| 2015 Australian Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 19 January – 1 February 2015 | |||
| Edition | 103rd | |||
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Draw | 128S/64D/32X | |||
| Prize money | A$40,000,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard (Plexicushion) | |||
| Location | Melbourne,Victoria, Australia | |||
| Venue | Melbourne Park | |||
| Attendance | 703,899 | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Novak Djokovic | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Serena Williams | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Simone Bolelli /Fabio Fognini | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
 Martina Hingis / Leander Paes | ||||
| Wheelchair men's singles | ||||
 Shingo Kunieda | ||||
| Wheelchair women's singles | ||||
 Jiske Griffioen | ||||
| Wheelchair quad singles | ||||
 Dylan Alcott | ||||
| Wheelchair men's doubles | ||||
 Stéphane Houdet /Shingo Kunieda | ||||
| Wheelchair women's doubles | ||||
Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley | ||||
| Wheelchair quad doubles | ||||
| Andrew Lapthorne /David Wagner | ||||
| Boys' singles | ||||
 Roman Safiullin | ||||
| Girls' singles | ||||
 Tereza Mihalíková | ||||
| Boys' doubles | ||||
| Jake Delaney /Marc Polmans | ||||
| Girls' doubles | ||||
| Miriam Kolodziejová /Markéta Vondroušová | ||||
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The2015 Australian Open was atennis tournament that took place atMelbourne Park from 19 January to 1 February 2015. It was the 103rd edition of theAustralian Open, and the firstGrand Slam tournament of the year.
Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion in men's singles but lost to four-time Australian Open championNovak Djokovic in the semi-finals. Reigning women's championLi Na did not defend her title, as she retired from professional tennis in September, 2014.[1]Novak Djokovic won anOpen Era record fifth men's singles crown by defeatingAndy Murray in the final, and this was the third time they met each other in the final.[2]Serena Williams won an Open Era record six women's singles championships by defeatingMaria Sharapova in the final, and this was the second time they met each other in the final.[3]
Simone Bolelli andFabio Fognini teamed up to win the men's doubles title for the first time over the team ofPierre-Hugues Herbert andNicolas Mahut.[4]Bethanie Mattek-Sands andLucie Šafářová teamed up to win the women's doubles crown for the first time over the team ofChan Yung-jan andZheng Jie.[5]Martina Hingis andLeander Paes teamed up to win the mixed doubles title, it was the second for Hingis and third for Paes, over the defending championsKristina Mladenovic andDaniel Nestor.[6]
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The 2015 Australian Open was the 103rd edition of the tournament and was held atMelbourne Park inMelbourne,Victoria, Australia.
The tournament was run by theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the2015 ATP World Tour and the2015 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and also singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women'swheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.
The tournament was played onhard courts and took place over a series of 16 courts withPlexicushion surface, including the three main showcourts –Rod Laver Arena,Hisense Arena andMargaret Court Arena.[7] The latter was unveiled with a capacity increase from 6,000 to 7,500 and also as the third Melbourne Park venue with fully operational retractable roof to make the Australian Open the first Grand Slam tournament with three such tennis stadiums.[8] Partly due to the new roof, the 2015 event set an all-time attendance record of 703,899 fans. The cooler than normal temperatures may also have played a role.[9]
The tournament was broadcast in more than 200 countries around the world. In Australia, all matches were broadcast live by theSeven Network on the network's primary channel under the bannerSeven Sport. In the Asia/Pacific region, the tournament was covered byCCTV,iQiyi,SMG (China),Fiji One (Fiji),Sony SIX (India),Wowow,NHK (Japan),Sky TV (New Zealand) andFox Sports Asia, in Europe byEurosport,NOS (Netherlands),SRG SSR (Switzerland) andBBC (United Kingdom), in the Middle East bybeIN Sports, in Africa bySuperSport, while in the Americas coverage was provided byESPN.[10]
In 2015, live coverage emanated from all sixteen courts. Qualifying tournaments, draw ceremony and Kids' Day were shown on official tournament website, AusOpen.com.[11]
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair points[edit]
| Junior points[edit]
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The Australian Open total prize money for 2015 was increased to A$40,000,000, with men's and women's singles champions to receive a tournament-record 3.1 million Australian dollars reward.[12] Out of total prize money, A$28,796,000 was paid for players competing in singles main draw, further A$1,344,000 for players, who lost in qualifying, A$5,165,200 – for doubles players, A$480,000 for mixed doubles players and A$605,330 for competitors in other events, while A$3,609,470 was used to cover other fees, including players' per diem and trophies.[13]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 1281 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | A$3,100,000 | A$1,550,000 | A$650,000 | A$340,000 | A$175,000 | A$97,500 | A$60,000 | A$34,500 | A$16,000 | A$8,000 | A$4,000 |
| Doubles* | A$575,000 | A$285,000 | A$142,500 | A$71,000 | A$39,000 | A$23,000 | A$14,800 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed doubles* | A$142,500 | A$71,500 | A$35,600 | A$16,300 | A$8,200 | A$4,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 128 prize money.
