2015 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2015 US Open
Final
Champion	Flavia Pennetta
Runner-up	Roberta Vinci
Score	7–6(7–4), 6–2
Details
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

Flavia Pennetta defeated Roberta Vinci in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 US Open.^[1] It was her first and only major singles title, and she became the first woman to win her first major title after turning 30 years old. Pennetta was competing in her 49th major main draw, setting a new record for the most appearances in major main draws before reaching a final. This also marked Pennetta's last major appearance, as she retired from the sport at the end of the 2015 season.^[2]^[3] Vinci became the first unseeded woman to reach a major final since Justine Henin at the 2010 Australian Open.^[4] The final made Italy the fifth country in the Open Era to have two countrywomen contest a major final (after Australia, the United States, Belgium, and Russia). This also marked the first final with two first-time major finalists since the 2010 French Open.

Serena Williams was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Vinci. Williams was attempting to become the fourth woman (after Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court and Steffi Graf) to complete the Grand Slam. She was also attempting to win an Open Era record seventh US Open singles title. Williams' defeat to Vinci is regarded by some as one of the greatest upsets in tennis history.^[5]

This was the major main draw debut of future Australian Open champion, Sofia Kenin, who lost to Mariana Duque Mariño in the first round.

Petra Kvitová became the first player born in the 1990s to reach the quarterfinals at all four singles majors.^[6]

Seeds

01.

Serena Williams (semifinals)

02.

Simona Halep (semifinals)

03.

Maria Sharapova (withdrew because of a right leg injury)

04.

Caroline Wozniacki (second round)

05.

Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)

06.

Lucie Šafářová (first round)

07.

Ana Ivanovic (first round)

08.

Karolína Plíšková (first round)

09.

Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)

10.

Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)

11.

Angelique Kerber (third round)

12.

Belinda Bencic (third round)

13.

Ekaterina Makarova (fourth round)

14.

Timea Bacsinszky (first round)

15.

Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)

16.

Sara Errani (third round)

17.

Elina Svitolina (third round)

18.

Andrea Petkovic (third round)

19.

Madison Keys (fourth round)

20.

Victoria Azarenka (quarterfinals)

21.

Jelena Janković (first round)

22.

Samantha Stosur (fourth round)

23.

Venus Williams (quarterfinals)

24.

Sabine Lisicki (fourth round)

25.

Eugenie Bouchard (fourth round, withdrew because of a concussion)

26. Flavia Pennetta (champion)

27.

Alizé Cornet (first round)

28.

Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)

29.

Sloane Stephens (first round)

30.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)

31.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)

32.

Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Serena Williams	6	1	6

23	Venus Williams	2	6	3
					1	Serena Williams	6	4	4

						Roberta Vinci	2	6	6
	Kristina Mladenovic	3	7	4

	Roberta Vinci	6	5	6
											Roberta Vinci	6⁴	2

										26	Flavia Pennetta	7⁷	6
5	Petra Kvitová	6	4	2

26	Flavia Pennetta	4	6	6
					26	Flavia Pennetta	6	6

					2	Simona Halep	1	3
20	Victoria Azarenka	3	6	4

2	Simona Halep	6	4	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

1	S Williams	6	2
	V Diatchenko	0	0^r		1	S Williams	7⁷	6
Q	K Bertens	3	6	6	Q	K Bertens	6⁵	3
	M Lučić-Baroni	6	4	2					1	S Williams	3	7	6
Q	K Kozlova	4	3						WC	B Mattek-Sands	6	5	0
WC	B Mattek-Sands	6	6		WC	B Mattek-Sands	6	6
	C Vandeweghe	6	6			C Vandeweghe	2	1
29	S Stephens	4	3											1	S Williams	6	6
19	M Keys	6	6											19	M Keys	3	3
	K Koukalová	2	4		19	M Keys	6	6
	T Smitková	7⁷	6			T Smitková	1	2
	A Mitu	6⁴	2						19	M Keys	6	6
	M Linette	7⁷	6						15	A Radwańska	3	2
	U Radwańska	6³	1			M Linette	3	2
	K Siniaková	2	3		15	A Radwańska	6	6
15	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

