2015 Australian Open – Men's Singles































Men's Singles
2015 Australian Open
Champion
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Runner-up
United Kingdom Andy Murray
Final score 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0
Details
Draw 128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds 32
Events




































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Doubles
men
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boys
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Legends
men
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mixed
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men
women
quad
WC Doubles
men
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quad





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Main article: 2015 Australian Open

Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion, but he lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic. Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic contested the final for the third time, having met for the title in 2011 and 2013 with Djokovic winning both times.


Djokovic went on to win his fifth Australian Open title by defeating Murray once again, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0. The defeat saw Murray lose the Australian Open final for the fourth time in his career, becoming the first man in the Open Era to achieve four runner-up finishes in Melbourne.[1][2]


Roger Federer's streak of eleven consecutive Australian Open semifinals ended when he lost to Andreas Seppi in the third round. The defeat marked Federer's earliest exit from the tournament since 2001.[3][4]


Nick Kyrgios became the first teenager to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals since Andrei Cherkasov in 1990 and the first Australian to reach that round since Lleyton Hewitt in 2005.[5] Kyrgios also became the first teenager to reach a second Grand Slam quarterfinal since Rafael Nadal in 2006.




Contents






  • 1 Seeds


  • 2 Qualifying


  • 3 Wildcards


  • 4 Draw


    • 4.1 Key


    • 4.2 Finals


    • 4.3 Top half


      • 4.3.1 Section 1


      • 4.3.2 Section 2


      • 4.3.3 Section 3


      • 4.3.4 Section 4




    • 4.4 Bottom half


      • 4.4.1 Section 5


      • 4.4.2 Section 6


      • 4.4.3 Section 7


      • 4.4.4 Section 8






  • 5 Nationalities in the field


  • 6 Notes


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Seeds





01.  Serbia Novak Djokovic (Champion)


02.  Switzerland Roger Federer (Third round)


03.  Spain Rafael Nadal (Quarterfinals)


04.  Switzerland Stan Wawrinka (Semifinals)


05.  Japan Kei Nishikori (Quarterfinals)


06.  United Kingdom Andy Murray (Final)


07.  Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (Semifinals)


08.  Canada Milos Raonic (Quarterfinals)


09.  Spain David Ferrer (Fourth round)


10.  Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (Fourth round)


11.  Latvia Ernests Gulbis (First round)


12.  Spain Feliciano López (Fourth round)


13.  Spain Roberto Bautista Agut (Second round)


14.  South Africa Kevin Anderson (Fourth round)


15.  Spain Tommy Robredo (First round, retired because of a leg injury)


16.  Italy Fabio Fognini (First round)




17.  France Gaël Monfils (Second round)


18.  France Gilles Simon (Third round)


19.  United States John Isner (Third round)


20.  Belgium David Goffin (Second round)


21.  Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov (First round)


22.  Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber (Second round)


23.  Croatia Ivo Karlović (Second round)


24.  France Richard Gasquet (Third round)


25.  France Julien Benneteau (First round)


26.  Argentina Leonardo Mayer (Second round)


27.  Uruguay Pablo Cuevas (First round)


28.  Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol (Second round)


29.  France Jérémy Chardy (Second round)


30.  Colombia Santiago Giraldo (Second round)


31.  Spain Fernando Verdasco (Third round)


32.  Slovakia Martin Kližan (Second round, retired)



Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.



Qualifying


Main article: 2015 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying


Wildcards


Main article: 2015 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries


Draw



Key




  • Q = Qualifier

  • WC = Wild Card

  • LL = Lucky Loser

  • Alt = Alternate

  • SE = Special Exempt

  • PR = Protected Ranking

  • ITF = ITF entry

  • JE = Junior Exempt

  • w/o = Walkover

  • r = Retired

  • d = Defaulted




Finals


















































































































































































































































Quarterfinals
 Semifinals
 Final
                                         
1
Serbia Novak Djokovic

77
6
6

8
Canada Milos Raonic
 65
 4
 2

1
Serbia Novak Djokovic
77
 3
6
 4
6

4
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka
 61
6
 4
6
 0
4
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka
6
6
78

