2015 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
2015 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Stan Wawrinka
Runner-upFrance Benoît Paire
Score6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Kei Nishikori was the defending champion, but lost to Benoît Paire in the semifinals.

Stan Wawrinka won the title, defeating Paire in the final, 6–2, 6–4.

Seeds

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  1. Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (champion)
  2. Japan Kei Nishikori (semifinals)
  3. France Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
  4. France Richard Gasquet (first round)
  5. South Africa Kevin Anderson (first round)
  6. Croatia Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
  7. Spain Feliciano López (first round)
  8. Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6 77
Luxembourg Gilles Müller 4 65
1 Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 6 6
France Benoît Paire 2 4
France Benoît Paire 1 6 6
2 Japan Kei Nishikori 6 4 2

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Switzerland S Wawrinka 7 6
PR Czech Republic R Štěpánek 5 3 1 Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 2 6
WC Japan Y Nishioka 6 0 5 WC Japan T Ito 3 6 4
WC Japan T Ito 3 6 7 1 Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 6
Q Australia M Ebden 7 64 65 Q United States A Krajicek 3 4
Q United States A Krajicek 5 77 77 Q United States A Krajicek 2 6 6
Portugal J Sousa 6 4 6 Portugal J Sousa 6 4 3
7 Spain F López 4 6 1 1 Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 77
3 France G Simon 6 6 Luxembourg G Müller 4 65
Q Russia M Youzhny 4 4 3 France G Simon 6 6
Czech Republic J Veselý 6 6 Czech Republic J Veselý 4 2
WC Japan Y Uchiyama 4 4 3 France G Simon 3 4
France J Chardy 6 2 Luxembourg G Müller 6 6
Australia S Groth 3 0r France J Chardy 63 65
Luxembourg G Müller 6 6 Luxembourg G Müller 77 77
5 South Africa K Anderson 2 3

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Bulgaria G Dimitrov 4 6 1
France B Paire 6 3 6 France B Paire 6 2 7
Cyprus M Baghdatis 7 6 Cyprus M Baghdatis 3 6 5
Spain F Verdasco 5 1 France B Paire 3 6 6
Spain A Ramos-Viñolas 77 3 3 Australia N Kyrgios 6 4 1
Australia N Kyrgios 63 6 6 Australia N Kyrgios 6 6
Spain R Bautista Agut 6 6 Spain R Bautista Agut 4 2
4 France R Gasquet 4 1 France B Paire 1 6 6
6 Croatia M Čilić 7 5 6 2 Japan K Nishikori 6 4 2
Q United States D Young 5 7 4 6 Croatia M Čilić 6 6
Australia B Tomic 3 1r United States S Johnson 3 3
United States S Johnson 6 2 6 Croatia M Čilić 6 5 3
Ukraine A Dolgopolov 65 4 2 Japan K Nishikori 3 7 6
United States S Querrey 77 6 United States S Querrey 63 3
Croatia B Ćorić 6 1 2 2 Japan K Nishikori 77 6
2 Japan K Nishikori 2 6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1. United States Donald Young (qualified)
  2. France Nicolas Mahut (qualifying competition)
  3. Russia Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
  4. Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili (first round)
  5. France Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualifying competition)
  6. Japan Go Soeda (qualifying competition)
  7. United States Austin Krajicek (qualified)
  8. Japan Yūichi Sugita (first round)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1 United States Donald Young 6 77
Poland Michał Przysiężny 1 61
1 United States Donald Young 6 6
Japan Hiroki Moriya 1 4
Japan Hiroki Moriya 6 2 77
8 Japan Yūichi Sugita 2 6 61

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2 France Nicolas Mahut 6 4 6
Chinese Taipei Chen Ti 3 6 0
2 France Nicolas Mahut 4 4
7 United States Austin Krajicek 6 6
WC Japan Shuichi Sekiguchi 2 4
7 United States Austin Krajicek 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Russia Mikhail Youzhny 77 6
Finland Jarkko Nieminen 63 3
3 Russia Mikhail Youzhny 79 6
5 France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 67 4
WC Japan Hiroyasu Ehara 1 6 5
5 France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6 1 7

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili 65 0
Australia Matthew Ebden 77 6
Australia Matthew Ebden 6 4 6
6 Japan Go Soeda 3 6 3
WC Japan Takuto Niki 3 63
6 Japan Go Soeda 6 77
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