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| 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 | |
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.
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ROU | |||
| 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
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
[edit]- 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
[edit]Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| 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
[edit]The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Petra Kvitová defeated Lucie Šafářová, 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–2
Doubles
[edit]
Julia Görges / Lucie Hradecká defeated 
Chuang Chia-jung / 
Liang Chen, 6–3, 6–1
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "2015 Connecticut Open Main Draw Singles" (PDF). wtatennis.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "2015 Connecticut Open Qualifying Singles" (PDF). wtatennis.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "2015 Connecticut Open Main Draw Doubles" (PDF). wtatennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 27 August 2015.