# 2015 Hong Kong Tennis Open – Singles

Sabine Lisicki was the defending champion, but she withdrew before the tournament began due to a knee injury.
Jelena Janković won the title, defeating Angelique Kerber in the final, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Garbiñe Muguruza (withdrew, left ankle injury)
* Angelique Kerber (final)
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Jelena Janković (champion)
* Samantha Stosur (semifinals)
* Daria Gavrilova (quarterfinals)
* Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)
* Alizé Cornet (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Venus Williams | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4/WC | Jelena Janković | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 4/WC | Jelena Janković | 6 | 7 | 4/WC | Jelena Janković | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 2/WC | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 |
| 5/WC | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 2 | 2/WC | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 |
| 2/WC | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 3 | V Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Y Beygelzimer | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 6 | 4 | | | Y Wang | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 3 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | A Cornet | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | Y Shvedova | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kozlova | 4 | 0 | | 8 | A Cornet | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 4 | 5 |
| 4/WC | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4/WC | J Janković | 6 | 7 |
| Q | A Bogdan | 4 | 2 | | 4/WC | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Ramialison | 4 | 5 | | | An Rodionova | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | An Rodionova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 4/WC | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Falconi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | D Gavrilova | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 | | | L Arruabarrena | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Kato | 7$^8$ | 5 | 3 | 6 | D Gavrilova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Gavrilova | 6$^6$ | 7 | 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 |
| | H Watson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zhang | 6 | 1 | 2 | | H Watson | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y-h Lee | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y-h Lee | 0 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S-j Jang | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | H Watson | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | L Kumkhum | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 5/WC | S Stosur | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | M Puig | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ozaki | 3 | 1 | | 5/WC | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/WC | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/WC | S Stosur | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/WC | A Kerber | 6 | 6 |
| | L Davis | 1 | 3 | | 7 | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 4 | 5 | | LL | A Komardina | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Komardina | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | C Garcia | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2/WC | A Kerber | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | L Zhang | 0 | 3 | | | K Nara | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Schiavone | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | 2/WC | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | A Kerber | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Ana Bogdan (qualified)
* Kateryna Kozlova (qualified)
* Laura Pous Tió (first round)
* Yuliya Beygelzimer (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Miyu Kato (qualified)
* Jang Su-jeong (qualified)
* Anastasiya Komardina (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Liu Chang (qualifying competition)
* Ankita Raina (first round)
* Lee Ya-hsuan (qualified)
* Anastasia Rodionova (moved to main draw)
* Irina Ramialison (qualified)
* Chanel Simmonds (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Ana Bogdan
* Kateryna Kozlova
* Lee Ya-hsuan
* Irina Ramialison
* Miyu Kato
* Jang Su-jeong

### Lucky losers

* Yuliya Beygelzimer
* Anastasiya Komardina

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Ana Bogdan | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mizuno Kijima | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Mizuno Kijima | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ana Bogdan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Chanel Simmonds | 3 | 2 |
| WC | Ki Yan-tung | 2 | 0 | | 13 | Chanel Simmonds | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Chanel Simmonds | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Ng Kwan-yau | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Ng Kwan-yau | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Liu Chang | 2 | 2 |
| WC | Maggie Ng | 4 | 3 | 8 | Liu Chang | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Liu Chang | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Laura Pous Tió | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Doroteja Erić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Doroteja Erić | 6 | 6 | | | Doroteja Erić | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | 10 | Lee Ya-hsuan | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Andreja Klepač | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | Lee Ya-hsuan | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Lee Ya-hsuan | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Nicha Lertpitaksinchai | 2 | 6$^3$ | 4 | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | 12 | Irina Ramialison | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | Sri Peddi Reddy | 4 | 1 | 12 | Irina Ramialison | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Irina Ramialison | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Miyu Kato | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Wu Ho-ching | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Wu Ho-ching | 3 | 1 | 5 | Miyu Kato | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Anastasiya Komardina | 5 | 0 |
| WC | Shao Yijia | 2 | 3 | 7 | Anastasiya Komardina | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Anastasiya Komardina | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Jang Su-jeong | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Silvia Njirić | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Silvia Njirić | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Jang Su-jeong | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Peangtarn Plipuech | 3 | 4 |
| | Peangtarn Plipuech | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Peangtarn Plipuech | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Ankita Raina | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |