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2015 WTA Tour
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The 2015 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2015 tennis season. The 2015 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Finals and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2015 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[3]

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Schedule

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Serena Williams won the first three Majors of the year, the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon, and was on course for the Grand Slam until she lost in the semifinals of the US Open to Roberta Vinci; Flavia Pennetta went on to win her maiden Major singles title by defeating Vinci in the US Open final. Pennetta then retired from professional tennis at the WTA Finals in Singapore.

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2015 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

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Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Team events

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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Statistical information

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These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2015 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments.[4] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

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Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International

Titles won by player

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Titles won by nation

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Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

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Top 10 entry

The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:

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WTA rankings

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These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the WTA Tour, at the current date of the 2015 season.[5] Players with a gold background qualified for the WTA Finals.

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Number 1 ranking

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Prize money leaders

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Statistics leaders

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as of November 16, 2015[11]

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Points distribution

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The points distribution was mostly the same for the 2015 season.[12] Main draw rounds usually give a little less points, but there is no change for the champion (W). Points for qualifying rounds (Q) have changed in both directions depending on the tournament category. Points earned in 2014 retain their value until they expire after 52 weeks. What changed are the distribution of points for the WTA Finals and WTA Elite Trophy.

CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1
Grand Slam (S)2000130078043024013070104030202
Grand Slam (D)200013007804302401301040
WTA Finals (S)1500*1050*690*(+70 per round robin match; +160 per round robin win)
WTA Finals (D)1500*1050*690*(+70 per round robin match; +160 per round robin win)
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)100065039021512065351030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S)1000650390215120651030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)100065039021512010
WTA Premier 5 (56S,64Q)9005853501901056013022151
WTA Premier 5 (56/54S,48/32Q)90058535019010560130201
WTA Premier 5 (28D)9005853501901051
WTA Premier 5 (16D)9005853501901
WTA Elite Trophy (S)700*440*240*(+40 per round robin match; +80 per round robin win)
WTA Premier (56S)4703051851005530125131
WTA Premier (32S)4703051851005512518131
WTA Premier (16D)4703051851001
WTA International (32S,32Q)280180110603011814101
WTA International (32S,16Q)2801801106030118121
WTA International (16D)280180110601

* Assumes undefeated round robin match record.

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Retirements

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Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2015 season:

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Comebacks

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Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2015 WTA Tour season:

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Awards

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