2015 Malaysian Open
| 2015 Malaysian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 February – 8 March |
| Edition | 6th |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Venue | Royal Selangor Golf Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Caroline Wozniacki | |
| Doubles | |
 Liang Chen / Wang Yafan | |
The 2015 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 6th edition of the Malaysian Open and is an International tournament on the 2015 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from 28 February to 8 March 2015 at the Royal Selangor Golf Club. This tournament had been discontinued, but was restarted when the rights were bought off the tournament in Palermo, Italy.[1] Caroline Wozniacki defeated Alexandra Dulgheru in the championship match for her 1st title of the year and 23rd of her career.
Points and prize money distribution
Points distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN |
Caroline Wozniacki | 5 | 1 |
 GER |
Sabine Lisicki | 28 | 2 |
 AUS |
Casey Dellacqua | 34 | 3 |
| AUS |
Jarmila Gajdošová | 54 | 4 |
 CZE |
Klára Koukalová | 58 | 5 |
 JPN |
Kurumi Nara | 60 | 6 |
 SRB |
Bojana Jovanovski | 63 | 7 |
| GER |
Julia Görges | 67 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 23, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
-
Zarina Diyas →replaced by Patricia Mayr-Achleitner -
Marina Erakovic →replaced by Çağla Büyükakçay -
Romina Oprandi →replaced by Misa Eguchi -
Carla Suárez Navarro →replaced by Zhu Lin
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CRO |
Darija Jurak | CZE |
Klára Koukalová | 110 | 1 |
 UKR |
Lyudmyla Kichenok | UKR |
Nadiia Kichenok | 139 | 2 |
| UKR |
Yuliya Beygelzimer | UKR |
Olga Savchuk | 155 | 3 |
| CHN |
Xu Yifan | CHN |
Zhang Kailin | 171 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of February 23, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
Main article: 2015 Malaysian Open – Singles
- Caroline Wozniacki def.
Alexandra Dulgheru, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Doubles
Main article: 2015 Malaysian Open – Doubles
- Liang Chen / Wang Yafan def. Yuliya Beygelzimer / Olga Savchuk, 4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
References
- ↑ "WTA Palermo moves away from Italy.". TennisWorld. 28 Sep 2013.
External links
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