2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup

2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup
Date	17 – 23 May
Edition	3rd
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Clay
Location	Nuremberg, Germany
Venue	Tennis-Club 1. FC Nürnberg
Champions
Singles
Karin Knapp
Doubles
Chan Hao-ching / Anabel Medina Garrigues
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The 2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament, and part of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in Nuremberg, Germany, on 17–23 May 2015.^[1]

Points and Prize Money[]

Point distribution[]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q2	Q1
Women's Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Women's Doubles					1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Prize money[]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q2	Q1
Women's Singles	€34,677	€17,258	€9,274	€4,980	€2,742	€1,694	€823	€484
Women's Doubles	€9,919	€5,161	€2,770	€1,468	€774	N/A	N/A	N/A

Singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
GER	Andrea Petkovic	9	1
GER	Angelique Kerber	11	2
GER	Sabine Lisicki	22	3
ITA	Roberta Vinci	44	4
SVK	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	46	5
ITA	Karin Knapp	51	6
JPN	Kurumi Nara	54	7
GER	Carina Witthöft	56	8

• ¹ Rankings as of May 11, 2015.

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Anna-Lena Friedsam
• Antonia Lottner
• Tatjana Maria

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Misaki Doi
• Andreea Mitu
• Rebecca Peterson
• Yulia Putintseva
• Alison Van Uytvanck
• Renata Voráčová

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

• Alexandra Dulgheru →replaced by Evgeniya Rodina
• Daria Gavrilova →replaced by Yanina Wickmayer
• Marina Erakovic →replaced by Kiki Bertens
• Kirsten Flipkens →replaced by Tímea Babos

During the tournament

• Angelique Kerber

Retirements[]

• Andrea Petkovic

Doubles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ITA	Karin Knapp	ITA	Roberta Vinci	63	1
TPE	Chan Hao-ching	ESP	Anabel Medina Garrigues	75	2
GER	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	POL	Alicja Rosolska	81	3
ESP	Lara Arruabarrena	ROU	Raluca Olaru	108	4

• ¹ Rankings as of May 11, 2015.

Other entrants[]

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

• Anna-Lena Friedsam / Carina Witthöft
• Katharina Gerlach / Lena Rüffer

Champions[]

Singles[]

• Karin Knapp def. Roberta Vinci, 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 6–1

Doubles[]

• Chan Hao-ching / Anabel Medina Garrigues def. Lara Arruabarrena / Raluca Olaru, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)

External links[]

• Official website

References[]