2015 French Open – Women's Singles

Serena Williams defeated first-time Grand Slam finalist Lucie Šafářová in the final, 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2015 French Open. This win gave Williams her third Career Grand Slam.[1][2] Williams also became the first woman since Jennifer Capriati in 2001 to win the Australian Open and the French Open in the same year, and the first to win the US Open, Australian Open and French Open titles consecutively since Monica Seles (1991–92).[3] This was Williams' third French Open title and 20th major overall. Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by the eventual finalist, Šafářová.

Women's Singles
2015 French Open
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Lucie Šafářová
Final score6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2
Draw128 (12Q / 8WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2015 French Open

2008 champion Ana Ivanovic reached her first Major semi-final since winning the title seven years previously. It was also her last Major semi-final before retiring at the end of 2016.[4]

Šafářová became the first Czech woman to reach the French Open final since Hana Mandlíková in 1981.

Seeds
01.   Serena Williams (Champion)
02.   Maria Sharapova (Fourth round)
03.   Simona Halep (Second round)
04.   Petra Kvitová (Fourth round)
05.   Caroline Wozniacki (Second round)
06.   Eugenie Bouchard (First round)
07.   Ana Ivanovic (Semifinals)
08.   Carla Suárez Navarro (Third round)
09.   Ekaterina Makarova (Fourth round)
10.   Andrea Petkovic (Third round)
11.   Angelique Kerber (Third round)
12.   Karolína Plíšková (Second round)
13.   Lucie Šafářová (Final)
14.   Agnieszka Radwańska (First round)
15.   Venus Williams (First round)
16.   Madison Keys (Third round)
17.   Sara Errani (Quarterfinals)
18.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Second round)
19.   Elina Svitolina (Quarterfinals)
20.   Sabine Lisicki (Third round)
21.   Garbiñe Muguruza (Quarterfinals)
22.   Barbora Strýcová (First round)
23.   Timea Bacsinszky (Semifinals)
24.   Peng Shuai (First round, retired)
25.   Jelena Janković (First round)
26.   Samantha Stosur (Third round)
27.   Victoria Azarenka (Third round)
28.   Flavia Pennetta (Fourth round)
29.   Alizé Cornet (Fourth round)
30.   Irina-Camelia Begu (Third round)
31.   Caroline Garcia (First round)
32.   Zarina Diyas (Second round)

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Qualifying
Main article: 2015 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Serena Williams 6 6
17 Sara Errani 1 3
1 Serena Williams 4 6 6
23 Timea Bacsinszky 6 3 0
23 Timea Bacsinszky 6 7
Alison Van Uytvanck 4 5
1 Serena Williams 6 62 6
13 Lucie Šafářová 3 77 2
7 Ana Ivanovic 6 6
19 Elina Svitolina 3 2
7 Ana Ivanovic 5 5
13 Lucie Šafářová 7 7
21 Garbiñe Muguruza 63 3
13 Lucie Šafářová 77 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 S Williams 6 6
Q A Hlaváčková 2 3 1 S Williams 5 6 6
A-L Friedsam 6 4 6 A-L Friedsam 7 3 3
Q A Glatch 2 6 4 1 S Williams 3 6 6
S Zheng 3 0 27 V Azarenka 6 4 2
L Hradecká 6 6 L Hradecká 2 3
MT Torró Flor 2 1 27 V Azarenka 6 6
27 V Azarenka 6 6 1 S Williams 1 7 6
22 B Strýcová 65 2 S Stephens 6 5 3
T Pironkova 77 6 T Pironkova 6 77
D Allertová 719 4 6 D Allertová 3 62
Q J Konta 617 6 2 T Pironkova 4 1
WC M Johansson 4 5 S Stephens 6 6
H Watson 6 7 H Watson 2 4
S Stephens 77 6 S Stephens 6 6
15 V Williams 65 1

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 A Petkovic 6 6
S Rogers 2 1 10 A Petkovic 4 6 6
Q L Domínguez Lino 3 77 6 Q L Domínguez Lino 6 4 4
C McHale 6 64 4 10 A Petkovic 3 3
C Witthöft 6 7 17 S Errani 6 6
K Siniaková 3 5 C Witthöft 3 6 2
A Riske 61 6 0 17 S Errani 6 4 6
17 S Errani 77 2 6 17 S Errani 6 6
25 J Janković 3 4 J Görges 2 2
Q S Karatantcheva 6 6 Q S Karatantcheva 6 1 2
I Falconi 6 6 I Falconi 3 6 6
WC M Arcangioli 2 0 I Falconi 4 1
C Vandeweghe 2 7 1 J Görges 6 6
J Görges 6 5 6 J Görges 6 77
K Knapp 3 0 5 C Wozniacki 4 64
5 C Wozniacki 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 P Kvitová 6 3 6
M Erakovic 4 6 4 4 P Kvitová 64 6 6
S Soler Espinosa 6 6 S Soler Espinosa 77 4 2
P Parmentier 4 3 4 P Kvitová 6 6
Q M Gasparyan 1 4 30 I-C Begu 3 2
A Konjuh 6 6 A Konjuh 2 0
PR B Mattek-Sands 4 66 30 I-C Begu 6 6
30 I-C Begu 6 78 4 P Kvitová 6 0 3
23 T Bacsinszky 6 6 23 T Bacsinszky 2 6 6
L Arruabarrena 3 4 23 T Bacsinszky 6 6
T Smitková 6 6 T Smitková 2 0
T Townsend 3 4 23 T Bacsinszky 6 6
B Bencic 6 6 16 M Keys 4 2
D Hantuchová 3 3 B Bencic 0 3
V Lepchenko 63 3 16 M Keys 6 6
16 M Keys 77 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12 Ka Plíšková 77 6
S Zhang 64 4 12 Ka Plíšková 6 65 4
A Mitu 6 6 A Mitu 2 77 6
WC A Lim 3 2 A Mitu 7 6
Q Wang 6 3 4 F Schiavone 5 4
F Schiavone 3 6 6 F Schiavone 611 7 10
K Bertens 1 6 2 18 S Kuznetsova 713 5 8
18 S Kuznetsova 6 4 6 A Mitu 1 3
32 Z Diyas 6 6 A Van Uytvanck 6 6
Q D Pfizenmaier 4 1 32 Z Diyas 6 1 4
AK Schmiedlová 64 67 A Van Uytvanck 0 6 6
A Van Uytvanck 77 79 A Van Uytvanck 6 6
K Koukalová 3 64 K Mladenovic 4 1
D Kovinić 6 77 D Kovinić 3 5
K Mladenovic 6 6 K Mladenovic 6 7
6 E Bouchard 4 4

