2015 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2015 Australian Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Final score	6–3, 7–6^(7–5)

Li Na was the 2014 champion, but chose not to defend her title as she retired from professional tennis on 19 September 2014.

Serena Williams won the title, defeating Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–6^(7–5), to earn her sixth Australian Open title and her 19th Grand Slam singles title overall, tying the record with Helen Wills Moody.^[1][2]

All of the top four seeds (Williams, Sharapova, Simona Halep, and Petra Kvitová) were in contention for the world no. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. 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

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	11	Dominika Cibulková	2	2
								1	Serena Williams	7^7	6
									Madison Keys	6^5	2
		Madison Keys	6	4	6
	18	Venus Williams	3	6	4
															1	Serena Williams	6	7^7
															2	Maria Sharapova	3	6^5
	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

Top half

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	6^3	6^6
	LL	Y Putintseva	3	5				26	E Svitolina	7^7	7^8
	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	7^7	3	2
		T Bacsinszky	6	6					T Bacsinszky	6^5	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	7^7	2
		S Zhang	3	2				19	A Cornet	6	6^2	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	6^1	2				8	C Wozniacki	4	2
	8	C Wozniacki	7^7	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	7^7	6				M Brengle	6	6
	13	A Petkovic	7	6^4	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	6^3	1
		L Davis	6	7											18	V Williams	4	7^7	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	7^7
		S Rogers	6	4	0				A Tomljanović	1	6^1
		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

Bottom half

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	6^6	5
	WC	S Sanders	5	4												J Görges	7^8	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	6^5	6	3			WC	O Dodin	5	7	4
	WC	O Dodin	7^7	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	7^7	6
		S Soler Espinosa	7	6					S Soler Espinosa	6^3	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	6^3	6^6
	WC	Y Duan	4	6	3			PR	B Mattek-Sands	7^7	7^8
	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	7^10	5	6				K Bertens	0	3
	WC	D Gavrilova	6^8	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	7^8
		M Puig	6	6					M Puig	2	6^6
	WC	Ar Rodionova	0	3												Y Shvedova	6^7	3
		A Konjuh	4	4											21	S Peng	7^9	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

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Nationalities in the field

North America (19)	South America (0)	Europe (86)	Oceania (9)	Asia (12)	Africa (2)
Canada (1)		Austria (1)	Australia (8)	China (6)	South Africa (1)
Puerto Rico (1)		Belarus (1)	New Zealand (1)	Japan (2)	Tunisia (1)
United States (17)		Belgium (4)		Kazakhstan (3)
		Bulgaria (1)		Chinese Taipei (1)
		Croatia (4)
		Czech Republic (10)
		Denmark (1)
		Estonia (1)
		France (6)
		Germany (9)
		Hungary (1)
		Italy (6)
		Netherlands (2)
		Poland (2)
		Romania (5)
		Russia (10)
		Serbia (4)
		Slovakia (4)
		Slovenia (1)
		Spain (5)
		Sweden (1)
		Switzerland (4)
		Ukraine (2)
		United Kingdom (1)

References

General

• Women drawsheet on ausopen.com

Specific

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.