See main article: 2015 Italian Open (tennis). Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but Peschke chose not to participate. Srebotnik played alongside Caroline Garcia, but lost in the semifinals to Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza.
Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic won the title, defeating Hingis and Mirza in the final, 6–4, 6–3.
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.