2015 Italian Open – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova defeated Carla Suárez Navarro in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Italian Open. It was her third Italian Open title.^[1]

Women's singles
2015 Italian Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Carla Suárez Navarro
Score	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2015 Italian Open (tennis)

Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before her third-round match because of a right elbow injury.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Serena Williams (third round, withdrew because of a right elbow injury)

02.   Simona Halep (semifinals)

03.   Maria Sharapova (champion)

04.   Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)

05.   Caroline Wozniacki (second round)

06.   Eugenie Bouchard (third round)

07.   Ana Ivanovic (second round)

08.   Ekaterina Makarova (third round)

09.   Angelique Kerber (second round)

10.   Carla Suárez Navarro (final)

11.   Karolína Plíšková (first round)

12.   Lucie Šafářová (second round)

13.   Sara Errani (second round)

14.   Venus Williams (third round)

15.   Madison Keys (second round)

16.   Jelena Janković (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	Q	Christina McHale	2	4
	Q	Daria Gavrilova	6	6
								Q	Daria Gavrilova	5	3
								3	Maria Sharapova	7	6
	3	Maria Sharapova	6	6
		Victoria Azarenka	3	2
															3	Maria Sharapova	4	7	6
															10	Carla Suárez Navarro	6	5	1
	10	Carla Suárez Navarro	6	6
	4	Petra Kvitová	3	2
								10	Carla Suárez Navarro	2	6	7
								2	Simona Halep	6	3	5
	Q	Alexandra Dulgheru	1	0
	2	Simona Halep	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Williams	6	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7					A Pavlyuchenkova	1	3
		S Stosur	4	5											1	S Williams
		B Strýcová	65	1											Q	C McHale	w/o
	Q	C McHale	77	6				Q	C McHale	6	6
		D Hantuchová	4	64				13	S Errani	4	4
	13	S Errani	6	77																		Q	C McHale	2	4
	11	Ka Plíšková	4	0																		Q	D Gavrilova	6	6
		T Bacsinszky	6	6					T Bacsinszky	6	6
		S Stephens	4	1					S Lisicki	4	3
		S Lisicki	6	6												T Bacsinszky	4	60
	Q	D Gavrilova	62	7	6										Q	D Gavrilova	6	77
		B Bencic	77	5	2			Q	D Gavrilova	5	77	79
								7	A Ivanovic	7	62	67

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	M Sharapova	6	3
		J Gajdošová	1	6	716				J Gajdošová	2	1r
	Q	E Vesnina	6	2	614										3	M Sharapova	6	6
	Q	B Jovanovski	77	4	6										Q	B Jovanovski	3	3
		C Garcia	64	6	2			Q	B Jovanovski	6	1	6
		M Brengle	2	4				15	M Keys	4	6	3
	15	M Keys	6	6																		3	M Sharapova	6	6
	9	A Kerber	6	6																			V Azarenka	3	2
		A Cornet	2	3				9	A Kerber	3	3
		I-C Begu	4	6	6				I-C Begu	6	6
	Q	U Radwańska	6	2	1											I-C Begu	4	7	1
		V Azarenka	7	2	6											V Azarenka	6	5	6
	LL	L Hradecká	5	6	1				V Azarenka	6	77
								5	C Wozniacki	2	62

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	E Bouchard	6	6
		T Pironkova	5	1					Z Diyas	3	4
		Z Diyas	7	6											6	E Bouchard	77	5	67
		R Vinci	3	1											10	C Suárez Navarro	62	7	79
		H Watson	6	6					H Watson	1	1
		M Barthel	4	6	3			10	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	10	C Suárez Navarro	6	2	6																	10	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	16	J Janković	7	7																		4	P Kvitová	3	2
		C Giorgi	5	5				16	J Janković	6	77
	WC	N Burnett	3	65					M Rybáriková	4	62
		M Rybáriková	6	77											16	J Janković	3	2
	WC	K Knapp	6	6											4	P Kvitová	6	6
	WC	F Schiavone	4	1				WC	K Knapp	3	6	61
								4	P Kvitová	6	4	77

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	E Makarova	4	6	6
	LL	K Mladenovic	7	6				LL	K Mladenovic	6	3	1
		M Puig	5	2											8	E Makarova	4	3
	Q	A Dulgheru	62	6	6										Q	A Dulgheru	6	6
	Q	M Doi	77	3	3			Q	A Dulgheru	1	6	78
	LL	AK Schmiedlová	66	77	4			12	L Šafářová	6	4	66
	12	L Šafářová	78	63	6																	Q	A Dulgheru	1	0
	14	V Williams	6	6																		2	S Halep	6	6
	Q	K Siniaková	2	2				14	V Williams	6	6
		E Svitolina	6	6					E Svitolina	4	3
		F Pennetta	4	2											14	V Williams	2	1
		A Riske	6	6											2	S Halep	6	6
		V Lepchenko	4	3					A Riske	3	0
								2	S Halep	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Kristina Mladenovic (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Kurumi Nara (first round)
4. Lucie Hradecká (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Lesia Tsurenko (qualifying competition)
6. Lauren Davis (qualifying competition)
7. Ajla Tomljanović (qualifying competition)
8. Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition)
9. Christina McHale (qualified)
10. Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (first round)
11. Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)
12. Bojana Jovanovski (qualified)
13. Julia Görges (first round)
14. Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualifying competition)
15. Alexandra Dulgheru (qualified)
16. Polona Hercog (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Elena Vesnina
2. Kateřina Siniaková
3. Daria Gavrilova
4. Urszula Radwańska
5. Alexandra Dulgheru
6. Christina McHale
7. Misaki Doi
8. Bojana Jovanovski

Lucky losers

1. Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
2. Kristina Mladenovic
3. Lucie Hradecká

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	4	6	6
		Klára Koukalová	6	2	4
								1	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	6	2	5
									Elena Vesnina	4	6	7
		Elena Vesnina	6	6
	13	Julia Görges	2	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Kristina Mladenovic	6	6
		Irina Falconi	3	2
								2	Kristina Mladenovic	6	2	65
								11	Kateřina Siniaková	4	6	77
		Shelby Rogers	5	1
	11	Kateřina Siniaková	7	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Kurumi Nara	2	2
		Daria Gavrilova	6	6
									Daria Gavrilova	1	6	6
								14	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6	4	3
		Tímea Babos	2	4
	14	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Lucie Hradecká	7	6
	WC	Corinna Dentoni	5	2
								4	Lucie Hradecká	3	4
									Urszula Radwańska	6	6
		Urszula Radwańska	6	6
	10	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	2	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Lesia Tsurenko	77	4	6
		Zhang Shuai	62	6	2
								5	Lesia Tsurenko	2	6	3
								15	Alexandra Dulgheru	6	4	6
	WC	Lisa Sabino	3	1
	15	Alexandra Dulgheru	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Lauren Davis	6	3	6
		Nicole Gibbs	3	6	2
								6	Lauren Davis	7	1	4
								9	Christina McHale	5	6	6
		Marina Erakovic	2	4
	9	Christina McHale	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Ajla Tomljanović	6	7
	WC	Gioia Barbieri	2	5
								7	Ajla Tomljanović	3	4
									Misaki Doi	6	6
		Misaki Doi	62	6	6
	16	Polona Hercog	77	4	4

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Monica Niculescu	77	2	6
	WC	Jasmine Paolini	61	6	0
								8	Monica Niculescu	4	7	4
								12	Bojana Jovanovski	6	5	6
		Alla Kudryavtseva	6	1	64
	12	Bojana Jovanovski	3	6	77