2019 Wuhan Open
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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.
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 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
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 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| 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 | Madison Keys | 16 | 12 |
| 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:
- China Peng Shuai
- Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
- Australia Samantha Stosur
- China Wang Xiyu
- United States Venus Williams
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- United States Jennifer Brady
- United States Lauren Davis
- Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova
- Russia Veronika Kudermetova
- Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
- United States Christina McHale
- United States Bernarda Pera
- China Zhu Lin
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Canada Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek
- Belarus Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Tunisia Ons Jabeur
- Germany Julia Görges → replaced by France Kristina Mladenovic
- United States Madison Keys → replaced by Sweden Rebecca Peterson
- Estonia Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Italy Camila Giorgi
- Greece Maria Sakkari → replaced by Czech Republic Marie Bouzková
- Spain Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
- Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by United States Jessica Pegula
- Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by China Wang Yafan
- China Zheng Saisai → replaced by Slovenia Polona Hercog
Retirements
- United States Lauren Davis (lower back injury)
- Italy Camila Giorgi (right wrist injury)
- Romania Simona Halep (lower back injury)
- Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva (left ankle injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of September 16, 2019
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Netherlands Kiki Bertens / Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
- France Caroline Garcia / United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- China Tang Qianhui / China Wang Xinyu
Withdrawals
During the tournament
- Romania Simona Halep (lower back injury)
Champions
Singles
- Belarus Aryna Sabalenka def. United States Alison Riske, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Doubles
- China Duan Yingying / Russia Veronika Kudermetova def. Belgium Elise Mertens / Belarus Aryna Sabalenka, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
External links
- 2018-11-26 at the Wayback Machine