2015 Nottingham Open – Men's singles
# 2015 Nottingham Open – Men's singles

Ivo Karlović was the defending champion from when the tournament was last held in 2008, but chose not to participate.

Denis Istomin won the title, defeating Sam Querrey in the final, $7–6^{(7–1)},$ $7–6^{(8–6)}.$

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

* David Ferrer (second round)
* Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
* Feliciano López (third round)
* Leonardo Mayer (quarterfinals)
* Pablo Cuevas (third round)
* Viktor Troicki (second round)
* Dominic Thiem (third round)
* Adrian Mannarino (third round)
* Juan Mónaco (second round)
* Martin Kližan (second round)
* Pablo Andújar (second round)
* Sam Querrey (final)
* Thomaz Bellucci (second round)
* João Sousa (third round)
* Andreas Seppi (second round)
* Jiří Veselý (third round)

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Marcos Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simone Bolelli | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simone Bolelli | 4 | 4 | | | Marcos Baghdatis | $2^r$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Denis Istomin | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Leonardo Mayer | 3 | $7^{10}$ | $6^6$ | | Denis Istomin | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Denis Istomin | 6 | $6^8$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denis Istomin | 6 | $6^8$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | Denis Istomin | $7^7$ | $7^8$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Sam Querrey | $6^1$ | $6^6$ |
| | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Sam Querrey | $6^1$ | $6^6$ |
| | Lu Yen-hsun | 4 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lu Yen-hsun | 4 | 6 | $6^4$ | | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Sam Querrey | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 12 | Sam Querrey | 5 | $7^{10}$ | 6 | 12 | Sam Querrey | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 2 | Gilles Simon | 7 | $6^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | D Ferrer | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Estrella Burgos | 5 | $0^r$ | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Zverev | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 0 | 2 | | WC | A Zverev | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | T Bellucci | $7^9$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Bolelli | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 10 | M Kližan | 3 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | | S Bolelli | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Soeda | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Bolelli | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | D Schwartzman | 1 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | 8 | A Mannarino | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | A Bedene | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | A Bedene | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A Mannarino | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 4 | L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Chung | 6 | $7^8$ | | | H Chung | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ramos Viñolas | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | 4 | L Mayer | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | J Ward | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | 16 | J Veselý | $6^2$ | $6^5$ | | | | | |
| | T Smyczek | 1 | $7^7$ | 6 | | T Smyczek | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | J Veselý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Mayer | 3 | $7^{10}$ | $6^6$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Istomin | 6 | $6^8$ | $7^8$ |
| | | | | | 9 | J Mónaco | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | N Almagro | 1 | 4 | | | D Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Istomin | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Stakhovsky | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Johnson | 4 | 3 | | | S Stakhovsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | V Troicki | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 7 | D Thiem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaziri | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | M Jaziri | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Edmund | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | 7 | D Thiem | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Young | 4 | 4 | | A Dolgopolov | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | P Andújar | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y-h Lu | 4 | 6 | $6^4$ |
| | | | | 15 | A Seppi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Bemelmans | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Carreño Busta | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | F López | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | TH Fritz | 6 | 6 | WC | TH Fritz | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | F López | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | P Cuevas | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Sela | 7 | 6 | | Q | D Sela | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gimeno Traver | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | P Cuevas | $6^7$ | $6^3$ | | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | S Querrey | $7^9$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | A Haider-Maurer | 1 | 6 | 1 | | S Giraldo | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | S Querrey | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S Querrey | 5 | $7^{10}$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Simon | 7 | $6^8$ | 4 |
| | | | | | 14 | J Sousa | $6^5$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Groth | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | S Groth | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Zverev | $6^1$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | 14 | J Sousa | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Pospisil | 6 | 4 | $0^r$ | | M Granollers | 6 | $6^3$ | $6^0$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Simon | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Marsel İlhan (first round)
* Malek Jaziri (moved to main draw)
* Dušan Lajović (first round)
* Dudi Sela (qualified)
* Go Soeda (qualified)
* Lukáš Lacko (qualifying competition)
* Blaž Rola (qualifying competition)
* Ruben Bemelmans (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Go Soeda
* Ruben Bemelmans
* Mischa Zverev
* Dudi Sela

### 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 | Marsel İlhan | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jordan Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jordan Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | Jordan Thompson | $6^1$ | $6^4$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Filip Krajinović | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Filip Krajinović | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | Filip Krajinović | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Erik Crepaldi | 6 | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Erik Crepaldi | 6 | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | Filip Krajinović | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Go Soeda | 6 | 6 |
| | Mate Pavić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Go Soeda | 6 | 6 |
| WC | James Marsalek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | James Marsalek | 4 | 4 | | | Mate Pavić | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Go Soeda | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Dzmitry Zhyrmont | 4 | 3 | | 5 | Go Soeda | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Go Soeda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alt | Danai Udomchoke | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Łukasz Kubot | $6^3$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Łukasz Kubot | $6^3$ | $0^r$ | Alt | Danai Udomchoke | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Daniel Smethurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Daniel Smethurst | 7 | 6 | WC | Daniel Smethurst | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Daniel Nguyen | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Nguyen | 5 | 1 | | | | | WC | Daniel Smethurst | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | Ruben Bemelmans | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| | Alex Bolt | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ruben Bemelmans | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| WC | Luke Bambridge | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Luke Bambridge | $7^7$ | 6 | WC | Luke Bambridge | $6^5$ | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Ruben Bemelmans | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Brydan Klein | 3 | 3 | 8 | Ruben Bemelmans | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Ruben Bemelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Third 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Dušan Lajović | 2 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mischa Zverev | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mischa Zverev | 6 | $7^7$ | | | Mischa Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Grega Žemlja | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Grega Žemlja | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | Grega Žemlja | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 1 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 1 | $6^3$ | | | | | | Mischa Zverev | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Blaž Rola | 5 | 0 |
| | Dimitar Kutrovsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Blaž Rola | 5 | 0 |
| | Connor Smith | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Connor Smith | 4 | 3 | | | Dimitar Kutrovsky | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Blaž Rola | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Liam Broady | $6^5$ | 5 | | 7 | Blaž Rola | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| 7 | Blaž Rola | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth 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 | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Dudi Sela | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrien Bossel | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrien Bossel | 5 | 4 | 4 | Dudi Sela | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Daniel Brands | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Lucas Pouille | 3 | 4 | | Daniel Brands | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Daniel Brands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Brands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Dudi Sela | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Lukáš Lacko | 3 | $6^1$ |
| | Illya Marchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Lukáš Lacko | 3 | $6^1$ |
| WC | David Rice | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | David Rice | 4 | 2 | | Illya Marchenko | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Lukáš Lacko | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Frederik Nielsen | 4 | 3 | 6 | Lukáš Lacko | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Lukáš Lacko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
