2015 Dubai Tennis Championships
| 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23–28 February (men) 15 – 21 February (women) |
| Edition | 23rd (men) / 15th (women) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) WTA Premier 5 (women) |
| Draw | 32S / 16D (men) 54S / 28D (women) |
| Prize money | $2,503,810 (ATP) $2,513,000 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard, Outdoor |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Venue | Aviation Club Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Roger Federer[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
| Simona Halep | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Rohan Bopanna / Daniel Nestor[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic | |
The 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2015 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was an ATP 500 event on the 2015 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 on the 2015 WTA Tour. Both events were held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from February 15 to 21, 2015, while the men's tournament took place from February 23 to 28, 2015.
Finals
Men's singles
- Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–3, 7–5
Women's singles
- Simona Halep defeated Karolína Plíšková, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Men's doubles
- Rohan Bopanna / Daniel Nestor defeated Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Nenad Zimonjić, 6–4, 6–1
Women's doubles
- Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic defeated Garbiñe Muguruza / Carla Suárez Navarro, 6–3, 6–2
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | — | 20 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | — | 0 | ||||||||
| Women's singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $505,000 | $227,640 | $107,830 | $52,030 | $26,530 | $14,590 | — | $910 | |
| Men's doubles | $149,170 | $67,300 | $31,730 | $15,340 | $7,870 | — | |||
| Women's singles | $456,000[3] | $227,860 | $113,850 | $52,430 | $26,000 | $13,340 | $7,474 | $3,820[4] | $1,965 |
| Women's doubles | $130,300[5] | $65,920 | $32,740 | $16,420 | $8,290 | $4,115 | — | — | — |
| Doubles prize money per team | |||||||||
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRB | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
| SUI | Roger Federer | 2 | 2 |
| GBR | Andy Murray | 4 | 3 |
| CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 8 | 4 |
| LAT | Ernests Gulbis | 13 | 5 |
| ESP | Feliciano López | 14 | 6 |
| ESP | Roberto Bautista Agut | 16 | 7 |
| BEL | David Goffin | 20 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 16, 2015.
Other entrants
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
- Before the tournament
- Philipp Kohlschreiber (illness) → replaced by Borna Ćorić
- Nick Kyrgios (back injury) → replaced by Sergiy Stakhovsky
Retirements
- Marcos Baghdatis (cramping)
- Richard Gasquet (lower back pain)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Bob Bryan | USA | Mike Bryan | 2 | 1 |
| NED | Jean-Julien Rojer | ROU | Horia Tecău | 20 | 2 |
| CAN | Vasek Pospisil | FRA | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 22 | 3 |
| IND | Rohan Bopanna | CAN | Daniel Nestor | 30 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of February 16, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following pair received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Philipp Kohlschreiber (illness)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU | Simona Halep | 3 | 1 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 4 | 2 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 5 | 3 |
| SRB | Ana Ivanovic | 6 | 4 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 8 | 5 |
| RUS | Ekaterina Makarova | 9 | 6 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 10 | 7 |
| USA | Venus Williams | 11 | 8 |
| GER | Andrea Petkovic | 12 | 9 |
| ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 14 | 10 |
| CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 15 | 11 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 16 | 12 |
| ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 17 | 13 |
| FRA | Alizé Cornet | 19 | 15 |
| CHN | Peng Shuai | 21 | 16 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 22 | 17 |
- Rankings are as of February 9, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Tímea Babos
- Yuliya Beygelzimer
- Gabriela Dabrowski
- Jarmila Gajdošová
- Kateryna Kozlova
- Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
- Arina Rodionova
- Wang Qiang
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Eugenie Bouchard (arm injury) → replaced by Kateřina Siniaková
- Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Elena Vesnina
- Varvara Lepchenko → replaced by Monica Puig
- Serena Williams (illness) → replaced by Julia Görges
Retirements
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| 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 |
| CHN | Peng Shuai | CZE | Květa Peschke | 20 | 4 |
| USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | USA | Abigail Spears | 22 | 5 |
| ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 29 | 6 |
| FRA | Caroline Garcia | SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 43 | 7 |
| HUN | Tímea Babos | FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 44 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 9, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Karin Knapp (illness)
References
- ^ "2015 Dubai – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2015 Dubai – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ Women's singles main draw Archived 16 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Women's singles qualifying draw
- ^ Women's doubles main draw