2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Singles
# 2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Singles

Eugenie Bouchard was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

Karin Knapp won the title, defeating Roberta Vinci in the final, $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 4–6, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Andrea Petkovic (first round; retired)
* Angelique Kerber (semifinals; withdrew)
* Sabine Lisicki (second round)
* Roberta Vinci (final)
* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (first round)
* Karin Knapp (champion)
* Kurumi Nara (quarterfinals)
* Carina Witthöft (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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Karin Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lara Arruabarrena | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Lara Arruabarrena | 0 | 2 | 6 | Karin Knapp | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 4 | Roberta Vinci | $6^5$ | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Roberta Vinci | w/o | | 4 | Roberta Vinci | $6^5$ | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Angelique Kerber | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A Petkovic | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Putintseva | 5 | | | Q | Y Putintseva | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | K Bertens | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | Y Putintseva | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | T Maria | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | K Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | WC | A-L Friedsam | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Lottner | 2 | 5 | | 6 | K Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Knapp | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Knapp | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | S Lisicki | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Arruabarrena | 0 | 2 |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 4 | 5 | | 3 | S Lisicki | 2 | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 2 | 5 | | | L Arruabarrena | 6 | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | C Witthöft | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 3 | 5 | | E Rodina | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Van Uytvanck | $7^7$ | 3 | 3 | 8 | C Witthöft | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Witthöft | $6^2$ | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | K Nara | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Voráčová | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 | | S Vögele | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | K Nara | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | T Smitková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | R Vinci | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| Q | A Mitu | 1 | 6 | 3 | | T Smitková | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Diatchenko | 1 | 1 | | 4 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Vinci | w/o |
| 5 | AK Schmiedlová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Kerber | |
| Q | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Doi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 1 | 5 | | | S Zhang | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | M Doi | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Koukalová | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | 2 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Beck | 4 | $6^6$ | | | K Koukalová | 1 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Peterson | 5 | 4 | | 2 | A Kerber | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Kerber | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Yanina Wickmayer (moved to main draw)
* Alison Van Uytvanck (qualified)
* Nicole Gibbs (first round)
* Andreea Mitu (qualified)
* Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
* Misaki Doi (qualified)
* Yuliya Beygelzimer (qualifying competition)
* María Irigoyen (first round)
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands (first round)
* Anastasia Rodionova (withdrew because of gastroenteritis)
* Ana Bogdan (first round)
* Andrea Hlaváčková (qualifying competition)
* Renata Voráčová (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Renata Voráčová
* Alison Van Uytvanck
* Rebecca Peterson
* Andreea Mitu
* Yulia Putintseva
* Misaki Doi

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Renata Voráčová | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | |
| | Anhelina Kalinina | 2 | $6^6$ | | | | |
| | Anhelina Kalinina | 2 | $6^6$ | 13 | Renata Voráčová | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | Laura Pous Tió | 3 | 5 |
| | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 6 | | Laura Pous Tió | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | María Irigoyen | 2 | 1 | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kateřina Vaňková | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Kateřina Vaňková | 3 | 4 | | 2 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Alt | Arina Rodionova | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Lena Rüffer | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | Alt | Arina Rodionova | 3 | 4 |
| Alt | Arina Rodionova | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Nicole Gibbs | $6^3$ | 3 | | | |
| | Cindy Burger | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
| | Cindy Burger | $7^7$ | 6 | Cindy Burger | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | Rebecca Peterson | 6 | 6 |
| | Rebecca Peterson | 6 | 6 | Rebecca Peterson | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Ana Bogdan | 3 | 2 | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Andreea Mitu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Tereza Martincová | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Alt | Tereza Martincová | 3 | 3 | 4 | Andreea Mitu | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Andrea Hlaváčková | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Barbara Haas | 2 | 2 | 12 | Andrea Hlaváčková | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Andrea Hlaváčková | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nastja Kolar | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Nastja Kolar | 3 | 4 | | 5 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Arantxa Rus | 3 | 3 |
| | Arantxa Rus | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Arantxa Rus | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Misaki Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Mira Antonitsch | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Mira Antonitsch | 3 | 0 | 6 | Misaki Doi | $6^6$ | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 7 | Yuliya Beygelzimer | $7^8$ | 2 | 5 |
| WC | Katharina Gerlach | 3 | 3 | 7 | Yuliya Beygelzimer | $7^8$ | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