5
Japan Kei Nishikori
 3
 4
 66

1
Serbia Novak Djokovic

77
 64
6
6

6
United Kingdom Andy Murray
 65
77
 3
 0
7
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
6
6
77

3
Spain Rafael Nadal
 2
 0
 65

7
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
78
 0
 3
 5

6
United Kingdom Andy Murray
 66
6
6
7
6
United Kingdom Andy Murray
6
77
6



Australia Nick Kyrgios
 3
 65
 3



Top half



Section 1



















































































































































































































































































































































































First Round
 Second Round
 Third Round
 Fourth Round
1
Serbia N Djokovic
6
6
6

Q
Slovenia A Bedene
 3
 2
 4

1
Serbia N Djokovic
6
6
6



Russia A Kuznetsov
6
 3
6
77


Russia A Kuznetsov
 0
 1
 4



Spain A Ramos-Viñolas
 1
6
 3
 63
1
Serbia N Djokovic
710
6
6



Japan G Soeda
 1
6
 4
6
6
 31
Spain F Verdasco
 68
 3
 4

Q
Sweden E Ymer
6
 4
6
 3
 3

Japan G Soeda
 3
 2
 63



United Kingdom J Ward
6
 0
 66
 3
31
Spain F Verdasco
6
6
77

31
Spain F Verdasco
 2
6
78
6
1
Serbia N Djokovic
6
7
7

19
United States J Isner
77
6
6



Luxembourg G Müller
 4
 5
 5

Q
Chinese Taipei J Wang
 65
 4
 4

19
United States J Isner
6
77
 4
6
Q
France L Lokoli
 4
 5
6
 3


Austria A Haider-Maurer
 4
 64
6
 4


Austria A Haider-Maurer
6
7
 4
6
19
United States J Isner
 64
 66
 4



Spain P Carreño Busta
 4
 65
 63



Luxembourg G Müller
77
78
6



Luxembourg G Müller
6
77
77



Luxembourg G Müller
77
 1
7
6


Austria D Thiem
6
 2
 3
 65
13
Spain R Bautista Agut
 65
6
 5
 1
13
Spain R Bautista Agut
 4
6
6
77


Section 2



















































































































































































































































































































































































First Round
 Second Round
 Third Round
 Fourth Round
12
Spain F López
 3
6
 4
6
10
WC
United States D Kudla
6
 2
6
 2
 8
 12
Spain F López
 4
 4
77
 4


Slovenia B Rola
 67
 3
 2



France A Mannarino
6
6
 63
 0r


France A Mannarino
79
6
6

12
Spain F López
78
6
77

LL
Japan H Moriya
 65
6
 3
 5


Poland J Janowicz
 66
 4
 63



Poland J Janowicz
77
 2
6
7


Poland J Janowicz
6
 1
 63
6
6
WC
France L Pouille
77
6
 4
 1
 4
 17
France G Monfils
 4
6
77
 3
 3
17
France G Monfils
 63
 3
6
6
6
 12
Spain F López
 4
6
 3
79
 3
25
France J Benneteau
 5
7
 2
 4
8
Canada M Raonic
6
 4
6
 67
6


Germany B Becker
7
 5
6
6


Germany B Becker
 2
 1
6
6
6


Australia L Hewitt
6
 1
6
6


Australia L Hewitt
6
6
 3
 4
 2
WC
China Z Zhang
 3
6
 0
 4


Germany B Becker
 4
 3
 3



United States D Young
6
 4
6
6
8
Canada M Raonic
6
6
6

Q
Germany T Pütz
 4
6
 3
 2


United States D Young
 4
 63
 3

Q
Ukraine I Marchenko
 63
 63
 3

8
Canada M Raonic
6
77
6

8
Canada M Raonic
77
77
6



Section 3



















































































































































































































































































































































































First Round
 Second Round
 Third Round
 Fourth Round
4
Switzerland S Wawrinka
6
6
6



Turkey M İlhan
 1
 4
 2

4
Switzerland S Wawrinka
77
77
6

Q
Romania M Copil
6
6
7

Q
Romania M Copil
 64
 64
 3



Spain P Andújar
 2
 2
 5

4
Switzerland S Wawrinka
6
6
6



Finland J Nieminen
6
6
78



Finland J Nieminen
 4
 2
 4



Kazakhstan A Golubev
 1
 2
 66



Finland J Nieminen
77
7
7

Q
Germany M Bachinger
77
6
6

Q
Germany M Bachinger
 64
 5
 5

27
Uruguay P Cuevas
 61
 3
 1

4
Switzerland S Wawrinka
77
6
 4
710
21
Ukraine A Dolgopolov
 4
 3
 2



Spain G García-López
 62
 4
6
 68


Italy P Lorenzi
6
6
6



Italy P Lorenzi
77
 64
 3
 4


United States S Querrey
 3
77
6
 4
 4

Canada V Pospisil
 63
77
6
6


Canada V Pospisil
6
 65
 2
6
6

Canada V Pospisil
 2
 4
 4



Spain G García-López
 61
7
6
 1


Spain G García-López
6
6
6



Germany P Gojowczyk
77
 5
 4
 0r


Spain G García-López
6
6
6



Colombia A González
 4
6
6
6


Colombia A González
 1
 3
 3

16
Italy F Fognini
6
 2
 3
 4


Section 4



















































































































































































































































































































































































First Round
 Second Round
 Third Round
 Fourth Round
9
Spain D Ferrer
 62
6
6
6


Brazil T Bellucci
77
 2
 0
 3
9
Spain D Ferrer
 5
6
6
6


Ukraine S Stakhovsky
6
 4
6
 63
6

Ukraine S Stakhovsky
7
 3
 4
 2


Serbia D Lajović
 3
6
 4
77
 4
 9
Spain D Ferrer
6
7
 5
77


Spain M Granollers
6
6
6

18
France G Simon
 2
 5
7
 64
PR
France S Robert
 3
 4
 4



Spain M Granollers
 65
 2
 4



Netherlands R Haase
 1
 3
 4

18
France G Simon
77
6
6

18
France G Simon
6
6
6

9
Spain D Ferrer
 3
 3
 3

30
Colombia S Giraldo
6
6
6

5
Japan K Nishikori
6
6
6

Q
Czech Republic J Hernych
 3
 2
 2

30
Colombia S Giraldo
 3
 4
 2

Q
United Kingdom K Edmund
 4
 4
 3



United States S Johnson
6
6
6



United States S Johnson
6
6
6



United States S Johnson
79
 1
 2
 3


Croatia I Dodig
6
7
6

5
Japan K Nishikori
 67
6
6
6


Brazil J Souza
 4
 5
 4



Croatia I Dodig
6
 5
 2
 60


Spain N Almagro
 4
 61
 2

5
Japan K Nishikori
 4
7
6
77
5
Japan K Nishikori
6
77
6



Bottom half



Section 5



















































































































































































































































































































































































First Round
 Second Round
 Third Round
 Fourth Round
7
Czech Republic T Berdych
6
77
6



