# 2015 Apia International Sydney

The 2015 Apia International Sydney was a joint 2015 ATP World Tour and 2015 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales. It was the 123rd edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia. It was held from 11 January through 17 January 2015 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.

## Point distribution

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32$^1$ | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $80,000 | $42,100 | $22,800 | $12,990 | $7,655 | $4,535 | $730 | $350 | — |
| Men's doubles* | $24,280 | $12,760 | $6,920 | $3,960 | $2,320 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | $124,000 | $66,000 | $35,455 | $19,050 | $10,220 | $5,580 | $2,920 | $1,555 | $860 |
| Women's doubles* | $39,000 | $20,650 | $11,360 | $5,875 | $3,140 | — | — | — | — |
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## ATP singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| ITA | Fabio Fognini | 19 | 1 |
| BEL | David Goffin | 22 | 2 |
| GER | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 24 | 3 |
| FRA | Julien Benneteau | 25 | 4 |
| ARG | Leonardo Mayer | 28 | 5 |
| URU | Pablo Cuevas | 29 | 6 |
| FRA | Jérémy Chardy | 31 | 7 |
| SVK | Martin Kližan | 34 | 8 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of January 5, 2015

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Juan Martín del Potro
* Sam Groth
* Marinko Matosevic
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
* Nicolás Almagro
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Mikhail Kukushkin
* Jarkko Nieminen
* Igor Sijsling
* Viktor Troicki

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Marcel Granollers (knee injury) → replaced by Simone Bolelli

## ATP doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| FRA | Julien Benneteau | FRA | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 12 | 1 |
| NED | Jean-Julien Rojer | ROU | Horia Tecău | 32 | 2 |
| IND | Rohan Bopanna | CAN | Daniel Nestor | 34 | 3 |
| PAK | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | SRB | Nenad Zimonjić | 37 | 4 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of January 5, 2015

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* James Duckworth / Chris Guccione
* Nick Kyrgios / Marinko Matosevic

## WTA singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| ROU | Simona Halep | 3 | 1 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 4 | 2 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 3 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 8 | 4 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 9 | 5 |
| RUS | Ekaterina Makarova | 10 | 6 |
| SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 11 | 7 |
| ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 12 | 8 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of January 12, 2015.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Jarmila Gajdošová
* Daria Gavrilova
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Polona Hercog
* Kristina Mladenovic
* Tsvetana Pironkova
* Lesia Tsurenko
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
* Nicole Gibbs

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Simona Halep (gastrointestinal illness) → replaced by Nicole Gibbs

### Retirements

* Caroline Wozniacki (wrist injury)
* Madison Keys

## WTA doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| SUI | Martina Hingis | ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 23 | 1 |
| USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | USA | Abigail Spears | 24 | 2 |
| ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 33 | 3 |
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | CZE | Květa Peschke | 37 | 4 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of January 12, 2015.

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Belinda Bencic / Lucie Šafářová
* Dominika Cibulková / Jarmila Gajdošová
* Arina Rodionova / Olga Savchuk

## Finals
### Men's singles

* Viktor Troicki defeated Mikhail Kukushkin, 6–2, 6–3

### Women's singles

* Petra Kvitová defeated Karolína Plíšková, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$

### Men's doubles

* Rohan Bopanna / Daniel Nestor defeated Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$

### Women's doubles

* Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza defeated Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears, 6–3, 6–3