2019 İstanbul Cup
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The 2019 İstanbul Cup (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 12th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 22 through 28 April 2019.
Finals
Singles
Croatia Petra Martić defeated Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová, 1–6, 6–4, 6–1
- It was Martić's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
Hungary Tímea Babos / France Kristina Mladenovic defeated Chile Alexa Guarachi / United States Sabrina Santamaria, 6–1, 6–0
Points and prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
| Doubles | 1 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
| Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 27 | 1 |
| ROU | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 30 | 2 |
| ITA | Camila Giorgi | 31 | 3 |
| UKR | Dayana Yastremska | 37 | 4 |
| AUS | Ajla Tomljanović | 39 | 5 |
| CRO | Petra Martić | 40 | 6 |
| CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 41 | 7 |
| GRE | Maria Sakkari | 44 | 8 |
| SVK | Viktória Kužmová | 45 | 9 |
- Rankings are as of April 15, 2019.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Romania Irina Bara
- Romania Ana Bogdan
- Serbia Ivana Jorović
- Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova
- Russia Veronika Kudermetova
- Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Romania Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Hungary Tímea Babos
- Italy Camila Giorgi → replaced by Israel Julia Glushko
- Tunisia Ons Jabeur → replaced by Russia Margarita Gasparyan
- Germany Tatjana Maria → replaced by Spain Lara Arruabarrena
- Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová → replaced by Sweden Johanna Larsson
Retirements
- Belgium Kirsten Flipkens (lower right pelvis injury)
- Russia Margarita Gasparyan (dizziness)
- Russia Anastasia Potapova (gastrointestinal)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUN | Tímea Babos | FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 1 |
| BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | SWE | Johanna Larsson | 74 | 2 |
| ROU | Irina Bara | ROU | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 94 | 3 |
| RUS | Veronika Kudermetova | KAZ | Galina Voskoboeva | 100 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of April 15, 2019.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
During the tournament
- Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová (back injury)