2015 China Open – Women's singles
# 2015 China Open – Women's singles

Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Timea Bacsinszky in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 China Open. It was her first WTA Premier Mandatory level-tournament and second WTA Tour title overall, and she became the first Spanish player to win a Premier Mandatory tournament.

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew with a left forearm injury before the tournament began.

## Seeds

    01. Simona Halep (first round, retired)
    02. Petra Kvitová (first round)
    03. Flavia Pennetta (third round)
    04. Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
    05. Garbiñe Muguruza (champion)
    06. Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)
    07. Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)
    08. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
    09. Karolína Plíšková (first round)
    10. Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
    11. Belinda Bencic (second round, withdrew because of a right hand injury)
    12. Timea Bacsinszky (final)
    13. Andrea Petkovic (third round)
    14. Madison Keys (third round, retired)
    15. Roberta Vinci (third round)
    16. Elina Svitolina (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:

* Angelique Kerber
* Garbiñe Muguruza
* Roberta Vinci
* Venus Williams

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 7 | | 5 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 10 | Angelique Kerber | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Angelique Kerber | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Timea Bacsinszky | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Timea Bacsinszky | 5 | 4 |
| | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 5 | | 6 | Ana Ivanovic | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Timea Bacsinszky | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Timea Bacsinszky | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | Timea Bacsinszky | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sara Errani | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | S Halep | $4^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Arruabarrena | 5 | | | Q | L Arruabarrena | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 3 | 3 | | Q | B Mattek-Sands | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | R Vinci | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | A Van Uytvanck | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | B Mattek-Sands | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | B Bencic | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Muguruza | 6 | 7 |
| | M Brengle | $7^7$ | 4 | 3 | 11 | B Bencic | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 3 | 6 | | M Lučić-Baroni | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | G Muguruza | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | I Falconi | 7 | 2 | 6 | Q | I Falconi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 3 | $0^r$ | | 4 | A Radwańska | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | M Barthel | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Zhang | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | M Keys | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 3 | 2 | | Q | K Bondarenko | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 5 | 2 | | 14 | M Keys | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Keys | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Kerber | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | 10 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | D Cibulková | 6 | 1 | 6 | PR | D Cibulková | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Q Wang | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | C Wozniacki | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 2 | 6 | 2 | WC | Q Wang | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Jovanovski | 2 | 4 | | 8 | C Wozniacki | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Dellacqua | 4 | 0 | | 6 | A Ivanovic | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | V Williams | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Witthöft | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | S Kuznetsova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | S Stephens | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ka Plíšková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 7 |
| 16 | E Svitolina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 5 |
| Q | Y Putintseva | 5 | 2 | | 16 | E Svitolina | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 2 | 4 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Pereira | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | F Pennetta | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Dulgheru | 5 | 2 | | | T Pereira | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | X Han | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | F Pennetta | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | F Pennetta | 7 | 4 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 3 | $0^r$ | | 7 | C Suárez Navarro | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Puig | 6 | 0 | | Q | M Puig | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 4 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | 7 | C Suárez Navarro | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | T Bacsinszky | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | M Duque Mariño | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Duque Mariño | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | T Bacsinszky | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | T Bacsinszky | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | T Bacsinszky | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | A Petkovic | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Errani | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| | E Bouchard | 2 | $1^r$ | | 13 | A Petkovic | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | S Stosur | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | A Petkovic | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | S Zheng | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Errani | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | C Garcia | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 7 | 6 | | | S Errani | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Kvitová | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Lucie Hradecká (qualifying competition)
* Ajla Tomljanović (qualifying competition)
* Alison Riske (first round)
* Heather Watson (qualifying competition)
* Christina McHale (qualifying competition)
* Magda Linette (qualifying competition)
* Magdaléna Rybáriková (first round)
* Irina Falconi (qualified)
* Lauren Davis (qualifying competition)
* Tímea Babos (first round)
* Danka Kovinić (first round)
* Mariana Duque Mariño (qualified)
* Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
* Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Bethanie Mattek-Sands
* Yulia Putintseva
* Monica Puig
* Kateryna Bondarenko
* Lara Arruabarrena
* Mariana Duque Mariño
* Bojana Jovanovski
* Irina Falconi

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lucie Hradecká | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | Misaki Doi | $6^3$ | $6^5$ | | | | | |
| | Misaki Doi | $6^3$ | $6^5$ | 1 | Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 2 | $6^6$ |
| | | | | 16 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 3 | 6 | $7^8$ |
| | Patricia Maria Țig | 3 | $6^5$ | 16 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 3 | 6 | $7^8$ |
| 16 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Ajla Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Liang Chen | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Liang Chen | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Ajla Tomljanović | 2 | $4^r$ |
| | | | | | 13 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 2 |
| WC | Liu Fangzhou | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Yulia Putintseva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Alison Riske | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Wang Yafan | 3 | 4 |
| | Wang Yafan | 3 | 6 | 6 | Wang Yafan | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Heather Watson | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | Hsieh Su-wei | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | |
| | Hsieh Su-wei | 5 | $6^2$ | | 4 | Heather Watson | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 15 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Christina McHale | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Duan Yingying | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Duan Yingying | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Christina McHale | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^{11}$ |
| | | | | | | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | $6^3$ | $7^{13}$ |
| | Lara Arruabarrena | $7^7$ | 6 | | | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | $6^3$ | $7^{13}$ |
| 14 | Daniela Hantuchová | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jarmila Gajdošová | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Jarmila Gajdošová | 4 | 1 | 6 | Magda Linette | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | 12 | Mariana Duque Mariño | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Xu Yifan | $6^5$ | 3 | 12 | Mariana Duque Mariño | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Mariana Duque Mariño | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |

**Seventh qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Bojana Jovanovski | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bojana Jovanovski | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Bojana Jovanovski | $7^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | Lauren Davis | $6^6$ | 2 |
| | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Lauren Davis | $6^6$ | 2 |
| 9 | Lauren Davis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Eighth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Irina Falconi | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Irina Falconi | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| | Yaroslava Shvedova | 0 | 6 | 6 | | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Danka Kovinić | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
