The 2015 Bank of the West Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the tournament, which was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour, making it the longest-running women's only tennis tournament.[1] It took place in Stanford, California, United States between 3 and 9 August 2015. It was the first women's event on the 2015 US Open Series.
| 2015 Bank of the West Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3–9 August |
| Edition | 44th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $731,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Stanford, California, United States |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Angelique Kerber | |
| Doubles | |
 Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $124,000 | $66,000 | $35,455 | $19,050 | $10,220 | $5,580 | $2,920 | $1,555 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $39,000 | $20,650 | $11,360 | $5,875 | $3,140 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 5 | 1 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 7 | 2 |
 ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 10 | 3 |
 CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 12 | 4 |
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 13 | 5 |
| GER
|
Andrea Petkovic | 16 | 6 |
 USA
|
Madison Keys | 18 | 7 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 20 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 27, 2015.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Tatjana Maria
- Kateřina Siniaková → replaced by
Ajla Tomljanović - Serena Williams → replaced by
Aleksandra Krunić
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 55 | 1 |
| ESP
|
Anabel Medina Garrigues | ESP
|
Arantxa Parra Santonja | 66 | 2 |
 CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski | POL
|
Alicja Rosolska | 84 | 3 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Maria Sanchez | 94 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 27, 2015.
Other entrants
editThe following pair received wildcards into the main draw:
Finals
editSingles
edit- Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Doubles
edit- Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja, 6–1, 6–3
References
edit- ^ "2015 Tournament Preview: Bank of the West Classic". United States Tennis Association. January 29, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved May 19, 2015.