2015 Connecticut Open
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The 2015 Connecticut Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 47th edition of the Connecticut Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 23 through August 29. It was the last event of the 2015 US Open Series before the 2015 US Open.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Doubles | 1 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $128,250 | $68,385 | $36,185 | $19,470 | $10,366 | $5,755 | $2,360 | $1,080 | $675 |
| Doubles | $40,600 | $21,380 | $11,760 | $5,985 | $3,240 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU | Simona Halep | 3 | 1 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 4 | 2 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 5 | 3 |
| CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 6 | 4 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 7 | 5 |
| SUI | Timea Bacsinszky | 14 | 6 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 15 | 7 |
| ITA | Sara Errani | 16 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of August 17, 2015
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
- United States Alison Riske
- Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
- Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Belarus Olga Govortsova
- Slovenia Polona Hercog
- Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
- Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková
- Ukraine Olga Savchuk
- Italy Roberta Vinci
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Switzerland Belinda Bencic → replaced by Russia Daria Gavrilova
- Romania Simona Halep (Left thigh injury) → replaced by Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
- Russia Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
- United States Sloane Stephens → replaced by Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | RUS | Elena Vesnina | 14 | 1 |
| USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | USA | Abigail Spears | 31 | 2 |
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | AUS | Casey Dellacqua | 48 | 3 |
| GER | Julia Görges | CZE | Lucie Hradecká | 60 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of August 17, 2015
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Finals
Singles
- Czech Republic Petra Kvitová defeated Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová, 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–2
Doubles
- Germany Julia Görges / Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká defeated Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung / China Liang Chen, 6–3, 6–1