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The 2015 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the event and part of the WTA Premier series of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar from 23 February to 28 February.
| 2015 Qatar Total Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23–28 February |
| Edition | 13th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $731,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Lucie Šafářová | |
| Doubles | |
 Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears | |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $124,000 | $66,000 | $35,455 | $19,050 | $10,220 | $5,580 | $2,920 | $2,900 | $1,555 | $860 |
| Doubles* | $39,000 | $20,650 | $11,360 | $5,875 | $3,140 | — | — | — | — | — |
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 3 | 1 |
 ROU |
|||
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 5 | 3 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 8 | 4 |
 RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | 9 | 5 |
 GER
|
Andrea Petkovic | 10 | 6 |
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 11 | 7 |
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 12 | 8 |
 ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 13 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 16, 2015.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Dominika Cibulková → replaced by 
Sabine Lisicki
Simona Halep (right rib injury) → replaced by 
Zheng Saisai- Peng Shuai → replaced by
Casey Dellacqua
Retirements edit
- Alexandra Dulgheru (upper respiratory tract infection)
Jelena Janković (right hip injury)
Garbiñe Muguruza (viral illness)
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei |  IND
|
Sania Mirza | 11 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 16 | 2 |
 SUI
|
Martina Hingis |  ITA
|
Flavia Pennetta | 17 | 3 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 22 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 16, 2015.
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Yuliya Beygelzimer / Olga Savchuk- Jarmila Gajdošová / Andrea Petkovic
Darija Jurak / 
Klára Koukalová
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Kristina Mladenovic (viral infection)- Garbiñe Muguruza (viral illness)
- Karolína Plíšková (viral illness)
- During the tournament
Kirsten Flipkens (viral illness)
Champions edit
Singles edit
- Lucie Šafářová def.
Victoria Azarenka, 6–4, 6–3
Doubles edit
Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears def. 
Hsieh Su-wei / 
Sania Mirza, 6–4, 6–4