2015 Japan Women's Open
Tennis tournament
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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. Unseeded Yanina Wickmayer won the singles title.[1][2]
| 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 | |
Finals
Singles
Yanina Wickmayer defeated 
Magda Linette, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Doubles
Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan defeated 
Misaki Doi / Kurumi Nara, 6–1, 6–2
Points and prize money
| 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 | N/a | 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 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 | |
| Doubles2 | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| Doubles prize money per team | |||||||||
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
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: