2015 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová defeated Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5), to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. Mattek-Sands and Šafářová were playing for the first time as a team in a tournament and each won their first Grand Slam women's doubles title. The victory made them the first new pairing to win the women's doubles tournament at the Australian Open since 2005,^[1] as well as the first to win a Grand Slam women's doubles title since the 2007 US Open. After defeating five seeded pairings en route to the win, they became the first unseeded women's doubles duo to clinch the title at the Australian Open since 2012.^[2]

Women's doubles
2015 Australian Open
Champion	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová
Runner-up	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie
Score	6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Main article: 2015 Australian Open

Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were the two-time defending champions, but they lost to Julia Görges and Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the third round.^[3]

Seeds

01.   Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (third round)

02.   Hsieh Su-wei / Sania Mirza (second round)

03.   Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (quarterfinals)

04.   Martina Hingis / Flavia Pennetta (third round)

05.   Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (quarterfinals)

06.   Garbiñe Muguruza / Carla Suárez Navarro (second round)

07.   Caroline Garcia / Katarina Srebotnik (third round)

08.   Chan Hao-ching / Květa Peschke (first round)

09.   Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (third round)

10.   Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic (second round)

11.   Anabel Medina Garrigues / Yaroslava Shvedova (second round)

12.   Alla Kudryavtseva / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

13.   Michaëlla Krajicek / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (semifinals)

14.   Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Jie (final)

15.   Kimiko Date-Krumm / Casey Dellacqua (second round)

16.   Julia Görges / Anna-Lena Grönefeld (semifinals, retired)

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
	16	Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld	6	7
	Alt	Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	2	5
								16	Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld	0	0r
								PR	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	6	0
	3	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	65	6	2
	PR	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	77	4	6
															PR	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	6	77
															14	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie	4	65
		Klaudia Jans-Ignacik Andreja Klepač	1	2
	14	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie	6	6
								14	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie	6	6
								13	Michaëlla Krajicek Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	2
	5	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	6	3	63
	13	Michaëlla Krajicek Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	6	77

