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 achievement of her career; she suffered from influenza during her title run.[3]

Women's singles
2015 French Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upCzech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Score6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
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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.[4]

Seeds

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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

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 5

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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References

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  1. ^ "French Open: Serena Williams wins after 'nightmare 48 hours'". BBC Sport. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Serena Williams wins French Open after beating Lucie Safarova in final – as it happened". Guardian. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Third Time Is a Chore as Serena Williams Wins French Open Title". The New York Times. 6 June 2015.
  4. ^ "French Open Day 10: Ivanovic into first Grand Slam semifinal since 2008". Associated Press. tennis.com. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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