Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2015

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Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2015
Logo of the "Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2015" tournament
date 05/10/2015 - 11/10/2015
Edition 43
navigation 2014  ◄  2015  ►  2016
ATP World Tour
venue Tokyo Japan
JapanJapan 
Tournament number 329
category World Tour 500
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 32E / 16Q / 16D / 4QD
Prize money US $ 1,263,045 
Financial. Obligation US $ 1,397,250 
Website Official website
Last year's winner (individual) JapanJapan Kei Nishikori
Last year's winner (double) FranceFrance Pierre-Hugues Herbert Michał Przysiężny
PolandPoland 
Winner (singles) SwitzerlandSwitzerland Stan Wawrinka
Winner (doubles) South AfricaSouth Africa Raven Klaasen Marcelo Melo
BrazilBrazil 
Tournament director Nao Kawatei
Tournament supervisor Tom Barnes
Thomas Karlberg
Last direct assumption Czech RepublicCzech Republic Radek Štěpánek (57)
As of October 11, 2015

The 2015 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament that took place in Tokyo from October 5-11, 2015 . It was part of the 2015 ATP World Tour and was played outdoors on hard courts. The same week the China Open was played in Beijing , which, like the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, belonged to the ATP World Tour 500 category .

The defending champions were Kei Nishikori in singles and in doubles the duo Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Michał Przysiężny .

The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs.

qualification

Qualification for the 2015 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships took place on October 3rd and 4th, 2015. Four qualifying places in the individual competition and one place in the doubles competition were played, which 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 Lucky Loser
singles Double Double
AustraliaAustralia Matthew Ebden United StatesUnited States Steve Johnson Sam Querrey
United StatesUnited States  		GermanyGermany Andre Begemann Artem Sitak
New ZealandNew Zealand 
RussiaRussia Mikhail Juschny
United StatesUnited States Austin Krajicek
United StatesUnited States Donald Young

Prize money and world ranking points

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 apply per player.

singles
round Points Prize money
victory 500 $ 306,200
final 300 $ 138,000
Semifinals 180 $ 65,400
Quarter finals 90 $ 31,555
Round of 16 45 $ 16,100
First round 0 $ 8,850
Qualification individual
round Points Prize money
Qualifier 20th
Qualifying round 10 $ 1,000
First round 0 $ 550
Double
round Points Prize money
victory 500 $ 90,460
final 300 $ 40,810
Semifinals 180 $ 19,240
Quarter finals 90 $ 9,300
First round 0 $ 4,780
Qualification doubles
round Points Prize money
Qualifier 45
Qualifying round 25th $ 0
First round 0 $ 0

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Stan Wawrinka victory
02. JapanJapan Kei Nishikori Semifinals
03. FranceFrance Gilles Simon Quarter finals
04th FranceFrance Richard Gasquet 1 round
No. player Round reached
05. South AfricaSouth Africa Kevin Anderson 1 round

06th CroatiaCroatia Marin Čilić Quarter finals

07th SpainSpain Feliciano López 1 round

08th. BulgariaBulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 1 round

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 7th 6th                        
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic R. Štěpánek 5 3   1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 6th 2 6th
WC  JapanJapan Y. Nishioka 6th 0 5   WC  JapanJapan T. Itō 3 6th 4th  
WC  JapanJapan T. Itō 3 6th 7th     1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 6th 6th
Q  AustraliaAustralia M. Ebden 7th 6 4 6 5   Q  United StatesUnited States A. Krajicek 3 4th  
Q  United StatesUnited States A. Krajicek 5 7th 7th   Q  United StatesUnited States A. Krajicek 2 6th 6th  
 PortugalPortugal J. Sousa 6th 4th 6th    PortugalPortugal J. Sousa 6th 4th 3  
7th  SpainSpain F. López 4th 6th 1     1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 6th 7th
3  FranceFrance G. Simon 6th 6th    LuxembourgLuxembourg G. Muller 4th 6 5  
Q  RussiaRussia M. Juschny 4th 4th   3  FranceFrance G. Simon 6th 6th  
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Veselý 6th 6th    Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Veselý 4th 2  
WC  JapanJapan Y. Uchiyama 4th 4th     3  FranceFrance G. Simon 3 4th
 FranceFrance J. Chardy 6th 2    LuxembourgLuxembourg G. Muller 6th 6th  
 AustraliaAustralia S. Groth 3 0 r    FranceFrance J. Chardy 6 3 6 5  
 LuxembourgLuxembourg G. Muller 6th 6th    LuxembourgLuxembourg G. Muller 7th 7th  
5  South AfricaSouth Africa K. Anderson 2 3     1  SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Wawrinka 6th 6th
8th  BulgariaBulgaria G. Dimitrov 4th 6th 1    FranceFrance B. Paire 2 4th
 FranceFrance B. Paire 6th 3 6th    FranceFrance B. Paire 6th 2 7th  
 Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus M. Baghdatis 7th 6th    Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus M. Baghdatis 3 6th 5  
 SpainSpain F. Verdasco 5 1      FranceFrance B. Paire 3 6th 6th
 SpainSpain A. Ramos 7th 3 3    AustraliaAustralia N. Kyrgios 6th 4th 1  
 AustraliaAustralia N. Kyrgios 6 3 6th 6th    AustraliaAustralia N. Kyrgios 6th 6th  
 SpainSpain R. Bautista Agut 6th 6th    SpainSpain R. Bautista Agut 4th 2  
4th  FranceFrance R. Gasquet 4th 1      FranceFrance B. Paire 1 6th 6th
6th  CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 7th 5 6th   2  JapanJapan K. Nishikori 6th 4th 2  
Q  United StatesUnited States D. Young 5 7th 4th   6th  CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 6th 6th  
 AustraliaAustralia B. Tomic 3 1 r    United StatesUnited States S. Johnson 3 3  
 United StatesUnited States S. Johnson 6th 2     6th  CroatiaCroatia M. Čilić 6th 5 3
 UkraineUkraine O. Dolhopolov 6 5 4th   2  JapanJapan K. Nishikori 3 7th 6th  
 United StatesUnited States S. Querrey 7th 6th    United StatesUnited States S. Querrey 6 3 3  
 CroatiaCroatia B. Ćorić 6th 1 2   2  JapanJapan K. Nishikori 7th 6th  
2  JapanJapan K. Nishikori 2 6th 6th    

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
United StatesUnited States  		1 round
02. FranceFrance Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
FranceFrance  		Quarter finals
03. South AfricaSouth Africa Raven Klaasen Marcelo Melo
BrazilBrazil  		victory
04th AustriaAustria Alexander Peya Bruno Soares
BrazilBrazil  		Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States  		6 8 7th [6]        
 ColombiaColombia JS Cabal R. Farah
 ColombiaColombia  		7th 5 [10]      ColombiaColombia JS Cabal R. Farah
 ColombiaColombia  		6th 6 5 [10]  
 MexicoMexico S. González B. Paire
 FranceFrance  		6 7 0    FranceFrance R. Gasquet F. Verdasco
 SpainSpain  		4th 7th 5  
 FranceFrance R. Gasquet F. Verdasco
 SpainSpain  		7th 6th        ColombiaColombia JS Cabal R. Farah
 ColombiaColombia  		7th 4th [10]  
4th  AustriaAustria A. Peya B. Soares
 BrazilBrazil  		6 2 6th [10]     Q  United StatesUnited States S. Johnson S. Querrey
 United StatesUnited States  		5 6th [8th]  
PR  United StatesUnited States R. Ram R. Štěpánek
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic  		7th 4th [4]     4th  AustriaAustria A. Peya B. Soares
 BrazilBrazil  		6 3 4th  
 SpainSpain F. López M. Mirny
 BelarusBelarus  		4th 6 3   Q  United StatesUnited States S. Johnson S. Querrey
 United StatesUnited States  		7th 6th  
Q  United StatesUnited States S. Johnson S. Querrey
 United StatesUnited States  		6th 7th        ColombiaColombia JS Cabal R. Farah
 ColombiaColombia  		6 5 6th [7]
 PhilippinesPhilippines T. Huey H. Kontinen
 FinlandFinland  		5 6th [10]     3  South AfricaSouth Africa R. Klaasen M. Melo
 BrazilBrazil  		7th 3 [10]
LL  GermanyGermany A. Begemann A. Sitak
 New ZealandNew Zealand  		7th 0 [8th]      PhilippinesPhilippines T. Huey H. Kontinen
 FinlandFinland  		6th 6 3 [7]    
 UkraineUkraine O. Dolhopolow B. Tomic
 AustraliaAustralia  		6 3 6 6   3  South AfricaSouth Africa R. Klaasen M. Melo
 BrazilBrazil  		2 7th [10]  
3  South AfricaSouth Africa R. Klaasen M. Melo
 BrazilBrazil  		7th 7th       3  South AfricaSouth Africa R. Klaasen M. Melo
 BrazilBrazil  		6th 6th
WC  JapanJapan T. Matsui J. Nieminen
 FinlandFinland  		7th 3 [6]      PakistanPakistan A.-ul-H. Qureshi G. Simon
 FranceFrance  		4th 3  
 PakistanPakistan A.-ul-H. Qureshi G. Simon
 FranceFrance  		6 7 6th [10]      PakistanPakistan A.-ul-H. Qureshi G. Simon
 FranceFrance  		4th 7th [10]  
WC  United StatesUnited States A. Krajicek Y. Uchiyama
 JapanJapan  		4th 6 4   2  FranceFrance P.-H. Herbert N. Mahut
 FranceFrance  		6th 6 3 [7]  
2  FranceFrance P.-H. Herbert N. Mahut
 FranceFrance  		6th 7th    

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