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
		Ka Plíšková A Schmiedlová	2	0				1	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
		O Kalashnikova K Nara	3	5					M Barthel M Minella	0	2
		M Barthel M Minella	6	7											1	S Errani R Vinci	3	6	5
		D Jurak M Moulton-Levy	6	4	65										16	J Görges A-L Grönefeld	6	4	7
		Z Diyas C Scheepers	4	6	77				Z Diyas C Scheepers	64	2
	WC	M Inglis A Nancarrow	4	1				16	J Görges A-L Grönefeld	77	6
	16	J Görges A-L Grönefeld	6	6																		16	J Görges A-L Grönefeld	6	7
	11	A Medina Garrigues Y Shvedova	6	6																		Alt	K Bertens J Larsson	2	5
	Alt	I Falconi P Martić	3	3				11	A Medina Garrigues Y Shvedova	6	2	4
	Alt	K Bertens J Larsson	79	6				Alt	K Bertens J Larsson	3	6	6
		M Lučić-Baroni L Raymond	67	3											Alt	K Bertens J Larsson	77	6
		An Rodionova Ar Rodionova	6	6												S Kuznetsova S Stosur	65	3
	WC	N Bains S Tomic	2	2					An Rodionova Ar Rodionova	2	4
		S Kuznetsova S Stosur	6	6					S Kuznetsova S Stosur	6	6
	8	H-c Chan K Peschke	3	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	E Makarova E Vesnina	7	6
		M Keys A Riske	5	1				3	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	5	6
		C Vandeweghe Y Wickmayer	3	4					D Cibulková K Flipkens	4	7	2
		D Cibulková K Flipkens	6	6											3	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
		S Soler Espinosa MT Torró Flor	4	6	6											S Soler Espinosa MT Torró Flor	1	2
		T Bacsinszky Y Beygelzimer	6	2	1				S Soler Espinosa MT Torró Flor	7	6
		S Peng Y Xu	6	5	65			15	K Date-Krumm C Dellacqua	5	2
	15	K Date-Krumm C Dellacqua	4	7	77																	3	E Makarova E Vesnina	65	6	2
	10	T Babos K Mladenovic	6	6																		PR	B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová	77	4	6
		B Jovanovski K Piter	1	3				10	T Babos K Mladenovic	6	62	4
	PR	B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová	6	6				PR	B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová	4	77	6
	PR	T Maria R Olaru	3	2											PR	B Mattek-Sands L Šafářová	3	6	6
	Alt	S Rogers D Vekić	4	6	6										7	C Garcia K Srebotnik	6	2	2
		A Cornet P Parmentier	6	2	4			Alt	S Rogers D Vekić	3	6	3
		A Petkovic M Rybáriková	4	7	2			7	C Garcia K Srebotnik	6	3	6
	7	C Garcia K Srebotnik	6	5	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	G Muguruza C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		V Lepchenko A Tatishvili	3	2				6	G Muguruza C Suárez Navarro	66	4
		K Jans-Ignacik A Klepač	77	5	77				K Jans-Ignacik A Klepač	78	6
		J Janković A Parra Santonja	65	7	62											K Jans-Ignacik A Klepač	77	66	6
	WC	D Gavrilova S Sanders	6	3	4										9	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	65	78	2
	WC	M Adamczak O Rogowska	2	6	6			WC	M Adamczak O Rogowska	3	2
		L Kichenok O Savchuk	0	64				9	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6
	9	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	77																			K Jans-Ignacik A Klepač	1	2
	14	Y-j Chan J Zheng	6	6																		14	Y-j Chan J Zheng	6	6
		K Koukalová S Vögele	3	0				14	Y-j Chan J Zheng	6	6
		L Arruabarrena I-C Begu	5	6	6				L Arruabarrena I-C Begu	4	3
	WC	Z Yang Q Ye	7	4	4										14	Y-j Chan J Zheng	6	6
		C-j Chuang S Zhang	3	3											4	M Hingis F Pennetta	3	3
		D Hantuchová K Knapp	6	6					D Hantuchová K Knapp	3	77	2
		B Bencic K Siniaková	63	2				4	M Hingis F Pennetta	6	65	6
	4	M Hingis F Pennetta	77	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	7
	WC	K Birrell P Hon	3	5				5	R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	3	77
		V Diatchenko M Niculescu	6	4	6				V Diatchenko M Niculescu	1	6	65
		L Davis C McHale	2	6	3										5	R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	6
		A Beck S Pe'er	6	5	1r										12	A Kudryavtseva A Pavlyuchenkova	4	4
		A Panova H Watson	2	7	3				A Panova H Watson	0	2
		S Aoyama R Voráčová	2	65				12	A Kudryavtseva A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	12	A Kudryavtseva A Pavlyuchenkova	6	77																		5	R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	3	63
	13	M Krajicek B Záhlavová-Strýcová	69	78	6																	13	M Krajicek B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	6	77
		M Erakovic M Puig	711	66	3			13	M Krajicek B Záhlavová-Strýcová	7	6
		J Gajdošová A Tomljanović	6	6					J Gajdošová A Tomljanović	5	3
	WC	J Moore A Myers	0	0											13	M Krajicek B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	3	6
		G Dabrowski A Rosolska	6	6												G Dabrowski A Rosolska	2	6	4
		C Black S Zheng	1	4					G Dabrowski A Rosolska	77	6
	PR	M Irigoyen R Oprandi	2	0				2	S-w Hsieh S Mirza	65	4
	2	S-w Hsieh S Mirza	6	6

References

1. "Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova win Australian Open doubles title". The Guardian. Reuters. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
2. "Australian Open 2015: Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova seal doubles success". Sky Sports. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
3. "Defending champs Errani, Vinci exit Oz". United Press International. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

External links

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