The 2015 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2015 tennis season. The 2015 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Finals and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2015 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2015 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Key Grand Slam tournamentsYear-end championshipsWTA Premier MandatoryWTA Premier 5WTA PremierWTA InternationalTeam events
January
WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists5 Jan Hopman CupPerth, AustraliaITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR) 2–1 Round robin (Group A) Round robin (Group B) Brisbane International Brisbane, AustraliaWTA PremierHard – $1,000,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Maria Sharapova 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3 Ana Ivanovic Elina Svitolina Varvara Lepchenko Carla Suárez Navarro Angelique Kerber Alla Kudryavtseva Kaia Kanepi Martina Hingis Sabine Lisicki6–2, 7–5 Caroline Garcia Katarina SrebotnikShenzhen Open Shenzhen, ChinaWTA InternationalHard – $500,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Simona Halep 6–2, 6–2 Timea Bacsinszky Zheng Saisai Petra Kvitová Aleksandra Krunić Zarina Diyas Vera Zvonareva Tereza Smitková Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok6–4, 7–6(8–6) Liang Chen Wang YafanAuckland Open Auckland, New ZealandWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Venus Williams 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 Caroline Wozniacki Lauren Davis Julia Görges CoCo Vandeweghe Elena Vesnina Urszula Radwańska Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 6–1 Shuko Aoyama Renata Voráčová12 Jan Sydney International Sydney, AustraliaWTA PremierHard – $731,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Petra Kvitová 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) Karolína Plíšková Angelique Kerber Tsvetana Pironkova Carla Suárez Navarro Garbiñe Muguruza Jarmila Gajdošová Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza6–3, 6–3 Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail SpearsHobart International Hobart, AustraliaWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Heather Watson 6–3, 6–4 Madison Brengle Kurumi Nara Alison Riske Karin Knapp Camila Giorgi Roberta Vinci Zarina Diyas Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson 7–5, 6–3 Vitalia Diatchenko Monica Niculescu19 Jan 26 Jan Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard – $12,122,762128S/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Serena Williams6–3, 7–6(7–5) Maria Sharapova Madison Keys Ekaterina Makarova Dominika Cibulková Venus Williams Simona Halep Eugenie Bouchard Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová6–4, 7–6(7–5) Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie Martina Hingis Leander Paes6–4, 6–3 Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor
February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists2 Feb Fed Cup Quarterfinals Québec City, Canada – hard (i) Genoa, Italy – Clay (i) Kraków, Poland – hard (i) Stuttgart, Germany – hard (i) Quarterfinals winners Czech Republic 4–0 France 3–2 Russia 4–0 Germany 4–1 Quarterfinals losers Canada Italy Poland Australia 9 Feb Diamond Games Antwerp, BelgiumWTA PremierHard (i) – $731,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Andrea Petkovic Walkover Carla Suárez Navarro Karolína Plíšková Mona Barthel Dominika Cibulková Lucie Šafářová Francesca Schiavone Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja6–4, 3–6, [10–5] An-Sophie Mestach Alison Van UytvanckThailand OpenPattaya, ThailandWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Daniela Hantuchová3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Ajla Tomljanović Monica Puig Marina Erakovic Misaki Doi Evgeniya Rodina Duan Yingying Vera Zvonareva Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan2–6, 6–4, [10–3] Shuko Aoyama Tamarine Tanasugarn16 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,513,000 – 54S/28DSingles – Doubles Simona Halep6–4, 7–6(7–4) Karolína Plíšková Caroline Wozniacki Garbiñe Muguruza Ekaterina Makarova Flavia Pennetta Lucie Šafářová Carla Suárez Navarro Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic6–3, 6–2 Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez NavarroRio Open Rio de Janeiro, BrazilWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Sara Errani7–6(7–2), 6–1 Anna Schmiedlová Johanna Larsson Irina-Camelia Begu Beatriz Haddad Maia Dinah Pfizenmaier Verónica Cepede Royg Julia Glushko Ysaline Bonaventure Rebecca Peterson 3–0, retired Irina-Camelia Begu María Irigoyen23 Feb Qatar Open Doha, QatarWTA Premier$731,000 – hard – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Lucie Šafářová6–4, 6–3 Victoria Azarenka Carla Suárez Navarro Venus Williams Petra Kvitová Andrea Petkovic Agnieszka Radwańska Caroline Wozniacki Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears6–4, 6–4 Hsieh Su-wei Sania MirzaMexican Open Acapulco, MexicoWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Timea Bacsinszky 6–3, 6–0 Caroline Garcia Maria Sharapova Sesil Karatantcheva Magdaléna Rybáriková Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Johanna Larsson Monica Puig Lara Arruabarrena María Teresa Torró Flor7–6(7–2), 5–7, [13–11] Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists2 Mar Monterrey Open Monterrey, MexicoWTA International$500,000 – hard – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Timea Bacsinszky 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 Caroline Garcia Ana Ivanovic