# 2015 Australian Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. It was her sixth Australian Open singles title and her 19th major singles title overall. Sharapova reached the final after saving two match points in the second round against Alexandra Panova. The final was a rematch of the 2007 final.
Li Na was the reigning champion, but she retired from professional tennis in September 2014.
All of the top four seeds (Williams, Sharapova, Simona Halep, and Petra Kvitová) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. Williams retained the top position by reaching the final.

## Seeds

    01. Serena Williams (champion)
    02. Maria Sharapova (final)
    03. Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
    04. Petra Kvitová (third round)
    05. Ana Ivanovic (first round)
    06. Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)
    07. Eugenie Bouchard (quarterfinals)
    08. Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
    09. Angelique Kerber (first round)
    10. Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals)
    11. Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)
    12. Flavia Pennetta (first round)
    13. Andrea Petkovic (first round)
    14. Sara Errani (third round)
    15. Jelena Janković (first round)
    16. Lucie Šafářová (first round)
    17. Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
    18. Venus Williams (quarterfinals)
    19. Alizé Cornet (third round)
    20. Samantha Stosur (second round)
    21. Peng Shuai (fourth round)
    22. Karolína Plíšková (third round)
    23. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
    24. Garbiñe Muguruza (fourth round)
    25. Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (third round)
    26. Elina Svitolina (third round)
    27. Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
    28. Sabine Lisicki (first round)
    29. Casey Dellacqua (second round)
    30. Varvara Lepchenko (third round)
    31. Zarina Diyas (third round)
    32. Belinda Bencic (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Dominika Cibulková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Dominika Cibulková | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Serena Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Madison Keys | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Madison Keys | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Madison Keys | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| 18 | Venus Williams | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Venus Williams | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 1 | Serena Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| 10 | Ekaterina Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| 3 | Simona Halep | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Simona Halep | 4 | 0 | | 10 | Ekaterina Makarova | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Eugenie Bouchard | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 0 | 4 | 1 | S Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | PR | V Zvonareva | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Jabeur | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | O Rogowska | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 26 | E Svitolina | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | N Gibbs | 6 | 6 | | N Gibbs | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Y Putintseva | 3 | 5 | 26 | E Svitolina | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | E Svitolina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 24 | G Muguruza | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | G Muguruza | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | M Erakovic | 5 | 0 | 24 | G Muguruza | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | D Hantuchová | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 24 | G Muguruza | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | T Bacsinszky | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | A Tatishvili | 7 | 6 | Q | A Tatishvili | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | T Bacsinszky | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Janković | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | D Cibulková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | T Pironkova | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 11 | D Cibulková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | R Oprandi | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | 19 | A Cornet | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | D Allertová | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Allertová | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 3 | 2 | | 19 | A Cornet | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | D Cibulková | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | T Babos | 4 | 4 | | 25 | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Zheng | 1 | 2 | | WC | K-c Chang | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K-c Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 25 | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Townsend | 6$^1$ | 2 | | 8 | C Wozniacki | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Wozniacki | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Hogenkamp | 1 | 4 | | 4 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 6 | 4 | 2 | | M Barthel | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 4 | 5 | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | M Keys | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | M Keys | 6 | 7 | | | M Keys | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Y Meusburger | 4 | 0 | | 29 | C Dellacqua | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | C Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Keys | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Brengle | 2 | 4 |
| | M Niculescu | 4 | 1 | | 20 | S Stosur | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 2 | 2 | | | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Vandeweghe | 3 | 2 | | | |
| WC | I Falconi | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | M Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 6 | 4 | 5 | WC | I Falconi | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Petkovic | 7 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | F Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Smitková | 6 | 6 | | | T Smitková | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | C Giorgi | 6 | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 18 | V Williams | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 1 | 5 | | | L Davis | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MT Torró Flor | 2 | 2 | | 18 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | V Williams | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 30 | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Radwańska | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | V Diatchenko | 3 | 3 | | 30 | V Lepchenko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Rogers | 6 | 4 | 0 | | A Tomljanović | 1 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 30 | V Lepchenko | 0 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | A Radwańska | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | J Larsson | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 3 | 0 | | 6 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Hradecká | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | L Hradecká | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 3 | 6 | 6 | | P Hercog | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Q | L Hradecká | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | |
| WC | S Sanders | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Görges | 7$^8$ | 7 | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 7 | 6 | | | K Koukalová | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | J Görges | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | B Bencic | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Görges | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Ka Plíšková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 |
| Q | E Rodina | 5 | 1 | | 22 | Ka Plíšková | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | WC | O Dodin | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Dodin | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 22 | Ka Plíšková | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 5 | 1 | | | R Vinci | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-S Mestach | 2 | 2 | | 10 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Min | 1 | 0 | | 14 | S Errani | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 7 | 6 | | | S Soler Espinosa | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | S Errani | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | R Voráčová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 | | | L Arruabarrena | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | S Lisicki | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Halep | 6 | 6 |
| | K Mladenovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | K Mladenovic | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Duan | 4 | 6 | 3 | PR | B Mattek-Sands | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | PR | B Mattek-Sands | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | S Halep | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Dulgheru | 3 | 4 | | | J Gajdošová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 3 | 2 | | 3 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-L Friedsam | 2 | 4 | | 7 | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens | 7$^{10}$ | 5 | 6 | | K Bertens | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Gavrilova | 6$^8$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | 7 | E Bouchard | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | C Garcia | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 1 | 6 | 2 | | S Vögele | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Bouchard | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | I-C Begu | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| | C Witthöft | 6 | 6 | | | C Witthöft | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Foretz | 4 | 6 | 10 | | C McHale | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 1 | 12 | | | | | | C Witthöft | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 6 | 7 | | | K Siniaková | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6 | 0 | 6 | | I-C Begu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Kerber | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 16 | L Šafářová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 6 | 2 | 8 | | Y Shvedova | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | M Puig | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ar Rodionova | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | Y Shvedova | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | A Konjuh | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 21 | S Peng | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | M Rybáriková | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Maria | 4 | 5 | | 21 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | S Peng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | S Peng | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Z Diyas | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| Q | U Radwańska | 6 | 4 | 2 | 31 | Z Diyas | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Schmiedlová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Schmiedlová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 31 | Z Diyas | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | A Panova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 5 | 0 | | Q | A Panova | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Martić | 4 | 1 | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | S. Williams | Sharapova |
| 1st serve % | 44/68 (65%) | 42/72 (58%) |
| 1st serve points won | 37 of 44 = 84% | 28 of 42 = 67% |
| 2nd serve points won | 9 of 24 = 38% | 14 of 30 = 47% |
| Total service points won | 46 of 68 = 67.65% | 42 of 72 = 58.33% |
| Aces | 18 | 5 |
| Double faults | 4 | 4 |
| Winners | 17 | 14 |
| Unforced errors | 26 | 15 |
| Net points won | 6 of 7 = 86% | 3 of 4 = 75% |
| Break points converted | 3 of 7 = 43% | 1 of 4 = 25% |
| Return points won | 30 of 72 = 42% | 22 of 68 = 32% |
| Total points won | 76 | 64 |
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