2015 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2015 Australian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

The final marked the first time the top two seeds contested the Australian Open final since 2004, in which Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets with the score 6–3, 7–6^(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. It was her sixth Australian Open singles title and her 19th major singles title overall.[1][2] Sharapova reached the final after being two match points down in the second round against compatriot Alexandra Panova.[3]

Li Na was the reigning champion, but she retired from professional tennis in September 2014.

All of the top four seeds (Williams, Sharapova, Simona Halep, and Petra Kvitová) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. Williams retained the top position by reaching the final.

Seeds

01.

Serena Williams (champion)

02.

Maria Sharapova (final)

03.

Simona Halep (quarterfinals)

04.

Petra Kvitová (third round)

05.

Ana Ivanovic (first round)

06.

Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)

07.

Eugenie Bouchard (quarterfinals)

08.

Caroline Wozniacki (second round)

09.

Angelique Kerber (first round)

10.

Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals)

11.

Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)

12.

Flavia Pennetta (first round)

13.

Andrea Petkovic (first round)

14.

Sara Errani (third round)

15.

Jelena Janković (first round)

16.

Lucie Šafářová (first round)

17.

Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)

18.

Venus Williams (quarterfinals)

19.

Alizé Cornet (third round)

20.

Samantha Stosur (second round)

21.

Peng Shuai (fourth round)

22.

Karolína Plíšková (third round)

23.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)

24.

Garbiñe Muguruza (fourth round)

25.

Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (third round)

26.

Elina Svitolina (third round)

27.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)

28.

Sabine Lisicki (first round)

29.

Casey Dellacqua (second round)

30.

Varvara Lepchenko (third round)

31.

Zarina Diyas (third round)

32.

Belinda Bencic (first round)

Qualifying

Wildcards

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Serena Williams	6	6

11	Dominika Cibulková	2	2
					1	Serena Williams	7⁷	6

						Madison Keys	6⁵	2
	Madison Keys	6	4	6

18	Venus Williams	3	6	4
									1	Serena Williams	6	7⁷

									2	Maria Sharapova	3	6⁵
10	Ekaterina Makarova	6	6

3	Simona Halep	4	0
					10	Ekaterina Makarova	3	2

					2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
7	Eugenie Bouchard	3	2

2	Maria Sharapova	6	6

Section 1

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	S Williams	6	6
	A Van Uytvanck	0	4	1	S Williams	7	6
PR	V Zvonareva	6	6	PR	V Zvonareva	5	0
Q	O Jabeur	2	3						1	S Williams	4	6	6
WC	O Rogowska	4	1						26	E Svitolina	6	2	0
	N Gibbs	6	6		N Gibbs	6³	6⁶
LL	Y Putintseva	3	5	26	E Svitolina	7⁷	7⁸
26	E Svitolina	6	7											1	S Williams	2	6	6
24	G Muguruza	7	6											24	G Muguruza	6	3	2
	M Erakovic	5	0	24	G Muguruza	6	1	6
	D Hantuchová	6	6		D Hantuchová	1	6	0
	S Zheng	4	4						24	G Muguruza	6	4	6
	K Date-Krumm	5	4							T Bacsinszky	3	6	0
Q	A Tatishvili	7	6	Q	A Tatishvili	7⁷	3	2
	T Bacsinszky	6	6		T Bacsinszky	6⁵	6	6
15	J Janković	1	4

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

11	D Cibulková	3	6	6
	K Flipkens	6	3	1	11	D Cibulková	6	6
	T Pironkova	6	6			T Pironkova	2	0
	H Watson	4	0							11	D Cibulková	7	6
PR	R Oprandi	0	2							19	A Cornet	5	2
Q	D Allertová	6	6		Q	D Allertová	4	7⁷	2
	S Zhang	3	2		19	A Cornet	6	6²	6
19	A Cornet	6	6											11	D Cibulková	6	3	6
25	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6												V Azarenka	2	6	3
	T Babos	4	4		25	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	7
	J Zheng	1	2		WC	K-c Chang	1	5
WC	K-c Chang	6	6							25	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	4
	S Stephens	3	2								V Azarenka	6	6
	V Azarenka	6	6			V Azarenka	6	6
	T Townsend	6¹	2		8	C Wozniacki	4	2
8	C Wozniacki	7⁷	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

4	P Kvitová	6	6
Q	R Hogenkamp	1	4		4	P Kvitová	6	6
	D Vekić	6	4	2		M Barthel	2	4
	M Barthel	3	6	6						4	P Kvitová	4	5
	L Tsurenko	3	5								M Keys	6	7
	M Keys	6	7			M Keys	2	6	6
	Y Meusburger	4	0		29	C Dellacqua	6	1	1
29	C Dellacqua	6	6												M Keys	6	6
20	S Stosur	6	6												M Brengle	2	4
	M Niculescu	4	1		20	S Stosur	4	4
	F Schiavone	2	2			C Vandeweghe	6	6
	C Vandeweghe	6	6								C Vandeweghe	3	2
WC	I Falconi	2	6	7							M Brengle	6	6
	K Kanepi	6	4	5	WC	I Falconi	1	3
	M Brengle	5	7⁷	6		M Brengle	6	6
13	A Petkovic	7	6⁴	3

