2015 Apia International Sydney – Women's singles

Women's singles
2015 Apia International Sydney
Champion	Petra Kvitová
Runner-up	Karolína Plíšková
Final score	7–6 (7–5), 7–6 (8–6)

Main article: 2015 Apia International Sydney

The 2015 Apia International Sydney women's singles was a joint 2015 ATP World Tour and 2015 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Tsvetana Pironkova was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Petra Kvitová. Kvitová won the title by defeating compatriot Karolína Plíšková in the final, 7–6 ^(7–5), 7–6 ^(8–6).

Seeds

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

1. Simona Halep (withdrew because of gastrointestinal illness)
2. Petra Kvitová (champion)
3. Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
4. Caroline Wozniacki (first round, retired because of a left wrist injury)
5. Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
6. Ekaterina Makarova (second round)
7. Dominika Cibulková (second round)
8. Flavia Pennetta (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	Karolína Plíšková		6	6
	5	Angelique Kerber	3	2
								Karolína Plíšková		65	66
								2	Petra Kvitová	77	78
	Q	Tsvetana Pironkova	5	1
	2	Petra Kvitová	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								LL	N Gibbs	0	0
	Q	P Hercog	4	4					Ka Plíšková	6	6
		Ka Plíšková	6	6												Ka Plíšková	4	6	6
		S Lisicki	3	6	64											C Suárez Navarro	6	4	0
		C Suárez Navarro	6	3	77				C Suárez Navarro	4	6	6
		E Svitolina	61	2				6	E Makarova	6	1	4
	6	E Makarova	77	6																			Ka Plíšková	6	6
	3	A Radwańska	6	6																		5	A Kerber	3	2
		A Cornet	3	2				3	A Radwańska	6	64	2
		G Muguruza	6	7					G Muguruza	3	77	6
		S Errani	0	5												G Muguruza	6	1	4
	WC	D Gavrilova	6	6											5	A Kerber	0	6	6
		B Bencic	3	0				WC	D Gavrilova	78	62	3
	Q	L Tsurenko	6	4	3			5	A Kerber	66	77	6
	5	A Kerber	1	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	F Pennetta	3	64
	Q	T Pironkova	6	77				Q	T Pironkova	4	4
		M Keys	6	6					M Keys	6	1r
		S Kuznetsova	4	4											Q	T Pironkova	6	6
		L Šafářová	63	7	3											B Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	1
		S Stosur	77	5	6				S Stosur	61	2
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	1					B Záhlavová-Strýcová	77	6
	4	C Wozniacki	4	1r																		Q	T Pironkova	5	1
	7	D Cibulková	6	6																		2	P Kvitová	7	6
	Q	K Mladenovic	2	2				7	D Cibulková	6	3	4
		A Petkovic	1	65				WC	J Gajdošová	1	6	6
	WC	J Gajdošová	6	77											WC	J Gajdošová	6	3	4
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	61	4										2	P Kvitová	4	6	6
		S Peng	1	77	6				S Peng	1	5
								2	P Kvitová	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Tsvetana Pironkova (qualified)
2. Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
3. Timea Bacsinszky (withdrew, still competing in Shenzhen)
4. Zhang Shuai (first round)
5. Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
6. Kristina Mladenovic (qualified)
7. Shelby Rogers (first round)
8. Anna Schmiedlová (second round)
9. Yanina Wickmayer (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Tsvetana Pironkova
2. Lesia Tsurenko
3. Polona Hercog
4. Kristina Mladenovic

Lucky loser

1. Nicole Gibbs

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Tsvetana Pironkova	77	4	6
		Chanelle Scheepers	65	6	2
								1	Tsvetana Pironkova	6	6
									Donna Vekić	1	0
		Donna Vekić	4	6	77
		Jovana Jakšić	6	3	64
															1	Tsvetana Pironkova	6	6
																Nicole Gibbs	3	1
		Anna-Lena Friedsam	2r
		Nicole Gibbs	5
									Nicole Gibbs	6	2	78
								8	Anna Schmiedlová	3	6	66
	Alt	Kristína Kučová	6	4	2
	8	Anna Schmiedlová	4	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Irina-Camelia Begu	6	4	2
		Kimiko Date-Krumm	1	6	6
									Kimiko Date-Krumm	2	3
									Evgeniya Rodina	6	6
		Francesca Schiavone	2	0
		Evgeniya Rodina	6	6
																Evgeniya Rodina	6	3	4
																Lesia Tsurenko	0	6	6
	WC	Arina Rodionova	2	3
		Stefanie Vögele	6	6
									Stefanie Vögele	66	4
									Lesia Tsurenko	78	6
		Lesia Tsurenko	6	6
	7	Shelby Rogers	1	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Yaroslava Shvedova	4	6	62
		Kateřina Siniaková	6	4	77
									Kateřina Siniaková	3	3
									Polona Hercog	6	6
	WC	Jessica Moore	2	4
		Polona Hercog	6	6
																Polona Hercog	3	77	6
																Tímea Babos	6	65	2
		Marina Erakovic	6	3	6
	WC	Olivia Tjandramulia	3	6	0
									Marina Erakovic	2	4
									Tímea Babos	6	6
		Tímea Babos	3	6	6
	9	Yanina Wickmayer	6	1	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Zhang Shuai	5	3
		Ons Jabeur	7	6
									Ons Jabeur	2	2
								Alt	Johanna Konta	6	6
		Teliana Pereira	2	3
	Alt	Johanna Konta	6	6
															Alt	Johanna Konta	3	6	3
															6	Kristina Mladenovic	6	3	6
	WC	Sara Tomic	4	2
		Alexandra Dulgheru	6	6
									Alexandra Dulgheru	3	2
								6	Kristina Mladenovic	6	6
		Hsieh Su-wei	6	0	2
	6	Kristina Mladenovic	2	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw