title: 2015 Aegon Classic – Singles
text: # 2015 Aegon Classic – Singles
  
  Ana Ivanovic was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Michelle Larcher de Brito.
  
  Angelique Kerber won the title, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final, $6–7^{(5–7)},$ 6–3, $7–6^{(7–4)}.$
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
      01. Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
      02. Ana Ivanovic (second round)
      03. Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)
      04. Angelique Kerber (champion)
      05. Eugenie Bouchard (second round)
      06. Karolína Plíšková (final)
      07. Andrea Petkovic (second round)
      08. Sabine Lisicki (semifinals)
      09. Garbiñe Muguruza (first round)
      10. Barbora Strýcová (third round)
      11. Alizé Cornet (first round)
      12. Victoria Azarenka (second round, withdrew due to foot injury)
      13. Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
      14. Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
      15. Jelena Janković (third round)
      16. Caroline Garcia (second round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Simona Halep | 6 | 0 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kristina Mladenovic | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kristina Mladenovic | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ | | Kristina Mladenovic | 2 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  | 3 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2 | 2 | | 6 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  | 6 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Karolína Plíšková | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^4$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Angelique Kerber | $6^5$ | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | Kateřina Siniaková | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Angelique Kerber | $6^5$ | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 4 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | Sabine Lisicki | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Sabine Lisicki | $7^7$ | 6 | | 8 | Sabine Lisicki | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Daniela Hantuchová | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Broady | 6 | 6 | | WC | N Broady | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Tomljanović | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | C Vandeweghe | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | K Koukalová | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Q | K Koukalová | 7 | 6 | | Q | K Koukalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Maria | 2 | 6 | $6^6$ | 16 | C Garcia | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | C Garcia | 6 | 2 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 0 | $6^4$ |
  | 10 | B Strýcová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | M Niculescu | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Tsurenko | 4 | 3 | | | L Hradecká | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | B Strýcová | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | | K Mladenovic | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Riske | 3 | $6^7$ | | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5/WC | E Bouchard | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Vinci | 2 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | Q | T Babos | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Babos | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | 3 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | H Watson | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | S Kuznetsova | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | A Krunić | $7^7$ | 6 | | Q | A Krunić | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Knapp | $6^4$ | 7 | 2 | 13 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | S Kuznetsova | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 2 |
  | 12 | V Azarenka | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
  | | V Lepchenko | $6^7$ | 4 | | 12 | V Azarenka | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Bondarenko | $6^7$ | $6^5$ | | | Z Diyas | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Z Diyas | $7^9$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | Z Diyas | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Gajdošová | 1 | 3 | | WC | J Konta | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Ka Plíšková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | A Petkovic | 6 | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Siniaková | 6 | $7^7$ | | | K Siniaková | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Nara | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Puig | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | C McHale | 4 | 0 | | | | |
  | Q | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Doi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C McHale | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | A Cornet | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | K Siniaková | 2 | 4 |
  | 15/WC | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 |
  | | T Smitková | 4 | 4 | | 15/WC | J Janković | $7^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | | | C Dellacqua | $6^{11}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Davis | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 15/WC | J Janković | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | K Swan | 2 | 2 | | | T Pironkova | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | S Lisicki | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Lučić-Baroni | 5 | 3 | | | B Bencic | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Bencic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | S Lisicki | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Rybáriková | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | B Jovanovski | 2 | 3 | | | AK Schmiedlová | $6^0$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | M Rybáriková | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | G Muguruza | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Lisicki | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 14 | I-C Begu | 6 | $6^{10}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | $6^2$ | 2 |
  | | D Hantuchová | 4 | $7^{12}$ | 6 | | D Hantuchová | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | P Cetkovská | 4 | 2 | | Q | M Erakovic | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | LL | S Zheng | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | M Larcher de Brito | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | M Larcher de Brito | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Larcher de Brito | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | A Ivanovic | 4 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Carina Witthöft (first round)
  * Bojana Jovanovski (moved to main draw)
  * Zheng Saisai (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Irina Falconi (qualifying competition)
  * Francesca Schiavone (first round)
  * Kirsten Flipkens (qualifying competition)
  * Tatjana Maria (qualified)
  * Shelby Rogers (first round, retired)
  * Klára Koukalová (qualified)
  * Ana Konjuh (withdrew, still playing in Nottingham)
  * Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)
  * Tímea Babos (qualified)
  * Yanina Wickmayer (qualifying competition)
  * Yulia Putintseva (first round)
  * Marina Erakovic (qualified)
  * Misaki Doi (qualified)
  * Mariana Duque Mariño (qualifying competition)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Aleksandra Krunić
  * Tímea Babos
  * Klára Koukalová
  * Michelle Larcher de Brito
  * Misaki Doi
  * Marina Erakovic
  * Tatjana Maria
  * Kateryna Bondarenko
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Zheng Saisai
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Carina Witthöft | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Nicole Gibbs | $7^7$ | $6^1$ | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Nicole Gibbs | $7^7$ | $6^1$ | 7 | | Nicole Gibbs | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 |
  | | | | | | 11 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 |
  | WC | Sara Beth Askew | 2 | 1 | | 11 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 |
  | 11 | Aleksandra Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 17 | Mariana Duque Mariño | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Jana Čepelová | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Jana Čepelová | 1 | 1 | 17 | Mariana Duque Mariño | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 4 |
  | | | | | 12 | Tímea Babos | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | Urszula Radwańska | 3 | 3 | 12 | Tímea Babos | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 12 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Zheng Saisai | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | Emily Webley-Smith | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
  | WC | Emily Webley-Smith | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Zheng Saisai | 1 | 1 |
  | | | | | | 9 | Klára Koukalová | 6 | 6 |
  | | Louisa Chirico | $6^5$ | 4 | | 9 | Klára Koukalová | 6 | 6 |
  | 9 | Klára Koukalová | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Irina Falconi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Margarita Gasparyan | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Margarita Gasparyan | 3 | 3 | 4 | Irina Falconi | 0 | 6 | 2 |
  | | | | | | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 6 | 6 | | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | 14 | Yulia Putintseva | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Francesca Schiavone | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6 | 6 | | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6 | 1 | $6^4$ |
  | | | | | 16 | Misaki Doi | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | WC | Naomi Cavaday | 1 | 2 | 16 | Misaki Doi | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 16 | Misaki Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Kirsten Flipkens | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
  | WC | Harriet Dart | $6^2$ | 5 | | | | | |
  | WC | Harriet Dart | $6^2$ | 5 | 6 | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | $6^1$ | $6^4$ |
  | | | | | 15 | Marina Erakovic | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
  | | Alla Kudryavtseva | 1 | 2 | 15 | Marina Erakovic | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
  | 15 | Marina Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Seventh qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Tatjana Maria | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Anna Tatishvili | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Anna Tatishvili | 1 | 3 | 7 | Tatjana Maria | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | Alt | Çağla Büyükakçay | 4 | 3 |
  | | Stefanie Vögele | 2 | $0^r$ | Alt | Çağla Büyükakçay | 4 | 3 |
  | Alt | Çağla Büyükakçay | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  
  **Eighth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Shelby Rogers | $4^r$ | | | | | | |
  | Alt | Kateryna Bondarenko | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Alt | Kateryna Bondarenko | 3 | | Alt | Kateryna Bondarenko | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | 13 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 |
  | | Grace Min | 1 | 1 | 13 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 |
  | 13 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  