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

12	F Pennetta	6	2	3
	C Giorgi	4	6	6		C Giorgi	6	6
	T Smitková	6	6			T Smitková	1	4
	M Lučić-Baroni	1	1							C Giorgi	6	6³	1
	L Davis	6	7						18	V Williams	4	7⁷	6
	A Krunić	1	5			L Davis	2	3
	MT Torró Flor	2	2		18	V Williams	6	6
18	V Williams	6	6											18	V Williams	6	2	6
30	V Lepchenko	6	6											6	A Radwańska	3	6	1
	V Diatchenko	3	3		30	V Lepchenko	6	7⁷
	S Rogers	6	4	0		A Tomljanović	1	6¹
	A Tomljanović	4	6	6					30	V Lepchenko	0	5
	A Kudryavtseva	4	3						6	A Radwańska	6	7
	J Larsson	6	6			J Larsson	0	1
	K Nara	3	0		6	A Radwańska	6	6
6	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

5	A Ivanovic	6	3	2
Q	L Hradecká	1	6	6	Q	L Hradecká	4	6	6
	P Hercog	3	6	6		P Hercog	6	3	2
	Q Wang	6	3	2						Q	L Hradecká	6⁶	5
WC	S Sanders	5	4								J Görges	7⁸	7
	K Koukalová	7	6			K Koukalová	3	6	2
	J Görges	6	6			J Görges	6	4	6
32	B Bencic	2	1												J Görges	3	2
22	Ka Plíšková	7	6											10	E Makarova	6	6
Q	E Rodina	5	1		22	Ka Plíšková	7	5	6
	A Riske	6⁵	6	3	WC	O Dodin	5	7	4
WC	O Dodin	7⁷	3	6						22	Ka Plíšková	4	4
	R Vinci	7	6							10	E Makarova	6	6
	B Jovanovski	5	1			R Vinci	2	4
	A-S Mestach	2	2		10	E Makarova	6	6
10	E Makarova	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

14	S Errani	6	6
	G Min	1	0		14	S Errani	7⁷	6
	S Soler Espinosa	7	6			S Soler Espinosa	6³	3
	A Beck	5	4							14	S Errani	6	4	3
Q	R Voráčová	1	2								Y Wickmayer	4	6	6
	L Arruabarrena	6	6			L Arruabarrena	4	6	4
	Y Wickmayer	4	6	6		Y Wickmayer	6	4	6
23	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	3	3												Y Wickmayer	4	2
28	S Lisicki	6	4	2											3	S Halep	6	6
	K Mladenovic	4	6	6		K Mladenovic	6³	6⁶
WC	Y Duan	4	6	3	PR	B Mattek-Sands	7⁷	7⁸
PR	B Mattek-Sands	6	3	6						PR	B Mattek-Sands	4	5
	J Gajdošová	6	6							3	S Halep	6	7
	A Dulgheru	3	4			J Gajdošová	2	2
	K Knapp	3	2		3	S Halep	6	6
3	S Halep	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

7	E Bouchard	6	6
	A-L Friedsam	2	4		7	E Bouchard	6	6
	K Bertens	7¹⁰	5	6		K Bertens	0	3
WC	D Gavrilova	6⁸	7	2					7	E Bouchard	7	6
	S Vögele	6	3	6						C Garcia	5	0
	P Parmentier	1	6	2		S Vögele	3	4
	C Garcia	6	6			C Garcia	6	6
27	S Kuznetsova	4	2										7	E Bouchard	6	5	6
17	C Suárez Navarro	3	1											I-C Begu	1	7	2
	C Witthöft	6	6			C Witthöft	6	6
Q	S Foretz	4	6	10		C McHale	3	0
	C McHale	6	1	12						C Witthöft	4	4
	E Vesnina	2	5							I-C Begu	6	6
	K Siniaková	6	7			K Siniaková	5	4
	I-C Begu	6	0	6		I-C Begu	7	6
9	A Kerber	4	6	1

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

16	L Šafářová	4	6	6
	Y Shvedova	6	2	8		Y Shvedova	6	7⁸
	M Puig	6	6			M Puig	2	6⁶
WC	Ar Rodionova	0	3								Y Shvedova	6⁷	3
	A Konjuh	4	4							21	S Peng	7⁹	6
	M Rybáriková	6	6			M Rybáriková	1	1
Q	T Maria	4	5		21	S Peng	6	6
21	S Peng	6	7											21	S Peng	3	0
31	Z Diyas	3	6	6										2	M Sharapova	6	6
Q	U Radwańska	6	4	2	31	Z Diyas	3	6	8
	A Schmiedlová	6	4	6		A Schmiedlová	6	2	6
	C Scheepers	4	6	2						31	Z Diyas	1	1
Q	A Panova	7	6							2	M Sharapova	6	6
	S Cîrstea	5	0		Q	A Panova	1	6	5
Q	P Martić	4	1		2	M Sharapova	6	4	7
2	M Sharapova	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	S. Williams	Sharapova
1st serve %	44/68 (65%)	42/72 (58%)
1st serve points won	37 of 44 = 84%	28 of 42 = 67%
2nd serve points won	9 of 24 = 38%	14 of 30 = 47%
Total service points won	46 of 68 = 67.65%	42 of 72 = 58.33%
Aces	18	5
Double faults	4	4
Winners	17	14
Unforced errors	26	15
Net points won	6 of 7 = 86%	3 of 4 = 75%
Break points converted	3 of 7 = 43%	1 of 4 = 25%
Return points won	30 of 72 = 42%	22 of 68 = 32%
Total points won	76	64
Source

References

General

Women drawsheet on ausopen.com

Specific

"Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
"Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open – as it happened". Guardian. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
"Sharapova saves two match points in second-round win over No. 150 Panova". Tennis.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

External links

2015 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] "Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[2] "Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open – as it happened". Guardian. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

[3] "Sharapova saves two match points in second-round win over No. 150 Panova". Tennis.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

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