2015 French Open – Women's singles← 2014 ·French Open· 2016 →2015 tennis event resultsSerena Williams holding the trophySerena Williams defeated Lucie Šafářová in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 French Open. It was her third French Open title, 20th major singles title overall, and she completed the triple career Grand Slam in singles with the win.
2016 WTA Finals – Doubles← 2015·WTA Finals·2017 →Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová in the final, 7–6, 6–3 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2016 WTA Finals. Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but were defeated in the semifinals by Makarova and Vesnina.2017 Australian Open – Women's doubles← 2016·Australian Open·2018 →Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Hingis played alongside CoCo Vandeweghe, but lost in the second round to Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua. Mirza teamed up with Barbora Strýcová, but lost in the third round to Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato.2017 French Open – Women's doubles← 2016 ·French Open· 2018 →2017 tennis event resultsCaroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic were the defending champions, but Garcia chose not to participate this year. Mladenovic played alongside Svetlana Kuznetsova, but lost in the third round to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová.2015 French OpenThe 2015 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 114th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 24 May to 7 June and consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players also took part in singles and doubles events.2015 Australian OpenThe 2015 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park from 19 January to 1 February 2015. It was the 103rd edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion in men's singles but lost to four-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. Reigning women's champion Li Na did not defend her title, as she retired from professional tennis in September, 2014.
2016 US Open – Women's doubles← 2015·US Open·2017 →Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Mirza teamed up with Barbora Strýcová, but lost in the quarterfinals to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic. Hingis played alongside CoCo Vandeweghe, but lost in the semifinals to Garcia and Mladenovic. Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová won the title, defeating Garcia and Mladenovic in the final, 2–6, 7–6, 6–4.
WTA Premier tournamentsWTA Premier tournaments was a category of tennis tournaments in the WTA Tour, implemented from the reorganization of the schedule in 2009 until 2020.
List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis playersThe WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) merit-based system for determining the rankings in women's tennis. In doubles, the top-ranked team is the pair who, over the previous 52 weeks, has gathered the most WTA rankings points. Points are awarded based on how far a team advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The WTA has used a computerized system for determining doubles rankings since 1984.2015 Qatar Total Open – SinglesLucie Šafářová defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2015 WTA Qatar Open. Simona Halep was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament.
TennisTennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The objective is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return.
Bethanie Mattek-SandsAmerican tennis player (born 1985)*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.