2015 Family Circle Cup
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| 2015 Family Circle Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 6 – 12 |
| Edition | 43rd |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 56S / 16D |
| Prize money | $731,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Charleston, United States |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Attendance | 86,176 [1] |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Angelique Kerber | |
| Doubles | |
 Martina Hingis /  Sania Mirza | |
The 2015 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place between April 6–12, 2015. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament and a Premier level tournament. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States. It was the only event of the clay court season played on green clay.
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $124,000 | $66,000 | $32,525 | $16,725 | $8,670 | $4,440 | $2,280 | $1,035 | $620 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $39,000 | $20,650 | $11,360 | $5,785 | $3,140 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 CAN
|
Eugenie Bouchard | 7 | 1 |
 RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | 9 | 2 |
| GER
|
Andrea Petkovic | 10 | 3 |
 ITA
|
Sara Errani | 13 | 4 |
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 15 | 5 |
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 17 | 6 |
 USA
|
Madison Keys | 18 | 7 |
 FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 25 | 8 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 26 | 9 |
| USA
|
Varvara Lepchenko | 31 | 10 |
 KAZ
|
Zarina Diyas | 32 | 11 |
| SUI
|
Belinda Bencic | 34 | 12 |
 ROU
|
Irina-Camelia Begu | 35 | 13 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 38 | 14 |
| GER
|
Mona Barthel | 39 | 15 |
 GBR
|
Heather Watson | 41 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of 23 March 2015.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Kateryna Bondarenko
Lucie Hradecká
Sesil Karatancheva
Danka Kovinić
Kristína Kučová
Jessica Pegula
Laura Siegemund
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Jarmila Gajdošová →replaced by 
Stefanie Vögele- Sabine Lisicki →replaced by
Andreea Mitu 
Peng Shuai →replaced by Grace Min- Lucie Šafářová →replaced by
Çağla Büyükakçay - Lesia Tsurenko →replaced by
Evgeniya Rodina - Taylor Townsend →replaced by Tatjana Maria
- Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová →replaced by Edina Gallovits-Hall
- Zheng Saisai →replaced by Irina Falconi
- During the tournament
Jelena Janković (right foot injury)- Ekaterina Makarova (gastrointestinal illness)
Retirements
[edit]- Mona Barthel (dizziness)
- Varvara Lepchenko (lower back injury)
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (left shoulder injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI
|
Martina Hingis | IND
|
Sania Mirza | 8 | 1 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 20 | 2 |
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 52 | 3 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos | GER
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 55 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 23, 2015.
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Angelique Kerber defeated Madison Keys, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Doubles
[edit]- Martina Hingis /
Sania Mirza defeated Casey Dellacqua / 
Darija Jurak, 6–0, 6–4
References
[edit]- ^ Gene Sapakoff (August 30, 2015). "Tourney to take a ride with Volvo Tennis cup's new sponsor might help draw big names". The Post and Courier.