The 2015 Istanbul Open (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open for sponsorship purposes) was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the

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. It was the first edition of the

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, and an ATP World Tour 250 event. It took place at the Koza World of Sports Arena in

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, from 27 April through 3 May 2015. First-seeded Roger Federer won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Roger Federer defeated Pablo Cuevas, 6–3, 7–6^(13–11) * It was Federer's 3rd singles title of the year and the 85th of his

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Doubles

Radu Albot /

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defeated Robert Lindstedt / Jürgen Melzer, 6–4, 7–6^(7–2)

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

*Rankings are as of April 20, 2015.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Nikoloz Basilashvili *

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* Andrey Rublev The following players received entry via the qualifying draw: *

Teymuraz Gabashvili Teymuraz Besikovich Gabashvili ( rus, Теймураз Бесикович Габашвили, , tɛɪ̯mʊˈraz ɡəbɐˈʂvʲilʲɪ; born 23 May 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 4 ...

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* Thanasi Kokkinakis * Aleksandr Nedovyesov

Withdrawals

;Before the tournament * Paolo Lorenzi →replaced by Ivan Dodig * Juan Mónaco →replaced by

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Retirements

* Steve Darcis

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of April 20, 2015.

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw: *

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/ Nikoloz Basilashvili * Marsel İlhan /

The following pair received entry as alternates: *

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Withdrawals

;Before the tournament * Steve Darcis

References

External links

Official website
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