2015 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Singles
2015 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Stan Wawrinka
Runner-up	Benoît Paire
Score	6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	32 (4Q / 3WC)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Kei Nishikori was the defending champion, but lost to Benoît Paire in the semifinals.

Stan Wawrinka won the title, defeating Paire in the final, 6–2, 6–4.

Seeds

1. Stan Wawrinka (champion)
2. Kei Nishikori (semifinals)
3. Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
4. Richard Gasquet (first round)
5. Kevin Anderson (first round)
6. Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
7. Feliciano López (first round)
8. Grigor Dimitrov (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Stan Wawrinka	6	7^7
		Gilles Müller	4	6^5
								1	Stan Wawrinka	6	6
									Benoît Paire	2	4
		Benoît Paire	1	6	6
	2	Kei Nishikori	6	4	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	S Wawrinka	7	6
	PR	R Štěpánek	5	3				1	S Wawrinka	6	2	6
	WC	Y Nishioka	6	0	5			WC	T Ito	3	6	4
	WC	T Ito	3	6	7										1	S Wawrinka	6	6
	Q	M Ebden	7	6^4	6^5										Q	A Krajicek	3	4
	Q	A Krajicek	5	7^7	7^7			Q	A Krajicek	2	6	6
		J Sousa	6	4	6				J Sousa	6	4	3
	7	F López	4	6	1																	1	S Wawrinka	6	7^7
	3	G Simon	6	6																			G Müller	4	6^5
	Q	M Youzhny	4	4				3	G Simon	6	6
		J Veselý	6	6					J Veselý	4	2
	WC	Y Uchiyama	4	4											3	G Simon	3	4
		J Chardy	6	2												G Müller	6	6
		S Groth	3	0^r					J Chardy	6^3	6^5
		G Müller	6	6					G Müller	7^7	7^7
	5	K Anderson	2	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	G Dimitrov	4	6	1
		B Paire	6	3	6				B Paire	6	2	7
		M Baghdatis	7	6					M Baghdatis	3	6	5
		F Verdasco	5	1												B Paire	3	6	6
		A Ramos-Viñolas	7^7	3	3											N Kyrgios	6	4	1
		N Kyrgios	6^3	6	6				N Kyrgios	6	6
		R Bautista Agut	6	6					R Bautista Agut	4	2
	4	R Gasquet	4	1																			B Paire	1	6	6
	6	M Čilić	7	5	6																	2	K Nishikori	6	4	2
	Q	D Young	5	7	4			6	M Čilić	6	6
		B Tomic	3	1^r					S Johnson	3	3
		S Johnson	6	2											6	M Čilić	6	5	3
		A Dolgopolov	6^5	4											2	K Nishikori	3	7	6
		S Querrey	7^7	6					S Querrey	6^3	3
		B Ćorić	6	1	2			2	K Nishikori	7^7	6
	2	K Nishikori	2	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Donald Young (qualified)
2. Nicolas Mahut (qualifying competition)
3. Mikhail Youzhny (qualified)
4. Nikoloz Basilashvili (first round)
5. Pierre-Hugues Herbert (qualifying competition)
6. Go Soeda (qualifying competition)
7. Austin Krajicek (qualified)
8. Yūichi Sugita (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Donald Young
2. Austin Krajicek
3. Mikhail Youzhny
4. Matthew Ebden

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Donald Young	6	7^7
		Michał Przysiężny	1	6^1
								1	Donald Young	6	6
									Hiroki Moriya	1	4
		Hiroki Moriya	6	2	7^7
	8	Yūichi Sugita	2	6	6^1

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Nicolas Mahut	6	4	6
		Chen Ti	3	6	0
								2	Nicolas Mahut	4	4
								7	Austin Krajicek	6	6
	WC	Shuichi Sekiguchi	2	4
	7	Austin Krajicek	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Mikhail Youzhny	7^7	6
		Jarkko Nieminen	6^3	3
								3	Mikhail Youzhny	7^9	6
								5	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6^7	4
	WC	Hiroyasu Ehara	1	6	5
	5	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	6	1	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6^5	0
		Matthew Ebden	7^7	6
									Matthew Ebden	6	4	6
								6	Go Soeda	3	6	3
	WC	Takuto Niki	3	6^3
	6	Go Soeda	6	7^7

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw