title: 2015 Mubadala World Tennis Championship – Singles
text: # 2015 Mubadala World Tennis Championship – Singles
  
  Novak Djokovic was the three-time defending champion and lost the final to Andy Murray by way of a walkover.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Novak Djokovic (final, withdrew due to illness)
  * Rafael Nadal (semifinals) (third place)
  * Stan Wawrinka (semifinals) (fourth place)
  * Andy Murray (champion)
  * Feliciano López (quarterfinals) (sixth place)
  * Nicolás Almagro (quarterfinals) (fifth place)
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Draw
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Novak Djokovic | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | bye | | | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | Stan Wawrinka | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Stan Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Stan Wawrinka | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Nicolás Almagro | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Nicolás Almagro | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Andy Murray | w/o | | |
  | 4 | Andy Murray | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Andy Murray | w/o |
  | 5 | Feliciano López | $6^1$ | 7 | 4 | | | | |
  | 5 | Feliciano López | $6^1$ | 7 | 4 | 4 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | Third-place match | Third-place match | Third-place match | Third-place match | Third-place match |
  | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 0 |
  | | bye | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 0 | 3 | Stan Wawrinka | $6^1$ | 3 | |
  | 2 | Rafael Nadal | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | $7^7$ | 6 | |
  
  ### Play-offs
  
  | Fifth Place Match | Fifth Place Match | Fifth Place Match | Fifth Place Match | Fifth Place Match |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Feliciano López | 4 | $6^6$ | |
  | 6 | Nicolás Almagro | 6 | $7^8$ | |
  