2019 Wuhan Open
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]
| 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 | |
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| 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
| 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
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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
- Before the tournament
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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
- Lauren Davis (lower back injury)
- Camila Giorgi (right wrist injury)
- Simona Halep (lower back injury)
Yulia Putintseva (left ankle injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE |
Hsieh Su-wei | CZE |
Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
- Aryna Sabalenka def. Alison Riske, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Doubles
- Duan Yingying / Veronika Kudermetova def. Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
References
- "Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links
- Official website Archived 2018-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
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