*per team
2015 Australian Open – Men's singles
Novak Djokovic defeatedAndy Murray, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0This was the third time these two players met in the final. The other two times were in 2011 and 2013, when Djokovic won. This time would prove no different with Djokovic winning his fifth title, anOpen Era record, to go along with his titles in 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2013.[2] This victory was Djokovic's eighth grand slam title, tying him in the Open Era withJimmy Connors,Ivan Lendl andAndre Agassi. This was Murray's fourth loss in the final of the Australian Open, three of them to Djokovic and one toRoger Federer in 2010. This marks the first time sinceBjörn Borg at theUS Open that someone has lost all four of his final appearances at a particular grand slam event.
Serena Williams defeatedMaria Sharapova, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)This marked the second time these two players met in the final. The other time was in 2007, which Williams won. This time would be exactly the same, with Williams winning her sixth title (an Open Era record), to go along with wins in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010.[3] This was her nineteenth career grand slam singles title, behind onlySteffi Graf's twenty-two titles in the Open Era of tennis. This was Sharapova's third loss in the final; the other two losses were in 2012 toVictoria Azarenka and to Williams in 2007. Sharapova won the title in 2008.
Simone Bolelli /Fabio Fognini defeatedPierre-Hugues Herbert /Nicolas Mahut, 6–4, 6–4This was the first men's doubles title for the team of Bolelli and Fognini at the event and in their respective careers.[4]
Bethanie Mattek-Sands /Lucie Šafářová defeated
Chan Yung-jan /
Zheng Jie, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)This was the first women's doubles title for the team of Mattek-Sands and Šafářová at the event and in their respective careers.[5] One of their finalist opponents, Zheng Jie won the title in 2006 withYan Zi.
Martina Hingis /Leander Paes defeatedKristina Mladenovic /
Daniel Nestor, 6–4, 6–3This was a match of past mixed doubles champions at the event, which Hingis won withMahesh Bhupathi in 2006, while her partner Paes won titles in 2003 withMartina Navratilova and in 2010 withCara Black.[6] Their finalist opponents' won the event last year, but Nestor won titles in 2007 withElena Likhovtseva and 2011 withKatarina Srebotnik. This was Hingis' second mixed doubles title for her career, and for Paes' it is his seventh mixed doubles grand slam crown for his career.
Roman Safiullin defeated
Hong Seong-chan, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)Tereza Mihalíková defeatedKatie Swan, 6–1, 6–4Jake Delaney /Marc Polmans defeated
Hubert Hurkacz /Alex Molčan, 0–6, 6–2, [10–8]Miriam Kolodziejová /Markéta Vondroušová defeated
Katharina Hobgarski /
Greet Minnen, 7–5, 6–4Shingo Kunieda defeatedStéphane Houdet, 6–2, 6–2Jiske Griffioen defeatedYui Kamiji, 6–3, 7–5Dylan Alcott defeatedDavid Wagner, 6–2, 6–3Stéphane Houdet /Shingo Kunieda defeated
Gustavo Fernández /Gordon Reid, 6–2, 6–1Yui Kamiji /Jordanne Whiley defeatedJiske Griffioen /Aniek van Koot, 4–6, 6–4, 7–5Andrew Lapthorne /David Wagner defeatedDylan Alcott /
Lucas Sithole, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2Seedings are based on rankings as of 12 January 2015. Rankings and points before are as of 19 January 2015.
Points defending includes results from both the2014 Australian Open and tournaments from the week of 27 January 2014 (Davis Cup for the men, andParis andPattaya for the women).
