Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2015 / Women

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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2015
Logo of the "Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2015" tournament
date 13.2. - February 22, 2015
Edition 15th
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WTA tour
venue Dubai United Arab Emirates
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 
Tournament number 718
category WTA Premier 5
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 44E / 32Q / 24D
Prize money US $ 2,513,000 
Website Official website
Last year's winner (individual) United StatesUnited States Venus Williams
Last year's winner (double) RussiaRussia Alla Kudrjawzewa Anastassija Rodionova
AustraliaAustralia 
Winner (singles) RomaniaRomania Simona Halep
Winner (doubles) HungaryHungary Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic
FranceFrance 
Tournament director Salah Tahlak
Tournament supervisor Donna Kelso
Last direct assumption Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Mónica Puig (68)
As of February 21, 2015

The 2015 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships were a Premier 5 women's tennis tournament . They took place in Dubai from February 13 to 22, 2015 and were played on hard courts. The same week the Rio Open 2015 took place in Rio de Janeiro .

A total of 54 players played in the main field of the tournament. The top eight players and the two finalists from the WTA Premier tournament in Antwerp were directly qualified for the second round.

The defending champions were Venus Williams in singles and the pairing Alla Kudrjawzewa / Anastassija Rodionowa in doubles.

qualification

The qualification for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2015 took place from February 13-14, 2015. Eight places were played out in two rounds, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.

The following players were able to qualify for the main draw:

Qualifiers Lucky Loser
AustraliaAustralia Jarmila Gajdošová UkraineUkraine Kateryna Koslowa RussiaRussia Jelena Wesnina
CroatiaCroatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni HungaryHungary Tímea Babos GermanyGermany Julia Goerges
AustraliaAustralia Arina Rodionova China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Wang Qiang Czech RepublicCzech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
CanadaCanada Gabriela Dabrowski UkraineUkraine Julija Bejhelsymer

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. RomaniaRomania Simona Halep victory
02. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Petra Kvitová Round of 16
03. DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki Semifinals
04th SerbiaSerbia Ana Ivanović Round of 16

05. PolandPoland Agnieszka Radwańska Round of 16

06th RussiaRussia Ekaterina Makarova Quarter finals

07th GermanyGermany Angelique Kerber Round of 16

08th. United StatesUnited States Venus Williams Round of 16

09. GermanyGermany Andrea Petković 2nd round
No. Player Round reached
10. ItalyItaly Flavia Pennetta Quarter finals

11. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Lucie Šafářová Quarter finals

12. SerbiaSerbia Jelena Janković 2nd round

13. SpainSpain Carla Suarez Navarro Quarter finals

14th SlovakiaSlovakia Dominika Cibulková retreat

15th FranceFrance Alizé Cornet Round of 16

16. China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Peng Shuai 2nd round

17th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Karolína Plíšková final

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

  Semifinals final
                         
1  RomaniaRomania Simona Halep 2 6th 6th      
3  DenmarkDenmark Caroline Wozniacki 6th 1 1  
1  RomaniaRomania Simona Halep 6th 7th  
  17th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Karolína Plíšková 4th 6 4  
17th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6th 5 7th
 
   SpainSpain Garbiñe Muguruza 4th 7th 5  

Upper half

Upper half 1
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  1  RomaniaRomania S. Halep 6th 6th  
   GermanyGermany M. Barthel 6 5 6th 3     WC  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hantuchová 2 0  
WC  SlovakiaSlovakia D. Hantuchová 7th 3 6th       1  RomaniaRomania S. Halep 6th 6th  
   BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 6th 4th 6th          BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 4th 3  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Koukalová 3 6th 3        BulgariaBulgaria Z. Pironkowa 3 6th 7th  
LL  RussiaRussia J. Wesnina 5 1       16  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 6th 4th 6 5  
16  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng 7th 6th         1  RomaniaRomania S. Halep 6th 1 7th
      6th  RussiaRussia J. Makarova 3 6th 5
  9  GermanyGermany A. Petković 5 3  
   KazakhstanKazakhstan Z. Diyas 6th 6th          KazakhstanKazakhstan Z. Diyas 7th 6th    
 GermanyGermany A. Beck 2 2          KazakhstanKazakhstan Z. Diyas 3 4th  
   United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Watson 4th 5         6th  RussiaRussia J. Makarova 6th 6th    
Q  UkraineUkraine K. Koslowa 6th 7th       Q  UkraineUkraine K. Koslowa 3 3  
  6th  RussiaRussia J. Makarova 6th 6th    
 
Upper half 2
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  3  DenmarkDenmark C. Wozniacki 4th 6th 7th  
Q  CroatiaCroatia M. Lučić-Baroni 3 1        AustraliaAustralia S. Stosur 6th 1 5  
 AustraliaAustralia S. Stosur 6th 6th       3  DenmarkDenmark C. Wozniacki 6th 6th  
Q  CanadaCanada G. Dabrowski 2 7th 4th       15th  FranceFrance A. Cornet 4th 0  
WC  TurkeyTurkey Ç. Büyükakçay 6th 6 7 6th     WC  TurkeyTurkey Ç. Büyükakçay 2 4th  
   BelgiumBelgium K. Flipkens 0 7th 3     15th  FranceFrance A. Cornet 6th 6th  
15th  FranceFrance A. Cornet 6th 6 6 6th       3  DenmarkDenmark C. Wozniacki 7th 6th  
10  ItalyItaly F. Pennetta 2 7th 6th       10  ItalyItaly F. Pennetta 5 0  
LL  GermanyGermany J. Goerges 6th 6 3 4th     10  ItalyItaly F. Pennetta 6th 7th  
Q  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Q. Wang 5 6th 7th     Q  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Q. Wang 3 5    
 JapanJapan K. Nara 7th 1 5       10  ItalyItaly F. Pennetta 6th 3 6th
   EstoniaEstonia K. Kanepi 1 r         7th  GermanyGermany A. Kerber 2 6th 1  
 RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 4th          RussiaRussia S. Kuznetsova 6 9 4th  
  7th  GermanyGermany A. Kerber 7th 6th    
 

Bottom half

Lower half 1
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  8th  United StatesUnited States V. Williams 6th 6th  
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland B. Bencic 6th 6th        SwitzerlandSwitzerland B. Bencic 1 2  
 ItalyItaly K. Knapp 4th 4th       8th  United StatesUnited States V. Williams 4th 2  
LL  Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Siniaková 3 4th       11  Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová 6th 6th  
   AustraliaAustralia C. Dellacqua 6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia C. Dellacqua 7th 6 4 5  
   Puerto RicoPuerto Rico M. Puig 1 4th       11  Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová 6 6 7th 7th  
11  Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová 6th 6th         11  Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Šafářová 6th 6 5 1
17th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Ka. Plíšková 6th 6th         17th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Ka. Plíšková 3 7th 6th
   RussiaRussia A. Pavlyuchenkova 2 4th       17th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Ka. Plíšková 6th 6th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic B. Záhlavová-Strýcová 6th 6th          Czech RepublicCzech Republic B. Záhlavová-Strýcová 4th 2    
Q  UkraineUkraine J. Bejhelsymer 4th 2         17th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Ka. Plíšková 6th 4th 6th
   GermanyGermany S. Lisicki 6th 6th         4th  SerbiaSerbia A. Ivanović 2 6th 4th  
 RomaniaRomania M. Niculescu 3 4th          GermanyGermany S. Lisicki 0 3  
  4th  SerbiaSerbia A. Ivanović 6th 6th    
 
Lower half 2
First round   Second round   Round of 16   Quarter finals
 
  5  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 6th 2 6th  
   FranceFrance C. Garcia 6th 6th        FranceFrance C. Garcia 3 6th 3  
Q  AustraliaAustralia A. Rodionova 3 2       5  PolandPoland A. Radwańska 4th 2  
Q  AustraliaAustralia J. Gajdošová 6th 1 2          SpainSpain G. Muguruza 6th 6th  
   SpainSpain G. Muguruza 3 6th 6th        SpainSpain G. Muguruza 6th 6th  
Q  HungaryHungary T. Babos 3 6th 1     12  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 3 1  
12  SerbiaSerbia J. Janković 6th 4th 6th        SpainSpain G. Muguruza 6 4 6th 6th
      13  SpainSpain C. Suarez Navarro 7th 3 3
  13  SpainSpain C. Suarez Navarro 6th 6th  
   RussiaRussia W. Swonaryova 4th 2          ItalyItaly C. Giorgi 3 4th    
 ItalyItaly C. Giorgi 6th 6th         13  SpainSpain C. Suarez Navarro 6th 4th 6th
   United StatesUnited States C. Vandeweghe 1 r         2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Kvitová 3 6th 3  
 UkraineUkraine E. Switolina 3          UkraineUkraine E. Switolina 6th 3 2
  2  Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Kvitová 2 6th 6th  
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Hsieh Su-Wei Sania Mirza
IndiaIndia  		Round of 16
02. RussiaRussia Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina
RussiaRussia  		Quarter finals
03. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta
ItalyItaly  		Round of 16
04th China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Peng Shuai Květa Peschke
Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		Round of 16
No. pairing Round reached
05. United StatesUnited States Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears
United StatesUnited States  		1 round

06th SpainSpain Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro
SpainSpain  		final

07th FranceFrance Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik
SloveniaSlovenia  		Semifinals

08th. HungaryHungary Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic
FranceFrance  		victory

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei S.-w. Hsieh S. Mirza
 IndiaIndia  		4th 6th [7]
   CanadaCanada G. Dabrowski A. Rosolska
 PolandPoland  		4th 5          RussiaRussia A. Kudryavtseva A. Pavlyuchenkova
 RussiaRussia  		6th 4th [10]  
   RussiaRussia A. Kudryavtseva A. Pavlyuchenkova
 RussiaRussia  		6th 7th          RussiaRussia A. Kudryavtseva A. Pavlyuchenkova
 RussiaRussia  		7th 7th  
   AustraliaAustralia C. Dellacqua S. Stosur
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 6th            GermanyGermany J. Görges A.-L. Grönefeld
 GermanyGermany  		5 6 1    
   AustraliaAustralia J. Gajdošová S. Lisicki
 GermanyGermany  		3 4th          AustraliaAustralia C. Dellacqua S. Stosur
 AustraliaAustralia  		4th 2  
   GermanyGermany J. Görges A.-L. Grönefeld
 GermanyGermany  		7th 6th          GermanyGermany J. Görges A.-L. Grönefeld
 GermanyGermany  		6th 6th    
5  United StatesUnited States R. Kops-Jones A. Spears
 United StatesUnited States  		6 1 2          RussiaRussia A. Kudryavtseva A. Pavlyuchenkova
 RussiaRussia  		2 3  
      6th  SpainSpain G. Muguruza C. Suarez Navarro
 SpainSpain  		6th 6th    
  3  SwitzerlandSwitzerland M. Hingis F. Pennetta
 ItalyItaly  		3 6 2  
   PolandPoland K. Jans-Ignacik A. Klepač
 SloveniaSlovenia  		2 1          AustraliaAustralia On. Rodionowa Ar. Rodionova
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 7th    
   AustraliaAustralia On. Rodionowa Ar. Rodionova
 AustraliaAustralia  		6th 6th          AustraliaAustralia On. Rodionowa Ar. Rodionova
 AustraliaAustralia  		5 4th  
   SerbiaSerbia J. Janković A. Parra Santonja
 SpainSpain  		6th 6th         6th  SpainSpain G. Muguruza C. Suarez Navarro
 SpainSpain  		7th 6th    
OLD  BulgariaBulgaria A. Najdenova J. Rodina
 RussiaRussia  		3 2          SerbiaSerbia J. Janković A. Parra Santonja
 SpainSpain  		4th 4th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Voráčová Y. Xu
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		2 4th       6th  SpainSpain G. Muguruza C. Suarez Navarro
 SpainSpain  		6th 6th    
6th  SpainSpain G. Muguruza C. Suarez Navarro
 SpainSpain  		6th 6th       6th  SpainSpain G. Muguruza C. Suarez Navarro
 SpainSpain  		3 2  
8th  HungaryHungary T. Babos K. Mladenovic
 FranceFrance  		7th 6th         8th  HungaryHungary T. Babos K. Mladenovic
 FranceFrance  		6th 6th  
   CroatiaCroatia D. Jurak O. Kalashnikova
 GeorgiaGeorgia  		6 2 2       8th  HungaryHungary T. Babos K. Mladenovic
 FranceFrance  		6th 6th  
   UkraineUkraine J. Bejhelsymer K. Koslowa
 UkraineUkraine  		2 7th [6]     WC  OmanOman F. Al-Nabhani M. Barthel
 GermanyGermany  		1 2    
WC  OmanOman F. Al-Nabhani M. Barthel
 GermanyGermany  		6th 5 [10]     8th  HungaryHungary T. Babos K. Mladenovic
 FranceFrance  		7th 6th  
   NetherlandsNetherlands M. Krajicek B. Záhlavová-Strýcová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 3 [7]          RomaniaRomania M. Niculescu A. Panowa
 RussiaRussia  		6 6 4th    
   RomaniaRomania M. Niculescu A. Panowa
 RussiaRussia  		4th 6th [10]        RomaniaRomania M. Niculescu A. Panowa
 RussiaRussia  		7th 7th  
  4th  China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China S. Peng K. Peschke
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6 8 6 7    
    8th  HungaryHungary T. Babos K. Mladenovic
 FranceFrance  		3 6th [10]
7th  FranceFrance C. Garcia K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia  		7th 1 [10]       7th  FranceFrance C. Garcia K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia  		6th 1 [5]  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Plíšková L. Šafářová
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6 4 6th [3]     7th  FranceFrance C. Garcia K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia  		6th 6th  
   Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei H.-c. Chan Y.-j. Chan
 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei  		4th 6th [11]        New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković H. Watson
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom  		3 4th    
   New ZealandNew Zealand M. Eraković H. Watson
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom  		6th 2 [13]     7th  FranceFrance C. Garcia K. Srebotnik
 SloveniaSlovenia  		7th 6th  
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Koukalová K. Siniaková
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6 4 6th [10]       2  RussiaRussia J. Makarova J. Wesnina
 RussiaRussia  		5 2    
   LuxembourgLuxembourg M. Minella A. Petkovic
 GermanyGermany  		7th 2 [4]        Czech RepublicCzech Republic K. Koukalová K. Siniaková
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6 0 4th  
  2  RussiaRussia J. Makarova J. Wesnina
 RussiaRussia  		7th 6th    
 

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