The 2015 Hong Kong Tennis Open (also known as the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament, and part of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in Victoria Park, Hong Kong, from October 12 to 18.
| 2015 Hong Kong Tennis Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 12–18 |
| Edition | 6th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Venue | Victoria Park Tennis Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Jelena Janković | |
| Doubles | |
 Alizé Cornet /  Yaroslava Shvedova | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,200 | $3,420 | $2,220 | $1,285 | $750 |
| Doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ESP |
|||
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 10 | 2 |
 USA
|
Venus Williams | 14 | 3 |
| SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 24 | 4 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 25 | 5 |
 RUS
|
Daria Gavrilova | 35 | 6 |
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 39 | 7 |
| FRA
|
Alizé Cornet | 44 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 5, 2015
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Victoria Azarenka[1] →replaced by 
Wang Yafan
Eugenie Bouchard[2] (concussion) →replaced by 
Anastasia Rodionova- Casey Dellacqua (concussion)→replaced by
Yuliya Beygelzimer 
Zarina Diyas →replaced by 
Risa Ozaki
Sabine Lisicki (knee injury) →replaced by 
Francesca Schiavone
Garbiñe Muguruza (left ankle injury)→replaced by 
Anastasiya Komardina
Ajla Tomljanović →replaced by Zhang Kailin
CoCo Vandeweghe →replaced by 
Luksika Kumkhum
Retirements
edit- Christina McHale (left elbow injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP
|
Lara Arruabarrena |  SLO
|
Andreja Klepač | 61 | 1 |
 POL
|
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik | AUS
|
Anastasia Rodionova | 94 | 2 |
 CHN
|
Liang Chen | CHN
|
Wang Yafan | 129 | 3 |
| FRA
|
Alizé Cornet | KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 184 | 4 |
1 Rankings are as of October 5, 2015
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
edit- During the tournament
Chang Kai-chen (neck injury)- Christina McHale (left elbow injury)
- Lee Ya-hsuan (right hamstring strain)
Champions
editSingles
edit
Jelena Janković def. Angelique Kerber 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Doubles
edit
Alizé Cornet / Yaroslava Shvedova def. Lara Arruabarrena / 
Andreja Klepač 7–5, 6–4