2015 Tashkent Open

The 2015 Tashkent Open was a WTA International women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the Tashkent Open, on the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tashkent Tennis Center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, between September 28 and October 3, 2015. Unseeded Nao Hibino won the singles title.^[1]

2015 Tashkent Open
Date	September 28 – October 3
Edition	17th
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Venue	Tashkent Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Nao Hibino
Doubles
Margarita Gasparyan / Alexandra Panova

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2015 Tashkent Open – Singles

Nao Hibino defeated Donna Vekić, 6–2, 6–2

• It was Hibino's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.

Doubles

Main article: 2015 Tashkent Open – Doubles

Margarita Gasparyan / Alexandra Panova defeated Vera Dushevina / Kateřina Siniaková, 6–1, 3–6, [10–3]

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q2	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Doubles					1	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 321	Q2	Q1
Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,500	$6,200	$3,420	$2,220	$1,285	$750
Doubles	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	—	—	—
Doubles prize money per team

_{¹ Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money}

Singles main-draw entrants

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
GER	Annika Beck	43	1
GER	Carina Witthöft	55	2
SLO	Polona Hercog	60	3
SWE	Johanna Larsson	61	4
CZE	Kateřina Siniaková	69	5
RUS	Margarita Gasparyan	70	6
LAT	Jeļena Ostapenko	77	7
ROU	Andreea Mitu	84	8

• ¹ Rankings as of September 21, 2015

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Nigina Abduraimova
• Anhelina Kalinina
• Sabina Sharipova

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Paula Kania
• Anett Kontaveit
• Kateryna Kozlova
• Stefanie Vögele

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Petra Martić

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Denisa Allertová (abdominal strain) → replaced by Petra Martić
• Vitalia Diatchenko → replaced by Elena Vesnina
• Marina Erakovic → replaced by Kiki Bertens
• Kirsten Flipkens → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková
• Tatjana Maria → replaced by Jana Čepelová
• Kurumi Nara → replaced by Jeļena Ostapenko
• Tereza Smitková → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich
• Yanina Wickmayer → replaced by Nao Hibino

During the tournament

• Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Lower Back Injury)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
NED	Kiki Bertens	SWE	Johanna Larsson	80	1
RUS	Margarita Gasparyan	RUS	Alexandra Panova	125	2
GBR	Jocelyn Rae	GBR	Anna Smith	158	3
GEO	Oksana Kalashnikova	POL	Paula Kania	164	4

• ¹ Rankings as of September 21, 2015

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Nigina Abduraimova / Akgul Amanmuradova
• Ekaterina Bychkova / Stefanie Vögele

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Alona Fomina / Kateryna Kozlova

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Kiki Bertens (Left Foot/Heel Injury)

Retirements

• Anna-Lena Friedsam (Abdominal Injury)