2019 Wuhan Open
| 2019 Wuhan Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 22–28 |
| Edition | 6th |
| Category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 28D |
| Prize money | $2,828,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Wuhan, China |
| Venue | Optics Valley Int'l Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Doubles | |
 Duan Yingying /  Veronika Kudermetova | |
The 2019 Wuhan Open (also known as the 2019 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 22–28, 2019. It was the 6th edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.[1]
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $520,615 | $260,310 | $130,030 | $59,960 | $29,695 | $15,240 | $7,835 | $4,360 | $2,245 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $148,845 | $75,310 | $37,275 | $18,765 | $9,510 | $4,695 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 |
 CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 2 | 2 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 3 | 3 |
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 6 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 7 | 5 |
 NED
|
Kiki Bertens | 8 | 6 |
 SUI
|
Belinda Bencic | 10 | 7 |
| CHN
|
Wang Qiang | 12 | 8 |
| BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 13 | 9 |
 USA
|
Sloane Stephens | 14 | 10 |
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 15 | 11 |
| USA |
|||
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 17 | 13 |
 LAT
|
Anastasija Sevastova | 18 | 14 |
| USA
|
Sofia Kenin | 20 | 15 |
 CRO
|
Donna Vekić | 21 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of September 16, 2019
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wild cards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Jennifer Brady
- Lauren Davis
- Kateryna Kozlova
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Svetlana Kuznetsova
- Christina McHale
- Bernarda Pera
- Zhu Lin
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
Bianca Andreescu → replaced by 
Tamara Zidanšek- Victoria Azarenka → replaced by
Ons Jabeur - Julia Görges → replaced by
Kristina Mladenovic - Madison Keys → replaced by
Rebecca Peterson 
Anett Kontaveit → replaced by 
Camila Giorgi
Maria Sakkari → replaced by Marie Bouzková
Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich- Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by Jessica Pegula
- Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Wang Yafan
- Zheng Saisai → replaced by Polona Hercog
Retirements
[edit]- Lauren Davis (lower back injury)
- Camila Giorgi (right wrist injury)
- Simona Halep (lower back injury)
Yulia Putintseva (left ankle injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 1 |
 BEL
|
Elise Mertens | BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 8 | 2 |
| CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN
|
Xu Yifan | 16 | 3 |
| GER
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | NED
|
Demi Schuurs | 24 | 4 |
| AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 28 | 5 |
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Latisha Chan | 32 | 6 |
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar | CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 36 | 7 |
| CHN
|
Duan Yingying | RUS
|
Veronika Kudermetova | 54 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of September 16, 2019
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Kiki Bertens / Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
- Caroline Garcia / Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- Tang Qianhui / Wang Xinyu
Withdrawals
[edit]- During the tournament
- Simona Halep (lower back injury)
Champions
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Aryna Sabalenka def. Alison Riske, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Doubles
[edit]- Duan Yingying / Veronika Kudermetova def. Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
References
[edit]- ^ "Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 2018-11-26 at the Wayback Machine