2015 China Open – Women's Singles
was the defending champion, but withdrew with a left forearm injury before the tournament began.
Garbiñe Muguruza won her first Premier Mandatory level tournament and second WTA title, defeating Timea Bacsinszky in the final, 7–5, 6–4. Muguruza became the first Spanish player to win a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament.Seeds
The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:
Finals
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Sixth qualifier