2015 Brasil Tennis Cup Explained

The 2015 Brasil Tennis Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Brasil Tennis Cup, in the International category of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in Florianópolis, Brazil, from July 27 through August 1, 2015.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	width=85	Q	width=85	Q2	width=85	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Doubles					1

Prize money

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style=background:#ededed	Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,500	$6,175	$3,400	$2,100	$1,020	$600
style=background:#ededed	Doubles	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
	Tatjana Maria	64	1
	Ajla Tomljanović	69	2
	Annika Beck	77	3
Brazil	Teliana Pereira	80	4
United States	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	115	5
United States	Louisa Chirico	128	6
	Laura Siegemund	130	7
Poland	Paula Kania	136	8

• Rankings are as of July 20, 2015.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Carolina Alves
  • Maria Fernanda Alves Luisa Stefani

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• • • Cindy Burger Susanne Celik Andrea Gámiz
• Quirine Lemoine
  • Anastasia Pivovarova Laura Pous Tió

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Beatriz Haddad Maia → replaced by Anastasija Sevastova
  • Johanna Larsson → replaced by Paula Ormaechea Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Tereza Martincová
• Sara Sorribes Tormo → replaced by Gabriela Cé

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
Luxembourg	Mandy Minella	Spain	María Teresa Torró Flor	153	1
Argentina	María Irigoyen	Poland	Paula Kania	176	2
Romania	Elena Bogdan	United States	Nicole Melichar	198	3
	Annika Beck		Laura Siegemund	230	4

• Rankings are as of July 20, 2015.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Erika Drozd Pereira / Ingrid Gamarra Martins
• Carolina Alves / Luisa Stefani

Withdrawals

During the tournament

• Cindy Burger (right elbow injury)

Champions

Singles

See main article: 2015 Brasil Tennis Cup – Singles.

• Teliana Pereira def. Annika Beck, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles

See main article: 2015 Brasil Tennis Cup – Doubles.

• Annika Beck / Laura Siegemund def. María Irigoyen / Paula Kania, 6–3, 7–6^(7–1)

External links

• Official website