# 2015 Italian Open – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova defeated Carla Suárez Navarro in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Italian Open. It was her third title in Rome.
Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before her third-round match because of a right elbow injury.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Serena Williams (third round, withdrew because of a right elbow injury)
    02. Simona Halep (semifinals)
    03. Maria Sharapova (champion)
    04. Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
    05. Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
    06. Eugenie Bouchard (third round)
    07. Ana Ivanovic (second round)
    08. Ekaterina Makarova (third round)
    09. Angelique Kerber (second round)
    10. Carla Suárez Navarro (final)
    11. Karolína Plíšková (first round)
    12. Lucie Šafářová (second round)
    13. Sara Errani (second round)
    14. Venus Williams (third round)
    15. Madison Keys (second round)
    16. Jelena Janković (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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Christina McHale | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Daria Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Daria Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | Q | Daria Gavrilova | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Victoria Azarenka | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Victoria Azarenka | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 2 | 10 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Simona Halep | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | Alexandra Dulgheru | 1 | 0 | 2 | Simona Halep | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| 2 | Simona Halep | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 7 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | S Williams | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | Q | C McHale | w/o | | | | | |
| Q | C McHale | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 13 | S Errani | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Errani | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | Q | C McHale | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Ka Plíšková | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | D Gavrilova | 6 | 6 |
| | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 4 | 1 | | | S Lisicki | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Bacsinszky | 4 | 6$^0$ | | | | |
| Q | D Gavrilova | 6$^2$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | D Gavrilova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | B Bencic | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | Q | D Gavrilova | 5 | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 6$^2$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 1 | 6 | 7$^{16}$ | | J Gajdošová | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Vesnina | 6 | 2 | 6$^{14}$ | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | B Jovanovski | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Q | B Jovanovski | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | Q | B Jovanovski | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 2 | 4 | | 15 | M Keys | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 3 | 2 |
| | A Cornet | 2 | 3 | | 9 | A Kerber | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 4 | 6 | 6 | | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | U Radwańska | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | I-C Begu | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | V Azarenka | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | L Hradecká | 5 | 6 | 1 | | V Azarenka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | C Wozniacki | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 5 | 1 | | | Z Diyas | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | E Bouchard | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 10 | C Suárez Navarro | 6$^2$ | 7 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | H Watson | 6 | 6 | | | H Watson | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | J Janković | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 3 | 2 |
| | C Giorgi | 5 | 5 | | 16 | J Janković | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Burnett | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | M Rybáriková | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 16 | J Janković | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | K Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | F Schiavone | 4 | 1 | | WC | K Knapp | 3 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | E Makarova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Mladenovic | 7 | 6 | | LL | K Mladenovic | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | E Makarova | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | A Dulgheru | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A Dulgheru | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Doi | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | Q | A Dulgheru | 1 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| LL | AK Schmiedlová | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | 12 | L Šafářová | 6 | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | L Šafářová | 7$^8$ | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Dulgheru | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 |
| Q | K Siniaková | 2 | 2 | | 14 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | E Svitolina | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 14 | V Williams | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 4 | 3 | | | A Riske | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Kristina Mladenovic (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Kurumi Nara (first round)
* Lucie Hradecká (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Lesia Tsurenko (qualifying competition)
* Lauren Davis (qualifying competition)
* Ajla Tomljanović (qualifying competition)
* Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition)
* Christina McHale (qualified)
* Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (first round)
* Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)
* Bojana Jovanovski (qualified)
* Julia Görges (first round)
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualifying competition)
* Alexandra Dulgheru (qualified)
* Polona Hercog (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Elena Vesnina
* Kateřina Siniaková
* Daria Gavrilova
* Urszula Radwańska
* Alexandra Dulgheru
* Christina McHale
* Misaki Doi
* Bojana Jovanovski

### Lucky losers

* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
* Kristina Mladenovic
* Lucie Hradecká

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Klára Koukalová | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Klára Koukalová | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | | Elena Vesnina | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | Elena Vesnina | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | Julia Görges | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Irina Falconi | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Irina Falconi | 3 | 2 | 2 | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 2 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | 11 | Kateřina Siniaková | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Shelby Rogers | 5 | 1 | 11 | Kateřina Siniaková | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 11 | Kateřina Siniaková | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Kurumi Nara | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Daria Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Daria Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | Daria Gavrilova | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 14 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | Tímea Babos | 2 | 4 | 14 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lucie Hradecká | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Corinna Dentoni | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Corinna Dentoni | 5 | 2 | 4 | Lucie Hradecká | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 2 | 3 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Lesia Tsurenko | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Zhang Shuai | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Zhang Shuai | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 | 5 | Lesia Tsurenko | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 15 | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| WC | Lisa Sabino | 3 | 1 | | 15 | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nicole Gibbs | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Nicole Gibbs | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Lauren Davis | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | 9 | Christina McHale | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Marina Erakovic | 2 | 4 | | 9 | Christina McHale | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Ajla Tomljanović | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | Gioia Barbieri | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | Gioia Barbieri | 2 | 5 | | 7 | Ajla Tomljanović | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Misaki Doi | 6 | 6 |
| | Misaki Doi | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | Misaki Doi | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | Polona Hercog | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Monica Niculescu | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Jasmine Paolini | 6$^1$ | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Jasmine Paolini | 6$^1$ | 6 | 0 | 8 | Monica Niculescu | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | | 12 | Bojana Jovanovski | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ | 12 | Bojana Jovanovski | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Bojana Jovanovski | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |