title: 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles
text: # 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles
  
  Defending champion Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships. He did not lose a single set in the entire tournament. It was Federer's seventh Dubai title, second title of 2015, and 84th career title.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Novak Djokovic (final)
      02. Roger Federer (champion)
      03. Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
      04. Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
      05. Ernests Gulbis (first round)
      06. Feliciano López (second round)
      07. Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)
      08. David Goffin (first round)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
  | 4 | Tomáš Berdych | 0 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
  | 4 | Tomáš Berdych | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 5 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 7 |
  | LL | Borna Ćorić | 2 | 1 | | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 7 |
  | 2 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Pospisil | 4 | 4 | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Golubev | 7 | 6 | | | A Golubev | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | F Martin | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Q | M İlhan | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | Q | M İlhan | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Zverev | 1 | $6^4$ | | Q | M İlhan | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Ward | 4 | 4 | | 6 | F López | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | F López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | 4 | T Berdych | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Berdych | 0 | 7 | 4 |
  | | J Chardy | $6^2$ | 4 | | 4 | T Berdych | $7^9$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | | S Bolelli | $6^7$ | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | L Pouille | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | T Berdych | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Stakhovsky | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Stakhovsky | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | L Rosol | 6 | 1 | 4 | | S Stakhovsky | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Istomin | 7 | 6 | | | D Istomin | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | E Gulbis | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | D Goffin | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Baghdatis | 6 | 7 | | WC | M Baghdatis | 4 | 6 | $6^{4r}$ | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | B Ćorić | 5 | 6 | 6 | LL | B Ćorić | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Jaziri | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | LL | B Ćorić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | J McGee | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | J Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | J Sousa | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Müller | 4 | 5 | | 3 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | A Murray | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | LL | B Ćorić | 2 | 1 |
  | 7 | R Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
  | | D Thiem | 3 | 2 | | 7 | R Bautista Agut | 4 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Seppi | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | | R Gasquet | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Gasquet | 6 | $6^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | R Gasquet | 1 | $0^r$ | | | | |
  | | F Verdasco | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 0 | | | | |
  | | G García-López | 5 | 1 | | | F Verdasco | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Youzhny | 3 | 1 | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
      01. Jürgen Melzer (first round)
      02. Borna Ćorić (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
      03. Marsel İlhan (qualified)
      04. James Ward (qualified)
      05. Lucas Pouille (qualified)
      06. Édouard Roger-Vasselin (first round)
      07. Evgeny Donskoy (first round)
      08. Nikoloz Basilashvili (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Lucas Pouille
  * Fabrice Martin
  * Marsel İlhan
  * James Ward
  
  ### Lucky losers
  
  * Borna Ćorić
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jürgen Melzer | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Laslo Djere | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Laslo Djere | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Laslo Djere | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 5 | Lucas Pouille | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Omar Alawadhi | 3 | 3 | | 5 | Lucas Pouille | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Lucas Pouille | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Borna Ćorić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 3 | 4 | 2 | Borna Ćorić | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ |
  | | | | | | Fabrice Martin | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ |
  | | Fabrice Martin | 6 | 6 | | Fabrice Martin | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ |
  | 7 | Evgeny Donskoy | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Michael Lammer | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | Michael Lammer | 4 | 2 | | 3 | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Jan Hernych | 4 | 4 |
  | | Jan Hernych | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Jan Hernych | 4 | 4 |
  | 6 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | James Ward | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Hamad Abbas Janahi | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
  | WC | Hamad Abbas Janahi | 0 | 0 | 4 | James Ward | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Marius Copil | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 |
  | | Marius Copil | 6 | $7^7$ | | Marius Copil | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 |
  | 8 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 3 | $6^1$ | | | | | |
  