2015_US_Open_(tennis)
2015 US Open (tennis)
Tennis tournament
The 2015 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 135th edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Marin Čilić was the defending champion in the men's singles event, but lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Serena Williams was the three-time defending champion in the women's singles event and was also trying to complete the first calendar Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988, having won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, but lost to Roberta Vinci in the semifinals. Flavia Pennetta won the women's singles title and became the first Italian to win the US Open. The finalists Vinci and Flavia Pennetta were childhood friends from Southern Italy and grew up together.[1]
The 2015 US Open was the 135th edition of the tournament and it was held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States.
The tournament was 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. There are singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.
In addition, the annual men's and women's Champions Invitational doubles events were held, with eight male and eight female former Grand Slam champions taking part. For the second year running, the American Collegiate Invitational competitions is organized, where top sixteen American collegiate players compete in men's and women's singles events. Exhibition matches also take place.
The tournament is played on hard courts and takes place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium (with permanent steel erected and new video boards, LED court lighting and sound system in place, as part of a refurbishment project), Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand. It is the last ever US Open played on courts without the operational roof on center court and with the old Grandstand in place. Starting from the 2016 edition, the Arthur Ashe Stadium will have completed retractable roof and matches will be played on newly built Grandstand.
After two years of tournament being scheduled across 15 days, the US Open returns to a traditional 14-day schedule in 2015, which has impact on all senior events. Women's singles semifinals have been scheduled for September 10 evening session, while men's singles semifinal matches will be played on Friday September 11 after mixed doubles final. Men's doubles final will be played before women's singles final on Saturday September 12, and men's singles final will follow women's doubles final.
Because Serena Williams could become the first woman to win all four major tennis titles in a calendar year since Steffi Graf accomplished the feat in 1988 and because she could tie Graf's major title count of 22, the women's final sold out before the men's final for the first time.[2]
In the United States, the 2015 US Open was the first under a new, 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series, thus ending CBS Sports' 46-year association with the tournament, and availability of coverage on broadcast television. This also made ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors (the French Open is split between Tennis Channel for cable coverage and NBC for over-the-air coverage, with portions previously sub-licensed to ESPN until 2016).[3][4][5]
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Senior
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair
|
Junior
|
Prize money
The US Open total prize money for 2015 was increased by 10.5 percent to a record $42,253,400, which potentially could reach almost 45 million dollars, as the top three finishers in the Emirates Airline US Open Series may earn up an additional $2.625 million in bonus money at the US Open.
Of the total prize money, $33,017,800 (plus $1,760,000 in qualifying competitions) is distributed for singles players, $4,927,600 for teams competing in doubles events and $500,000 for mixed doubles teams. Competitors in Legends Exhibition, Wheelchair and Champions Invitational events earn $570,000 while players' per diem is estimated at $1,478,000.[6]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $3,300,000 | $1,600,000 | $805,000 | $410,975 | $213,575 | $120,200 | $68,600 | $39,500 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| Doubles [lower-alpha 1] | $570,000 | $275,000 | $133,150 | $67,675 | $35,025 | $21,700 | $14,200 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed doubles [lower-alpha 1] | $150,000 | $70,000 | $30,000 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
- Bonus prize money
Top three players in the 2015 US Open Series receive bonus prize money, depending on where they finished in the 2015 US Open, according to money schedule below.[7]
| 2015 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish | 2015 US Open Finish | Awardees | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | |||
| 1st place | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $70,000 | $40,000 | $25,000 | $15,000 |  Andy Murray | $70,000 |
 Karolína Plíšková | $15,000 | |||||||||
| 2nd place | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | $35,000 | $20,000 | $12,500 | $7,500 |  Novak Djokovic | $500,000 |
 Serena Williams | $125,000 | |||||||||
| 3rd place | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | $31,250 | $17,500 | $10,000 | $6,250 | $3,750 | John Isner | $17,500 |
 Simona Halep | $62,500 | |||||||||
| Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic [1] |
 Roger Federer [2] | ||
| Semifinals out | |||
| Stan Wawrinka [5] |
 Marin Cilic [9] | ||
| Quarterfinals out | |||
 Feliciano López [18] |
 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [19] |
 Kevin Anderson [15] |
Richard Gasquet [12] |
| 4th round out | |||
| Roberto Bautista Agut [23] |
 Fabio Fognini [32] |
Benoît Paire |
Jérémy Chardy [27] |
| Donald Young |
Andy Murray [3] |
Tomáš Berdych [6] |
John Isner [13] |
| 3rd round out | |||
| Andreas Seppi [25] |
 David Goffin [14] |
 Milos Raonic [10] |
Rafael Nadal [8] |
| Tommy Robredo [26] |
 Sergiy Stakhovsky |
 Mikhail Kukushkin |
David Ferrer [7] |
| Ruben Bemelmans |
Viktor Troicki [22] |
 Dominic Thiem [20] |
 Thomaz Bellucci [30] |
| Guillermo García-López [31] |
 Bernard Tomic [24] |
Jiří Veselý |
 Philipp Kohlschreiber [29] |
| 2nd round out | |||
| Andreas Haider-Maurer |
 Teymuraz Gabashvili |
Pablo Carreño Busta |
 Ričardas Berankis |
| Fernando Verdasco |
Mardy Fish (PR) |
 Pablo Cuevas |
 Diego Schwartzman |
 Marsel İlhan |
Sam Groth |
Marcel Granollers |
Illya Marchenko (Q) |
| Evgeny Donskoy (Q) |
 Grigor Dimitrov [17] |
 Martin Kližan |
Filip Krajinović |
 Chung Hyeon |
Jack Sock [28] |
Rajeev Ram |
Aljaž Bedene |
| Austin Krajicek (WC) |
 Denis Istomin |
 Yoshihito Nishioka (Q) |
Adrian Mannarino |
| Jürgen Melzer (Q) |
Nicolas Mahut |
Lleyton Hewitt (WC) |
 Robin Haase |
| Mikhail Youzhny |
Ivo Karlović [21] |
Lukáš Rosol |
Steve Darcis |
| 1st round out | |||
| João Souza |
Vasek Pospisil |
Pablo Andújar |
Tommy Paul (Q) |
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert (WC) |
 Jerzy Janowicz |
 João Sousa |
Simone Bolelli |
| Tim Smyczek |
Tommy Haas (PR) |
Marco Cecchinato |
 Nikoloz Basilashvili (Q) |
| Steve Johnson |
 Dudi Sela |
 Elias Ymer (Q) |
Borna Ćorić |
| Kei Nishikori [4] |
Radek Štěpánek (PR) |
Alexandr Dolgopolov |
Michael Berrer (Q) |
 Jarkko Nieminen |
Lukáš Lacko |
John Millman |
Gaël Monfils [16] |
| Guido Pella (Q) |
Lucas Pouille |
 Lu Yen-hsun |
Matthew Ebden (Q) |
| Ryan Shane (WC) |
Florian Mayer (PR) |
 Alejandro González (Q) |
 Radu Albot |
| Albert Ramos |
James Duckworth |
 Gilles Müller |
 Víctor Estrella Burgos |
| Frances Tiafoe (WC) |
Ryan Harrison (WC) |
 Ernests Gulbis |
Gilles Simon [11] |
| Andrey Rublev (Q) |
Santiago Giraldo |
Benjamin Becker |
Daniel Gimeno-Traver |
| James Ward |
Paul-Henri Mathieu (Q) |
Konstantin Kravchuk (Q) |
Nick Kyrgios |
| Bjorn Fratangelo (WC) |
Denis Kudla |
Sam Querrey |
Janko Tipsarević (PR) |
 Damir Džumhur |
Aleksandr Nedovyesov |
Dustin Brown |
Thanasi Kokkinakis |
 Malek Jaziri |
John-Patrick Smith (Q) |
Paolo Lorenzi |
Federico Delbonis |
| Alexander Zverev (Q) |
Jared Donaldson (WC) |
 Marcos Baghdatis |
Leonardo Mayer |
| Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Flavia Pennetta [26] |
Roberta Vinci | ||
| Semifinals out | |||
| Serena Williams [1] |
Simona Halep [2] | ||
| Quarterfinals out | |||
| Venus Williams [23] |
Kristina Mladenovic |
Petra Kvitová [5] |
 Victoria Azarenka [20] |
| 4th round out | |||
| Madison Keys [19] |
 Anett Kontaveit (Q) |
Ekaterina Makarova [13] |
Eugenie Bouchard [25] |
| Johanna Konta (Q) |
Samantha Stosur [22] |
Varvara Lepchenko |
Sabine Lisicki [24] |
| 3rd round out | |||
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands (WC) |
Agnieszka Radwańska [15] |
