2015 French Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Lucie Šafářová in the final, 6–3, 6–7^(2–7), 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 French Open. It was her third French Open title, her 20th major singles title overall, and she completed the triple career Grand Slam in singles with the win.^[1][2] Williams would later describe the victory as the proudest moment in her career; she suffered from influenza during the tournament.^[3][4]

Women's singles
2015 French Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Lucie Šafářová
Score	6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2015 French Open

Serena Williams holding the trophy

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Šafářová.

2008 champion Ana Ivanovic reached her first major semifinal since winning the title seven years previously; it was also her last major semifinal.^[5]

Seeds

01.   Serena Williams (champion)

02.   Maria Sharapova (fourth round)

03.   Simona Halep (second round)

04.   Petra Kvitová (fourth round)

05.   Caroline Wozniacki (second round)

06.   Eugenie Bouchard (first round)

07.   Ana Ivanovic (semifinals)

08.   Carla Suárez Navarro (third round)

09.   Ekaterina Makarova (fourth round)

10.   Andrea Petkovic (third round)

11.   Angelique Kerber (third round)

12.   Karolína Plíšková (second round)

13.   Lucie Šafářová (final)

14.   Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)

15.   Venus Williams (first round)

16.   Madison Keys (third round)

17.   Sara Errani (quarterfinals)

18.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)

19.   Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)

20.   Sabine Lisicki (third round)

21.   Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals)

22.   Barbora Strýcová (first round)

23.   Timea Bacsinszky (semifinals)

24.   Peng Shuai (first round, retired)

25.   Jelena Janković (first round)

26.   Samantha Stosur (third round)

27.   Victoria Azarenka (third round)

28.   Flavia Pennetta (fourth round)

29.   Alizé Cornet (fourth round)

30.   Irina-Camelia Begu (third round)

31.   Caroline Garcia (first round)

32.   Zarina Diyas (second round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2015 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	17	Sara Errani	1	3
								1	Serena Williams	4	6	6
								23	Timea Bacsinszky	6	3	0
	23	Timea Bacsinszky	6	7
		Alison Van Uytvanck	4	5
															1	Serena Williams	6	62	6
															13	Lucie Šafářová	3	77	2
	7	Ana Ivanovic	6	6
	19	Elina Svitolina	3	2
								7	Ana Ivanovic	5	5
								13	Lucie Šafářová	7	7
	21	Garbiñe Muguruza	63	3
	13	Lucie Šafářová	77	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	S Williams	6	6
	Q	A Hlaváčková	2	3				1	S Williams	5	6	6
		A-L Friedsam	6	4	6				A-L Friedsam	7	3	3
	Q	A Glatch	2	6	4										1	S Williams	3	6	6
		S Zheng	3	0											27	V Azarenka	6	4	2
		L Hradecká	6	6					L Hradecká	2	3
		MT Torró Flor	2	1				27	V Azarenka	6	6
	27	V Azarenka	6	6																		1	S Williams	1	7	6
	22	B Strýcová	65	2																			S Stephens	6	5	3
		T Pironkova	77	6					T Pironkova	6	77
		D Allertová	719	4	6				D Allertová	3	62
	Q	J Konta	617	6	2											T Pironkova	4	1
	WC	M Johansson	4	5												S Stephens	6	6
		H Watson	6	7					H Watson	2	4
		S Stephens	77	6					S Stephens	6	6
	15	V Williams	65	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	A Petkovic	6	6
		S Rogers	2	1				10	A Petkovic	4	6	6
	Q	L Domínguez Lino	3	77	6			Q	L Domínguez Lino	6	4	4
		C McHale	6	64	4										10	A Petkovic	3	3
		C Witthöft	6	7											17	S Errani	6	6
		K Siniaková	3	5					C Witthöft	3	6	2
		A Riske	61	6	0			17	S Errani	6	4	6
	17	S Errani	77	2	6																	17	S Errani	6	6
	25	J Janković	3	4																			J Görges	2	2
	Q	S Karatantcheva	6	6				Q	S Karatantcheva	6	1	2
		I Falconi	6	6					I Falconi	3	6	6
	WC	M Arcangioli	2	0												I Falconi	4	1
		C Vandeweghe	2	7	1											J Görges	6	6
		J Görges	6	5	6				J Görges	6	77
		K Knapp	3	0				5	C Wozniacki	4	64
	5	C Wozniacki	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	P Kvitová	6	3	6
		M Erakovic	4	6	4			4	P Kvitová	64	6	6
		S Soler Espinosa	6	6					S Soler Espinosa	77	4	2
		P Parmentier	4	3											4	P Kvitová	6	6
	Q	M Gasparyan	1	4											30	I-C Begu	3	2
		A Konjuh	6	6					A Konjuh	2	0
	PR	B Mattek-Sands	4	66				30	I-C Begu	6	6
	30	I-C Begu	6	78																		4	P Kvitová	6	0	3
	23	T Bacsinszky	6	6																		23	T Bacsinszky	2	6	6
		L Arruabarrena	3	4				23	T Bacsinszky	6	6
		T Smitková	6	6					T Smitková	2	0
		T Townsend	3	4											23	T Bacsinszky	6	6
		B Bencic	6	6											16	M Keys	4	2
		D Hantuchová	3	3					B Bencic	0	3
		V Lepchenko	63	3				16	M Keys	6	6
	16	M Keys	77	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	12	Ka Plíšková	77	6
		S Zhang	64	4				12	Ka Plíšková	6	65	4
		A Mitu	6	6					A Mitu	2	77	6
	WC	A Lim	3	2												A Mitu	7	6
		Q Wang	6	3	4											F Schiavone	5	4
		F Schiavone	3	6	6				F Schiavone	611	7	10
		K Bertens	1	6	2			18	S Kuznetsova	713	5	8
	18	S Kuznetsova	6	4	6																		A Mitu	1	3
	32	Z Diyas	6	6																			A Van Uytvanck	6	6
	Q	D Pfizenmaier	4	1				32	Z Diyas	6	1	4
		AK Schmiedlová	64	67					A Van Uytvanck	0	6	6
		A Van Uytvanck	77	79												A Van Uytvanck	6	6
		K Koukalová	3	64												K Mladenovic	4	1
		D Kovinić	6	77					D Kovinić	3	5
		K Mladenovic	6	6					K Mladenovic	6	7
	6	E Bouchard	4	4

