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Tommy Paul | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Steve Johnson | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | James Duckworth | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | James Duckworth | 5 | 4 | 2 | Steve Johnson | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | 8 | Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Frances Tiafoe | 3 | 2 | 8 | Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Vasek Pospisil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Tatsuma Ito | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Tatsuma Ito | 3 | 2 | | 3 | Vasek Pospisil | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Chung Hyeon | 7$^7$ | 0 | 3 |
| | Ivan Dodig | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | Chung Hyeon | 7$^7$ | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Chung Hyeon | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Mikhail Youzhny | 0 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Mikhail Youzhny | 0 | 6 | 7 | | Mikhail Youzhny | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 14 | Lu Yen-hsun | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Stefan Kozlov | 4 | 3 | | 14 | Lu Yen-hsun | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Lu Yen-hsun | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 15 | Marsel İlhan | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | 15 | Marsel İlhan | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 12 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| WC | Ryan Harrison | 5 | 6 | 6$^2$ | 12 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 7 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tim Smyczek | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Tim Smyczek | 4 | 4 | 6 | Santiago Giraldo | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | 9 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Alt | James Ward | 4 | 4 | 9 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Benjamin Becker | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | Alexander Zverev | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Denis Istomin | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Alt | Blaž Rola | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | 10 | Denis Istomin | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Denis Istomin | 1 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | |