2015 Connecticut Open

The 2015 Connecticut Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 47th edition of the Connecticut Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 23 through August 29. It was the last event of the 2015 US Open Series before the 2015 US Open.

2015 Connecticut Open
Date	August 23–29
Edition	47th
Category	WTA Premier
Draw	30S / 16D
Prize money	$731,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Venue	Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Petra Kvitová
Doubles
Julia Görges / Lucie Hradecká

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles[1]	470	305	185	100	55	1	25	18	13	1
Doubles[1]					1	—	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles[2][3]	$128,250	$68,385	$36,185	$19,470	$10,366	$5,755	$2,360	$1,080	$675
Doubles[4]	$40,600	$21,380	$11,760	$5,985	$3,240	—	—	—	—

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank*	Seed
ROU	Simona Halep	3	1
CZE	Petra Kvitová	4	2
DEN	Caroline Wozniacki	5	3
CZE	Lucie Šafářová	6	4
CZE	Karolína Plíšková	7	5
SUI	Timea Bacsinszky	14	6
POL	Agnieszka Radwańska	15	7
ITA	Sara Errani	16	8

• Rankings are as of August 17, 2015

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Agnieszka Radwańska
• Alison Riske
• Lucie Šafářová
• Caroline Wozniacki

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:

• Dominika Cibulková

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Olga Govortsova
• Polona Hercog
• Yulia Putintseva
• Magdaléna Rybáriková
• Olga Savchuk
• Roberta Vinci

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Lesia Tsurenko

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Belinda Bencic → replaced by Daria Gavrilova
• Simona Halep (Left thigh injury) → replaced by Lesia Tsurenko
• Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by Barbora Strýcová
• Sloane Stephens → replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova

Retirements

• Olga Govortsova
• Elina Svitolina

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank*	Seed
SLO	Katarina Srebotnik	RUS	Elena Vesnina	14	1
USA	Raquel Kops-Jones	USA	Abigail Spears	31	2
TPE	Chan Hao-ching	AUS	Casey Dellacqua	48	3
GER	Julia Görges	CZE	Lucie Hradecká	60	4

• Rankings are as of August 17, 2015

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

• Lauren Davis / Alison Riske

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2015 Connecticut Open – Singles

• Petra Kvitová defeated Lucie Šafářová, 6–7^(6–8), 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

Main article: 2015 Connecticut Open – Doubles

• Julia Görges / Lucie Hradecká defeated Chuang Chia-jung / Liang Chen, 6–3, 6–1