2015 İstanbul Cup
| 2015 İstanbul Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20–27 July |
| Edition | 8th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Lesia Tsurenko | |
| Doubles | |
| Daria Gavrilova / Elina Svitolina | |
The 2015 İstanbul Cup (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 20 July through 27 July 2015. Unseeded Lesia Tsurenko won the singles title.[1]
Finals
Singles
Lesia Tsurenko defeated Urszula Radwańska, 7–5, 6–1
- It was Tsurenko's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
Daria Gavrilova / Elina Svitolina defeated Çağla Büyükakçay / Jelena Janković, 5–7, 6–1, [10–4]
Points and prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Venus Williams | 15 | 1 |
| UKR | Elina Svitolina | 17 | 2 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 25 | 3 |
| FRA | Alizé Cornet | 28 | 4 |
| ITA | Camila Giorgi | 31 | 5 |
| RUS | Daria Gavrilova | 39 | 6 |
| RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 40 | 7 |
| BUL | Tsvetana Pironkova | 42 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of July 13, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Kateryna Bondarenko
- Margarita Gasparyan
- Jeļena Ostapenko
- Alexandra Panova
- Olga Savchuk
- Anna Tatishvili
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Belinda Bencic → replaced by Yaroslava Shvedova
- Alexandra Dulgheru → replaced by Yanina Wickmayer
- Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by Kirsten Flipkens
- Monica Niculescu → replaced by Elizaveta Kulichkova
- Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Vitalia Diatchenko
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE | Andrea Hlaváčková | RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 44 | 1 |
| RUS | Margarita Gasparyan | RUS | Alexandra Panova | 133 | 2 |
| GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | UKR | Nadiia Kichenok | 151 | 3 |
| RUS | Vitalia Diatchenko | UKR | Olga Savchuk | 170 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of July 6, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doublesmain draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
References
- ^ "İSTANBUL CUP'TA ŞAMPİYON TSURENKO". eurosport.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 February 2024.