# 2015 Istanbul Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament.
Roger Federer won his 84th ATP title, defeating Pablo Cuevas in the final, 6–3, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Roger Federer (champion)
* Grigor Dimitrov (semifinals)
* Pablo Cuevas (final)
* Santiago Giraldo (quarterfinals)
* Andreas Haider-Maurer (first round)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (second round)
* Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
* Diego Schwartzman (semifinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Roger Federer | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 8 | Diego Schwartzman | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | Diego Schwartzman | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 7$^{13}$ |
| | | | | | 3 | Pablo Cuevas | 3 | 6$^{11}$ |
| 3 | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Pablo Cuevas | 3 | 6$^{11}$ |
| 2 | Grigor Dimitrov | 2 | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M İlhan | 3 | 4 | | J Nieminen | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Gimeno Traver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Gimeno Traver | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | C İlkel | 1 | 4 | | D Gimeno Traver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Nedovyesov | 3 | 4 | 6 | M Kukushkin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | D Schwartzman | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | 4 | S Giraldo | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Džumhur | 3 | 3 | WC | A Rublev | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Rublev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | S Giraldo | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | D Schwartzman | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Darcis | 2$^r$ | | | J Melzer | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Kavčič | 2 | 1 | 8 | D Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | M Youzhny | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 7$^7$ | 6 | | T Bellucci | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 6 | 6 | | D Istomin | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Paire | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | T Bellucci | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Kuznetsov | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | 3 | P Cuevas | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Gabashvili | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | T Gabashvili | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | P Cuevas | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Cuevas | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | A Haider-Maurer | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Dimitrov | 2 | 4 |
| | I Dodig | 7 | 6 | | I Dodig | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Kokkinakis | 4 | 5 | | D Lajović | 7 | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lajović | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | I Dodig | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Golubev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | N Basilashvili | 1 | 3 | | A Golubev | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Blaž Kavčič (qualified)
* Teymuraz Gabashvili (qualified)
* Thanasi Kokkinakis (qualified)
* Aleksandr Nedovyesov (qualified)
* Radu Albot (qualifying competition)
* John Millman (second round)
* Márton Fucsovics (qualifying competition)
* Thiemo de Bakker (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Blaž Kavčič
* Teymuraz Gabashvili
* Thanasi Kokkinakis
* Aleksandr Nedovyesov

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Blaž Kavčič | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dragoș Dima | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dragoș Dima | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Blaž Kavčič | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Efe Yurtaçan | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Efe Yurtaçan | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | Efe Yurtaçan | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Andriej Kapaś | 6 | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andriej Kapaś | 6 | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 1 | Blaž Kavčič | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Márton Fucsovics | 0 | 1 |
| | Philipp Oswald | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Márton Fucsovics | 0 | 1 |
| | Aleksandre Metreveli | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aleksandre Metreveli | 1 | 5 | | | Philipp Oswald | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Márton Fucsovics | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Tuna Altuna | 0 | 3 | | 7 | Márton Fucsovics | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Márton Fucsovics | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aldin Šetkić | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aldin Šetkić | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fedor Chervyakov | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Sarp Ağabigün | 7$^8$ | 5 | 0 | | Fedor Chervyakov | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Fedor Chervyakov | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fedor Chervyakov | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | 2 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Radu Albot | 5 | 2 |
| | Dimitar Kuzmanov | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Radu Albot | 5 | 2 |
| | Michael Venus | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Venus | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | Michael Venus | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Radu Albot | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | Altuğ Çelikbilek | 3 | 4 | | 5 | Radu Albot | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 5 | Radu Albot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barkin Yalcinkale | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barkin Yalcinkale | 1 | 2 | | 3 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nikola Mektić | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Nikola Mektić | 6 | 6 | | | Nikola Mektić | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Jürgen Zopp | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jürgen Zopp | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Lorenzo Giustino | 0 | 0$^r$ |
| | Daniel Cox | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | Lorenzo Giustino | 0 | 0$^r$ |
| | Lorenzo Giustino | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lorenzo Giustino | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | 7$^7$ | | Lorenzo Giustino | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Roberto Marcora | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Roberto Marcora | 0 | 6 | 6 | | Roberto Marcora | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | Thiemo de Bakker | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mate Pavić | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mate Pavić | 1 | 2 | 4 | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Michael Linzer | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Michael Linzer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Michael Linzer | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Petru-Alexandru Luncanu | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petru-Alexandru Luncanu | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | 4 | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Evgeny Donskoy | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 |
| | Benjamin Balleret | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Evgeny Donskoy | 7$^7$ | 5 | 3 |
| | Evgeny Donskoy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Evgeny Donskoy | 7 | 6 | | Evgeny Donskoy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | John Millman | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Vadim Alekseenko | 3 | 0 | 6 | John Millman | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | John Millman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |