The 2015 Bank of the West Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the tournament, which was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour, making it the longest-running women's only tennis tournament.[1] It took place in Stanford, California, United States between 3 and 9 August 2015. It was the first women's event on the 2015 US Open Series.
| 2015 Bank of the West Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3–9 August |
| Edition | 44th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $731,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Stanford, California, United States |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Angelique Kerber | |
| Doubles | |
 Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai | |
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 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $124,000 | $66,000 | $35,455 | $19,050 | $10,220 | $5,580 | $2,920 | $1,555 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $39,000 | $20,650 | $11,360 | $5,875 | $3,140 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 5 | 1 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 7 | 2 |
 ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 10 | 3 |
 CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 12 | 4 |
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 13 | 5 |
| GER
|
Andrea Petkovic | 16 | 6 |
 USA
|
Madison Keys | 18 | 7 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 20 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 27, 2015.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by 
Tatjana Maria
Kateřina Siniaková → replaced by 
Ajla Tomljanović
Serena Williams → replaced by 
Aleksandra Krunić
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 55 | 1 |
| ESP
|
Anabel Medina Garrigues | ESP
|
Arantxa Parra Santonja | 66 | 2 |
 CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski | POL
|
Alicja Rosolska | 84 | 3 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Maria Sanchez | 94 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 27, 2015.
Other entrants edit
The following pair received wildcards into the main draw:
Finals edit
Singles edit
- Angelique Kerber defeated Karolína Plíšková, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Doubles edit
Xu Yifan / Zheng Saisai defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja, 6–1, 6–3
References edit
- ^ "2015 Tournament Preview: Bank of the West Classic". United States Tennis Association. January 29, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved May 19, 2015.