Belinda Bencic [12] |
Madison Brengle |
| Daria Kasatkina (LL) |
Elina Svitolina [17] |
Mariana Duque Mariño |
Dominika Cibulková |
| Anna Karolína Schmiedlová [32] |
Andrea Petkovic [18] |
Sara Errani [16] |
Petra Cetkovská (PR) |
| Mona Barthel |
Angelique Kerber [11] |
Barbora Strýcová |
Shelby Rogers (Q) |
| 2nd round out | |||
| Kiki Bertens (Q) |
Coco Vandeweghe |
Tereza Smitková |
Magda Linette |
| Misaki Doi |
Irina Falconi |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [31] |
Anna Tatishvili (Q) |
| Ana Konjuh |
Bojana Jovanovski |
Kaia Kanepi |
Lauren Davis |
| Denisa Allertová |
Océane Dodin (WC) |
 Polona Hercog |
Jessica Pegula (Q) |
| Nicole Gibbs (WC) |
 Danka Kovinić |
Elena Vesnina |
Garbiñe Muguruza [9] |
| Jeļena Ostapenko (Q) |
Evgeniya Rodina |
Monica Niculescu |
 Caroline Wozniacki [4] |
| Lesia Tsurenko |
Olga Govortsova |
Yanina Wickmayer |
Karin Knapp |
 Wang Qiang |
Camila Giorgi |
Kurumi Nara |
Kateryna Bondarenko (Q) |
| 1st round out | |||
| Vitalia Diatchenko |
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni |
Kateryna Kozlova (Q) |
Sloane Stephens [29] |
| Klára Koukalová |
Andreea Mitu |
Urszula Radwańska |
Kateřina Siniaková |
| Sesil Karatantcheva |
Daniela Hantuchová |
Samantha Crawford (WC) |
 Monica Puig |
| Magdaléna Rybáriková |
Casey Dellacqua |
Zheng Saisai |
Karolína Plíšková [8] |
| Daria Gavrilova |
Tatjana Maria |
Lara Arruabarrena |
Svetlana Kuznetsova [30] |
| Elizaveta Kulichkova (Q) |
Anna-Lena Friedsam |
Heather Watson |
Teliana Pereira |
| Carla Suárez Navarro [10] |
Vania King (PR) |
Sofia Kenin (WC) |
Jelena Janković [21] |
| Alison Riske |
Zarina Diyas |
Alison Van Uytvanck |
Ana Ivanovic [7] |
| Laura Siegemund (Q) |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
Aleksandra Krunić |
Julia Görges |
| Caroline Garcia |
Laura Robson (PR) |
Louisa Chirico (WC) |
Carina Witthöft |
| Mayo Hibi (Q) |
Annika Beck |
Tereza Mrdeža (Q) |
 Tímea Babos |
| Jarmila Gajdošová |
Alexandra Panova (Q) |
Christina McHale |
Jamie Loeb (WC) |
| Lucie Šafářová [6] |
Kirsten Flipkens |
Tsvetana Pironkova |
Irina-Camelia Begu [28] |
| Lucie Hradecká |
Francesca Schiavone |
Ajla Tomljanović |
Alexandra Dulgheru |
| Timea Bacsinszky [14] |
 Maria Sakkari (Q) |
Johanna Larsson |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Q) |
| Alizé Cornet [27] |
Sachia Vickery (WC) |
Yulia Putintseva |
 Marina Erakovic |
Before the tournament
- Maria Sharapova, the 2006 champion, ranked third in the world (formerly first), withdrew from the tournament due to a leg injury the day before tournament began. Making her withdrawal that was for the second time in three years.[8]
Day 4
- British qualifier Johanna Konta upset the 9th seeded Garbiñe Muguruza won in three sets at 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–2 on an epic longest match at three hours and twenty-three minutes, surpassing Nadia Petrova–Samantha Stosur match in the 2011 US Open.[9]
Day 6
- Eugenie Bouchard announced that she is withdrawing from the tournament citing a concussion days before her scheduled fourth round match with 43rd-ranked Roberta Vinci. She also withdrew from Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Due to a withdrawal issue, Vinci advanced to her US Open quarterfinal in four years.[10]
Day 8
- Kevin Anderson, the 15th seed, upset the 3rd seeded Andy Murray in the fourth round on a four setter win. This was the first time since 2010 US Open that Murray failed to reach his Slam quarterfinal. Anderson became the first South African to reach a Slam quarterfinal since Wayne Ferreira at the 2003 Australian Open.[11]
Day 9 and 10
- In the women's quarterfinals, Kristina Mladenovic, Petra Kvitová and Simona Halep reached in their first US Open quarterfinal. For Mladenovic, it was her first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal overall six years after her first Slam debut.[12][13]
Day 11
- The women's semifinals was scheduled to be on September 10 but was canceled due to a rain.[14]
Day 12
- Roberta Vinci defeated Women's No. 1 and 3-time defending champion Serena Williams in three sets. This loss ended Williams' bid to win a calendar-year Grand Slam.[15]
Day 13
- In the women's final, the two players were Italian: Vinci and Flavia Pennetta. This was the first time this happened in the Open Era.[16]
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic def. 
Roger Federer, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles
Flavia Pennetta def. Roberta Vinci, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Men's doubles
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut def. 
Jamie Murray / 
John Peers, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles
- Martina Hingis /
Sania Mirza def. Casey Dellacqua / 
Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–3, 6–3
Mixed doubles
- Martina Hingis / Leander Paes def.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sam Querrey, 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Junior boys' singles
- Taylor Harry Fritz def. Tommy Paul, 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
Junior girls' singles
Dalma Gálfi def. Sofia Kenin, 7–5, 6–4
Junior boys' doubles
Félix Auger-Aliassime / Denis Shapovalov def. Brandon Holt / Riley Smith, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Junior girls' doubles
Viktória Kužmová / 
Aleksandra Pospelova def. Anna Kalinskaya / Anastasia Potapova, 7–5, 6–2
Men's champions doubles
- Pat Cash / Mark Philippoussis def. Michael Chang / Todd Martin, 6–2, 6–1
Women's champions doubles
- Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández vs Tracy Austin / Gigi Fernández, not played
Wheelchair men's singles
Shingo Kunieda def. Stéphane Houdet, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–2
Wheelchair women's singles
- Jordanne Whiley def. Yui Kamiji, 6–4, 0–6, 6–1
Wheelchair quad singles
- Dylan Alcott def. David Wagner, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Wheelchair men's doubles
- Stéphane Houdet / Gordon Reid def. Michaël Jeremiasz / Nicolas Peifer, 6–3, 6–1
Wheelchair women's doubles
Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot def. Marjolein Buis / 
Sabine Ellerbrock, 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Wheelchair quad doubles
- Nick Taylor / David Wagner def. Dylan Alcott / Andrew Lapthorne, 4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Seedings are based on rankings as of August 24, 2015. Rankings and points before are as of August 31, 2015.
Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2014, points defending includes results from both the 2014 US Open and tournaments from the week of September 8, 2014 (Davis Cup for the men; Hong Kong, Québec, and Tashkent for the women).
Men's singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before |
Points defending |
Points won |
Points after |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic |
14,865 | 720 | 2,000 | 16,145 | Champion, defeated Roger Federer [2] |
| 2 | 2 | Roger Federer |
9,065 | 720+140 | 1,200 | 9,405 | Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 3 | 3 | Andy Murray |
8,840 | 360 | 180 | 8,660 | Fourth round lost to Kevin Anderson [15] |
| 4 | 4 | Kei Nishikori |
6,205 | 1,200 | 10 | 5,015 | First round lost to Benoît Paire |
| 5 | 5 | Stan Wawrinka |
5,710 | 360+70 | 720 | 6,000 | Semifinals lost to Roger Federer [2] |
| 6 | 6 | Tomáš Berdych |
5,230 | 360 | 180 | 5,050 | Fourth round lost to Richard Gasquet [12] |
| 7 | 7 | David Ferrer |
3,695 | 90 | 90 | 3,695 | Third round lost to Jérémy Chardy [27] |
| 8 | 8 | Rafael Nadal |
3,680 | 0 | 90 | 3,770 | Third round lost to Fabio Fognini [32] |
| 9 | 9 | Marin Čilić |
3,550 | 2,000 | 720 | 2,270 | Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 10 | 10 | Milos Raonic |
2,880 | 180 | 90 | 2,790 | Third round lost to Feliciano López [18] |
| 11 | 11 | Gilles Simon |
2,730 | 180 | 10 | 2,560 | First round lost to Donald Young |
| 12 | 12 | Richard Gasquet |
2,240 | 90+65 | 360+45 | 2,490 | Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [2] |
