# 2015 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová defeated Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie in the final, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. Mattek-Sands and Šafářová were playing for the first time as a team in a tournament and each won their first Grand Slam women's doubles title. The victory made them the first new pairing to win the women's doubles tournament at the Australian Open since 2005, as well as the first to win a Grand Slam women's doubles title since the 2007 US Open. After defeating five seeded pairings en route to the win, they became the first unseeded women's doubles duo to clinch the title at the Australian Open since 2012.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were the two-time defending champions, but they lost to Julia Görges and Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the third round.

## Seeds

    01. Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (third round)
    02. Hsieh Su-wei / Sania Mirza (second round)
    03. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (quarterfinals)
    04. Martina Hingis / Flavia Pennetta (third round)
    05. Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (quarterfinals)
    06. Garbiñe Muguruza / Carla Suárez Navarro (second round)
    07. Caroline Garcia / Katarina Srebotnik (third round)
    08. Chan Hao-ching / Květa Peschke (first round)
    09. Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (third round)
    10. Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (second round)
    11. Anabel Medina Garrigues / Yaroslava Shvedova (second round)
    12. Alla Kudryavtseva / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)
    13. Michaëlla Krajicek / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (semifinals)
    14. Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Jie (final)
    15. Kimiko Date-Krumm / Casey Dellacqua (second round)
    16. Julia Görges / Anna-Lena Grönefeld (semifinals, retired)

## 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 |
| 16 | Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson | 2 | 5 | | 16 | Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | | | | | PR | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| 3 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | PR | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| PR | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | PR | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| | Klaudia Jans-Ignacik Andreja Klepač | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| 14 | Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | | 14 | Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Michaëlla Krajicek Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | 13 | Michaëlla Krajicek Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 13 | Michaëlla Krajicek Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | S Errani R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková A Schmiedlová | 2 | 0 | | 1 | S Errani R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Kalashnikova K Nara | 3 | 5 | | | M Barthel M Minella | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel M Minella | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | S Errani R Vinci | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | D Jurak M Moulton-Levy | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 16 | J Görges A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| | Z Diyas C Scheepers | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Z Diyas C Scheepers | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Inglis A Nancarrow | 4 | 1 | | 16 | J Görges A-L Grönefeld | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Görges A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | J Görges A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | A Medina Garrigues Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Alt | K Bertens J Larsson | 2 | 5 |
| Alt | I Falconi P Martić | 3 | 3 | | 11 | A Medina Garrigues Y Shvedova | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | K Bertens J Larsson | 7$^9$ | 6 | | Alt | K Bertens J Larsson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni L Raymond | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | Alt | K Bertens J Larsson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | An Rodionova Ar Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova S Stosur | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | N Bains S Tomic | 2 | 2 | | | An Rodionova Ar Rodionova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | S Kuznetsova S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | H-c Chan K Peschke | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Keys A Riske | 5 | 1 | | 3 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe Y Wickmayer | 3 | 4 | | | D Cibulková K Flipkens | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková K Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa MT Torró Flor | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Soler Espinosa MT Torró Flor | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky Y Beygelzimer | 6 | 2 | 1 | | S Soler Espinosa MT Torró Flor | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng Y Xu | 6 | 5 | 6$^5$ | 15 | K Date-Krumm C Dellacqua | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | K Date-Krumm C Dellacqua | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | PR | B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| | B Jovanovski K Piter | 1 | 3 | | 10 | T Babos K Mladenovic | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | PR | B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | T Maria R Olaru | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | PR | B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | S Rogers D Vekić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | C Garcia K Srebotnik | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Cornet P Parmentier | 6 | 2 | 4 | Alt | S Rogers D Vekić | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic M Rybáriková | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | C Garcia K Srebotnik | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | C Garcia K Srebotnik | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | G Muguruza C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko A Tatishvili | 3 | 2 | | 6 | G Muguruza C Suárez Navarro | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jans-Ignacik A Klepač | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^7$ | | K Jans-Ignacik A Klepač | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković A Parra Santonja | 6$^5$ | 7 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | K Jans-Ignacik A Klepač | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | D Gavrilova S Sanders | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6$^5$ | 7$^8$ | 2 | | | | |
| WC | M Adamczak O Rogowska | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | M Adamczak O Rogowska | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Kichenok O Savchuk | 0 | 6$^4$ | | 9 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Jans-Ignacik A Klepač | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Y-j Chan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Y-j Chan J Zheng | 6 | 6 |
| | K Koukalová S Vögele | 3 | 0 | | 14 | Y-j Chan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena I-C Begu | 5 | 6 | 6 | | L Arruabarrena I-C Begu | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Yang Q Ye | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 14 | Y-j Chan J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C-j Chuang S Zhang | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | M Hingis F Pennetta | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová K Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | D Hantuchová K Knapp | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bencic K Siniaková | 6$^3$ | 2 | | 4 | M Hingis F Pennetta | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Hingis F Pennetta | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Birrell P Hon | 3 | 5 | | 5 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Diatchenko M Niculescu | 6 | 4 | 6 | | V Diatchenko M Niculescu | 1 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Davis C McHale | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Beck S Pe'er | 6 | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | 12 | A Kudryavtseva A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | A Panova H Watson | 2 | 7 | 3 | | A Panova H Watson | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Aoyama R Voráčová | 2 | 6$^5$ | | 12 | A Kudryavtseva A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Kudryavtseva A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| 13 | M Krajicek B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6$^9$ | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | M Krajicek B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | M Erakovic M Puig | 7$^{11}$ | 6$^6$ | 3 | 13 | M Krajicek B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | J Gajdošová A Tomljanović | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Moore A Myers | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 13 | M Krajicek B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Dabrowski A Rosolska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Dabrowski A Rosolska | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Black S Zheng | 1 | 4 | | | G Dabrowski A Rosolska | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Irigoyen R Oprandi | 2 | 0 | | 2 | S-w Hsieh S Mirza | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S-w Hsieh S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |