The 2015 Baku Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. This was the fifth edition of the tournament, and part of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan between 27 July and 2 August 2015.
| 2015 Baku Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 July – 2 August |
| Edition | 5th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Margarita Gasparyan | |
| Doubles | |
| Margarita Gasparyan / Alexandra Panova | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 41 | 1 | |
| Karin Knapp | 43 | 2 | |
| Dominika Cibulková | 56 | 3 | |
| Kurumi Nara | 60 | 4 | |
| Bojana Jovanovski | 67 | 5 | |
| Vitalia Diatchenko | 74 | 7 | |
| Francesca Schiavone | 85 | 8 | |
| Danka Kovinić | 86 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 20, 2015
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Denisa Allertová → replaced by
Kateryna Bondarenko
Donna Vekić
Andreea Mitu → replaced by
Alexandra Panova
Yaroslava Shvedova → replaced by
Çağla Büyükakçay
Roberta Vinci → replaced by
Misa Eguchi
Yanina Wickmayer → replaced by
Zhu Lin
Retirements
editDanka Kovinić (gastrointestinal illness)
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margarita Gasparyan | Alexandra Panova | 132 | 1 | ||
| Vitalia Diatchenko | Olga Savchuk | 162 | 2 | ||
| Hiroko Kuwata | Demi Schuurs | 201 | 3 | ||
| Oksana Kalashnikova | Danka Kovinić | 226 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 20, 2015
Other entrants
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
editSingles
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Doubles
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