| 13 | 13 | John Isner |
2,235 | 90 | 180 | 2,325 | Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [2] |
| 14 | 15 | David Goffin |
2,130 | 90+15 | 90 | 2,115 | Third round retired against Roberto Bautista Agut [23] |
| 15 | 14 | Kevin Anderson |
2,160 | 90 | 360 | 2,430 | Quarterfinals lost to Stan Wawrinka [5] |
| 16 | 16 | Gaël Monfils |
1,850 | 360 | 10 | 1,500 | First round retired against Illya Marchenko [Q] |
| 17 | 17 | Grigor Dimitrov |
1,735 | 180 | 45 | 1,600 | Second round lost to Mikhail Kukushkin |
| 18 | 19 | Feliciano López |
1,665 | 90 | 360 | 1,935 | Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 19 | 18 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
1,675 | 180+70 | 360 | 1,785 | Quarterfinals lost to Marin Čilić [9] |
| 20 | 20 | Dominic Thiem |
1,645 | 180 | 90 | 1,555 | Third round lost to Kevin Anderson [15] |
| 21 | 21 | Ivo Karlović |
1,620 | 45 | 45 | 1,620 | Second round lost to Jiří Veselý |
| 22 | 22 | Viktor Troicki |
1,559 | (83)+100 | 90+45 | 1,511 | Third round lost to Donald Young |
| 23 | 23 | Roberto Bautista Agut |
1,510 | 180 | 180 | 1,510 | Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 24 | 24 | Bernard Tomic |
1,465 | 45 | 90 | 1,510 | Third round lost to Richard Gasquet [12] |
| 25 | 25 | Andreas Seppi |
1,430 | 45 | 90 | 1,475 | Third round lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 26 | 26 | Tommy Robredo |
1,405 | 180 | 90 | 1,315 | Third round lost to Benoît Paire |
| 27 | 27 | Jérémy Chardy |
1,300 | 45 | 180 | 1,435 | Fourth round lost to Marin Čilić [9] |
| 28 | 28 | Jack Sock |
1,250 | 10 | 45 | 1,285 | Second round retired against Ruben Bemelmans |
| 29 | 29 | Philipp Kohlschreiber |
1,230 | 180 | 90 | 1,140 | Third round lost to Roger Federer [2] |
| 30 | 30 | Thomaz Bellucci |
1,190 | 45 | 90 | 1,235 | Third round lost to Andy Murray [3] |
| 31 | 31 | Guillermo García-López |
1,190 | 45 | 90 | 1,235 | Third round lost to Tomáš Berdych [6] |
| 32 | 32 | Fabio Fognini |
1,165 | 45 | 180 | 1,300 | Fourth round lost to Feliciano López [18] |
Women's singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before |
Points defending |
Points won |
Points after |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Serena Williams |
12,721 | 2,000 | 780 | 11,501 | Semifinals lost to Roberta Vinci |
| 2 | 2 | Simona Halep |
6,130 | 130 | 780 | 6,780 | Semifinals lost to Flavia Pennetta [26] |
| Maria Sharapova |
6,035 | 240 | 0 | 5,795 | Withdrew due to right leg injury[8] | ||
| 4 | 5 | Caroline Wozniacki |
4,740 | 1,300 | 70 | 3,510 | Second round lost to Petra Cetkovská [PR] |
| 5 | 4 | Petra Kvitová |
4,995 | 130 | 430 | 5,295 | Quarterfinals lost to Flavia Pennetta [26] |
| 6 | 6 | Lucie Šafářová |
3,800 | 240 | 10 | 3,570 | First round lost to Lesia Tsurenko |
| 7 | 7 | Ana Ivanovic |
3,500 | 70 | 10 | 3,440 | First round lost to Dominika Cibulková |
| 8 | 8 | Karolína Plíšková |
3,335 | 130 | 10 | 3,215 | First round lost to Anna Tatishvili [Q] |
| 9 | 9 | Garbiñe Muguruza |
3,245 | 10 | 70 | 3,305 | Second round lost to Johanna Konta [Q] |
| 10 | 10 | Carla Suárez Navarro |
3,190 | 130 | 10 | 3,070 | First round lost to Denisa Allertová |
| 11 | 11 | Angelique Kerber |
3,150 | 130 | 130 | 3,150 | Third round lost to Victoria Azarenka [20] |
| 12 | 12 | Belinda Bencic |
3,035 | 430 | 130 | 2,735 | Third round lost to Venus Williams [23] |
| 13 | 13 | Ekaterina Makarova |
2,920 | 780 | 240 | 2,380 | Fourth round lost to Kristina Mladenovic |
| 14 | 14 | Timea Bacsinszky |
2,896 | 70 | 10 | 2,836 | First round lost to Barbora Strýcová |
| 15 | 15 | Agnieszka Radwańska |
2,760 | 70 | 130 | 2,820 | Third round lost to Madison Keys [19] |
| 16 | 16 | Sara Errani |
