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The women's final at the 2015 US Open sold out faster than the men's final for what is believed to be the first time in tournament history, as noted by Darren Rovell of ESPN. And it's easy to see why. Sure, men's tennis is just as compelling as its ever been with Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray at the top, but the women's side has a truly dominant force who is chasing history every time she takes the court: world No. 1 Serena Williams.
Unfortunately for the folks who bought those tickets in advance expecting to see Williams bid for her 22nd Grand Slam title and a calendar Grand Slam, Williams lost to unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci in the semifinals.
Steffi Graf was the last woman to win all four Grand Slams in a single season, but Williams won at Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the French Open this season and looked primed to take the US Open before Vinci stole the upset in Friday's semifinal matchup.
That set up a final between Vinci and No. 26 Flavia Pennetta, who downed No. 2 seed Simona Halep in the semifinals. Pennetta won the match in straight sets, 7-6(4), 6-2 and is your 2015 US Open champion.
Below, we've got the full women's singles draw and the full schedule, updated daily with results.
Bracket
Bracket taken from official US Open website here.
Full schedule (all times ET)
Day 1, Monday, Aug. 31
Women's singles first round (ranked matches listed, for a complete list of matches, click here)
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
Dominika Cibulkova def. No. 7 Ana Ivanovic, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
No. 23 Venus Williams def. Monica Puig, 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-3
No. 1 Serena Williams def. Vitalia Diatchenko, 6-0, 2-0 ret.
Louis Armstrong Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
Coco Vandeweghe def. No. 29 Sloane Stephens, 6-4, 6-3
Daria Kasatkina (replacing No. 3 Maria Sharapova) def. Daria Gavrilova, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
Grandstand, beginning at 11 a.m.
Anna Tatishvili def. No. 8 Karolina Pliskova, 6-2, 6-1
No. 19 Madison Keys def. Klara Koukalova, 6-2, 6-4
Court 4, beginning at 11 a.m.
Madison Brengle def. Saisai Zheng, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
Court 5, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 12 Belinda Bencic def. Sesil Karatantcheva, 6-1, 6-2
Court 6, beginning at 11 a.m.
Mariana Duque-Marino def. Sofia Kenin, 6-3, 6-1
Denisa Allertova def. No. 10 Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-1, 7-6(5)
Court 7, beginning at 11 a.m.
Jessica Pegula def. Alison Van Uytvanck, 7-5, 6-3
No. 30 Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Kristina Mladenovic, 6-3, 7-5
Court 9, beginning at 11 a.m.
Kaia Kanepi def. Anna-Lena Friedsam, 6-1, 6-1
Court 10, beginning at 11 a.m.
Anett Kontaveit def. Casey Dellacqua, 7-5, 6-2
Misaki Doi def. Daniela Hantuchiva, 6-3, 6-3
Court 11, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 15 Agnieszka Radwanska def. Katerina Siniakova, 6-2, 6-3
Irina Falconi def. Samantha Crawford, 6-4, 6-2
Court 12, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 13 Ekaterina Makarova def. Teliana Pereira, 6-3, 6-3
Court 13, beginning at 11 a.m.
Oceane Dodin def. No. 21 Jelena Jankovic, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
Court 14, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 17 Elina Svitolina def. Elizaveta Kulichkova, 6-1, 6-4
Court 15, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 31 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Magdalena Rybarikova, 6-3, 7-5
Court 16, beginning at 11 a.m.
Bojana Jovanovski def. Lara Arruabarrena, 6-2, 6-2
Court 17, beginning at 11 a.m.
Lauren Davis def. Heather Watson, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0)
No. 25 Eugenie Bouchard def. Alison Riske, 6-4, 6-3
Day 2, Tuesday, Sept. 1
Women's singles first round (ranked matches listed, for a complete list of matches, click here)
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 2 Simona Halep def. Marina Erakovic, 6-2, 3-0 (ret.)
