Women's singles Champion Serena Williams Runner-up Maria Sharapova Final score 6–3, 7–6(7–5) Draw 128 (12 / 8 ) Seeds 32
2015 tennis event results
Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. This was her sixth Australian Open title and her 19th major singles title overall.[1] [2]
Li Na was the defending champion, but she retired from professional tennis on 19 September 2014.
All of the top four seeds (Williams, Sharapova, Simona Halep , and Petra Kvitová ) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament. Williams retained the top position by reaching the final.
Seeds [ ]
Qualifying [ ]
Wildcards [ ]
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Serena Williams
6
6
11
Dominika Cibulková
2
2
1
Serena Williams
77
6
Madison Keys
65
2
Madison Keys
6
4
6
18
Venus Williams
3
6
4
1
Serena Williams
6
77
2
Maria Sharapova
3
65
10
Ekaterina Makarova
6
6
3
Simona Halep
4
0
10
Ekaterina Makarova
3
2
2
Maria Sharapova
6
6
7
Eugenie Bouchard
3
2
2
Maria Sharapova
6
6
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
1
S Williams
6
6
A Van Uytvanck
0
4
1
S Williams
7
6
PR
V Zvonareva
6
6
PR
V Zvonareva
5
0
Q
O Jabeur
2
3
1
S Williams
4
6
6
WC
O Rogowska
4
1
26
E Svitolina
6
2
0
N Gibbs
6
6
N Gibbs
63
66
LL
Y Putintseva
3
5
26
E Svitolina
77
78
26
E Svitolina
6
7
1
S Williams
2
6
6
24
G Muguruza
7
6
24
G Muguruza
6
3
2
M Erakovic
5
0
24
G Muguruza
6
1
6
D Hantuchová
6
6
D Hantuchová
1
6
0
S Zheng
4
4
24
G Muguruza
6
4
6
K Date-Krumm
5
4
T Bacsinszky
3
6
0
Q
A Tatishvili
7
6
Q
A Tatishvili
77
3
2
T Bacsinszky
6
6
T Bacsinszky
65
6
6
15
J Janković
1
4
Section 2 [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
4
P Kvitová
6
6
Q
R Hogenkamp
1
4
4
P Kvitová
6
6
D Vekić
6
4
2
M Barthel
2
4
M Barthel
3
6
6
4
P Kvitová
4
5
L Tsurenko
3
5
M Keys
6
7
M Keys
6
7
M Keys
2
6
6
Y Meusburger
4
0
29
C Dellacqua
6
1
1
29
C Dellacqua
6
6
M Keys
6
6
20
S Stosur
6
6
M Brengle
2
4
M Niculescu
4
1
20
S Stosur
4
4
F Schiavone
2
2
C Vandeweghe
6
6
C Vandeweghe
6
6
C Vandeweghe
3
2
WC
I Falconi
2
6
7
M Brengle
6
6
K Kanepi
6
4
5
WC
I Falconi
1
3
M Brengle
5
77
6
M Brengle
6
6
13
A Petkovic
7
64
3
Section 4 [ ]
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
Section 6 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
14
S Errani
6
6
G Min
1
0
14
S Errani
77
6
S Soler Espinosa
7
6
S Soler Espinosa
63
3
A Beck
5
4
14
S Errani
6
4
3
Q
R Voráčová
1
2
Y Wickmayer
4
6
6
L Arruabarrena
6
6
L Arruabarrena
4
6
4
Y Wickmayer
4
6
6
Y Wickmayer
6
4
6
23
A Pavlyuchenkova
6
3
3
Y Wickmayer
4
2
28
S Lisicki
6
4
2
3
S Halep
6
6
K Mladenovic
4
6
6
K Mladenovic
63
66
WC
Y Duan
4
6
3
PR
B Mattek-Sands
77
78
PR
B Mattek-Sands
6
3
6
PR
B Mattek-Sands
4
5
J Gajdošová
6
6
3
S Halep
6
7
A Dulgheru
3
4
J Gajdošová
2
2
K Knapp
3
2
3
S Halep
6
6
3
S Halep
6
6
Section 7 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
7
E Bouchard
6
6
A-L Friedsam
2
4
7
E Bouchard
6
6
K Bertens
710
5
6
K Bertens
0
3
WC
D Gavrilova
68
7
2
7
E Bouchard
7
6
S Vögele
6
3
6
C Garcia
5
0
P Parmentier
1
6
2
S Vögele
3
4
C Garcia
6
6
C Garcia
6
6
27
S Kuznetsova
4
2
7
E Bouchard
6
5
6
17
C Suárez Navarro
3
1
I-C Begu
1
7
2
C Witthöft
6
6
C Witthöft
6
6
Q
S Foretz
4
6
10
C McHale
3
0
C McHale
6
1
12
C Witthöft
4
4
E Vesnina
2
5
I-C Begu
6
6
K Siniaková
6
7
K Siniaková
5
4
I-C Begu
6
0
6
I-C Begu
7
6
9
A Kerber
4
6
1
Section 8 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
16
L Šafářová
4
6
6
Y Shvedova
6
2
8
Y Shvedova
6
78
M Puig
6
6
M Puig
2
66
WC
Ar Rodionova
0
3
Y Shvedova
67
3
A Konjuh
4
4
21
S Peng
79
6
M Rybáriková
6
6
M Rybáriková
1
1
Q
T Maria
4
5
21
S Peng
6
6
21
S Peng
6
7
21
S Peng
3
0
31
Z Diyas
3
6
6
2
M Sharapova
6
6
Q
U Radwańska
6
4
2
31
Z Diyas
3
6
8
A Schmiedlová
6
4
6
A Schmiedlová
6
2
6
C Scheepers
4
6
2
31
Z Diyas
1
1
Q
A Panova
7
6
2
M Sharapova
6
6
S Cîrstea
5
0
Q
A Panova
1
6
5
Q
P Martić
4
1
2
M Sharapova
6
4
7
2
M Sharapova
6
6
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Championship match statistics [ ]
Category
S. Williams
Sharapova
1st serve %
44/68 (65%)
42/72 (58%)
1st serve points won
37 of 44 = 84%
28 of 42 = 67%
2nd serve points won
9 of 24 = 38%
14 of 30 = 47%
Total service points won
46 of 68 = 67.65%
42 of 72 = 58.33%
Aces
18
5
Double faults
4
4
Winners
17
14
Unforced errors
26
15
Net points won
6 of 7 = 86%
3 of 4 = 75%
Break points converted
3 of 7 = 43%
1 of 4 = 25%
Return points won
30 of 72 = 42%
22 of 68 = 32%
Total points won
76
64
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