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	A Ivanovic	4	6	6
		Y Shvedova	6	2	0			7	A Ivanovic	3	6	6
		P Cetkovská	3	2					M Doi	6	3	4
		M Doi	6	6											7	A Ivanovic	6	6
		B Jovanovski	1	6	6											D Vekić	0	3
		L Tsurenko	6	1	0				B Jovanovski	4	3
		D Vekić	3	6	6				D Vekić	6	6
	31	C Garcia	6	3	2																	7	A Ivanovic	7	3	6
	24	S Peng	0	0r																		9	E Makarova	5	6	1
		P Hercog	6	2					P Hercog	6	1	3
		K Flipkens	6	3	3				E Vesnina	2	6	6
		E Vesnina	2	6	6											E Vesnina	2	4
	WC	F Ferro	3	2											9	E Makarova	6	6
	Q	T Pereira	6	6				Q	T Pereira	2	7	3
	WC	L Chirico	4	2				9	E Makarova	6	5	6
	9	E Makarova	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	A Radwańska	2	6	1
		A Beck	6	3	6				A Beck	6	6
	Q	P Kania	5	6	6			Q	P Kania	2	2
		M Barthel	7	2	4											A Beck	3	6	4
		A Krunić	6	3	3										19	E Svitolina	6	2	6
		Y Putintseva	3	6	6				Y Putintseva	6	5	7
		Y Wickmayer	2	2				19	E Svitolina	1	7	9
	19	E Svitolina	6	6																		19	E Svitolina	6	711
	29	A Cornet	4	6	6																	29	A Cornet	2	69
		R Vinci	6	4	1			29	A Cornet	6	7
		A Dulgheru	6	6					A Dulgheru	2	5
		N Gibbs	3	1											29	A Cornet	4	6	7
		M Lučić-Baroni	6	3	6											M Lučić-Baroni	6	3	5
		L Davis	3	6	3				M Lučić-Baroni	7	6
		E Rodina	5	4				3	S Halep	5	1
	3	S Halep	7	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		M Niculescu	2	2				8	C Suárez Navarro	6	1
	WC	V Razzano	2	6	6			WC	V Razzano	3	0r
	Q	V Cepede Royg	6	4	2										8	C Suárez Navarro	3	4
		M Rybáriková	0	7	6										28	F Pennetta	6	6
	Q	O Rogowska	6	5	2				M Rybáriková	2	0
		M Linette	3	7	1			28	F Pennetta	6	6
	28	F Pennetta	6	5	6																	28	F Pennetta	3	4
	21	G Muguruza	6	7																		21	G Muguruza	6	6
	Q	P Martić	2	5				21	G Muguruza	6	6
		T Maria	5	3					C Giorgi	1	4
		C Giorgi	7	6											21	G Muguruza	4	6	6
		C Dellacqua	2	2											11	A Kerber	6	2	2
		A Tomljanović	6	6					A Tomljanović	3	2
		T Babos	0	1				11	A Kerber	6	6
	11	A Kerber	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	L Šafářová	78	711
		A Pavlyuchenkova	66	69				13	L Šafářová	6	6
	WC	O Dodin	6	5	1				K Nara	2	0
		K Nara	3	7	6										13	L Šafářová	6	77
		J Larsson	1	63											20	S Lisicki	3	62
		D Gavrilova	6	77					D Gavrilova	1	0r
		M Puig	3	2				20	S Lisicki	6	0
	20	S Lisicki	6	6																		13	L Šafářová	77	6
	26	S Stosur	6	6																		2	M Sharapova	63	4
		M Brengle	1	3				26	S Stosur	6	6
	WC	A Hesse	2	6	6			WC	A Hesse	0	1
		J Gajdošová	6	3	2										26	S Stosur	3	4
		S Vögele	6	3	2										2	M Sharapova	6	6
		V Diatchenko	4	6	6				V Diatchenko	3	1
		K Kanepi	2	4				2	M Sharapova	6	6
	2	M Sharapova	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	S. Williams	Šafářová
1st serve %	47/83 (57%)	67/93 (72%)
1st serve points won	36 of 47 = 77%	38 of 67 = 57%
2nd serve points won	16 of 36 = 44%	11 of 26 = 42%
Total service points won	52 of 83 = 62.65%	49 of 93 = 52.69%
Aces	11	2
Double faults	9	1
Winners	19	13
Unforced errors	33	25
Net points won	3 of 4 = 75%	2 of 2 = 100%
Break points converted	7 of 11 = 64%	4 of 4 = 100%
Return points won	44 of 93 = 47%	31 of 83 = 37%
Total points won	96	80
Source