| 2015 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 – 17 May | 
| Edition | 72nd | 
| Category | Masters 1000 Premier 5 | 
| Draw | 56S / 24D 56S / 28D | 
| Prize money | €3,830,295 (ATP) $2,183,600 (WTA) | 
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | 
| Location | Rome, Italy | 
| Venue | Foro Italico | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
|  Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
|  Maria Sharapova[1] | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Pablo Cuevas /  David Marrero | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Tímea Babos /  Kristina Mladenovic | |
The 2015 Italian Open[1][2][3] (also known as the 2015 Rome Masters or the sponsored title 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia[2]) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 72nd edition of the Italian Open and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2015 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place from 10–17 May 2015.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | 
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles | €628,100 | €308,000 | €155,000 | €78,820 | €40,930 | €21,580 | €11,650 | €2,685 | €1,370 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | €400,250 | €199,750 | €99,870 | €46,000 | €22,800 | €11,710 | €6,020 | €3,350 | €1,720 | 
| Men's doubles | €194,500 | €95,230 | €47,770 | €24,520 | €12,670 | €6,690 | — | — | — | 
| Women's doubles | €114,250 | €57,840 | €28,630 | €14,410 | €7,280 | €3,605 | — | — | — | 
ATP main draw entrants
Singles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  SRB | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 | 
| .svg.png.webp) SUI | Roger Federer | 2 | 2 | 
|  GBR | Andy Murray | 3 | 3 | 
|  ESP | Rafael Nadal | 4 | 4 | 
|  JPN | Kei Nishikori | 5 | 5 | 
|  CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 6 | 
|  ESP | David Ferrer | 8 | 7 | 
| .svg.png.webp) SUI | Stan Wawrinka | 9 | 8 | 
|  CRO | Marin Čilić | 10 | 9 | 
|  BUL | Grigor Dimitrov | 11 | 10 | 
|  ESP | Feliciano López | 12 | 11 | 
|  FRA | Gilles Simon | 13 | 12 | 
|  FRA | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 14 | 13 | 
|  ESP | Roberto Bautista Agut | 16 | 14 | 
|  RSA | Kevin Anderson | 17 | 15 | 
|  USA | John Isner | 18 | 16 | 
- Rankings are as of May 4, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 Benjamin Becker → replaced by Benjamin Becker → replaced by Steve Johnson Steve Johnson
 Julien Benneteau → replaced by Julien Benneteau → replaced by Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli
 Ivo Karlović → replaced by Ivo Karlović → replaced by Marcel Granollers Marcel Granollers
 Gaël Monfils → replaced by Gaël Monfils → replaced by Donald Young Donald Young
 Gilles Müller → replaced by Gilles Müller → replaced by Jack Sock Jack Sock
.svg.png.webp) Milos Raonic → replaced by Milos Raonic → replaced by Dominic Thiem Dominic Thiem
 Andreas Seppi → replaced by Andreas Seppi → replaced by Jerzy Janowicz Jerzy Janowicz
 Tommy Robredo → replaced by Tommy Robredo → replaced by Jiří Veselý Jiří Veselý
 Fernando Verdasco → replaced by Fernando Verdasco → replaced by João Sousa João Sousa
- During the tournament
 Andy Murray (fatigue) Andy Murray (fatigue)
Retirements
Doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  USA | Bob Bryan |  USA | Mike Bryan | 2 | 1 | 
|  CRO | Ivan Dodig |  BRA | Marcelo Melo | 9 | 2 | 
|  NED | Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU | Horia Tecău | 23 | 3 | 
|  POL | Marcin Matkowski |  SRB | Nenad Zimonjić | 26 | 4 | 
|  ESP | Marcel Granollers |  ESP | Marc López | 27 | 5 | 
| .svg.png.webp) CAN | Daniel Nestor |  IND | Leander Paes | 30 | 6 | 
|  AUT | Alexander Peya |  BRA | Bruno Soares | 32 | 7 | 
|  ITA | Simone Bolelli |  ITA | Fabio Fognini | 34 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of May 4, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA main draw entrants
Singles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  USA | Serena Williams | 1 | 1 | 
|  ROU | Simona Halep | 2 | 2 | 
|  RUS | Maria Sharapova | 3 | 3 | 
|  CZE | Petra Kvitová | 4 | 4 | 
|  DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 5 | 5 | 
| .svg.png.webp) CAN | Eugenie Bouchard | 6 | 6 | 
|  SRB | Ana Ivanovic | 7 | 7 | 
|  RUS | Ekaterina Makarova | 8 | 8 | 
|  GER | Angelique Kerber | 11 | 9 | 
|  ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 12 | 10 | 
|  CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 13 | 11 | 
|  CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 14 | 12 | 
|  ITA | Sara Errani | 15 | 13 | 
|  USA | Venus Williams | 16 | 14 | 
|  USA | Madison Keys | 17 | 15 | 
|  SRB | Jelena Jankovic | 18 | 16 | 
- Rankings are as of May 4, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 Misaki Doi Misaki Doi
 Alexandra Dulgheru Alexandra Dulgheru
 Daria Gavrilova Daria Gavrilova
 Bojana Jovanovski Bojana Jovanovski
 Christina McHale Christina McHale
 Urszula Radwańska Urszula Radwańska
 Kateřina Siniaková Kateřina Siniaková
 Elena Vesnina Elena Vesnina
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
.svg.png.webp) Casey Dellacqua → replaced by Casey Dellacqua → replaced by Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká
 Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Kristina Mladenovic Kristina Mladenovic
 Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
 Peng Shuai → replaced by Peng Shuai → replaced by Magdaléna Rybáriková Magdaléna Rybáriková
 Andrea Petkovic → replaced by Andrea Petkovic → replaced by Monica Puig Monica Puig
 Agnieszka Radwańska → replaced by Agnieszka Radwańska → replaced by Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová
- During the tournament
Retirements
Doubles
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) SUI | Martina Hingis |  IND | Sania Mirza | 5 | 1 | 
|  TPE | Hsieh Su-wei |  ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 25 | 2 | 
|  HUN | Tímea Babos |  FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 27 | 3 | 
|  FRA | Caroline Garcia |  SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 38 | 4 | 
|  USA | Bethanie Mattek-Sands |  CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 41 | 5 | 
|  CZE | Andrea Hlaváčková |  CZE | Lucie Hradecká | 45 | 6 | 
|  TPE | Chan Yung-jan |  CHN | Zheng Jie | 49 | 7 | 
|  RUS | Alla Kudryavtseva |  RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 53 | 8 | 
- Rankings are as of May 4, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Men's singles
 Novak Djokovic def. Novak Djokovic def..svg.png.webp) Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–3 Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–3
Women's singles
 Maria Sharapova def. Maria Sharapova def. Carla Suárez Navarro, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 Carla Suárez Navarro, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Men's doubles
 Pablo Cuevas / Pablo Cuevas / David Marrero def. David Marrero def. Marcel Granollers / Marcel Granollers / Marc López, 6–4, 7–5 Marc López, 6–4, 7–5
Women's doubles
 Tímea Babos / Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic def. Kristina Mladenovic def..svg.png.webp) Martina Hingis / Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza, 6–4, 6–3 Sania Mirza, 6–4, 6–3
References
- 1 2 "Italian Open: Maria Sharapova wins third title in Rome". BBC Sport. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer to lock horns in Italian Open final". The Guardian. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ↑ "Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams Win at the Italian Open". New York Times. Associated Press. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.