12	B Bencic	6	6
	S Karatantcheva	1	2		12	B Bencic	5	7⁷	6
	D Hantuchová	3	3			M Doi	7	6³	3
	M Doi	6	6							12	B Bencic	3	4
	I Falconi	6	6							23	V Williams	6	6
WC	S Crawford	4	2			I Falconi	3	7⁷	2
	M Puig	4	7⁹	3	23	V Williams	6	6²	6
23	V Williams	6	6⁷	6											23	V Williams	6	6
31	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7												Q	A Kontaveit	2	1
	M Rybáriková	4	5		31	A Pavlyuchenkova	5	4
Q	A Kontaveit	7	6		Q	A Kontaveit	7	6
	C Dellacqua	5	2							Q	A Kontaveit	6	3	6
	S Zheng	2	7	5							M Brengle	2	6	0
	M Brengle	6	5	7		M Brengle	6	6
Q	A Tatishvili	6	6		Q	A Tatishvili	3	2
8	Ka Plíšková	2	1

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

LL	D Kasatkina	6	4	7
	D Gavrilova	2	6	5	LL	D Kasatkina	6	6
	A Konjuh	6	6			A Konjuh	4	4
	T Maria	4	4						LL	D Kasatkina	2	3
	L Arruabarrena	2	2							K Mladenovic	6	6
	B Jovanovski	6	6			B Jovanovski	5	1
	K Mladenovic	6	7			K Mladenovic	7	6
30	S Kuznetsova	3	5											K Mladenovic	7⁷	4	6
17	E Svitolina	6	6										13	E Makarova	6²	6	1
Q	E Kulichkova	1	4		17	E Svitolina	6	6
	A-L Friedsam	1	1			K Kanepi	3	4
	K Kanepi	6	6						17	E Svitolina	3	5
	L Davis	7⁷	7⁷						13	E Makarova	6	7
	H Watson	6³	6⁰			L Davis	1	2
	T Pereira	3	3		13	E Makarova	6	6
13	E Makarova	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

10	C Suárez Navarro	1	6⁵
	D Allertová	6	7⁷			D Allertová	6	3	1
PR	V King	4	4			R Vinci	2	6	6
	R Vinci	6	6								R Vinci	6	5	6
WC	S Kenin	3	1								M Duque Mariño	1	7	2
	M Duque Mariño	6	6			M Duque Mariño	6	5	6
WC	O Dodin	2	7	6	WC	O Dodin	1	7	2
21	J Janković	6	5	3												R Vinci	w/o
25	E Bouchard	6	6												25	E Bouchard
	A Riske	4	3		25	E Bouchard	6	6²	6
	P Hercog	6	7			P Hercog	3	7⁷	3
	Z Diyas	2	5							25	E Bouchard	7¹¹	4	6
Q	J Pegula	7	6								D Cibulková	6⁹	6	3
	A Van Uytvanck	5	3		Q	J Pegula	7	5	3
	D Cibulková	6	3	6		D Cibulková	5	7	6
7	A Ivanovic	3	6	3

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

5	P Kvitová	6	6
Q	L Siegemund	1	1		5	P Kvitová	6	6
	L Domínguez Lino	3	6	4	WC	N Gibbs	3	4
WC	N Gibbs	6	3	6						5	P Kvitová	6	6
	A Krunić	6	5	1						32	AK Schmiedlová	2	1
	D Kovinić	4	7	6		D Kovinić	4	7	4
	J Görges	3	4		32	AK Schmiedlová	6	5	6
32	AK Schmiedlová	6	6											5	P Kvitová	7	6
18	A Petkovic	3	6	7										Q	J Konta	5	3
	C Garcia	6	4	5	18	A Petkovic	6	7⁷
PR	L Robson	6	3	5		E Vesnina	3	6⁴
	E Vesnina	3	6	7						18	A Petkovic	6²	3
WC	L Chirico	3	0							Q	J Konta	7⁷	6
Q	J Konta	6	6		Q	J Konta	7⁷	6⁴	6
	C Witthöft	2	4		9	G Muguruza	6⁴	7⁷	2
9	G Muguruza	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

16	S Errani	6	6
Q	M Hibi	0	1		16	S Errani	0	6	6
Q	J Ostapenko	6	1	6	Q	J Ostapenko	6	4	3
	A Beck	4	6	4						16	S Errani	5	6	1
	E Rodina	6	6							22	S Stosur	7	2	6
Q	T Mrdeža	2	2			E Rodina	1	1
	T Babos	3	4		22	S Stosur	6	6
22	S Stosur	6	6												22	S Stosur	4	4
26	F Pennetta	6	3	6											26	F Pennetta	6	6
	J Gajdošová	1	6	1	26	F Pennetta	6	6
Q	A Panova	6³	7	3		M Niculescu	1	4
	M Niculescu	7⁷	5	6						26	F Pennetta	1	6	6
	C McHale	6	4	3						PR	P Cetkovská	6	1	4
PR	P Cetkovská	4	6	6	PR	P Cetkovská	6	5	7⁷
WC	J Loeb	2	0		4	C Wozniacki	4	7	6¹
4	C Wozniacki	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

6	L Šafářová	4	1
	L Tsurenko	6	6			L Tsurenko	6⁷	2
	V Lepchenko	6	6			V Lepchenko	7⁹	6
	K Flipkens	1	1								V Lepchenko	1	6	6
	T Pironkova	7	6⁴	1							M Barthel	6	3	4
	M Barthel	5	7⁷	6		M Barthel	2	6	6
	O Govortsova	6	0	7⁷		O Govortsova	6	2	4
28	I-C Begu	1	6	6³												V Lepchenko	3	4
20	V Azarenka	6	6												20	V Azarenka	6	6
	L Hradecká	1	2		20	V Azarenka	7	6
	F Schiavone	3	1			Y Wickmayer	5	4
	Y Wickmayer	6	6							20	V Azarenka	7	2	6
	A Tomljanović	7⁷	2	4						11	A Kerber	5	6	4
	K Knapp	6¹	6	6		K Knapp	5	2
	A Dulgheru	3	1		11	A Kerber	7	6
11	A Kerber	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

14	T Bacsinszky	5	0
	B Strýcová	7	6			B Strýcová	6	4	7
Q	M Sakkari	5	2			Q Wang	2	6	5
	Q Wang	7	6								B Strýcová	4	6	5
	C Giorgi	6	6							24	S Lisicki	6	4	7
	J Larsson	3	3			C Giorgi	4	0
Q	A Sasnovich	1	4		24	S Lisicki	6	6
24	S Lisicki	6	6												24	S Lisicki	7⁸	5	2
27	A Cornet	6	4	4											2	S Halep	6⁶	7	6
	K Nara	2	6	6		K Nara	4	4
Q	S Rogers	6	6		Q	S Rogers	6	6
WC	S Vickery	2	2							Q	S Rogers	2	3
	Y Putintseva	0	3							2	S Halep	6	6
Q	K Bondarenko	6	6		Q	K Bondarenko	3	4
	M Erakovic	2	0^r		2	S Halep	6	6
2	S Halep	6	3

Championship match statistics

Category	Pennetta	Vinci
1st serve %	48/75 (64%)	47/73 (64%)
1st serve points won	33 of 48 = 69%	26 of 47 = 55%
2nd serve points won	14 of 27 = 52%	13 of 26 = 50%
Total service points won	47 of 75 = 62.67%	39 of 73 = 53.42%
Aces	4	0
Double faults	1	1
Winners	21	20
Unforced errors	25	36
Net points won	14 of 18 = 78%	11 of 24 = 46%
Break points converted	4 of 11 = 36%	2 of 4 = 50%
Return points won	34 of 73 = 47%	28 of 75 = 37%
Total points won	81	67
Source