US Men's Clay Court Championships 2015

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US Men's Clay Court Championships 2015
Logo of the "US Men's Clay Court Championships 2015" tournament
date April 6, 2015 - April 12, 2015
Edition 28
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ATP World Tour
venue Houston United States
United StatesUnited States 
Tournament number 717
category World Tour 250
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface sand
draw 28E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 549,230 
Website Official website
Last year's winner (individual) SpainSpain Fernando Verdasco
Last year's winner (double) United StatesUnited States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
United StatesUnited States 
Winner (singles) United StatesUnited States Jack Sock
Winner (doubles) LithuaniaLithuania Ričardas Berankis Teimuras Gabashvili
RussiaRussia 
Tournament director Van Barry
Tournament supervisor Damian Steiner
Last direct assumption JapanJapan Go Soeda (83)
As of April 13, 2015

The US Men's Clay Court Championships 2015 was a tennis tournament that took place in Houston from April 6th to 12th, 2015 . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2015 and was played on clay court. In the same week, the Grand Prix Hassan II was played in Casablanca , which, like the US Men's Clay Court Championships 2015, was part of the ATP World Tour 250 category .

The defending champions were Fernando Verdasco in singles and Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in doubles .

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

The qualification took place from April 4 to 6, 2015. Four qualifying places 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
Korea SouthSouth Korea Chung Hyeon
BrazilBrazil Guilherme Clézar
BrazilBrazil Rogério Dutra da Silva
ArgentinaArgentina Facundo Argüello

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 250 $ 88,800
final 150 $ 46,750
Semifinals 90 $ 25,330
Quarter finals 45 $ 14,435
Round of 16 20th $ 8,505
First round 0 $ 5,040
Qualification individual
round Points Prize money
Qualifier 12
Qualifying round 6th $ 810
2nd round 0 $ 390
1 round 0 $ 0
Double
round Points Prize money
victory 250 $ 26,980
final 150 $ 14,180
Semifinals 90 $ 7,680
Quarter finals 45 $ 4,400
First round 0 $ 2,580

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. SpainSpain Feliciano López Quarter finals
02. SpainSpain Roberto Bautista Agut Round of 16
03. South AfricaSouth Africa Kevin Anderson Semifinals
04th United StatesUnited States John Isner Round of 16
No. player Round reached
05. ColombiaColombia Santiago Giraldo Quarter finals

06th SpainSpain Fernando Verdasco Semifinals

07th FranceFrance Jérémy Chardy Quarter finals

08th. United StatesUnited States Sam Querrey final

Explanation of symbols

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

Results

First round   Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
             
  1 toilet  SpainSpain F. López 6th 6th  
   Dominican RepublicDominican Republic V. Estrella 6 3 4th          AustraliaAustralia S. Groth 3 3    
   AustraliaAustralia S. Groth 7th 6th       1 toilet  SpainSpain F. López 4th 1  
   United StatesUnited States D. Young 5 4th         8th  United StatesUnited States S. Querrey 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States S. Johnson 7th 6th          United StatesUnited States S. Johnson 1 6th 0
   AustraliaAustralia M. Matosevic 1 r       8th  United StatesUnited States S. Querrey 6th 4th 6th  
8th  United StatesUnited States S. Querrey 4th         8th  United StatesUnited States S. Querrey 7th 2 6th
      6th  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 5 6th 4th  
  4th  United StatesUnited States J. Isner 2 6 2  
   United StatesUnited States T. Smyczek 3 3          RussiaRussia T. Gabashvili 6th 7th    
   RussiaRussia T. Gabashvili 6th 6th          RussiaRussia T. Gabashvili 2 3  
Q  Korea SouthSouth Korea H. Chung 6th 7th         6th  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 6th 6th    
Q  ArgentinaArgentina F. Argüello 3 5       Q  Korea SouthSouth Korea H. Chung 6 5 2  
   ItalyItaly P. Lorenzi 3 3 r     6th  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 7th 6th    
6th  SpainSpain F. Verdasco 6th 4th       8th  United StatesUnited States S. Querrey 6 9 6 2  
7th  FranceFrance J. Chardy 6th 6th            United StatesUnited States J. Sock 7th 7th  
   SerbiaSerbia D. Lajović 4th 4th       7th  FranceFrance J. Chardy 6th 6th  
   JapanJapan G. Soeda 4th 7th 6th        JapanJapan G. Soeda 3 3    
WC  AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt 6th 6 3 3     7th  FranceFrance J. Chardy 5 7th 6 3
   LithuaniaLithuania R. Berankis 2 6 5         3  South AfricaSouth Africa K. Anderson 7th 6 6 7th  
   ArgentinaArgentina F. Delbonis 6th 7th          ArgentinaArgentina F. Delbonis 7th 0 3
  3  South AfricaSouth Africa K. Anderson 6 4 6th 6th  
    3  South AfricaSouth Africa K. Anderson 6 3 3  
5  ColombiaColombia S. Giraldo 6th 6th            United StatesUnited States J. Sock 7th 6th    
Q  BrazilBrazil R. Dutra da Silva 2 2       5  ColombiaColombia S. Giraldo 7th 6th  
WC  SerbiaSerbia J. Tipsarevic 6th 3 7th     WC  SerbiaSerbia J. Tipsarevic 6 2 3    
Q  BrazilBrazil G. Clézar 4th 6th 6 7     5  ColombiaColombia S. Giraldo 4th 4th  
   BrazilBrazil J. Souza 7th 4th 2          United StatesUnited States J. Sock 6th 6th    
   United StatesUnited States J. Sock 5 6th 6th        United StatesUnited States J. Sock 6th 6th  
  2  SpainSpain R. Bautista Agut 4th 4th    
 

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
United StatesUnited States 
Quarter finals
02. United StatesUnited States Eric Butorac Samuel Groth
AustraliaAustralia 
1 round
03. SwedenSweden Robert Lindstedt Jürgen Melzer
AustriaAustria 
Semifinals
04th PolandPoland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Santiago González
MexicoMexico 
Semifinals

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 
5 6th [13]        
WC  GermanyGermany P. Petzschner J. Tipsarevic
 SerbiaSerbia 
7th 2 [11]     1  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
6 7 5    
   ArgentinaArgentina F. Delbonis D. Lajović
 SerbiaSerbia 
6th 2 [17]   OLD  LithuaniaLithuania R. Berankis T. Gabashvili
 RussiaRussia 
7th 7th    
OLD  LithuaniaLithuania R. Berankis T. Gabashvili
 RussiaRussia 
4th 6th [19]       OLD  LithuaniaLithuania R. Berankis T. Gabashvili
 RussiaRussia 
6th 6th    
3  SwedenSweden R. Lindstedt J. Melzer
 AustriaAustria 
7th 6th       3  SwedenSweden R. Lindstedt J. Melzer
 AustriaAustria 
3 4th    
   AustraliaAustralia C. Guccione A. Sá
 BrazilBrazil 
5 4th       3  SwedenSweden R. Lindstedt J. Melzer
 AustriaAustria 
6th 6th    
   New ZealandNew Zealand M. Daniell S. Giraldo
 ColombiaColombia 
7th 7th        New ZealandNew Zealand M. Daniell S. Giraldo
 ColombiaColombia 
4th 1    
   IsraelIsrael J. Erlich A. ul-H. Qureshi
 PakistanPakistan 
5 5         OLD  LithuaniaLithuania R. Berankis T. Gabashvili
 RussiaRussia 
6th 6th  
   Dominican RepublicDominican Republic V. Estrella J. Souza
 BrazilBrazil 
6th 7th          PhilippinesPhilippines T. Huey S. Lipsky
 United StatesUnited States 
4th 4th  
   South AfricaSouth Africa K. Anderson F. Moser
 GermanyGermany 
4th 5          Dominican RepublicDominican Republic V. Estrella J. Souza
 BrazilBrazil 
3 1      
WC  AustraliaAustralia L. Hewitt M. Reid
 AustraliaAustralia 
4th 4th     4th  PolandPoland M. Fyrstenberg S. González
 MexicoMexico 
6th 6th    
4th  PolandPoland M. Fyrstenberg S. González
 MexicoMexico 
6th 6th         4th  PolandPoland M. Fyrstenberg S. González
 MexicoMexico 
7th 3 r
   SwedenSweden J. Brunström D. Young
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6th          PhilippinesPhilippines T. Huey S. Lipsky
 United StatesUnited States 
6 3 4th    
   AustraliaAustralia M. Matosevic T. Smyczek
 United StatesUnited States 
3 1          SwedenSweden J. Brunström D. Young
 United StatesUnited States 
7th 4th [7]  
   PhilippinesPhilippines T. Huey S. Lipsky
 United StatesUnited States 
7th 6 2 [12]      PhilippinesPhilippines T. Huey S. Lipsky
 United StatesUnited States 
5 6th [10]  
2  United StatesUnited States E. Butorac S. Groth
 AustraliaAustralia 
6 4 7th [10]    

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