2015 French Open

The 2015 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 119th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 24 May to 7 June and consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.

2015 French Open
Date24 May – 7 June 2015
Edition114
Category85th Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize money28,028,600
SurfaceClay
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
Women's singles
United States Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Croatia Ivan Dodig / Brazil Marcelo Melo
Women's doubles
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Mixed doubles
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands / United States Mike Bryan
Wheelchair men's singles
Japan Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Jiske Griffioen
Wheelchair men's doubles
Japan Shingo Kunieda / United Kingdom Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Jiske Griffioen / Netherlands Aniek van Koot
Boys' singles
United States Tommy Paul
Girls' singles
Spain Paula Badosa Gibert
Boys' doubles
Spain Álvaro López San Martín / Spain Jaume Munar
Girls' doubles
Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová / Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová
Legends under 45 doubles
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero / Spain Carlos Moyá
Women's legends doubles
Belgium Kim Clijsters / United States Martina Navratilova
Legends over 45 doubles
France Guy Forget / France Henri Leconte
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Rafael Nadal was the five-time defending champion in the Men's Singles, but lost to Novak Djokovic in the quarter finals.[1] Stan Wawrinka won his first French Open title, defeating Djokovic in the final.[2] Maria Sharapova was defending the Women's Singles title, but lost to Lucie Šafářová in the fourth round.[3] Serena Williams defeated Šafářová in the final and won her third French Open title, 20th Grand Slam singles title, and third Career Grand Slam.[4]

Tournament

Court Philippe Chatrier where the Finals of the French Open take place.

The 2015 French Open was the 114th edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.[5]

The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the 2015 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.[6]

There is a singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments,[7] and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO tour under the Grand Slam category.[8] The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of 22 courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.[6][9]

Points and prize money

Points distribution

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

Senior points

Event W FSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680
Men's doubles0
Women's singles130078043024013070104030202
Women's doubles10


Junior points

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3
Boys' singles37527018012075302520
Girls' singles
Boys' doubles2701801207545
Girls' doubles

Prize money

The total prize money for the tournament was €28,028,600, an increase of €3 million compared to the previous edition. The winners of the men's and women's singles title receive €1,800,000, an increase of 9% compared to 2014.[10]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
Singles€1,800,000€900,000€450,000€250,000€145,000€85,000€50,000€27,000€12,000€6,000€3,000
Doubles *€450,000€225,000€112,500€61,000€33,000€18,000€9,000
Mixed doubles *€114,000€57,000€28,000€15,000€8,000€4,000
Wheelchair singles€28,000€14,000€7,000€4,000
Wheelchair doubles *€8,000€4,000€2,400

* per team

Singles players

Men's singles
Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of 18 May 2015. Rank and points before are as of 25 May 2015.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11 Novak Djokovic13,8451,2001,20013,845Runner-up, lost to Stan Wawrinka [8]
22 Roger Federer9,2351803609,415Quarterfinals lost to Stan Wawrinka [8]
33 Andy Murray7,0407207207,040Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
44 Tomáš Berdych5,2303601805,050Fourth round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [14]
55 Kei Nishikori5,220103605,570Quarterfinals lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [14]
67 Rafael Nadal4,5702,0003602,930Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
78 David Ferrer4,4903603604,490Quarterfinals lost to Andy Murray [3]
89 Stan Wawrinka3,845102,0005,835Champion, defeated Novak Djokovic [1]
910 Marin Čilić3,370901803,460Fourth round lost to David Ferrer [7]
1011 Grigor Dimitrov2,76010102,760First round lost to Jack Sock
1112 Feliciano López2,28045102,245First round lost to Teymuraz Gabashvili
1213 Gilles Simon2,210901802,300Fourth round lost to Stan Wawrinka [8]
1314 Gaël Monfils2,0653601801,885Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [2]
1415 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga2,0451807202,585Semifinals lost to Stan Wawrinka [8]
1517 Kevin Anderson1,970180901,880Third round lost to Richard Gasquet [20]
1616 John Isner1,980180451,845Second round lost to Jérémy Chardy
1718 David Goffin1,83510901,915Third round lost to Jérémy Chardy
1819 Tommy Robredo1,75590451,710Second round lost to Borna Ćorić
1920 Roberto Bautista Agut1,75090451,705Second round lost to Lukáš Rosol
2021 Richard Gasquet1,625901801,715Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
2123 Pablo Cuevas1,50245901,547Third round lost to Gaël Monfils [13]
2228 Philipp Kohlschreiber1,28590451,240Second round lost to Pablo Andújar
2322 Leonardo Mayer1,58090901,580Third round lost to Marin Čilić [9]
2429 Ernests Gulbis1,27572045600Second round lost to Nicolas Mahut [WC]
2525 Ivo Karlović1,33090101,250First round lost to Marcos Baghdatis
2624 Guillermo García López1,335180101,165First round lost to Steve Johnson
2726 Bernard Tomic1,32010451,355Second round lost to Thanasi Kokkinakis [WC]
2827 Fabio Fognini1,29590451,250Second round lost to Benoît Paire
2930 Nick Kyrgios1,2500901,340Third round lost to Andy Murray [3]
3031 Adrian Mannarino1,22345101,188First round lost to Jürgen Melzer
3132 Viktor Troicki1,217(20)451,242Second round lost to Simone Bolelli
3233 Fernando Verdasco1,180180451,045Second round lost to Benjamin Becker

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2014. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.

Withdrawn players

RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
6 Milos Raonic4,8003604,440Right foot injury[11]
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11 Serena Williams9,361702,00011,291Champion, defeated Lucie Šafářová [13]
22 Maria Sharapova7,7102,0002405,950Fourth round lost to Lucie Šafářová [13]
33 Simona Halep7,3601,300706,130Second round lost to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
44 Petra Kvitová6,7601302406,870Fourth round lost to Timea Bacsinszky [23]
55 Caroline Wozniacki4,94010705,000Second round lost to Julia Görges
66 Eugenie Bouchard3,888780103,118First round lost to Kristina Mladenovic
77 Ana Ivanovic3,6551307804,305Semifinals lost to Lucie Šafářová [13]
88 Carla Suárez Navarro3,6454301303,345Third round lost to Flavia Pennetta [28]
99 Ekaterina Makarova3,5101302403,620Fourth round lost to Ana Ivanovic [7]
1010 Andrea Petkovic3,3107801302,660Third round lost to Sara Errani [17]
1111 Angelique Kerber3,2302401303,120Third round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza [21]
1212 Karolína Plíšková3,01070703,010Second round lost to Andreea Mitu
1313 Lucie Šafářová2,9952401,3004,055Runner-up, lost to Serena Williams [1]
1414 Agnieszka Radwańska2,885130102,765First round lost to Annika Beck
1515 Venus Williams2,64670102,586First round lost to Sloane Stephens
1616 Madison Keys2,275101302,395Third round lost to Timea Bacsinszky [23]
1717 Sara Errani2,1404304302,140Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [1]
1818 Svetlana Kuznetsova2,118430701,758Second round lost to Francesca Schiavone
1921 Elina Svitolina2,045704302,405Quarterfinals lost to Ana Ivanovic [7]
2019 Sabine Lisicki2,105701302,165Third round lost to Lucie Šafářová [13]
2120 Garbiñe Muguruza2,0754304302,075Quarterfinals lost to Lucie Šafářová [13]
2223 Barbora Strýcová1,99510101,995First round lost to Tsvetana Pironkova
2324 Timea Bacsinszky1,9581107802,628Semifinals lost to Serena Williams [1]
2426 Peng Shuai1,84210101,842First round retired against Polona Hercog
2525 Jelena Janković1,860240101,630First round lost to Sesil Karatantcheva [Q]
2622 Samantha Stosur2,0102401301,900Third round lost to Maria Sharapova [2]
2727 Victoria Azarenka1,73301301,863Third round lost to Serena Williams [1]
2828 Flavia Pennetta1,731702401,901Fourth round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza [21]
2929 Alizé Cornet1,700702401,870Fourth round lost to Elina Svitolina [19]
3030 Irina-Camelia Begu1,536301301,636Third round lost to Petra Kvitová [4]
3131 Caroline Garcia1,47510101,475First round lost to Donna Vekić
3232 Zarina Diyas1,37510701,435Second round lost to Alison Van Uytvanck

Doubles seeds

TeamRank1Seed
Sania Mirza Bruno Soares171
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Mike Bryan202
Elena Vesnina Nenad Zimonjić213
Andrea Hlaváčková Marc López224
Caroline Garcia Bob Bryan245
Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor276
Tímea Babos Alexander Peya287
Martina Hingis Leander Paes298
  • 1 Rankings were as of 18 May 2015.

Main draw wildcard entries

The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.[12]

Mixed doubles

Main draw qualifiers

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

It was Wawrinka's 2nd Grand Slam singles title, 10th career singles title and his 1st at the French Open.

Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic got off to an even start at 3–3 in the first set, when Wawrinka's serve broke down, allowing Djokovic to win the set 6–4. In the second set, Wawrinka's form improved, and he eventually broke Djokovic on his fifth opportunity, which was set point, taking the set 6–4. Although Wawrinka earned three break points on Djokovic's first service game in the third set, at 1–0, Djokovic saved them all and held serve. However, Wawrinka broke serve four games later, firing "a brilliant forehand winner" and "an equally breathtaking backhand" to earn three break points and converting the first, and went on to take the set 6–3. In the fourth set, Djokovic quickly broke Wawrinka's serve and took a 3–0 lead, but Wawrinka broke back to level the set. When Wawrinka pressed on Djokovic's serve to earn two break points at 3–3, Djokovic rebounded with a succession of points to win the game and threaten Wawrinka's own serve at 0–40. Wawrinka then mounted his own comeback to hold serve before breaking Djokovic in the next game for a 5–4 lead. After earning a championship point at 40–30, Wawrinka fired a serve that appeared as though it may have been an ace, but the chair umpire checked the mark and confirmed that the ball was out. Djokovic rallied to earn a break point, but Wawrinka held his nerve and reeled off three points in a row to claim the fourth set and match.[2]

Women's singles

It was Williams's 20th Grand Slam singles title, her 3rd singles title of the year and 3rd at the French Open.

Serena Williams and Lucie Šafářová contested the finals of the women's singles championship. Williams won the first set 6–3 over Šafářová and started strong in the second set, going up 4–1 and appearing to be cruising toward her 20th major title. However, Šafářová fought back to even the set and take it into a tiebreaker, which she won easily. Momentum on her side, Šafářová won the first two games of the third set, but Williams managed to break her serve with a "heavy return". Williams did not allow Šafářová a single game for the remainder of the deciding set, winning it with the seventh break of the match.[4]

Men's doubles

It was Dodig and Marcelo's 1st Grand Slam doubles titles.[15]

Women's doubles

It was Mattek-Sands and Šafářová's 2nd Grand Slam doubles titles.[16]

Mixed doubles

It was Mattek-Sands' 2nd Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st at the French Open.[17]
It was Bryan's 4th Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 2nd at the French Open.[17]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Girls' singles

Boys' doubles

Girls' doubles

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair men's singles

Wheelchair women's singles

Wheelchair men's doubles

Wheelchair women's doubles

Other events

Legends under 45 doubles

Legends over 45 doubles

Women's legends doubles

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament but withdrew.

Before the tournament
During the tournament
Men's singles

Retirements

References

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