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 11,405 | 360 | 2,000 | 13,045 | Champion, defeatedAndy Murray [6] |
2 | 2 | Roger Federer | 9,875 | 720+40 | 90 | 9,205 | Third round lost toAndreas Seppi |
3 | 3 |  Rafael Nadal | 6,585 | 1,200 | 360 | 5,745 | Quarterfinals lost toTomáš Berdych [7] |
4 | 4 | Stan Wawrinka | 5,370 | 2,000+40 | 720 | 4,050 | Semifinals lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
5 | 5 | Kei Nishikori | 5,025 | 180 | 360 | 5,205 | Quarterfinals lost toStan Wawrinka [4] |
6 | 6 | Andy Murray | 4,675 | 360+145 | 1,200+90 | 5,460 | Runner-up, lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
7 | 7 | Tomáš Berdych | 4,660 | 720 | 720 | 4,660 | Semifinals lost toAndy Murray [6] |
8 | 8 | Milos Raonic | 4,575 | 90 | 360 | 4,845 | Quarterfinals lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
9 | 10 | David Ferrer | 4,145 | 360 | 180 | 3,965 | Fourth round lost toKei Nishikori [5] |
10 | 11 |  Grigor Dimitrov | 3,645 | 360 | 180 | 3,465 | Fourth round lost toAndy Murray [6] |
11 | 13 |  Ernests Gulbis | 2,455 | 45 | 10 | 2,420 | First round lost toThanasi Kokkinakis [WC] |
12 | 14 | Feliciano López | 2,130 | 90 | 180 | 2,220 | Fourth round lost toMilos Raonic [8] |
13 | 16 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 2,110 | 180 | 45 | 1,975 | Second round lost to Gilles Müller |
14 | 15 | Kevin Anderson | 2,125 | 180 | 180 | 2,125 | Fourth round lost toRafael Nadal [3] |
15 | 17 | Tommy Robredo | 2,015 | 180 | 10 | 1,845 | First round retired againstÉdouard Roger-Vasselin |
16 | 18 | Fabio Fognini | 1,790 | 180+80 | 10 | 1,540 | First round lost to Alejandro González |
17 | 19 | Gaël Monfils | 1,770 | 90 | 45 | 1,725 | Second round lost toJerzy Janowicz |
18 | 20 | Gilles Simon | 1,730 | 90 | 90 | 1,730 | Third round lost toDavid Ferrer [9] |
19 | 21 | John Isner | 1,685 | 10 | 90 | 1,765 | Third round lost toGilles Müller |
20 | 22 | David Goffin | 1,669 | (35)+55† | 45+35 | 1,659 | Second round lost to Marcos Baghdatis |
21 | 23 |  Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1,455 | 45 | 10 | 1,420 | First round lost toPaolo Lorenzi |
22 | 24 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,415 | 0 | 45 | 1,460 | Second round lost toBernard Tomic |
23 | 27 |  Ivo Karlović | 1,365 | 10 | 45 | 1,400 | Second round lost toNick Kyrgios |
24 | 28 | Richard Gasquet | 1,350 | 90+40 | 90 | 1,310 | Third round lost toKevin Anderson [14] |
25 | 25 | Julien Benneteau | 1,390 | 45 | 10 | 1,355 | First round lost toBenjamin Becker |
26 | 26 | Leonardo Mayer | 1,389 | 45 | 45 | 1,389 | Second round lost toViktor Troicki |
27 | 29 |  Pablo Cuevas | 1,227 | (20)† | 10 | 1,217 | First round lost toMatthias Bachinger [Q] |
28 | 30 | Lukáš Rosol | 1,210 | 10 | 45 | 1,245 | Second round lost to Dudi Sela |
29 | 31 | Jérémy Chardy | 1,195 | 90 | 45 | 1,150 | Second round lost toAndreas Seppi |
30 | 32 | Santiago Giraldo | 1,175 | 10 | 45 | 1,210 | Second round lost toSteve Johnson |
31 | 33 | Fernando Verdasco | 1,135 | 45 | 90 | 1,180 | Third round lost toNovak Djokovic [1] |
32 | 34 | Martin Kližan | 1,133 | 106 | 45 | 1,072 | Second round retired against João Sousa |
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points Before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Marin Čilić | 4,150 | 45 | 0 | 4,105 | Shoulder injury[14] |
12 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2,740 | 180+40 | 0+40 | 2,520 | Forearm inflammation[15] |
†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2014. Accordingly, this was the 18th best result deducted instead.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points Before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Serena Williams | 8,016 | 240 | 2,000 | 9,776 | Champion, defeatedMaria Sharapova [2] |
2 | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 7,335 | 240+185 | 1,300 | 8,210 | Runner-up, lost toSerena Williams [1] |
3 | 3 |  Simona Halep | 6,571 | 430 | 430 | 6,571 | Quarterfinals lost toEkaterina Makarova [10] |
4 | 4 | Petra Kvitová | 6,360 | 10 | 130 | 6,480 | Third round lost toMadison Keys |
5 | 5 | Ana Ivanovic | 4,845 | 430 | 10 | 4,425 | First round lost toLucie Hradecká [Q] |
6 | 6 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 4,810 | 780 | 240 | 4,270 | Fourth round lost toVenus Williams [18] |
7 | 7 | Eugenie Bouchard | 4,715 | 780 | 430 | 4,365 | Quarterfinals lost toMaria Sharapova [2] |
8 | 8 |  Caroline Wozniacki | 4,625 | 130 | 70 | 4,565 | Second round lost to Victoria Azarenka |
9 | 9 | Angelique Kerber | 3,360 | 240 | 10 | 3,130 | First round lost toIrina-Camelia Begu |