No. 4 Caroline Wozniacki def. Jamie Loeb, 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 Petra Kvitova def. Laura Siegemund, 6-1, 6-1
Louis Armstrong Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
Lesia Tsurenko def. No. 6 Lucie Safarova, 6-4, 6-1
No. 20 Victoria Azarenka def. Lucie Hradecka, 6-1, 6-2
Grandstand, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 11 Angelique Kerber def. Alexandra Dulgheru, 6-3, 6-1
No. 18 Andrea Petkovic def. Caroline Garcia, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Court 4, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 25 Sabine Lisicki def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-1, 6-4
Court 7, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 32 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova def. Julia Goerges, 6-3, 6-4
Court 9, beginning at 11 a.m.
Barbora Strycova def. No. 14 Timea Bacsinszky, 7-5, 6-0
Court 10, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 26 Flavia Pennetta def. Jarmila Gajdosova, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
Court 13, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 16 Sara Errani def. Mayo Hibi, 6-0, 6-1
Kurumi Nara def. No. 27 Alize Cornet, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Court 15, beginning at 11 a.m.
Olga Govortsova def. No. 28 Irina-Camelia Begu,6-1, 0-6, 7-6 (3)
Court 17, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 9 Garbine Muguruza def. Carina Wittheoft, 6-2, 6-4
No. 22 Samantha Stosur def. Timea Babos, 6-3, 6-4
Day 3, Wednesday, Sept. 2
Women's singles second round
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 19 Madison Keys def. Tereza Smitkova, 6-1, 6-2
No. 1 Serena Williams def. Kiki Bertens, 7-6 (5), 6-3
No. 23 Venus Williams def. Irina Falconi, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2
Louis Armstrong Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands def. Coco Vandeweghe, 6-2, 6-1
Grandstand, beginning at 11 a.m.
Madson Brengle def. Anna Tatishvili, 6-3, 6-2
No. 25 Eugenie Bouchard def. Polona Hercog, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3
Court 5, beginning at 11 a.m.
Anett Kontaveit def. No. 31 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 7-5, 6-4
Dominika Cibulkova def. Jessica Pegula, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
Court 6, beginning at 11 a.m.
Daria Kasatkina def. Ana Konjuh, 6-4, 6-4
Court 7, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 17 Elina Svitolina def. Kaia Kanepi, 6-3, 6-4
Court 11, beginning at 11 a.m.
Roberta Vinci def. Denisa Allertova, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 12 Belinda Bencic def. Masaki Doi, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-3
Court 13, beginning at 11 a.m.
Kristina Mladenovic def. Bojana Jovanovski, 7-5, 6-1
Mariana Duque-Marino def. Oceane Dodin, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
Court 17, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 15 Agnieszka Radwanska def. Magda Linette, 6-3, 6-2
No. 13 Ekaterina Makarova def. Lauren Davis, 6-1, 6-2
Day 4, Thursday, Sept. 3
Women's singles second round
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 20 Victoria Azarenka def. Yanina Wickmayer, 7-5, 6-4
No. 2 Simona Halep def. Kateryna Bondarenko, 6-3, 6-4
Petra Cetkovska def. No. 4 Caroline Wozniacki, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(1)
Louis Armstrong Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 22 Samantha Stosur def. Evgeniya Rodina, 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Petra Kvitova def. Nicole Gibbs, 6-3, 6-4
Grandstand, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 16 Sara Errani def. Jelena Ostapenko, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 24 Sabine Lisicki def. Camila Giorgi, 6-4, 6-0
Court 5, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 18 Andrea Petkovic def. Elena Vesnina, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
No. 11 Angelique Kerber def. Karin Knapp, 7-5, 6-2
Court 7, beginning at 11 a.m.
Barbora Strycova def. Qiang Wang, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
Court 11, beginning at 11 a.m.
Varvara Lepchenko def. Lesia Tsurenko, 7-6 (7),
No. 32 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova def. Danka Kovinic, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
Court 13, beginning at 11 a.m.