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 A Ivanovic 4 6 6
Y Shvedova 6 2 0 7 A Ivanovic 3 6 6
P Cetkovská 3 2 M Doi 6 3 4
M Doi 6 6 7 A Ivanovic 6 6
B Jovanovski 1 6 6 D Vekić 0 3
L Tsurenko 6 1 0 B Jovanovski 4 3
D Vekić 3 6 6 D Vekić 6 6
31 C Garcia 6 3 2 7 A Ivanovic 7 3 6
24 S Peng 0 0r 9 E Makarova 5 6 1
P Hercog 6 2 P Hercog 6 1 3
K Flipkens 6 3 3 E Vesnina 2 6 6
E Vesnina 2 6 6 E Vesnina 2 4
WC F Ferro 3 2 9 E Makarova 6 6
Q T Pereira 6 6 Q T Pereira 2 7 3
WC L Chirico 4 2 9 E Makarova 6 5 6
9 E Makarova 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 A Radwańska 2 6 1
A Beck 6 3 6 A Beck 6 6
Q P Kania 5 6 6 Q P Kania 2 2
M Barthel 7 2 4 A Beck 3 6 4
A Krunić 6 3 3 19 E Svitolina 6 2 6
Y Putintseva 3 6 6 Y Putintseva 6 5 7
Y Wickmayer 2 2 19 E Svitolina 1 7 9
19 E Svitolina 6 6 19 E Svitolina 6 711
29 A Cornet 4 6 6 29 A Cornet 2 69
R Vinci 6 4 1 29 A Cornet 6 7
A Dulgheru 6 6 A Dulgheru 2 5
N Gibbs 3 1 29 A Cornet 4 6 7
M Lučić-Baroni 6 3 6 M Lučić-Baroni 6 3 5
L Davis 3 6 3 M Lučić-Baroni 7 6
E Rodina 5 4 3 S Halep 5 1
3 S Halep 7 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 C Suárez Navarro 6 6
M Niculescu 2 2 8 C Suárez Navarro 6 1
WC V Razzano 2 6 6 WC V Razzano 3 0r
Q V Cepede Royg 6 4 2 8 C Suárez Navarro 3 4
M Rybáriková 0 7 6 28 F Pennetta 6 6
Q O Rogowska 6 5 2 M Rybáriková 2 0
M Linette 3 7 1 28 F Pennetta 6 6
28 F Pennetta 6 5 6 28 F Pennetta 3 4
21 G Muguruza 6 7 21 G Muguruza 6 6
Q P Martić 2 5 21 G Muguruza 6 6
T Maria 5 3 C Giorgi 1 4
C Giorgi 7 6 21 G Muguruza 4 6 6
C Dellacqua 2 2 11 A Kerber 6 2 2
A Tomljanović 6 6 A Tomljanović 3 2
T Babos 0 1 11 A Kerber 6 6
11 A Kerber 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 L Šafářová 78 711
A Pavlyuchenkova 66 69 13 L Šafářová 6 6
WC O Dodin 6 5 1 K Nara 2 0
K Nara 3 7 6 13 L Šafářová 6 77
J Larsson 1 63 20 S Lisicki 3 62
D Gavrilova 6 77 D Gavrilova 1 0r
M Puig 3 2 20 S Lisicki 6 0
20 S Lisicki 6 6 13 L Šafářová 77 6
26 S Stosur 6 6 2 M Sharapova 63 4
M Brengle 1 3 26 S Stosur 6 6
WC A Hesse 2 6 6 WC A Hesse 0 1
J Gajdošová 6 3 2 26 S Stosur 3 4
S Vögele 6 3 2 2 M Sharapova 6 6
V Diatchenko 4 6 6 V Diatchenko 3 1
K Kanepi 2 4 2 M Sharapova 6 6
2 M Sharapova 6 6
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 Puerto Rico (1) Paraguay (1) Belgium (3) New Zealand (1) Japan (2)
 United States (17) Bulgaria (2) Kazakhstan (3)
 Croatia (4) Chinese Taipei (1)
 Czech Republic (11)
 Denmark (1)
 Estonia (1)
 France (11)
 Germany (10)
 Hungary (1)
 Italy (6)
 Montenegro (1)
 Netherlands (1)
 Poland (3)
 Romania (5)
 Russia (8)
 Serbia (4)
 Slovakia (3)
 Slovenia (1)
 Spain (6)
 Sweden (1)
  Switzerland (3)
 Ukraine (2)
 United Kingdom (2)

References
  1. "French Open: Serena Williams wins after 'nightmare 48 hours'". BBC Sport. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. "Serena Williams wins French Open after beating Lucie Safarova in final – as it happened". Guardian. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. "Serena Williams wins French Open for 20th Grand Slam title". ESPN Tennis. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. "French Open Day 10: Ivanovic into first Grand Slam semifinal since 2008". Associated Press. tennis.com. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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