2,610 | 430 | 130 | 2,310 | Third round lost to Samantha Stosur [22] |
| 17 | 17 | Elina Svitolina |
2,530 | 10 | 130 | 2,650 | Third round lost to Ekaterina Makarova [13] |
| 18 | 18 | Andrea Petkovic |
2,450 | 130 | 130 | 2,450 | Third round lost to Johanna Konta [Q] |
| 19 | 19 | Madison Keys |
2,275 | 70 | 240 | 2,445 | Fourth round lost to Serena Williams [1] |
| 20 | 20 | Victoria Azarenka |
2,271 | 430 | 430 | 2,271 | Quarterfinals lost to Simona Halep [2] |
| 21 | 21 | Jelena Janković |
2,135 | 240 | 10 | 1,905 | First round lost to Océane Dodin [WC] |
| 22 | 22 | Samantha Stosur |
2,135 | 70 | 240 | 2,305 | Fourth round lost to Flavia Pennetta [26] |
| 23 | 23 | Venus Williams |
2,072 | 130+180 | 430+1 | 2,193 | Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [1] |
| 24 | 24 | Sabine Lisicki |
1,945 | 130+280 | 240+1 | 1,776 | Fourth round lost to Simona Halep [2] |
| 25 | 25 | Eugenie Bouchard |
1,887 | 240 | 240 | 1,887 | Fourth round withdrew due to a concussion |
| 26 | 26 | Flavia Pennetta |
1,747 | 430 | 2,000 | 3,317 | Champion, defeated Roberta Vinci |
| 27 | 27 | Alizé Cornet |
1,745 | 130 | 10 | 1,625 | First round lost to Kurumi Nara |
| 28 | 28 | Irina-Camelia Begu |
1,676 | 70+30 | 10+1 | 1,587 | First round lost to Olga Govortsova |
| 29 | 29 | Sloane Stephens |
1,621 | 70 | 10 | 1,561 | First round lost to Coco Vandeweghe |
| 30 | 30 | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
1,572 | 10 | 10 | 1,572 | First round lost to Kristina Mladenovic |
| 31 | 31 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
1,550 | 70 | 70 | 1,550 | Second round lost to Anett Kontaveit (Q) |
| 32 | 32 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová |
1,451 | 10 | 130 | 1,571 | Third round lost to Petra Kvitová [5] |
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Mixed doubles
| Team | Rank1 | Seed | |
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 Sania Mirza |
Bruno Soares |
21 | 1 |
| Chan Yung-jan |
Rohan Bopanna |
26 | 2 |
| Lucie Hradecká |
Marcin Matkowski |
30 | 3 |
| Martina Hingis |
Leander Paes |
31 | 4 |
| Michaëlla Krajicek |
Jean-Julien Rojer |
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| Yaroslava Shvedova |
Juan Sebastián Cabal |
42 | 6 |
| Raquel Kops-Jones |
Raven Klaasen |
43 | 7 |
| Julia Görges |
Nenad Zimonjić |
44 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 24, 2015.
The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.
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The qualifying competitions took place at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 25 – 28, 2015.
Junior boys' singlesMain article: 2015 US Open –Junior Boys' Singles Qualifying
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Junior girls' singlesMain article: 2015 US Open – Junior girls' qualifying
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The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.
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- Winner of the Men's USTA Pro Circuit's US Open Wild Card Challenge held in Binghamton, NY, Lexington, KY and Aptos, CA
- Winner of the men's singles tournament in the 2015 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
- Winner of the Kalamazoo Wild Card tournament
- Winner of the Women's USTA Pro Circuit's US Open Wild Card Challenge held in Stockton, CA, Sacramento, CA and Lexington, KY[17]
- Winner of the San Diego Wild Card tournament
- Winner of the women's singles tournament in the 2015 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
- Winner of the women's doubles tournament in the US Open National Playoffs [18]
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