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Women's singles
2015 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	6–3, 7–6
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
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Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 7–6 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. It was her sixth Australian Open singles title and her 19th major singles title overall. Sharapova reached the final after being two match points down in the second round against Alexandra Panova. The final was a rematch of the 2007 final.

Li Na was the reigning champion, but she retired from professional tennis in September 2014.

All of the top four seeds (Williams, Sharapova, Simona Halep, and Petra Kvitová) were in contention for the world No. 1 ranking. Williams retained the top position by reaching the final.

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (champion)

02.   Maria Sharapova (final)

03.   Simona Halep (quarterfinals)

04.   Petra Kvitová (third round)

05.   Ana Ivanovic (first round)

06.   Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)

07.   Eugenie Bouchard (quarterfinals)

08.   Caroline Wozniacki (second round)

09.   Angelique Kerber (first round)

10.   Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals)

11.   Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)

12.   Flavia Pennetta (first round)

13.   Andrea Petkovic (first round)

14.   Sara Errani (third round)

15.   Jelena Janković (first round)

16.   Lucie Šafářová (first round)

17.   Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)

18.   Venus Williams (quarterfinals)

19.   Alizé Cornet (third round)

20.   Samantha Stosur (second round)

21.   Peng Shuai (fourth round)

22.   Karolína Plíšková (third round)

23.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)

24.   Garbiñe Muguruza (fourth round)

25.   Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (third round)

26.   Elina Svitolina (third round)

27.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)

28.   Sabine Lisicki (first round)

29.   Casey Dellacqua (second round)

30.   Varvara Lepchenko (third round)

31.   Zarina Diyas (third round)

32.   Belinda Bencic (first round)

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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	11	Dominika Cibulková	2	2
								1	Serena Williams	7	6
									Madison Keys	6	2
		Madison Keys	6	4	6
	18	Venus Williams	3	6	4
															1	Serena Williams	6	7
															2	Maria Sharapova	3	6
	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	6	6
	LL	Y Putintseva	3	5				26	E Svitolina	7	7
	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	7	3	2
		T Bacsinszky	6	6					T Bacsinszky	6	6	6
	15	J Janković	1	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	D Cibulková	3	6	6
		K Flipkens	6	3	1			11	D Cibulková	6	6
		T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	2	0
		H Watson	4	0											11	D Cibulková	7	6
	PR	R Oprandi	0	2											19	A Cornet	5	2
	Q	D Allertová	6	6				Q	D Allertová	4	7	2
		S Zhang	3	2				19	A Cornet	6	6	6
	19	A Cornet	6	6																		11	D Cibulková	6	3	6
	25	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6																			V Azarenka	2	6	3
		T Babos	4	4				25	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	7
		J Zheng	1	2				WC	K-c Chang	1	5
	WC	K-c Chang	6	6											25	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	4
		S Stephens	3	2												V Azarenka	6	6
		V Azarenka	6	6					V Azarenka	6	6
		T Townsend	6	2				8	C Wozniacki	4	2
	8	C Wozniacki	7	6

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	7	6				M Brengle	6	6
	13	A Petkovic	7	6	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	F Pennetta	6	2	3
		C Giorgi	4	6	6				C Giorgi	6	6
		T Smitková	6	6					T Smitková	1	4
		M Lučić-Baroni	1	1												C Giorgi	6	6	1
		L Davis	6	7											18	V Williams	4	7	6
		A Krunić	1	5					L Davis	2	3
		MT Torró Flor	2	2				18	V Williams	6	6
	18	V Williams	6	6																		18	V Williams	6	2	6
	30	V Lepchenko	6	6																		6	A Radwańska	3	6	1
		V Diatchenko	3	3				30	V Lepchenko	6	7
		S Rogers	6	4	0				A Tomljanović	1	6
		A Tomljanović	4	6	6										30	V Lepchenko	0	5
		A Kudryavtseva	4	3											6	A Radwańska	6	7
		J Larsson	6	6					J Larsson	0	1
		K Nara	3	0				6	A Radwańska	6	6
	6	A Radwańska	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	A Ivanovic	6	3	2
	Q	L Hradecká	1	6	6			Q	L Hradecká	4	6	6
		P Hercog	3	6	6				P Hercog	6	3	2
		Q Wang	6	3	2										Q	L Hradecká	6	5
	WC	S Sanders	5	4												J Görges	7	7
		K Koukalová	7	6					K Koukalová	3	6	2
		J Görges	6	6					J Görges	6	4	6
	32	B Bencic	2	1																			J Görges	3	2
	22	Ka Plíšková	7	6																		10	E Makarova	6	6
	Q	E Rodina	5	1				22	Ka Plíšková	7	5	6
		A Riske	6	6	3			WC	O Dodin	5	7	4
	WC	O Dodin	7	3	6										22	Ka Plíšková	4	4
		R Vinci	7	6											10	E Makarova	6	6
		B Jovanovski	5	1					R Vinci	2	4
		A-S Mestach	2	2				10	E Makarova	6	6
	10	E Makarova	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	S Errani	6	6
		G Min	1	0				14	S Errani	7	6
		S Soler Espinosa	7	6					S Soler Espinosa	6	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	6	6
	WC	Y Duan	4	6	3			PR	B Mattek-Sands	7	7
	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	7	5	6				K Bertens	0	3
	WC	D Gavrilova	6	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	7
		M Puig	6	6					M Puig	2	6
	WC	Ar Rodionova	0	3												Y Shvedova	6	3
		A Konjuh	4	4											21	S Peng	7	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

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
Source

References

General

• Women drawsheet on ausopen.com

Specific

1. "Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
2. "Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open – as it happened". Guardian. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
3. "Sharapova saves two match points in second-round win over No. 150 Panova". Tennis.com. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

External links

• 2015 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 2015 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles