2019 Birmingham Classic
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The 2019 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Nature Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 38th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 17–23 June 2019.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Doubles | 1 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $163,085 | $86,840 | $46,345 | $24,880 | $13,311 | $6,398 | $3,791 | $2,021 | $1,122 |
| Doubles * | $50,876 | $27,155 | $14,845 | $7,562 | $4,098 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money. *per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | Naomi Osaka | 1 | 1 |
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | 2 | 2 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 3 |
| UKR | Elina Svitolina | 7 | 4 |
| BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 10 | 5 |
| CHN | Wang Qiang | 15 | 6 |
| GBR | Johanna Konta | 18 | 7 |
| GER | Julia Görges | 19 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 10, 2019.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- United Kingdom Harriet Dart
- Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
- United Kingdom Heather Watson
- United States Venus Williams
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- United States Lauren Davis
- Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
- Poland Iga Świątek
- Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Canada Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva
- United States Danielle Collins → replaced by United States Jennifer Brady
- Italy Camila Giorgi → replaced by Russia Evgeniya Rodina
- United States Madison Keys → replaced by Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
- Czech Republic Petra Kvitová → replaced by Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Spain Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by United Kingdom Johanna Konta
- Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by Russia Margarita Gasparyan
- Spain Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by France Kristina Mladenovic
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN | Xu Yifan | 20 | 1 |
| TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 22 | 2 |
| USA | Nicole Melichar | CZE | Květa Peschke | 27 | 3 |
| GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | NED | Demi Schuurs | 34 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 10, 2019.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
- United Kingdom Harriet Dart / United States Venus Williams
- United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey / United Kingdom Eden Silva
Withdrawals
During the tournament
- Australia Ashleigh Barty (right arm injury)
Retirements
- Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok (right shoulder injury)
Finals
Singles
- Australia Ashleigh Barty defeated Germany Julia Görges, 6–3, 7–5
Doubles
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová defeated Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Netherlands Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10– 8]