10 | 11 | Ekaterina Makarova | 2,970 | 240+280 | 780+55 | 3,285 | Semifinals lost toMaria Sharapova [2] |
11 | 10 | Dominika Cibulková | 3,007 | 1,300 | 430 | 2,137 | Quarterfinals lost toSerena Williams [1] |
12 | 12 | Flavia Pennetta | 2,861 | 430 | 10 | 2,441 | First round lost toCamila Giorgi |
13 | 13 | Andrea Petkovic | 2,780 | 10+100 | 10+55 | 2,735 | First round lost toMadison Brengle |
14 | 14 | Sara Errani | 2,735 | 10+305 | 130+1 | 2,551 | Third round lost toYanina Wickmayer |
15 | 15 | Jelena Janković | 2,590 | 240 | 10 | 2,360 | First round lost toTimea Bacsinszky |
16 | 16 | Lucie Šafářová | 2,545 | 130 | 10 | 2,425 | First round lost to Yaroslava Shvedova |
17 | 17 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2,415 | 130 | 10 | 2,295 | First round lost toCarina Witthöft |
18 | 18 | Venus Williams | 2,370 | 10 | 430 | 2,790 | Quarterfinals lost toMadison Keys |
19 | 19 | Alizé Cornet | 2,255 | 130+185 | 130+55 | 2,125 | Third round lost toDominika Cibulková [11] |
20 | 21 | Samantha Stosur | 1,895 | 130 | 70 | 1,835 | Second round lost toCoCo Vandeweghe |
21 | 22 | Peng Shuai | 1,880 | 10+60 | 240+30 | 2,080 | Fourth round lost toMaria Sharapova [2] |
22 | 20 | Karolína Plíšková | 2,075 | 70+180 | 130+60 | 2,015 | Third round lost toEkaterina Makarova [10] |
23 | 25 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1,820 | 130+470 | 10+1 | 1,231 | First round lost toYanina Wickmayer |
24 | 24 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 1,845 | 240 | 240 | 1,845 | Fourth round lost toSerena Williams [1] |
25 | 23 | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 1,870 | 70 | 130 | 1,930 | Third round lost toVictoria Azarenka |
26 | 26 | Elina Svitolina | 1,780 | 130+100 | 130+60 | 1,740 | Third round lost toSerena Williams [1] |
27 | 27 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1,730 | 10+30 | 10+1 | 1,701 | First round lost toCaroline Garcia |
28 | 28 | Sabine Lisicki | 1,681 | 70+30 | 10+1 | 1,592 | First round lost toKristina Mladenovic |
29 | 29 | Casey Dellacqua | 1,542 | 240 | 70 | 1,372 | Second round lost toMadison Keys |
30 | 30 | Varvara Lepchenko | 1,480 | 70 | 130 | 1,540 | Third round lost toAgnieszka Radwańska [6] |
31 | 31 | Zarina Diyas | 1,460 | 170 | 130 | 1,420 | Third round lost toMaria Sharapova [2] |
32 | 34 | Belinda Bencic | 1,391 | 110+12 | 10+1 | 1,280 | First round lost toJulia Görges |
| Team | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sania Mirza |  Bruno Soares | 16 | 1 |
 Katarina Srebotnik | Marcelo Melo | 18 | 2 |
| Kristina Mladenovic | Daniel Nestor | 22 | 3 |
| Andrea Hlaváčková |  Alexander Peya | 25 | 4 |
 Cara Black | Juan Sebastián Cabal | 26 | 5 |
| Yaroslava Shvedova | Nenad Zimonjić | 28 | 6 |
| Martina Hingis | Leander Paes | 34 | 7 |
| Květa Peschke | Marcin Matkowski | 37 | 8 |
As part of an agreement betweenTennis Australia, theUnited States Tennis Association (USTA) and theFrench Tennis Federation (FFT), one male and one female player from the United States and France received a wild card into the Australian Open singles event. USTA gave it toDenis Kudla andIrina Falconi, thanks to their positions in 2014 USTA Pro Circuit's Australian Open Wild Card Challenge standing,[16] whileLucas Pouille andOcéane Dodin were chosen by internal FFT selection.[17]
Further four wildcards were awarded at Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Playoff into the men's and women's singles and doubles main draw events,[18] while Tennis Australia organized its own playoff competitions, whereJordan Thompson,Daria Gavrilova andSam Thompson &Masa Jovanovic mixed doubles team received entries to Australian Open.[19]
Remaining wildcard places were filled by Australian internal selection.
Men's singles
| Women's singles
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Men's doubles
| Women's doubles
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Mixed doubles |
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The qualifying competition took place in Melbourne Park on 14 – 17 January 2015.[20]
Men's singles[edit]Main article:2015 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying
| Women's singles[edit]Main article:2015 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying
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The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
Men's singles
| Women's singles
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The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament but withdrew.
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† – not included on entry list
‡ – withdrew from entry list
§ – withdrew from main draw
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |
