See main article: 2015 China Open (tennis).
Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Timea Bacsinszky in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 China Open. It was her first WTA Premier Mandatory level-tournament and second WTA Tour title overall, and she became the first Spanish player to win a Premier Mandatory tournament.
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew with a left forearm injury before the tournament began.
The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:
