# 2015 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur – Singles

Kei Nishikori was the defending champion but chose not to participate this year. Three-time losing finalist Julien Benneteau did not participate either.
David Ferrer won the title, defeating Feliciano López in the final 7–5, 7–5.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* David Ferrer (champion)
* Feliciano López (final)
* Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)
* Grigor Dimitrov (quarterfinals)
* Viktor Troicki (first round)
* Jérémy Chardy (second round)
* Nick Kyrgios (semifinals)
* Vasek Pospisil (quarterfinals)

## 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 | David Ferrer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Benjamin Becker | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Benjamin Becker | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | David Ferrer | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | 2 | Feliciano López | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Nick Kyrgios | 6$^2$ | 6$^5$ | | 2 | Feliciano López | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Feliciano López | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | 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 | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | D Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | R Štěpánek | 7$^8$ | 6 | | PR | R Štěpánek | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Sugita | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | R Ramanathan | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Kukushkin | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | M Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Albot | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | R Albot | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | V Troicki | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Ferrer | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Becker | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 4 | G Dimitrov | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | J Sousa | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Przysiężny | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | G Dimitrov | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | S Groth | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | B Becker | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | B Becker | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | B Becker | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Zverev | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | J Chardy | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Chardy | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | 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 |
| 7 | N Kyrgios | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 1 | 1$^r$ | | 7 | N Kyrgios | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ito | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | T Ito | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | 7 | N Kyrgios | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | N Basilashvili | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 3/WC | I Karlović | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| | A Nedovyesov | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | N Basilashvili | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3/WC | I Karlović | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | N Kyrgios | 6$^2$ | 6$^5$ |
| 8 | V Pospisil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F López | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| Q | Y Uchiyama | 3 | 4 | | 8 | V Pospisil | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Almagro | 3 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | M Baghdatis | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | V Pospisil | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | M Zverev | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | F López | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Ram | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 | Q | M Zverev | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | F López | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Yūichi Sugita (qualified)
* Luca Vanni (qualifying competition)
* Yoshihito Nishioka (first round)
* Michał Przysiężny (qualified)
* Matteo Donati (qualifying competition)
* Thomas Fabbiano (second round)
* Yasutaka Uchiyama (qualified)
* Daniel Nguyen (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Yūichi Sugita
* Yasutaka Uchiyama
* Mischa Zverev
* Michał Przysiężny

### Qualifying draw
#### First 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 |
| 1 | Yūichi Sugita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Congsup Congcar | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Congsup Congcar | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Yūichi Sugita | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Andre Begemann | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Andre Begemann | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Andre Begemann | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | 1 | Yūichi Sugita | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Matteo Donati | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| | Edward Bourchier | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Matteo Donati | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| | Harry Bourchier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Bourchier | 6 | 6 | | | Harry Bourchier | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Matteo Donati | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Matias Castro | 2 | 2 | | 5 | Matteo Donati | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Matteo Donati | 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Luca Vanni | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 2 | Luca Vanni | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Santiago González | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Roy Hobbs | 5 | 3 | | | Santiago González | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Santiago González | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Santiago González | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Luca Vanni | 6 | 6$^5$ | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | Kelsey Stevenson | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| | Takao Suzuki | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Takao Suzuki | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Takao Suzuki | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Christian Oliver Lee | 1 | 2 | | 7 | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Yoshihito Nishioka | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Philipp Petzschner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Philipp Petzschner | 7 | 6 | | Philipp Petzschner | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Mischa Zverev | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 | | Mischa Zverev | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Jun Woong-sun | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jun Woong-sun | 4 | 2 | | | | | | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | Artem Sitak | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| | Jonathan Eysseric | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Artem Sitak | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| | Artem Sitak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Artem Sitak | 6 | 6 | | Artem Sitak | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Thomas Fabbiano | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | Kim Cheong-eui | 2 | 2 | 6 | Thomas Fabbiano | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Thomas Fabbiano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth 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 |
| 4 | Michał Przysiężny | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christopher Rungkat | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christopher Rungkat | 4 | 6$^2$ | | 4 | Michał Przysiężny | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| PR | Zach Itzstein | 5 | 3 | | WC | Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Michał Przysiężny | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Daniel Nguyen | 0 | 1 |
| | Ilya Vasilyev | 6$^0$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Daniel Nguyen | 0 | 1 |
| WC | Muhammad-Ashaari Bin Zainal-Abidin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Muhammad-Ashaari Bin Zainal-Abidin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | Ilya Vasilyev | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Daniel Nguyen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | Austin Karosi | 3 | 2 | | 8 | Daniel Nguyen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Daniel Nguyen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |