# 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Simona Halep defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships.
Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Lucie Šafářová.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Simona Halep (champion)
    02. Petra Kvitová (third round)
    03. Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
    04. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
    05. Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
    06. Ekaterina Makarova (quarterfinals)
    07. Angelique Kerber (third round)
    08. Venus Williams (third round)
    09. Andrea Petkovic (second round)
    10. Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
    11. Lucie Šafářová (quarterfinals)
    12. Jelena Janković (second round)
    13. Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)
    14. Dominika Cibulková (withdrew because of Achilles injury)
    15. Alizé Cornet (third round)
    16. Peng Shuai (second round)
    17. Karolína Plíšková (final)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
The two Antwerp finalists also received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:
* Andrea Petkovic
* Carla Suárez Navarro

## 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 |
| 1 | Simona Halep | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ekaterina Makarova | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ekaterina Makarova | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Simona Halep | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Caroline Wozniacki | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 10/WC | Flavia Pennetta | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10/WC | Flavia Pennetta | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Simona Halep | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Karolína Plíšková | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| 11 | Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Karolína Plíšková | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| 17 | Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | 17 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Garbiñe Muguruza | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | Garbiñe Muguruza | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| 13 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | WC | D Hantuchová | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Hantuchová | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | T Pironkova | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 3 | 6 | 3 | | T Pironkova | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | E Vesnina | 5 | 1 | | 16 | S Peng | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S Peng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Makarova | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | 9 | A Petkovic | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | Z Diyas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | Z Diyas | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Kozlova | 6 | 7 | | Q | K Kozlova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | E Makarova | 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 | C Wozniacki | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lučić-Baroni | 3 | 1 | | | S Stosur | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | G Dabrowski | 2 | 7$^9$ | 4 | | | | | | 15 | A Cornet | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | WC | Ç Büyükakçay | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 0 | 7$^8$ | 3 | 15 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Cornet | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Wozniacki | 7 | 6 |
| 10/WC | F Pennetta | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10/WC | F Pennetta | 5 | 0 |
| LL | J Görges | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | 10/WC | F Pennetta | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Q Wang | 5 | 6 | 7 | Q | Q Wang | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 10/WC | F Pennetta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | 7 | A Kerber | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 4 | | | | S Kuznetsova | 6$^9$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Kerber | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | 8 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | B Bencic | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | V Williams | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| LL | K Siniaková | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | C Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | WC | C Dellacqua | 7$^8$ | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 1 | 4 | 11 | L Šafářová | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 |
| 17 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Ka Plíšková | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 4 | 17 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Beygelzimer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 17 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Ivanovic | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 3 | 4 | | S Lisicki | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | A Ivanovic | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | A Radwańska | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | C Garcia | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ar Rodionova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | A Radwańska | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | J Gajdošová | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | G Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 6 | | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Babos | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | J Janković | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Janković | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Muguruza | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | C Suárez Navarro | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 13 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | V Zvonareva | 4 | 2 | | | C Giorgi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | 2 | P Kvitová | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 3 | | | | E Svitolina | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Kvitová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Jarmila Gajdošová (qualified)
* Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (qualified)
* Tereza Smitková (first round, retired)
* Zhang Shuai (first round, retired)
* Julia Görges (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Elena Vesnina (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Kateřina Siniaková (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Zheng Saisai (withdrew)
* Marina Erakovic (withdrew, still playing in Pattaya)
* Tímea Babos (qualified)
* Stefanie Vögele (first round)
* Alexandra Dulgheru (qualifying competition)
* Wang Qiang (qualified)
* Ana Konjuh (first round)
* Misaki Doi (withdrew)
* Alla Kudryavtseva (first round)
* Evgeniya Rodina (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Jarmila Gajdošová
* Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
* Arina Rodionova
* Yuliya Beygelzimer
* Gabriela Dabrowski
* Kateryna Kozlova
* Tímea Babos
* Wang Qiang

### Lucky losers

* Julia Görges
* Elena Vesnina
* Kateřina Siniaková

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Shahar Pe'er | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Shahar Pe'er | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Misa Eguchi | 2 | 2 |
| | Misa Eguchi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Misa Eguchi | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Raquel Kops-Jones | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alt | Raquel Kops-Jones | 2 | 4 | | 2 | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Alexandra Dulgheru | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | Alexandra Dulgheru | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Alexandra Dulgheru | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Tereza Smitková | 6 | 1 | 2$^r$ | | | | |
| WC | Arina Rodionova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Arina Rodionova | 4 | 6 | 4 | WC | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | | WC | Anastasia Rodionova | 2 | 1$^r$ |
| WC | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | WC | Anastasia Rodionova | 2 | 1$^r$ |
| Alt | Alicja Rosolska | 1 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Zhang Shuai | 3 | 4$^r$ | | | | |
| | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 6 | 3 | | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 5 | 1 |
| WC | Aleksandrina Naydenova | w/o | | WC | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Misaki Doi | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Julia Görges | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Mandy Minella | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Mandy Minella | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Julia Görges | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Gabriela Dabrowski | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Gabriela Dabrowski | 6 | 6 | | | Gabriela Dabrowski | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Elena Vesnina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Abigail Spears | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| Alt | Abigail Spears | 6$^3$ | 3 | 6 | Elena Vesnina | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | | | | | Kateryna Kozlova | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | Kateryna Kozlova | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 14 | Ana Konjuh | 4 | 3 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Bychkova | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Bychkova | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Kateřina Siniaková | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | 10 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Alexandra Panova | 4 | 4 | | 10 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 17 | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Fatma Al-Nabhani | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | Fatma Al-Nabhani | 3 | 1 | | 17 | Evgeniya Rodina | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | 13 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Kristína Kučová | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Wang Qiang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |