Malaysian Open 2015

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Malaysian Open 2015
date September 28, 2015 - October 4, 2015
Edition 11
navigation 2014  ◄  2015 
ATP World Tour
venue Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
MalaysiaMalaysia 
Tournament number 6003
category World Tour 250
Tournament type Indoor tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 28E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 937,835 
Website Official website
Last year's winner (individual) JapanJapan Kei Nishikori
Last year's winner (double) PolandPoland Marcin Matkowski Leander Paes
IndiaIndia 
Winner (singles) SpainSpain David Ferrer
Winner (doubles) PhilippinesPhilippines Treat Huey Henri Kontinen
FinlandFinland 
Tournament supervisor Tom Barnes
Last direct assumption GeorgiaGeorgia Nikolos Bassilashvili (98)
As of October 4, 2015

The Malaysian Open 2015 was a tennis tournament that took place in Kuala Lumpur from September 28th to October 4th, 2015 . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2015 and was played indoors on a hard court. In the same week, the Shenzhen Open was played in Shenzhen , which, like the Malaysian Open, belongs to the ATP World Tour 250 category .

Defending champion in singles was Japanese Kei Nishikori , in doubles Marcin Matkowski and Leander Paes .

The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 28 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The four top seeded players in the singles each got a bye into the second round.

qualification

Qualification for the Malaysian Open 2015 took place from September 26th to 28th, 2015. Four qualifying places were played that entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.

The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers
PolandPoland Michał Przysiężny
JapanJapan Yūichi Sugita
JapanJapan Yasutaka Uchiyama
GermanyGermany Mischa Zverev

Prize money and world ranking points

At the Malaysian Open 2015 the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who entered the main field from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The amounts for the double competition were per player.

singles
round Points Prize money
victory 250 $ 170,600
final 150 $ 89,840
Semifinals 90 $ 48,670
Quarter finals 45 $ 27,725
Round of 16 20th $ 16,335
First round 0 $ 9,680
Qualification individual
round Points Prize money
Qualifier 12
Qualifying round 6th $ 1,560
2nd round 0 $ 750
1 round 0 $ 0
Double
round Points Prize money
victory 250 $ 51,820
final 150 $ 27,240
Semifinals 90 $ 14,760
Quarter finals 45 $ 8,450
First round 0 $ 4,950

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. SpainSpain David Ferrer victory
02. SpainSpain Feliciano López final
03. CroatiaCroatia Ivo Karlović Quarter finals
04th BulgariaBulgaria Grigor Dimitrov Quarter finals
No. player Round reached
05. SerbiaSerbia Viktor Troicki 1 round

06th FranceFrance Jérémy Chardy Round of 16

07th AustraliaAustralia Nick Kyrgios Semifinals

08th. CanadaCanada Vasek Pospisil Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1  SpainSpain D. Ferrer 7th 6th  
PR  Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 7th 6th       PR  Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 5 3    
Q  JapanJapan Y. Sugita 6 6 0       1  SpainSpain D. Ferrer 6th 6th  
WC  IndiaIndia R. Ramanathan 2 2            KazakhstanKazakhstan M. Kukushkin 3 4th    
 KazakhstanKazakhstan M. Kukushkin 6th 6th          KazakhstanKazakhstan M. Kukushkin 6th 6th  
   Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova R. Albot 6th 7th          Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova R. Albot 3 2    
5  SerbiaSerbia V. Troicki 2 6 5       1  SpainSpain D. Ferrer 3 6th 6th
         GermanyGermany B. Becker 6th 2 4th  
  4th  BulgariaBulgaria G. Dimitrov 2 6th 6th
 PortugalPortugal J. Sousa 6th 6th          PortugalPortugal J. Sousa 6th 3 4th  
Q  PolandPoland M. Przysiężny 2 2       4th  BulgariaBulgaria G. Dimitrov 4th 6 3  
   AustraliaAustralia S. Groth 1 6 6            GermanyGermany B. Becker 6th 7th    
   GermanyGermany B. Becker 6th 7th          GermanyGermany B. Becker 5 6th 7th
   GermanyGermany A. Zverev 6th 3 2     6th  FranceFrance J. Chardy 7th 1 5  
6th  FranceFrance J. Chardy 3 6th 6th     1  SpainSpain D. Ferrer 7th 7th  
7th  AustraliaAustralia N. Kyrgios 6th 2         2  SpainSpain F. López 5 5  
 ColombiaColombia S. Giraldo 1 1 r     7th  AustraliaAustralia N. Kyrgios 6th 6th  
   JapanJapan T. Itō 6th 7th          JapanJapan T. Itō 3 2    
   FinlandFinland J. Nieminen 2 6 3       7th  AustraliaAustralia N. Kyrgios 7th 7th  
 GeorgiaGeorgia N. Bassilashvili 6th 1         3 toilets  CroatiaCroatia I. Karlović 6 4 6 2    
 KazakhstanKazakhstan O. Nedowjessow 3 0 r      GeorgiaGeorgia N. Bassilashvili 5 6th 3
  3 toilets  CroatiaCroatia I. Karlović 7th 4th 6th  
    7th  AustraliaAustralia N. Kyrgios 6 2 6 5  
8th  CanadaCanada V. Pospisil 6th 6th         2  SpainSpain F. López 7th 7th    
Q  JapanJapan Y. Uchiyama 3 4th       8th  CanadaCanada V. Pospisil 7th 3 6th
WC  SpainSpain N. Almagro 3 7th 1        Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus M. Baghdatis 6 2 6th 4th  
 Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus M. Baghdatis 6th 6 5 6th     8th  CanadaCanada V. Pospisil 7th 3 2
Q  GermanyGermany M. Zverev 7th 3 6th       2  SpainSpain F. López 6 2 6th 6th  
 United StatesUnited States R. Ram 6 2 6th 3     Q  GermanyGermany M. Zverev 3 6 4  
  2  SpainSpain F. López 6th 7th    
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. South AfricaSouth Africa Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram
United StatesUnited States  		final
02. PhilippinesPhilippines Treat Huey Henri Kontinen
FinlandFinland  		victory
03. United StatesUnited States Eric Butorac Scott Lipsky
United StatesUnited States  		Quarter finals
04th GermanyGermany Andre Begemann Artem Sitak
New ZealandNew Zealand  		Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  South AfricaSouth Africa R. Klaasen R. Ram
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th        
WC  AustraliaAustralia J. Frawley N. Kyrgios
 AustraliaAustralia  		2 3     1  South AfricaSouth Africa R. Klaasen R. Ram
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 7th  
 AustraliaAustralia R. Junaid J. Marray
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom  		7th 1 [10]    AustraliaAustralia R. Junaid J. Marray
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom  		6 7 4th  
 BulgariaBulgaria G. Dimitrov L. Paes
 IndiaIndia  		5 6th [4]       1  South AfricaSouth Africa R. Klaasen R. Ram
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 6th  
3  United StatesUnited States E. Butorac S. Lipsky
 United StatesUnited States  		6 7 6th [11]     PR  Czech RepublicCzech Republic F. Čermák R. Štěpánek
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		3 4th  
 BelarusBelarus A. Bury A. Siljeström
 SwedenSweden  		7th 2 [9]     3  United StatesUnited States E. Butorac S. Lipsky
 United StatesUnited States  		4th 4th  
PR  Czech RepublicCzech Republic F. Čermák R. Štěpánek
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 3 [12]   PR  Czech RepublicCzech Republic F. Čermák R. Štěpánek
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		6th 6th  
 NetherlandsNetherlands W. Koolhof, M. Middelkoop
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		4th 6th [10]       1  South AfricaSouth Africa R. Klaasen R. Ram
 United StatesUnited States  		6 4 2
 AustriaAustria P. Oswald A. Shamasdin
 CanadaCanada  		7th 6th     2  PhilippinesPhilippines T. Huey H. Kontinen
 FinlandFinland  		7th 6th
 Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus M. Baghdatis V. Troicki
 SerbiaSerbia  		6 4 2      AustriaAustria P. Oswald A. Shamasdin
 CanadaCanada  		4th 7th [8th]    
 AustraliaAustralia S. Groth M. Kukushkin
 KazakhstanKazakhstan  		2 3   4th  GermanyGermany A. Begemann A. Sitak
 New ZealandNew Zealand  		6th 6 2 [10]  
4th  GermanyGermany A. Begemann A. Sitak
 New ZealandNew Zealand  		6th 6th       4th  GermanyGermany A. Begemann A. Sitak
 New ZealandNew Zealand  		7th 6 2 [7]
 MexicoMexico S. González P. Petzschner
 GermanyGermany  		7th 6th     2  PhilippinesPhilippines T. Huey H. Kontinen
 FinlandFinland  		6 2 7th [10]  
WC  MalaysiaMalaysia MA Merzuki S. MA Syed Naguib
 MalaysiaMalaysia  		5 2      MexicoMexico S. González P. Petzschner
 GermanyGermany  		2 6th [8th]  
 New ZealandNew Zealand M. Daniell M. Demoliner
 BrazilBrazil  		6th 2 [6]   2  PhilippinesPhilippines T. Huey H. Kontinen
 FinlandFinland  		6th 4th [10]  
2  PhilippinesPhilippines T. Huey H. Kontinen
 FinlandFinland  		4th 6th [10]    

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