Mona Barthel def. Olga Govortsova, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Shelby Rogers def. Kurumi Nara, 6-4, 6-4
Court 17, beginning at 11 a.m.
Johanna Konta def. No. 9 Garbine Muguruza, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 6-2
No. 26 Flavia Pennetta def. Monica Niculescu, 6-1, 6-4
Day 5, Friday, Sept. 4
Women's singles third round (Winners from Day 3)
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 13 Ekaterina Makarova def. No. 17 Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 7-5
No. 23 Venus Williams def. No. 12 Belinda Bencic, 6-3, 6-4
No. 1 Serena Williams def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0
Louis Armstrong Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 25 Eugenie Bouchard def. Dominika Cibulkova, 7-6(9), 4-6, 6-3
No. 19 Madison Keys def. No. 15 Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-3, 6-2
Grandstand, beginning at 11 a.m.
Kristina Mladenovic def. Daria Kasatkina, 6-2, 6-3
Anett Kontaveit def. Madison Brengle, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
Court 17, beginning at 11 a.m.
Roberta Vinci def. Mariana Duque-Marino, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
Day 6, Saturday, Sept. 5
Women's singles third round (Winners from Day 4)
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 5 Petra Kvitova def. No. 32 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, 6-2, 6-1
20 Victoria Azarenka def. No. 11 Angelique Kerber, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
No. 2 Simona Halep def. Shelby Rogers, 6-2, 6-3
Louis Armstrong Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
Johanna Konta def. No. 18 Andrea Petkovic, 7-6(2), 6-3
Varvara Lepchenko def. Mona Barthel, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Grandstand, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 16 Sara Errani def. No. 22 Samantha Stosur, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
No. 24 Sabine Lisicki def. Barbora Strycova, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Court 17, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 26 Flavia Pennetta def. Petra Cetkovska, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
Day 7, Sunday, Sept. 6
Women's singles Round of 16 (Winners from Day 5)
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 23 Venus Williams def. Anett Kontaveit, 6-2, 6-1
No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 19 Madison Keys, 6-3, 6-3
Kristina Mladenovic def. No. 13 Ekaterina Makarova, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-1
Louis Armstrong Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
Roberta Vinci def. No. 25 Eugenie Bouchard (injury)
Day 8, Monday, Sept. 7
Women's singles Round of 16 (Winners from Day 6)
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 20 Victoria Azarenka def. Varvara Lepchenko, 6-3, 6-4
No. 26 Flavia Pennetta def. No. 22 Samantha Stosur, 6-4 ,6-4
No. 5 Petra Kvitova def. Johanna Konta, 7-5, 6-3
Louis Armstrong Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 2 Simona Halep def. No. 24 Sabine Lisicki, 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-2
Day 9, Tuesday, Sept. 8
Women's singles quarterfinals (Winners from Day 7)
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 12 p.m.
Roberta Vinci def. Kristina Mladenovic, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 23 Venus Williams, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
Day 10, Wednesday, Sept. 9
Women's singles quarterfinals
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
No. 26 Flavia Pennetta def. No. 5 Petra Kvitova, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 Simona Halep def. No. 20 Victoria Azarenka, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Day 11, Thursday, Sept. 10
Women's singles semifinals
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 7 p.m.
No. 1 Serena Williams vs. Roberta Vinci, postponed
No. 2 Simona Halep vs. No. 26 Flavia Pennetta, postponed
Day 12, Friday, Sept 11
Women's singles semifinals
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 11 a.m.
Roberta Vinci def. No. 1 Serena Williams, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
No. 26 Flavia Pennetta def. No. 2 Simona Halep, 6-1, 6-3
Day 13, Saturday, Sept. 12
Women's singles finals
Arthur Ashe Stadium, beginning at 3 p.m.
No. 26 Flavia Pennetta def. Roberta Vinci, 7-6(4), 6-2
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