Serena Williams finished the year asworld No. 1 for the fifth time in her career. She won five tournaments during the season, including threemajors at theAustralian Open, theFrench Open, and theWimbledon Championships (completing anon-calendar year Grand Slam). She also won twoPremier Mandatory and Premier 5 events. | |
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| Duration | 4 January – 8 November 2015 |
| Edition | 45th |
| Tournaments | 59 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals WTA Elite Trophy WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (32) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | |
| Most finals | |
| Prize money leader | (US$10,582,642)[1] |
| Points leader | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | |
| Doubles team of the year | |
| Most improved player of the year | |
| Newcomer of the year | |
| Comeback player of the year | |
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The2015 WTA Tour was the elite professionaltennis circuit organised by theWomen's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2015 tennis season. The 2015 WTA Tour calendar comprises theGrand Slam tournaments (supervised by theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF), theWTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), theWTA International tournaments, theFed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (theWTA Finals and theWTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2015 calendar is theHopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[3]
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2015 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
| Team events |
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Round robin |
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| 2 Nov | WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, China Year-end championships Hard – $2,150,000 – 12S (RR)/6D (RR) Singles –Doubles | 7–5, 7–6(8–6) | |||
6–4, 6–3 | |||||
| Nov 14–15 | Fed Cup Final Prague, Czech Republic – Hard (i) | 3–2 |
These tables present the number ofsingles (S),doubles (D), andmixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2015 WTA Tour: theGrand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (theWTA Tour Championships and theTournament of Champions), theWTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and theWTA International tournaments.[4] 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).
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| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
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| S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
| 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
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:
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The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:
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These are theWTA 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.[5] Players with a gold background qualified for theWTA Finals.
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| Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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| Year-end 2014 | 12 April 2015 | |
| 13 April 2015 | Year-end 2015 |
| # | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Year-to-date | |
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| 1 | $10,582,642 | $0 | $0 | $10,582,642 | ||
| 2 | $4,168,418 | $329,890 | $0 | $4,498,308 | ||
| 3 | $4,174,427 | $231,578 | $0 | $4,406,005 | ||
| 4 | $4,102,293 | $0 | $0 | $4,102,293 | ||
| 5 | $3,949,284 | $0 | $0 | $3,949,284 | ||
| 6 | $3,890,231 | $22,896 | $5,000 | $3,918,127 | ||
| 7 | $3,038,722 | $0 | $0 | $3,038,722 | ||
| 8 | $2,195,988 | $750,273 | $0 | $2,946,261 | ||
| 9 | $2,404,419 | $0 | $0 | $2,404,419 | ||
| 10 | $2,220,284 | $89,537 | $0 | $2,309,821 | ||
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The points distribution was mostly the same for the 2015 season.[12] 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.
| Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | |
| Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | – | 40 | – | – | – | |
| WTA Finals (S) | 1500* | 1050* | 690* | (+70 per round robin match; +160 per round robin win) | |||||||||
| WTA Finals (D) | 1500* | 1050* | 690* | (+70 per round robin match; +160 per round robin win) | |||||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | – | 20 | 2 | |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 2 | |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA Premier 5 (56S,64Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | 22 | 15 | 1 | |
| WTA Premier 5 (56/54S,48/32Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| WTA Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA Premier 5 (16D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA Elite Trophy (S) | 700* | 440* | 240* | (+40 per round robin match; +80 per round robin win) | |||||||||
| WTA Premier (56S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| WTA Premier (32S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 | |
| WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA International (32S,32Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | |
| WTA International (32S,16Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | – | 12 | 1 | |
| WTA International (16D) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
* Assumes undefeated round robin match record.
| Month | Player | Nationality |
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| January | Serena Williams | |
| February | Simona Halep | |
| March | Serena Williams(2) | |
| April | Angelique Kerber | |
| May | Serena Williams(3) | |
| June | Serena Williams(4) | |
| July | Samantha Stosur | |
| August | Belinda Bencic | |
| September | Flavia Pennetta | |
| October | Agnieszka Radwańska |
| Month | Player | Nationality |
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| January | Maria Sharapova | |
| February | Simona Halep | |
| March | Agnieszka Radwańska | |
| April | Angelique Kerber | |
| May | Agnieszka Radwańska(2) | |
| June | Ana Ivanovic | |
| July | Not Awarded | |
| August | Simona Halep(2) | |
| September | Agnieszka Radwańska(3) | |
| October | Agnieszka Radwańska(4) | |
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of theWTA 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:
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Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2015 WTA Tour season:
| List of Comebacks |
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| List of Awards Winners | ||
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| Award | Winner | Nationality |
| Player of the Year | Serena Williams | |
| Doubles Team of the Year | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | |
| Newcomer of the Year | Daria Gavrilova | |
| Most Improved Player | Timea Bacsinszky | |
| Most Improved Player | Venus Williams | |
| Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award | Petra Kvitová | |
| Peachy Kellmeyer Player Service Award | Lucie Šafářová | |
| Fan Favorite Player | Agnieszka Radwańska | |
| Fan Favorite WTA Match of the Year | Agnieszka Radwańska def. Garbiñe Muguruza | |
| Fan Favorite Grand Slam Match of the Year | Victoria Azarenka def. Angelique Kerber | |
| Fan Favorite Shot of the Year | Agnieszka Radwańska | |
| Premier Mandatory Tournament of the Year | BNP Paribas Open | |
| Premier 5 Tournament of the Year | Dubai Tennis Championships | |
| International Tournament of the Year(Americas) | Abierto Mexicano Telcel | |
| International Tournament of the Year(Asia/Pacific) | ASB Classic | |
| International Tournament of the Year(Europe/Middle East) | Swedish Open | |