| Event: | Women's singles |
| Championship: | 2015 BWF World Championships |
| Dates: | – |
| Venue: | Istora Senayan |
| Location: | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Gold: | Carolina Marín |
| Gold Nation: | ESP |
| Silver: | Saina Nehwal |
| Silver Nation: | IND |
| Bronze: | Sung Ji-hyun |
| Bronze Nation: | KOR |
| Bronze2: | Lindaweni Fanetri |
| Bronze2 Nation: | INA |
| Prev: | 2014 Copenhagen |
| Next: | 2017 Glasgow |
The women's singles tournament of the 2015 BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) took place from August 10 to 16 in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] . Carolina Marín enters as the 2014 World Champion.
See also: 1 and 1. 
Carolina Marín (champion)
See also: 2 and 4. 
Saina Nehwal (final)
See also: 3 and 2. 
Li Xuerui (third round)
See also: 4 and 3. Tai Tzu-ying (quarterfinals)
See also: 5 and 3. 
Ratchanok Intanon (third round)
See also: 6 and 4. Wang Yihan (quarterfinals)
See also: 7 and 1. Wang Shixian (quarterfinals)
See also: 8 and 2. 
Sung Ji-hyun (semifinals)
See also: 9 and 2. 
Nozomi Okuhara (second round)
See also: 10 and 4. Bae Yeon-ju (third round)
See also: 11 and 2. P. V. Sindhu (quarterfinals)
See also: 12 and 3. 
Michelle Li (third round)
See also: 13 and 3. Minatsu Mitani (second round)
See also: 14 and 4. Sayaka Takahashi (third round)
See also: 15 and 1. Busanan Ongbumrungpan (third round)
See also: 16 and 1. Maria Febe Kusumastuti (second round)