2015 Qatar Total Open – Singles
# 2015 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Lucie Šafářová defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2015 WTA Qatar Open.

Simona Halep was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
* Simona Halep (withdrew)
* Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
* Ekaterina Makarova (second round)
* Andrea Petkovic (quarterfinals)
* Venus Williams (semifinals)
* Angelique Kerber (first round)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Venus Williams | 6 | 2 | 4 | WC | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Victoria Azarenka | 2 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | P Kvitová | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Zheng | 0 | 2 | | | J Janković | 3 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | P Kvitová | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Vögele | $6^4$ | 4 | | | Ka Plíšková | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muguruza | $5^r$ | | | 9 | C Suárez Navarro | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | E Makarova | 2 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | $7^7$ | 6 | | | L Šafářová | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | O Jabeur | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | A Petkovic | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | Z Diyas | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Flipkens | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | 6 | A Petkovic | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Petkovic | $6^5$ | 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | V Williams | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dellacqua | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | V Williams | 7 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7 | 6 | | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 5 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | V Williams | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 3 | 6 | 6 | | F Pennetta | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | V Williams | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | A Kerber | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | V Azarenka | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | WC | V Azarenka | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Gavrilova | 4 | 7 | 4 | | E Svitolina | 3 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Svitolina | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | WC | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | A Dulgheru | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 3/WC | C Wozniacki | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 4 | 6 | 1 | Q | A Dulgheru | 1 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3/WC | C Wozniacki | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Belinda Bencic (first round)
* Mona Barthel (first round)
* Heather Watson (second round)
* Klára Koukalová (first round)
* Jarmila Gajdošová (second round)
* Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)
* Bojana Jovanovski (first round)
* Julia Görges (withdrew)

### Qualifiers

* Stefanie Vögele
* Kirsten Flipkens
* Alexandra Dulgheru
* Daria Gavrilova

### Lucky loser

* Zheng Saisai

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Belinda Bencic | $7^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Francesca Schiavone | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Francesca Schiavone | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | Francesca Schiavone | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 3 | 4 | | | | | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Yulia Putintseva | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | Yulia Putintseva | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 4 | 6 | Anastasia Rodionova | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Bojana Jovanovski | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

**Second 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Mona Barthel | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Tímea Babos | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Marina Erakovic | 3 | $0^r$ | | Tímea Babos | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Tímea Babos | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tímea Babos | 6 | 3 | | | | | | Kateryna Kozlova | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | 6/WC | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 6 |
| | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6/WC | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 6 |
| | Annika Beck | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Annika Beck | 1 | 0 | | Wang Qiang | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 6/WC | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Fatma Al-Nabhani | 0 | 3 | 6/WC | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6/WC | Kirsten Flipkens | 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 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Olla Mourad | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Olla Mourad | 1 | 0 | 3 | Heather Watson | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Chan Yung-jan | 0 | $0^r$ | | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 0 | | | | | | Zheng Saisai | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6 | 6 |
| | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6 | 6 |
| | Gabriela Dabrowski | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gabriela Dabrowski | 2 | 2 | | Alexandra Dulgheru | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | Mandy Minella | $6^4$ | 1 | 5 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Jarmila Gajdošová | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Klára Koukalová | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 6 | | | Hsieh Su-wei | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 3 | | | Shahar Pe'er | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Elena Vesnina | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Vesnina | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Daria Gavrilova | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Daria Gavrilova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Daria Gavrilova | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 1 | 4 | | Daria Gavrilova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Alt | Olga Savchuk | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Kristina Mladenovic | $6^4$ | 0 | | Alt | Olga Savchuk | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Alt | Olga Savchuk | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
