# 2015 Wuhan Open – Singles

Venus Williams won the singles tennis title at the 2015 Wuhan Open after Garbiñe Muguruza retired in the final, with the scoreline at 6–3, 3–0. Williams saved a match point en route to the title, in the semifinals against Roberta Vinci.
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost to Vinci in the third round.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Simona Halep (third round)
    02. Maria Sharapova (second round, retired with left arm injury)
    03. Petra Kvitová (third round)
    04. Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
    05. Garbiñe Muguruza (final, retired)
    06. Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
    07. Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
    08. Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
    09. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
    10. Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)
    11. Belinda Bencic (second round, retired)
    12. Elina Svitolina (third round)
    13. Andrea Petkovic (first round)
    14. Madison Keys (second round)
    15. Roberta Vinci (semifinals)
    16. Sara Errani (first 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Johanna Konta | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Venus Williams | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Venus Williams | 6 | 3 | 7 | | Venus Williams | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Roberta Vinci | 7 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| 15 | Roberta Vinci | 7$^7$ | 6 | | 15 | Roberta Vinci | 7 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| 8 | Karolína Plíšková | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Karolína Plíšková | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | Venus Williams | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 0$^r$ |
| 5 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 0$^r$ |
| | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 2 | 2 | | 5 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Angelique Kerber | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| 6 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 3 | | 6 | Angelique Kerber | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| | CoCo Vandeweghe | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | L Davis | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | Q | J Konta | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| | V Azarenka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | V Azarenka | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Konta | 6 | 7 | Q | J Konta | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Petkovic | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Konta | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | A Radwańska | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | V Williams | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| | V Williams | 6 | 7$^7$ | | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 3 | 3 | Q | J Görges | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | F Liu | 1 | 1 | | M Niculescu | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | C Suárez Navarro | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | P Kvitová | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | D Gavrilova | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pereira | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | P Kvitová | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 15 | R Vinci | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | I-C Begu | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Kovinić | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Vinci | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | R Vinci | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 12 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ka Plíšková | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| WC | D Hantuchová | 4 | 4 | | 12 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | V Lepchenko | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Zheng | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 12 | E Svitolina | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | Ka Plíšková | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 6 | | | M Lučić-Baroni | 6$^4$ | 7 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Ka Plíšková | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | S Stephens | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | G Muguruza | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| PR | D Cibulková | 3 | 4 | | | M Brengle | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dulgheru | 1 | 3 | | 9 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | M Keys | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | AK Schmiedlová | 2 | 2 |
| | M Rybáriková | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ | 14 | M Keys | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | PM Țig | 1 | 4 | | | K Mladenovic | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | M Duque Mariño | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 | | | AK Schmiedlová | 1 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | A Kerber | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 6 | 2 | 6 | | J Janković | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Watson | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | C Giorgi | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 2 | 6 | 7 | | C Giorgi | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Tomljanović | 5 | 5 | | 11 | B Bencic | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | B Bencic | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Kerber | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | S Errani | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Vandeweghe | 1 | 1$^r$ |
| | C Garcia | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | C Garcia | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 2 | 6 | 3 | | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | C Vandeweghe | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 6 | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| Q | T Babos | 6$^9$ | 2 | | | B Strýcová | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2/WC | M Sharapova | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Mona Barthel (first round)
* Lucie Hradecká (first round)
* Ajla Tomljanović (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Julia Görges (qualified)
* Heather Watson (qualified)
* Christina McHale (qualifying competition)
* Johanna Konta (qualified)
* Magda Linette (qualifying competition)
* Olga Govortsova (first round, retired)
* Ana Konjuh (qualifying competition)
* Irina Falconi (qualifying competition)
* Lauren Davis (qualified)
* Danka Kovinić (qualified)
* Tímea Babos (qualified)
* Yulia Putintseva (qualifying competition)
* Mariana Duque Mariño (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Patricia Maria Țig
* Danka Kovinić
* Tímea Babos
* Julia Görges
* Heather Watson
* Mariana Duque Mariño
* Johanna Konta
* Lauren Davis

### Lucky loser

* Ajla Tomljanović

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Mona Barthel | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Patricia Maria Țig | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Patricia Maria Țig | 6 | 6 | | | Patricia Maria Țig | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Xu Yifan | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Xu Yifan | 2 | 7 | 0 | WC | Xu Yifan | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Olga Govortsova | 6 | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Lucie Hradecká | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Wang Yafan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Wang Yafan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Wang Yafan | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 13 | Danka Kovinić | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | Danka Kovinić | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 13 | Danka Kovinić | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Ajla Tomljanović | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Francesca Schiavone | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Francesca Schiavone | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | Ajla Tomljanović | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| | | | | | 14 | Tímea Babos | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 |
| | Andrea Hlaváčková | 3 | 1 | | 14 | Tímea Babos | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 |
| 14 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Julia Görges | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 2 | 6$^4$ | 4 | Julia Görges | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Ana Konjuh | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| WC | Tang Yu | 1 | 0 | 10 | Ana Konjuh | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Ana Konjuh | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Heather Watson | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Jarmila Gajdošová | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | Jarmila Gajdošová | 1 | 6$^4$ | 5 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 15 | Yulia Putintseva | 2 | 4 |
| WC | Liu Chang | 1 | 2 | 15 | Yulia Putintseva | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Yulia Putintseva | 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 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 4 | 2 | | 6 | Christina McHale | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | 16 | Mariana Duque Mariño | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Casey Dellacqua | 7 | 6$^1$ | 3 | 16 | Mariana Duque Mariño | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | Mariana Duque Mariño | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Johanna Konta | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Alt | Gabriela Dabrowski | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| Alt | Gabriela Dabrowski | 2 | 6$^2$ | | 7 | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Irina Falconi | 2 | 1 |
| | Monica Puig | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 11 | Irina Falconi | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Irina Falconi | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Duan Yingying | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Duan Yingying | 4 | 2 | | 8 | Magda Linette | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | 12 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| Alt | Han Xinyun | 7 | 6$^2$ | 5 | 12 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 12 | Lauren Davis | 5 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |