The 2015 WTA Tour was the elite professional
tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
circuit organised by the
Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2015 tennis season. The 2015 WTA Tour calendar comprises the
Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the
International Tennis Federation (ITF), the
WTA Premier tournaments
WTA Premier tournaments was a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association, WTA Tour, implemented from the reorganization of the schedule in 2009 until 2020.
In 2020, Premier events included:
* Four "Premier Mandatory" events ...
(Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the
WTA International tournaments
The WTA International tournaments was a category for tennis tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour until 2020, which replaced the previous Tier III and Tier IV categories. As of 2021 these events have been reclassifie ...
, the
Fed Cup
The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was cha ...
(organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the
WTA Finals and the
WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2015 calendar is the
Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2015 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Statistical information
These tables present the number of
singles (S),
doubles (D), and
mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2015 WTA Tour: the
Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the
WTA Tour Championships and the
Tournament of Champions), the
WTA Premier tournaments
WTA Premier tournaments was a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association, WTA Tour, implemented from the reorganization of the schedule in 2009 until 2020.
In 2020, Premier events included:
* Four "Premier Mandatory" events ...
(Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the
WTA International tournaments
The WTA International tournaments was a category for tennis tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association from the 2009 WTA Tour until 2020, which replaced the previous Tier III and Tier IV categories. As of 2021 these events have been reclassifie ...
.
The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Top 10 entry
The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:
WTA rankings
These are the
WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the WTA Tour, at the current date of the 2015 season.
Players with a gold background qualified for the
WTA Finals.
Singles
Doubles
Number 1 ranking
Prize money leaders
Statistics leaders
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Points distribution
The points distribution was mostly the same for the 2015 season.
Main draw rounds usually give a little less points, but there is no change for the champion (W). Points for qualifying rounds (Q) have changed in both directions depending on the tournament category.
Points earned in 2014 retain their value until they expire after 52 weeks. What changed are the distribution of points for the WTA Finals and WTA Elite Trophy.
* Assumes undefeated round robin match record.
WTA fan polls
Player of the Month
Shot of the Month
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the
WTA rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2015 season:
Comebacks
Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2015 WTA Tour season:
Awards
See also
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WTA Tour
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2015 ATP World Tour
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2015 WTA 125K series
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Women's Tennis Association
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2015 ITF Women's Circuit
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2015 Fed Cup
The 2015 Fed Cup (also known as the 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 53rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 14–15 November and was won by the ...
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2015 WTA Finals
References
External links
WTA Tour's 2015 match-facts statisticsWTA Tour Calendar 2015Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official websiteInternational Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
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