Sara Errani Kristina Mladenovic Magdaléna Rybáriková Urszula Radwańska Gabriela Dabrowski Alicja Rosolska6–3, 2–6, [10–3] Anastasia Rodionova Arina RodionovaMalaysian Open Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Caroline Wozniacki4–6, 6–2, 6–1 Alexandra Dulgheru Hsieh Su-wei Jarmila Gajdošová Carina Witthöft Elizaveta Kulichkova Kurumi Nara Julia Görges Liang Chen Wang Yafan4–6, 6–3, [10–4] Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk9 Mar 16 Mar Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United StatesWTA Premier Mandatory$6,157,160 – hard – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles Simona Halep2–6, 7–5, 6–4 Jelena Janković Serena Williams Sabine Lisicki Timea Bacsinszky Carla Suárez Navarro Lesia Tsurenko Flavia Pennetta Martina Hingis Sania Mirza6–3, 6–4 Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina23 Mar 30 Mar Miami Open Key Biscayne, United StatesWTA Premier Mandatory$6,157,160 – hard – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles Serena Williams6–2, 6–0 Carla Suárez Navarro Simona Halep Andrea Petkovic Sabine Lisicki Sloane Stephens Venus Williams Karolína Plíšková Martina Hingis Sania Mirza7–5, 6–1 Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists6 Apr Charleston Open Charleston, United StatesWTA PremierClay – $731,000 (Green) – 56S/16DSingles – Doubles Angelique Kerber 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 Madison Keys Lucie Hradecká Andrea Petkovic Lauren Davis Sara Errani Danka Kovinić Irina-Camelia Begu Martina Hingis Sania Mirza6–0, 6–4 Casey Dellacqua Darija JurakKatowice Open Katowice, PolandWTA InternationalHard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6–4, 6–3 Camila Giorgi Agnieszka Radwańska Alison Van Uytvanck Klára Koukalová Elizaveta Kulichkova Kirsten Flipkens Alizé Cornet Ysaline Bonaventure Demi Schuurs7–5, 4–6, [10–6] Gioia Barbieri Karin Knapp13 Apr Fed Cup SemifinalsOstrava, Czech Republic – hard (i) Sochi, Russia – Clay (i) Czech Republic 3–1 Russia 3–2 France Germany Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, ColombiaWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Teliana Pereira 7–6(7–2), 6–1 Yaroslava Shvedova Elina Svitolina Mariana Duque Mariño Irina Falconi Lourdes Domínguez Lino Julia Glushko Monica Puig Paula Cristina Gonçalves Beatriz Haddad Maia6–3, 3–6, [10–6] Irina Falconi Shelby Rogers20 Apr Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, GermanyWTA PremierClay (red) (i) – $731,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Angelique Kerber 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 Caroline Wozniacki Madison Brengle Simona Halep Ekaterina Makarova Caroline Garcia Carla Suárez Navarro Sara Errani Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová6–4, 6–3 Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik27 Apr Morocco Open Marrakesh, MoroccoWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Elina Svitolina 7–5, 7–6(7–3) Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic Lara Arruabarrena Flavia Pennetta Karin Knapp Timea Bacsinszky Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic6–1, 7–6(7–5) Laura Siegemund Maryna ZanevskaPrague Open Prague, Czech RepublicWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Karolína Plíšková 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 Lucie Hradecká Yanina Wickmayer Kateřina Siniaková Denisa Allertová Danka Kovinić Barbora Strýcová Klára Koukalová Belinda Bencic Kateřina Siniaková 6–2, 6–2 Kateryna Bondarenko Eva Hrdinová
May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists4 May Madrid Open Madrid, SpainWTA Premier MandatoryClay (red) – €4,185,405 – 64S/28DSingles – Doubles Petra Kvitová 6–1, 6–2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Serena Williams Maria Sharapova Carla Suárez Navarro Irina-Camelia Begu Caroline Wozniacki Lucie Šafářová Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5] Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro11 May Italian Open Rome, ItalyWTA Premier 5Clay (red) – $2,183,600 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles Maria Sharapova4–6, 7–5, 6–1 Carla Suárez Navarro Daria Gavrilova Simona Halep Christina McHale Victoria Azarenka Petra Kvitová Alexandra Dulgheru Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic6–4, 6–3 Martina Hingis Sania Mirza18 May Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, FranceWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Samantha Stosur 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 Kristina Mladenovic Virginie Razzano Sloane Stephens Madison Keys Elena Vesnina Ajla Tomljanović Jelena Janković Chuang Chia-jung Liang Chen4–6, 6–4, [12–10] Nadiia Kichenok Zheng SaisaiNuremberg Cup Nürnberg, GermanyWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Karin Knapp7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1 Roberta Vinci Lara Arruabarrena Angelique Kerber Yulia Putintseva Carina Witthöft Kurumi Nara Misaki Doi Chan Hao-ching Anabel Medina Garrigues6–2, 7–6(7–5) Lara Arruabarrena Raluca Olaru25 May 1 Jun French Open Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay (red) – $11,315,740128S/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Serena Williams6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2 Lucie Šafářová Timea Bacsinszky Ana Ivanovic Sara Errani Alison Van Uytvanck Elina Svitolina Garbiñe Muguruza Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová3–6, 6–4, 6–2 Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova Bethanie Mattek-Sands Mike Bryan7–6(7–3), 6–1 Lucie Hradecká Marcin Matkowski
June