The 2015 Aegon Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 34th edition of the event, and the second edition of the event as a Premier tournament on the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from 15 June until 21 June 2015. Fourth-seeded Angelique Kerber won the singles title.
Sabine Lisicki set the WTA Tour record for the most aces hit in a women's singles match at this tournament, hitting 27 aces in her second-round win over Belinda Bencic on 17 June 2015.New WTA Record: Lisicki Hits 27 Aces.
Points and prize money Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64QQ2Q1Singles4703051851005530125131Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Singles$124,000$66,000$32,525$16,725$8,670$4,440$2,280$1,035$620Doubles$39,000$20,650$11,360$5,785$3,140
Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedSimona Halep31Ana Ivanovic62Carla Suárez Navarro93Angelique Kerber104Eugenie Bouchard115Karolína Plíšková126Andrea Petkovic147Sabine Lisicki198Garbiñe Muguruza219Barbora Strýcová2210Alizé Cornet2511Victoria Azarenka2612Svetlana Kuznetsova2813Irina-Camelia Begu2914Jelena Janković3015Caroline Garcia3116 1 Rankings as of June 8, 2015.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Eugenie Bouchard Naomi Broady Jelena Janković Johanna Konta Katie Swan
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw: Petra Cetkovská
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Tímea Babos Kateryna Bondarenko Misaki Doi Marina Erakovic Klára Koukalová Aleksandra Krunić Michelle Larcher de Brito Tatjana Maria
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Zheng Saisai
Withdrawals Before the tournament Timea Bacsinszky →replaced by Tereza Smitková Mona Barthel →replaced by Ajla Tomljanović Madison Brengle →replaced by Monica Niculescu Dominika Cibulková →replaced by Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Camila Giorgi (right hip injury) →replaced by Zheng Saisai Madison Keys →replaced by Kateřina Siniaková Peng Shuai →replaced by Lauren Davis Lucie Šafářová →replaced by Christina McHale Yaroslava Shvedova →replaced by Bojana Jovanovski
During the tournament Victoria Azarenka (left foot injury)
Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedCasey DellacquaSania Mirza171Tímea BabosKristina Mladenovic172Raquel Kops-JonesAbigail Spears283Garbiñe MuguruzaCarla Suárez Navarro364 1 Rankings as of June 8, 2015.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Eugenie Bouchard / Svetlana Kuznetsova Simona Halep / Heather Watson Jocelyn Rae / Anna Smith
Withdrawals During the tournament Simona Halep (right arm strain) Kristina Mladenovic (low back injury)
Finals Singles
Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Doubles
Garbiñe Muguruza / Carla Suárez Navarro defeated Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká, 6–4, 6–4
References
http://www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham/aegon-classic-news/
External links Official website