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2015 Japan Women's Open
The 2015 Japan Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the Japan Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from September 14 through September 20, 2015. The tournament was moved from Osaka to Tokyo starting this year.
| 2015 Japan Women's Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 14–20 |
| Edition | 7th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | US$250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue | Ariake Coliseum |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Yanina Wickmayer | |
| Doubles | |
| Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan | |
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
| Doubles2 | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
2 Per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 10 | 1 |
| KAZ | Zarina Diyas | 35 | 2 |
| USA | Madison Brengle | 47 | 3 |
| USA | Alison Riske | 57 | 4 |
| SWE | Johanna Larsson | 58 | 5 |
| USA | Christina McHale | 59 | 6 |
| CRO | Ajla Tomljanović | 63 | 7 |
| SLO | Polona Hercog | 64 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of August 31, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Jana Čepelová → replaced by Kiki Bertens
- Margarita Gasparyan → replaced by Bojana Jovanovski
- Karin Knapp → replaced by Misaki Doi
- Anna Karolína Schmiedlová → replaced by Hsieh Su-wei
- Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Kateryna Bondarenko
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Chan Yung-jan | 42 | 1 |
| TPE | Chuang Chia-jung | CHN | Liang Chen | 78 | 2 |
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | POL | Alicja Rosolska | 90 | 3 |
| CHN | Xu Yifan | CHN | Zheng Saisai | 99 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 31, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
- Yanina Wickmayer def. Magda Linette, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Doubles
- Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan def. Misaki Doi / Kurumi Nara, 6–1, 6–2
External links
- Official website