2015 Hong Kong Tennis Open
| 2015 Hong Kong Tennis Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 12–18 |
| Edition | 6th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Venue | Victoria Park Tennis Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Jelena Janković |
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| Doubles | |
 Alizé Cornet /  Yaroslava Shvedova |
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The 2015 Hong Kong Tennis Open (also known as the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament, and part of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, from October 12 to 18.
Contents
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,200 | $3,420 | $2,220 | $1,285 | $750 |
| Doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ESP |
|||
 GER |
Angelique Kerber | 10 | 2 |
 USA |
Venus Williams | 14 | 3 |
| SRB |
Jelena Janković | 24 | 4 |
 AUS |
Samantha Stosur | 25 | 5 |
 RUS |
Daria Gavrilova | 35 | 6 |
| FRA |
Caroline Garcia | 39 | 7 |
| FRA |
Alizé Cornet | 44 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 5, 2015
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Victoria Azarenka[1] →replaced by Wang Yafan
Eugenie Bouchard[2] (concussion) →replaced by Anastasia Rodionova- Casey Dellacqua (concussion)→replaced by Yuliya Beygelzimer
- Zarina Diyas →replaced by Risa Ozaki
- Sabine Lisicki (knee injury) →replaced by Francesca Schiavone
- Garbiñe Muguruza (left ankle injury)→replaced by Anastasiya Komardina
Ajla Tomljanović →replaced by Zhang Kailin- Coco Vandeweghe →replaced by Luksika Kumkhum
Retirements
- Christina McHale (left elbow injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP |
Lara Arruabarrena |  SLO |
Andreja Klepač | 61 | 1 |
 POL |
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik | AUS |
Anastasia Rodionova | 94 | 2 |
 CHN |
Liang Chen | CHN |
Wang Yafan | 129 | 3 |
| FRA |
Alizé Cornet | KAZ |
Yaroslava Shvedova | 184 | 4 |
1 Rankings are as of October 5, 2015
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
Chang Kai-chen (neck injury)- Christina McHale (left elbow injury)
- Lee Ya-hsuan (right hamstring strain)
Champions
Singles
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- Jelena Janković def. Angelique Kerber 3–6 , 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Doubles
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- Alizé Cornet / Yaroslava Shvedova def. Lara Arruabarrena / Andreja Klepač 7–5, 6–4
