The 2015 Kurume Best Amenity Cup was a professional

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s. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament and part of the

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, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in

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, Japan, on 11–17 May 2015.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of 4 May 2015

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Miyu Kato *

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* Chiaki Okadaue * Marianna Zakarlyuk

Champions

Singles

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, 6–3, 6–1

Doubles

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, 7–6^(12–10), 6–3

External links

2015 Kurume Best Amenity Cup
at ITFtennis.com
Official website
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