season, Hantuchová played at Birmingham. She failed to defend her title when she lost to veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm in the third round after defeating rising star Belinda Bencic in her opener. The following week, she defeated Vinci in the first round at Eastbourne, but then lost to Lauren Davis. At Wimbledon, Hantuchová lost to eventual finalist Eugenie Bouchard in the first round. Hantuchová played for the San Diego Aviators of World TeamTennis in July. She led the Aviators to the league's best regular-season record and was named WTT Female Most Valuable Player. The Aviators lost to the Springfield Lasers in the Western Conference Championship Match. Hantuchová participated in the Bank of the West Classic, where she defeated Paula Ormaechea in round one, but lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the second. In doubles, she and Arantxa Parra Santonja won the first round over Daria Gavrilova and Xu Yifan, but lost against Paula Kania and Kateřina Siniaková. At the Canadian Open singles, she was defeated in first round by eventual finalist Caroline Wozniacki. She also lost the first doubles round alongside Arantxa Parra Santonja. She went on to another first-round singles defeat at the Cincinnati Masters at the hands of Ekaterina Makarova. In doubles, she partnered Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová and won against Lucie Hradecká and Michaëlla Krajicek, but lost in round two against Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci. At the US Open, she defeated Romina Oprandi in round one, but lost to Alizé Cornet in the second round. She partnered Francesca Schiavone for women's doubles and lost to Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in round one. 2015: 7th WTA Tour title Hantuchová started at the Auckland Open, where she beat Sara Errani in the first round in straight sets. This marked her first win against a top-20 player since May 2013. In the second round, Hantuchová lost to qualifier Urszula Radwańska. After Auckland, Hantuchová received a wild card to play at the Hobart International. She beat qualifier Richèl Hogenkamp in the first round. In the second round, Hantuchová lost to third seed Zarina Diyas. At the Australian Open, Hantuchová beat Zheng Saisai in the first round, before she lost to 24th seed Garbiñe Muguruza. Hantuchová played her 17th singles final at the Thailand Open after wins over third seed Zarina Diyas, Zheng Saisai, Duan Yingying, and Marina Erakovic. She defeated Ajla Tomljanović in the final to win her seventh WTA tournament title. Two