title: 2015 Tashkent Open
text: # 2015 Tashkent Open
  
  The 2015 Tashkent Open was a WTA International tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the Tashkent Open, on the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tashkent Tennis Center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, between September 28 and October 3, 2015.
  
  ## Points and prize money
  
  ### Point distribution
  
  | Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
  | Doubles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
  
  ### Prize money
  
  | Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of $32^1$ | Q2 | Q1 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,200 | $3,420 | $2,220 | $1,285 | $750 |
  | Doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
  
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  ## Singles main-draw entrants
  
  | Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | GER | Annika Beck | 43 | 1 |
  | GER | Carina Witthöft | 55 | 2 |
  | SLO | Polona Hercog | 60 | 3 |
  | SWE | Johanna Larsson | 61 | 4 |
  | CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 69 | 5 |
  | RUS | Margarita Gasparyan | 70 | 6 |
  | LAT | Jeļena Ostapenko | 77 | 7 |
  | ROU | Andreea Mitu | 84 | 8 |
  
  * $^1$ Rankings as of September 21, 2015
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  
  * Nigina Abduraimova
  * Anhelina Kalinina
  * Sabina Sharipova
  
  The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  
  * Paula Kania
  * Anett Kontaveit
  * Kateryna Kozlova
  * Stefanie Vögele
  
  The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
  
  * Petra Martić
  
  ### Withdrawals
  
  **Before the tournament**
  
  * Denisa Allertová (abdominal strain) → replaced by Petra Martić
  * Vitalia Diatchenko → replaced by Elena Vesnina
  * Marina Erakovic → replaced by Kiki Bertens
  * Kirsten Flipkens → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková
  * Tatjana Maria → replaced by Jana Čepelová
  * Kurumi Nara → replaced by Jeļena Ostapenko
  * Tereza Smitková → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich
  * Yanina Wickmayer → replaced by Nao Hibino
  
  **During the tournament**
  
  * Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Lower Back Injury)
  
  ## Doubles main-draw entrants
  
  ### Seeds
  
  | Country | Player | Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | NED | Kiki Bertens | SWE | Johanna Larsson | 80 | 1 |
  | RUS | Margarita Gasparyan | RUS | Alexandra Panova | 125 | 2 |
  | GBR | Jocelyn Rae | GBR | Anna Smith | 158 | 3 |
  | GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | POL | Paula Kania | 164 | 4 |
  
  * $^1$ Rankings as of September 21, 2015
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
  
  * Nigina Abduraimova / Akgul Amanmuradova
  * Ekaterina Bychkova / Stefanie Vögele
  
  The following pair received entry as alternates:
  
  * Alona Fomina / Kateryna Kozlova
  
  ### Withdrawals
  
  **Before the tournament**
  
  * Kiki Bertens (Left Foot/Heel Injury)
  
  ### Retirements
  
  * Anna-Lena Friedsam (Abdominal Injury)
  
  ## Champions
  
  ### Singles
  
  * Nao Hibino def. Donna Vekić, 6–2, 6–2
  
  ### Doubles
  
  * Margarita Gasparyan / Alexandra Panova def Vera Dushevina / Kateřina Siniaková, 6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
  