Colombia A Falla
 3
 61
 3

7
Czech Republic T Berdych
77
6
6

Q
Austria J Melzer
6
6
6

Q
Austria J Melzer
 60
 2
 2



Dominican Republic V Estrella Burgos
 1
 4
 2

7
Czech Republic T Berdych
6
6
6



Czech Republic J Veselý
 3
6
 2
 3


Serbia V Troicki
 4
 3
 4



Serbia V Troicki
6
 3
6
6


Serbia V Troicki
6
 4
6
6
WC
Australia J Millman
 3
 3
 2

26
Argentina L Mayer
 4
6
 4
 0
26
Argentina L Mayer
6
6
6

7
Czech Republic T Berdych
6
77
6

22
Germany P Kohlschreiber
6
6
6



Australia B Tomic
 2
 63
 2



France P-H Mathieu
 2
 2
 1

22
Germany P Kohlschreiber
77
 4
 66
 65


Germany T Kamke
 5
77
 3
 2


Australia B Tomic
 65
6
78
77


Australia B Tomic
7
 61
6
6


Australia B Tomic
6
710
6



Australia S Groth
6
77
6



Australia S Groth
 4
 68
 3



Serbia F Krajinović
 3
 64
 4



Australia S Groth
 3
6
7
 3
6
WC
Australia T Kokkinakis
 5
6
 1
77
8
 WC
Australia T Kokkinakis
6
 3
 5
6
 1
11
Latvia E Gulbis
7
 0
6
 62
 6


Section 6



















































































































































































































































































































































































First Round
 Second Round
 Third Round
 Fourth Round
14
South Africa K Anderson
77
7
 5
6


Argentina D Schwartzman
 65
 5
7
 4
14
South Africa K Anderson
6
6
77



Lithuania R Berankis
 2
6
77
 66
6

Lithuania R Berankis
 2
 2
 62



Netherlands I Sijsling
6
 4
 62
78
 4
 14
South Africa K Anderson
6
77
78



Slovenia B Kavčič
 2
7
 67
6
 2
 24
France R Gasquet
 4
 63
 66

WC
Australia J Duckworth
6
 5
79
 3
6
 WC
Australia J Duckworth
 2
 3
 5



Argentina C Berlocq
 1
 3
 1

24
France R Gasquet
6
6
7

24
France R Gasquet
6
6
6

14
South Africa K Anderson
 5
 1
 4

28
Czech Republic L Rosol
 4
6
 64
6
6
 3
Spain R Nadal
7
6
6



France K de Schepper
6
 2
77
 3
 4
 28
Czech Republic L Rosol
 62
7
 5
 3


Germany J-L Struff
 4
6
6
 3
 5

Israel D Sela
77
 5
7
6


Israel D Sela
6
 4
 3
6
7

Israel D Sela
 1
 0
 5

WC
Australia L Saville
 62
 5
 4

3
Spain R Nadal
6
6
7

Q
United States T Smyczek
77
7
6

Q
United States T Smyczek
 2
6
77
 3
 5


Russia M Youzhny
 3
 2
 2

3
Spain R Nadal
6
 3
 62
6
7
3
Spain R Nadal
6
6
6



Section 7



















































































































































































































































































































































































First Round
 Second Round
 Third Round
 Fourth Round
6
United Kingdom A Murray
6
6
77

Q
India Y Bhambri
 3
 4
 63

6
United Kingdom A Murray
6
6
6

Q
Russia A Kudryavtsev
 4
77
6
 5
 3

Australia M Matosevic
 1
 3
 2



Australia M Matosevic
6
 65
 4
7
6
 6
United Kingdom A Murray
6
6
7

WC
Australia J Thompson
 4
 65
 4



Portugal J Sousa
 1
 1
 5



Portugal J Sousa
6
77
6



Portugal J Sousa
 4
77
6
 1


Japan T Ito
 66
 2
 4

32
Slovakia M Kližan
6
 64
 4
 0r
32
Slovakia M Kližan
78
6
6

6
United Kingdom A Murray
6
 65
6
7
20
Belgium D Goffin
6
6
 5
6
10
Bulgaria G Dimitrov
 4
77
 3
 5
Q
United States M Russell
 3
 3
7
 0
20
Belgium D Goffin
 1
 4
6
 0


