2015 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2015 French Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Lucie Šafářová
Final score	6–3, 6–7^(2–7), 6–2

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Lucie Šafářová.

Serena Williams won her third French Open title and 20th major overall, defeating first-time Grand Slam finalist Šafářová in the final, 6–3, 6–7^(2–7), 6–2. This win also gave Williams her third Career Grand Slam.^[1][2]

This was the first Grand Slam tournament in which Ana Ivanovic reached the semi-finals since winning the French Open in 2008.^[3]

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (Champion)

02.   Maria Sharapova (Fourth round)

03.   Simona Halep (Second round)

04.   Petra Kvitová (Fourth round)

05.   Caroline Wozniacki (Second round)

06.   Eugenie Bouchard (First round)

07.   Ana Ivanovic (Semifinals)

08.   Carla Suárez Navarro (Third round)

09.   Ekaterina Makarova (Fourth round)

10.   Andrea Petkovic (Third round)

11.   Angelique Kerber (Third round)

12.   Karolína Plíšková (Second round)

13.   Lucie Šafářová (Final)

14.   Agnieszka Radwańska (First round)

15.   Venus Williams (First round)

16.   Madison Keys (Third round)

17.   Sara Errani (Quarterfinals)

18.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Second round)

19.   Elina Svitolina (Quarterfinals)

20.   Sabine Lisicki (Third round)

21.   Garbiñe Muguruza (Quarterfinals)

22.   Barbora Strýcová (First round)

23.   Timea Bacsinszky (Semifinals)

24.   Peng Shuai (First round, retired)

25.   Jelena Janković (First round)

26.   Samantha Stosur (Third round)

27.   Victoria Azarenka (Third round)

28.   Flavia Pennetta (Fourth round)

29.   Alizé Cornet (Fourth round)

30.   Irina-Camelia Begu (Third round)

31.   Caroline Garcia (First round)

32.   Zarina Diyas (Second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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
	17	Sara Errani	1	3
								1	Serena Williams	4	6	6
								23	Timea Bacsinszky	6	3	0
	23	Timea Bacsinszky	6	7
		Alison Van Uytvanck	4	5
															1	Serena Williams	6	6^2	6
															13	Lucie Šafářová	3	7^7	2
	7	Ana Ivanovic	6	6
	19	Elina Svitolina	3	2
								7	Ana Ivanovic	5	5
								13	Lucie Šafářová	7	7
	21	Garbiñe Muguruza	6^3	3
	13	Lucie Šafářová	7^7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	A Hlaváčková	2	3				1	S Williams	5	6	6
		A-L Friedsam	6	4	6				A-L Friedsam	7	3	3
	Q	A Glatch	2	6	4										1	S Williams	3	6	6
		S Zheng	3	0											27	V Azarenka	6	4	2
		L Hradecká	6	6					L Hradecká	2	3
		MT Torró Flor	2	1				27	V Azarenka	6	6
	27	V Azarenka	6	6																		1	S Williams	1	7	6
	22	B Strýcová	6^5	2																			S Stephens	6	5	3
		T Pironkova	7^7	6					T Pironkova	6	7^7
		D Allertová	7^19	4	6				D Allertová	3	6^2
	Q	J Konta	6^17	6	2											T Pironkova	4	1
	WC	M Johansson	4	5												S Stephens	6	6
		H Watson	6	7					H Watson	2	4
		S Stephens	7^7	6					S Stephens	6	6
	15	V Williams	6^5	1

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	A Petkovic	6	6
		S Rogers	2	1				10	A Petkovic	4	6	6
	Q	L Domínguez Lino	3	7^7	6			Q	L Domínguez Lino	6	4	4
		C McHale	6	6^4	4										10	A Petkovic	3	3
		C Witthöft	6	7											17	S Errani	6	6
		K Siniaková	3	5					C Witthöft	3	6	2
		A Riske	6^1	6	0			17	S Errani	6	4	6
	17	S Errani	7^7	2	6																	17	S Errani	6	6
	25	J Janković	3	4																			J Görges	2	2
	Q	S Karatantcheva	6	6				Q	S Karatantcheva	6	1	2
		I Falconi	6	6					I Falconi	3	6	6
	WC	M Arcangioli	2	0												I Falconi	4	1
		C Vandeweghe	2	7	1											J Görges	6	6
		J Görges	6	5	6				J Görges	6	7^7
		K Knapp	3	0				5	C Wozniacki	4	6^4
	5	C Wozniacki	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	4	P Kvitová	6	3	6
		M Erakovic	4	6	4			4	P Kvitová	6^4	6	6
		S Soler Espinosa	6	6					S Soler Espinosa	7^7	4	2
		P Parmentier	4	3											4	P Kvitová	6	6
	Q	M Gasparyan	1	4											30	I-C Begu	3	2
		A Konjuh	6	6					A Konjuh	2	0
	PR	B Mattek-Sands	4	6^6				30	I-C Begu	6	6
	30	I-C Begu	6	7^8																		4	P Kvitová	6	0	3
	23	T Bacsinszky	6	6																		23	T Bacsinszky	2	6	6
		L Arruabarrena	3	4				23	T Bacsinszky	6	6
		T Smitková	6	6					T Smitková	2	0
		T Townsend	3	4											23	T Bacsinszky	6	6
		B Bencic	6	6											16	M Keys	4	2
		D Hantuchová	3	3					B Bencic	0	3
		V Lepchenko	6^3	3				16	M Keys	6	6
	16	M Keys	7^7	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	Ka Plíšková	7^7	6
		S Zhang	6^4	4				12	Ka Plíšková	6	6^5	4
		A Mitu	6	6					A Mitu	2	7^7	6
	WC	A Lim	3	2												A Mitu	7	6
		Q Wang	6	3	4											F Schiavone	5	4
		F Schiavone	3	6	6				F Schiavone	6^11	7	10
		K Bertens	1	6	2			18	S Kuznetsova	7^13	5	8
	18	S Kuznetsova	6	4	6																		A Mitu	1	3
	32	Z Diyas	6	6																			A Van Uytvanck	6	6
	Q	D Pfizenmaier	4	1				32	Z Diyas	6	1	4
		AK Schmiedlová	6^4	6^7					A Van Uytvanck	0	6	6
		A Van Uytvanck	7^7	7^9												A Van Uytvanck	6	6
		K Koukalová	3	6^4												K Mladenovic	4	1
		D Kovinić	6	7^7					D Kovinić	3	5
		K Mladenovic	6	6					K Mladenovic	6	7
	6	E Bouchard	4	4

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	A Ivanovic	4	6	6
		Y Shvedova	6	2	0			7	A Ivanovic	3	6	6
		P Cetkovská	3	2					M Doi	6	3	4
		M Doi	6	6											7	A Ivanovic	6	6
		B Jovanovski	1	6	6											D Vekić	0	3
		L Tsurenko	6	1	0				B Jovanovski	4	3
		D Vekić	3	6	6				D Vekić	6	6
	31	C Garcia	6	3	2																	7	A Ivanovic	7	3	6
	24	S Peng	0	0^r																		9	E Makarova	5	6	1
		P Hercog	6	2					P Hercog	6	1	3
		K Flipkens	6	3	3				E Vesnina	2	6	6
		E Vesnina	2	6	6											E Vesnina	2	4
	WC	F Ferro	3	2											9	E Makarova	6	6
	Q	T Pereira	6	6				Q	T Pereira	2	7	3
	WC	L Chirico	4	2				9	E Makarova	6	5	6
	9	E Makarova	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	A Radwańska	2	6	1
		A Beck	6	3	6				A Beck	6	6
	Q	P Kania	5	6	6			Q	P Kania	2	2
		M Barthel	7	2	4											A Beck	3	6	4
		A Krunić	6	3	3										19	E Svitolina	6	2	6
		Y Putintseva	3	6	6				Y Putintseva	6	5	7
		Y Wickmayer	2	2				19	E Svitolina	1	7	9
	19	E Svitolina	6	6																		19	E Svitolina	6	7^11
	29	A Cornet	4	6	6																	29	A Cornet	2	6^9
		R Vinci	6	4	1			29	A Cornet	6	7
		A Dulgheru	6	6					A Dulgheru	2	5
		N Gibbs	3	1											29	A Cornet	4	6	7
		M Lučić-Baroni	6	3	6											M Lučić-Baroni	6	3	5
		L Davis	3	6	3				M Lučić-Baroni	7	6
		E Rodina	5	4				3	S Halep	5	1
	3	S Halep	7	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		M Niculescu	2	2				8	C Suárez Navarro	6	1
	WC	V Razzano	2	6	6			WC	V Razzano	3	0^r
	Q	V Cepede Royg	6	4	2										8	C Suárez Navarro	3	4
		M Rybáriková	0	7	6										28	F Pennetta	6	6
	Q	O Rogowska	6	5	2				M Rybáriková	2	0
		M Linette	3	7	1			28	F Pennetta	6	6
	28	F Pennetta	6	5	6																	28	F Pennetta	3	4
	21	G Muguruza	6	7																		21	G Muguruza	6	6
	Q	P Martić	2	5				21	G Muguruza	6	6
		T Maria	5	3					C Giorgi	1	4
		C Giorgi	7	6											21	G Muguruza	4	6	6
		C Dellacqua	2	2											11	A Kerber	6	2	2
		A Tomljanović	6	6					A Tomljanović	3	2
		T Babos	0	1				11	A Kerber	6	6
	11	A Kerber	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	L Šafářová	7^8	7^11
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6^6	6^9				13	L Šafářová	6	6
	WC	O Dodin	6	5	1				K Nara	2	0
		K Nara	3	7	6										13	L Šafářová	6	7^7
		J Larsson	1	6^3											20	S Lisicki	3	6^2
		D Gavrilova	6	7^7					D Gavrilova	1	0^r
		M Puig	3	2				20	S Lisicki	6	0
	20	S Lisicki	6	6																		13	L Šafářová	7^7	6
	26	S Stosur	6	6																		2	M Sharapova	6^3	4
		M Brengle	1	3				26	S Stosur	6	6
	WC	A Hesse	2	6	6			WC	A Hesse	0	1
		J Gajdošová	6	3	2										26	S Stosur	3	4
		S Vögele	6	3	2										2	M Sharapova	6	6
		V Diatchenko	4	6	6				V Diatchenko	3	1
		K Kanepi	2	4				2	M Sharapova	6	6
	2	M Sharapova	6	6

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Nationalities in the field

North America (19)	South America (2)	Europe (91)	Oceania (7)	Asia (9)	Africa (0)
Canada (1)	Brazil (1)	Belarus (1)	Australia (6)	China (4)
Puerto Rico (1)	Paraguay (1)	Belgium (3)	New Zealand (1)	Japan (2)
United States (17)		Bulgaria (2)		Kazakhstan (3)
		Croatia (4)		Chinese Taipei (1)
		Czech Republic (11)
		Denmark (1)
		Estonia (1)
		France (11)
		Germany (10)
		Hungary (1)
		Italy (6)
		Montenegro (1)
		Netherlands (1)
		Poland (3)
		Romania (5)
		Russia (8)
		Serbia (4)
		Slovakia (3)
		Slovenia (1)
		Spain (6)
		Sweden (1)
		Switzerland (3)
		Ukraine (2)
		United Kingdom (2)

References

1. "French Open: Serena Williams wins after 'nightmare 48 hours'". BBC Sport. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
2. "Serena Williams wins French Open after beating Lucie Safarova in final – as it happened". Guardian. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
3. "Williams firms as French title favourite". Wide World of Sports. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

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