2015 Wuhan Open
Tennis tournament
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The 2015 Wuhan Open (also known as 2015 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 27 and October 3, 2015. It was part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour. The 2015 tournament was the 2nd edition of the Wuhan Open. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.
| 2015 Wuhan Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 27 – October 3 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 28D |
| Prize money | $2,513,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Wuhan, China |
| Venue | Optics Valley Int'l Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Venus Williams | |
| Doubles | |
 Martina Hingis /  Sania Mirza | |
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player[5] | Ranking | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
 ROU |
Simona Halep | 2 | 1 |
 RUS |
Maria Sharapova | 3 | 2 |
 CZE |
Petra Kvitová | 4 | 3 |
 DEN |
Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 4 |
 ESP |
Garbiñe Muguruza | 8 | 5 |
 GER |
Angelique Kerber | 9 | 6 |
| ESP |
Carla Suárez Navarro | 10 | 7 |
| CZE |
Karolína Plíšková | 11 | 8 |
 SRB |
Ana Ivanovic | 12 | 9 |
 POL |
Agnieszka Radwańska | 13 | 10 |
| SUI |
Belinda Bencic | 15 | 11 |
 UKR |
Elina Svitolina | 16 | 12 |
| GER |
Andrea Petkovic | 17 | 13 |
| USA |
Madison Keys | 18 | 14 |
 ITA |
Roberta Vinci | 19 | 15 |
| ITA |
Sara Errani | 21 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of September 21, 2015[6]
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Tímea Babos
Lauren Davis
Mariana Duque Mariño
Julia Görges
Johanna Konta
Danka Kovinić
Patricia Maria Țig- Heather Watson
The following players received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by Alison Riske
Eugenie Bouchard (ongoing concussion) → replaced by 
Ajla Tomljanović
Karin Knapp → replaced by Alexandra Dulgheru
Ekaterina Makarova (leg injury) → replaced by Varvara Lepchenko- Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Lucie Šafářová (bacterial infection and belly muscle injury) → replaced by 
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Retirements
Victoria Azarenka (left leg injury)- Belinda Bencic (left thigh injury)
Garbiñe Muguruza (left ankle injury and gastrointestinal illness)- Maria Sharapova (left forearm injury)
- CoCo Vandeweghe (left ankle injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI |
Martina Hingis | IND |
Sania Mirza | 3 | 1 |
 HUN |
Tímea Babos |  FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 19 | 2 |
| FRA |
Caroline Garcia |  SLO |
Katarina Srebotnik | 25 | 3 |
 TPE |
Chan Hao-Ching | TPE |
Chan Yung-Jan | 3- | 4 |
| USA |
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA |
Abigail Spears | 32 | 5 |
| CZE |
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE |
Lucie Hradecká | 37 | 6 |
| ESP |
Garbiñe Muguruza | ESP |
Carla Suárez Navarro | 46 | 7 |
| TPE |
Chuang Chia-jung | TPE |
Hsieh Su-wei | 60 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 21, 2015
Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Belinda Bencic (Left Thigh Injury)
- During the tournament
- Garbiñe Muguruza (Gastrointestinal Illness And Left Ankle Injury)
- Ajla Tomljanović (Right Shoulder Injury)
Champions
Singles
- Venus Williams def. Garbiñe Muguruza, 6-3 3-0 Retired
Doubles
- Martina Hingis /
Sania Mirza def. Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu, 6-2 6-3