Cyprus M Baghdatis
6
 65
 3
6
6

Cyprus M Baghdatis
6
6
 4
6


Russia T Gabashvili
 2
77
6
 4
 4

Cyprus M Baghdatis
6
 3
6
 3
 3


Argentina M González
6
 2
 5
77
 1
 10
Bulgaria G Dimitrov
 4
6
 3
6
6


Slovakia L Lacko
 4
6
7
 64
6

Slovakia L Lacko
 3
712
 3
 3


Germany D Brown
 2
 3
 2

10
Bulgaria G Dimitrov
6
 610
6
6
10
Bulgaria G Dimitrov
6
6
6



Section 8



















































































































































































































































































































































































First Round
 Second Round
 Third Round
 Fourth Round
15
Spain T Robredo
 3r





France É Roger-Vasselin
 2





France É Roger-Vasselin
6
 3
 4
6
 3


Tunisia M Jaziri
6
6
 2
77


Tunisia M Jaziri
 1
6
6
 1
6


Kazakhstan M Kukushkin
 2
 3
6
 63


Tunisia M Jaziri
 3
 66
 1



Argentina F Delbonis
 62
6
 3
77
 3

Australia N Kyrgios
6
78
6



Australia N Kyrgios
77
 3
6
 65
6

Australia N Kyrgios
77
6
 5
6
Q
Belgium R Bemelmans
 4
 2
 4

23
Croatia I Karlović
 64
 4
7
 4
23
Croatia I Karlović
6
6
6



Australia N Kyrgios
 5
 4
6
77
8
29
France J Chardy
 3
6
7
6


Italy A Seppi
7
6
 3
 65
 6


Croatia B Ćorić
6
 4
 5
 4
29
France J Chardy
 5
6
 2
 1


Italy A Seppi
 5
6
 2
6
6

Italy A Seppi
7
 3
6
6


Uzbekistan D Istomin
7
 3
6
 1
 4

Italy A Seppi
6
77
 4
77


Argentina J Mónaco
 3
6
 3
 1
2
Switzerland R Federer
 4
 65
6
 65


Italy S Bolelli
6
 3
6
6


Italy S Bolelli
6
 3
 2
 2


Chinese Taipei Y-h Lu
 4
 2
 5

2
Switzerland R Federer
 3
6
6
6
2
Switzerland R Federer
6
6
7



Nationalities in the field
















































































North America (10) South America (12) Europe (80) Oceania (10) Asia (14) Africa (2)

 Canada (2)
 Argentina (6)
 Austria (3)
 Australia (10)
 China (1)
 South Africa (1)

 Dominican Republic (1)
 Brazil (2)
 Belgium (2)
 Cyprus (1)
 Tunisia (1)

 United States (7)
 Colombia (3)
 Bulgaria (1)
 India (1)

 Uruguay (1)
 Croatia (3)
 Israel (1)

 Czech Republic (4)
 Japan (4)

 Finland (1)
 Kazakhstan (2)

 France (12)
 Chinese Taipei (2)

 Germany (8)
 Turkey (1)

 Italy (4)
 Uzbekistan (1)

 Latvia (1)

 Lithuania (1)

 Luxembourg (1)

 Netherlands (2)

 Poland (1)

 Portugal (1)

 Romania (1)

 Russia (4)

 Serbia (4)

 Slovakia (2)

 Slovenia (3)

 Spain (12)

 Sweden (1)

  Switzerland (2)

 Ukraine (3)

 United Kingdom (3)


Notes




  • Spain Tommy Robredo, the 15th seed, retired in the first set of his first-round match against Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin with a leg injury.


  • Germany Peter Gojowczyk retired in the fourth set of his first-round match against Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez with an ankle injury.


  • Slovakia Martin Kližan, the 32nd seed, retired in the fourth set of his second-round match against Portugal's Joao Sousa.


  • France Adrian Mannarino retired in the fourth set of his second-round match against Spaniard Feliciano Lopez due to heat exhaustion.


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References


General



  • Men drawsheet on ausopen.com


Specific




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  5. ^ "KYRGIOS INTO AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUARTERFINALS". Tennis Australia. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.




External links



  • 2015 Australian Open – Men's Singles at the International Tennis Federation





Preceded by
2014 US Open – Men's Singles
Grand Slam men's singles
 Succeeded by
2015 French Open – Men's Singles








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