2015 Wuhan Open

The 2015 Wuhan Open (also known as 2015 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 27 and October 3, 2015. It was part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2015 WTA Tour. The 2015 tournament was the 2nd edition of the Wuhan Open. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of September 21, 2015

Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
 * 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová
 * 🇨🇳 Liu Fangzhou
 * 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova
 * 🇨🇳 Zheng Saisai

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main singles draw:
 * 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
 * 🇭🇺 Tímea Babos
 * 🇺🇸 Lauren Davis
 * 🇨🇴 Mariana Duque Mariño
 * 🇩🇪 Julia Görges
 * 🇬🇧 Johanna Konta
 * 🇲🇪 Danka Kovinić
 * 🇷🇴 Patricia Maria Țig
 * 🇬🇧 Heather Watson

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:
 * Ajla Tomljanović

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by 🇺🇸 Alison Riske
 * 🇨🇦 Eugenie Bouchard (ongoing concussion) → replaced by Ajla Tomljanović
 * 🇮🇹 Karin Knapp → replaced by 🇷🇴 Alexandra Dulgheru
 * 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova (leg injury) → 🇷🇴 replaced by Varvara Lepchenko
 * 🇮🇹 Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
 * 🇨🇿 Lucie Šafářová (bacterial infection and belly muscle injury) → replaced by 🇸🇰 Magdaléna Rybáriková

Retirements

 * 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka (left leg injury)
 * Belinda Bencic (left thigh injury)
 * 🇪🇸 Garbiñe Muguruza (left ankle injury and gastrointestinal illness)
 * 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova (left forearm injury)
 * 🇺🇸 CoCo Vandeweghe (left ankle injury)

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of September 21, 2015

Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇨🇳 Liu Chang / 🇨🇳 Yang Zhaoxuan

The following pair received entry as alternates:
 * 🇩🇪 Mona Barthel / Darija Jurak

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * Belinda Bencic (Left Thigh Injury)
 * During the tournament
 * 🇪🇸 Garbiñe Muguruza (Gastrointestinal Illness And Left Ankle Injury)
 * Ajla Tomljanović (Right Shoulder Injury)

Singles

 * 🇺🇸 Venus Williams def. 🇪🇸 Garbiñe Muguruza, 6-3 3-0 Retired

Doubles

 * Martina Hingis / 🇮🇳 Sania Mirza def. 🇷🇴 Irina-Camelia Begu / 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu, 6-2 6-3