Published Jan 4, 2016
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WTA Women's End of 2015 Tennis
Rankings
No. |
SINGLES |
POINTS |
|
No. |
DOUBLES |
POINTS |
1 |
Williams, Serena |
9945 |
|
1 |
Mirza, Sania |
10205 |
2 |
Halep, Simona |
5790 |
|
2 |
Hingis, Martina |
10205 |
3 |
Muguruza, Garbine |
4511 |
|
3 |
Mattek-Sands, Beth |
7090 |
4 |
Sharapova, Maria |
4322 |
|
4 |
afárová,
Lucie |
6497 |
5 |
Kvitova, Petra |
3491 |
|
5 |
Dellacqua, Casey |
5835 |
6 |
Radwanska, Agnieszka |
3425 |
|
6 |
Shvedova, Yaroslava |
5720 |
7 |
Kerber, Angelique |
3400 |
|
7 |
Vesnina, Elena |
5275 |
8 |
Pennetta, Flavia |
3252 |
|
8 |
Chan, Yung-Jan |
5230 |
9 |
afárová,
Lucie |
3221 |
|
9 |
Mladenovic, Kristina |
4915 |
10 |
Bacsinszky, Timea |
3133 |
|
10 |
Makarova, Ekaterina |
4586 |
ATP Men's End of 2015 Tennis Rankings
No. |
SINGLES |
POINTS |
|
No. |
DOUBLES |
POINTS |
1 |
Djokovic, Novak |
16785 |
|
1 |
Bryan, Bob |
8490 |
2 |
Murray, Andy |
8250 |
|
1 |
Bryan, Mike |
8490 |
3 |
Federer, Roger |
7930 |
|
3 |
Melo, Marcelo |
8300 |
4 |
Wawrinka, Stan |
6630 |
|
4 |
Tecau, Horia |
6220 |
5 |
Berdych, Tomas |
5000 |
|
5 |
Rojer, Jean-Julien |
6220 |
6 |
Nishikori, Kei |
4705 |
|
6 |
Dodig, Ivan |
6085 |
7 |
Nadal, Rafael |
4330 |
|
7 |
Jamie Murray |
5515 |
8 |
Ferrer, David |
4125 |
|
8 |
John Peers |
5470 |
9 |
Raonic, Milos |
2770 |
|
9 |
Nicolas Mahut |
5185 |
10 |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
2635 |
|
10 |
Fabio Fognini |
5165 |
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Brisbane
International
Brisbane, Australia
Jan 03 - Jan 09, 2016
TOURNAMENT
INFO
Tier
- Premier
Prize Money: $885,500
Surface: Hard
Tournament Director: Cameron Pearson
Draw: S-32 D-16
SINGLES SEEDS
- 1 Simona Halep
(ROU)
- 2 Garbine Muguruza
(ESP)
- 3 Maria Sharapova
(RUS)
- 4 Angelique
Kerber (GER)
- 5 Timea Bacsinszky
(SUI)
- 6 Carla Suarez
Navarro (ESP)
- 7 Belinda Bencic
(SUI)
- 8 Roberta Vinci
(ITA)
Plus: Vesnina,
Cibulkova, Jankovic, Petkovic, Errani, Giorgi, Stosur
DOUBLES SEEDS
- 1 Martina Hingis
(SUI) / Sania Mirza (IND)
- 2 Hao-Ching
Chan (TPE) / Yung-Jan Chan (TPE)
- 3 Anastasia
Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / Elena Vesnina (RUS)
- 4 Andreja Klepac
(SLO) / Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS)
Plus: Bencic/Mladenovic,
Errani/Suarez Navarro, Kerber/Petkovic
LAST YEAR
SINGLES CHAMPION
Maria Sharapova (RUS)
LAST YEAR
DOUBLES CHAMPIONS
Martina Hingis (SUI) / Sabine Lisicki (GER) |
Shenzhen
Open
Shenzhen, China
Jan 03 - Jan 09, 2016
TOURNAMENT
INFO
Tier
- International
Prize Money: $526,750
Surface: Hard
Tournament Director: Nick Freyer
Draw: S-30 D-16
SINGLES SEEDS
- 1 Agnieszka
Radwanska (POL)
- 2 Petra Kvitova
(CZE)
- 3 Irina-Camelia
Begu (ROU)
- 4 Monica Niculescu
(ROU)
- 5 Johanna Konta
(GBR)
- 6 Eugenie Bouchard
(CAN)
- 7 Zarina Diyas
(KAZ)
- 8 Annika Beck
(GER)
Plus: Friedsam,
Mitu, Vekic, Gibbs, Babos, Riske, Shvedova
DOUBLES SEEDS
- 1 Yi-Fan Xu
(CHN) / Saisai Zheng (CHN)
- 2 Chia-Jung
Chuang (TPE) / Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO)
- 3 Vera Dushevina
(RUS) / Katerina Siniakova (CZE)
- 4 Cagla Buyukakcay
(TUR) / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)
Plus: King/Niculescu,
Beck/Rodina, Gibbs/Riske
LAST YEAR
SINGLES CHAMPION
Simona Halep (ROU)
LAST YEAR
DOUBLES CHAMPIONS
Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)
/ Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) |
ASB Classic
Auckland, New Zealand
Jan 04 - Jan 09, 2016
TOURNAMENT
INFO
Tier
- International
Prize Money: $226,750
Surface: Hard
Tournament Director: Karl Budge
Draw: S-28 D-16
SINGLES SEEDS
- 1 Venus Williams
(USA)
- 2 Ana Ivanovic
(SRB)
- 3 Caroline Wozniacki
(DEN)
- 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova
(RUS)
- 5 Sloane Stephens
(USA)
- 6 CoCo Vandeweghe
(USA)
- 7 Barbora Strycova
(CZE)
- 8 Alison Van
Uytvanck (BEL)
Plus: Goerges,
Larsson, Witthoeft, Doi, Barthel, Schiavone, Mattek-Sands, Falconi
DOUBLES SEEDS
- 1 Andrea Hlavackova
(CZE) / Lucie Hradecka (CZE)
- 2 Julia Goerges
(GER) / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)
- 3 Anna-Lena
Groenefeld (GER) / CoCo Vandeweghe (USA)
- 4 Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
(POL) / Paula Kania (POL)
Plus: Flipkens/Ivanovic,
Larsson/Van Uytvanck
LAST YEAR
SINGLES CHAMPION
Venus Williams (USA)
LAST YEAR
DOUBLES CHAMPIONS
Roberta Vinci (ITA) / Sara Errani (ITA) |
Aircel
Chennai Open
Chennai, India
2016.01.04 - 2016.01.10
TOURNAMENT
INFO
Tier
- 250
Prize Money: $425,535
Surface: Hard
Tournament Director: Tom Annear
Draw: S-28 D-16
SINGLES SEEDS
- 1 Stan Wawrinka
(SUI)
- 2 Kevin Anderson
(RSA)
- 3 Benoit Paire
(FRA)
- 4 Roberto Bautista
Agut (ESP)
- 5 Guillermo
Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
- 6 Gilles Muller
(LUX)
- 7 Vasek Pospisil
(CAN)
- 8 Borna Coric
(CRO)
Plus: Almagro,
Granollers, Ram, Bedene
DOUBLES SEEDS
- 1 Raven Klaasen
(RSA) / Rajeev Ram (USA)
- 2 Marcel Granollers
(FRA) / Leander Paes (IND)
- 3 Oliver Marach
(AUT) / Fabrice Martin (FRA)
- 4 Marcus Daniell
(AUS) / Artem Sitak (AUS)
Plus: Garcia-Lopez/Wawrinka,
Krajicek/Paire, Bhupathi/Muller
LAST YEAR
SINGLES CHAMPION
Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
LAST YEAR
DOUBLES CHAMPIONS
Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) / Jamie
Murray (GBR) |
Qatar ExxonMobil
Open
Doha, Qatar
2016.01.04 - 2016.01.10
TOURNAMENT
INFO
Tier
- 250
Prize Money: $1,189,605
Surface: Hard
Tournament Director: Karim Alami
Draw: S-32 D-16
SINGLES SEEDS
- 1 Novak Djokovic
(SRB)
- 2 Rafa Nadal
(ESP)
- 3 Tomas Berdych
(CZE)
- 4 David Ferrer
(ESP)
- 5 Feliciano
Lopez (ESP)
- 6 Andreas Seppi
(ITA)
- 7 Jeremy Chardy
(FRA)
- 8 Leonardo Mayer
(ARG)
Plus: Verdasco,
Haase, Bolelli
DOUBLES SEEDS
- 1 Jean-Julien
Rojer (NED) / Horia Tecau (ROU)
- 2 Jamie Murray
(GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA)
- 3 Feliciano
Lopez (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP)
- 4 Philipp Petzschner
(GER) / Alexander Peya (AUT)
Plus: Knowle/Sa,
Chardy/Mathieu, Nadal/Verdasco
LAST YEAR
SINGLES CHAMPION
David Ferrer (ESP)
LAST YEAR
DOUBLES CHAMPIONS
Juan Monaco (ARG) / Rafa Nadal (ESP) |
Brisbane
International presented by Suncorp
Brisbane, Australia
2016.01.04 - 2016.01.10
TOURNAMENT
INFO
Tier
- 250
Prize Money: $404,780
Surface: Hard
Tournament Director: Cameron Pearson
Draw: S-28 D-16
SINGLES SEEDS
- 1 Roger Federer
(SUI)
- 2 Kei Nishikori
(JPN)
- 3 Marin Cilic
(CRO)
- 4 Milos Raonic
(CAN)
- 5 Gilles Simon
(FRA)
- 6 David Goffin
(BEL)
- 7 Bernard Tomic
(AUS)
- 8 Dominic Thiem
(AUT)
Plus: Johnson,
Dimitrov, Mahut, Stepanek, Dodig
DOUBLES SEEDS
- 1 Pierre-Hugues
Herbert (FRA) / Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
- 2 Henri Kontinen
(FIN) / John Peers (AUS)
- 3 Lukasz Kubot
(POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL)
- 4 Dominic Inglot
(AUS) / Robert Lindstedt (SWE)
Plus: Bellucci/Johnson,
Dimitrov/Nishikori, Nestor/Stepanek
LAST YEAR
SINGLES CHAMPION
Roger Federer (SUI)
LAST YEAR
DOUBLES CHAMPIONS
Jamie Murray (GBR) /
John Peers (AUS) |
Tournament abbreviations
WC = wildcard
(given by the tournament to a player that could not get in on
their ranking, or did not enter in time.
PR = protected ranking. This is used when a player
has been out for a certain period of time due to injury (I think
it's at least 6 months) and their ranking slips down to where
they wouldn't get in on their current ranking.
Q = Qualifier.
A = Alternate. Used in qualifying when a player
withdraws before their first match. Also used in main draw if
there was no qualifying draw and the draw was full before the
player withdrew.
LL = Lucky loser. A player that loses in qualifying
(usually the final round unless none of the final round losers
sign the lucky loser list) and gets into main draw when a main
draw player withdraws before their first match.
SE = Special exempt. A player who signed into qualifying
of a tournament, but was still playing in the previous week's
tournament at the time the qualifying draw was done. This player
can get a special exempt into the main draw the following week. |
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