2019 BB&T Atlanta Open – Singles

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Singles
2019 BB&T Atlanta Open
Champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex de Minaur
Runner-up Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz
Final score6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Events
Singles Doubles
  2018  · BB&T Atlanta Open ·  2021  

John Isner was the two-time defending champion and had won the title five times in the last six years, [1] but he lost in the second round to Reilly Opelka. This was only the second time out of ten in the Atlanta Open's history that Isner failed to reach the singles final.

Contents

Alex de Minaur won the title, defeating Taylor Fritz in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2).

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg John Isner (second round)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz (final)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex de Minaur (champion)
  4. Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert (second round)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Frances Tiafoe (first round)
  6. Flag of Moldova.svg Radu Albot (second round)
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Thompson (first round)
  8. Flag of France.svg Ugo Humbert (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of the United States.svg Reilly Opelka 64773
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex de Minaur 77656
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex de Minaur 677
2 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 3 62
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie 1 63
2 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Fritz 63 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg J Isner 627765
Flag of the United States.svg R Opelka 677 Flag of the United States.svg R Opelka 776577
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg A Bublik 3 61 Flag of the United States.svg R Opelka 777
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Evans 66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Evans 635
Q Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Jung 1 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Evans 775 6
Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren 4 646 Flag of Moldova.svg R Albot 6572
6 Flag of Moldova.svg R Albot 677 Flag of the United States.svg R Opelka 64773
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A de Minaur 77656
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A de Minaur 66
Flag of the United States.svg B Klahn 777 Flag of the United States.svg B Klahn 4 4
Flag of Romania.svg M Copil 635 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A de Minaur 63
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Ebden 776 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Tomic 2 0r
Q Flag of Poland.svg K Majchrzak 653 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Ebden 4 63
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Tomic 4 677 Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Tomic 677
5 Flag of the United States.svg F Tiafoe 63 64

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Thompson 6363
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Norrie 774 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Norrie 66
Q Flag of South Korea.svg S-w Kwon 6476Q Flag of South Korea.svg S-w Kwon 3 4
Flag of India.svg P Gunneswaran 775 0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Norrie 76
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Popyrin 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Popyrin 5 4
Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla 3 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Popyrin 76
4 Flag of France.svg P-H Herbert 5 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Norrie 1 63
8 Flag of France.svg U Humbert 7762 Flag of the United States.svg T Fritz 63 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg C Gromley 622 8 Flag of France.svg U Humbert 2 2
Flag of Serbia.svg M Kecmanović 71177 Flag of Serbia.svg M Kecmanović 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Sock 6965 Flag of Serbia.svg M Kecmanović 1 61
WC Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov 5 4 2 Flag of the United States.svg T Fritz 677
Q Flag of the United States.svg K King 76Q Flag of the United States.svg K King 2 3
2 Flag of the United States.svg T Fritz 66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Majchrzak (qualified)
  2. Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi (first round)
  3. Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Soon-woo (qualified)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Köpfer (first round)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Peter Gojowczyk (qualifying competition)
  6. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Jason Jung (qualified)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Paul (qualifying competition)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Harrison (qualifying competition, retired)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Majchrzak 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Trent Bryde 4 2
1 Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Majchrzak 776
7 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Paul 654
  Flag of the United States.svg Michael Mmoh 76363
7 Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Paul 5 7777

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi 5 662
WC Flag of the United States.svg Kevin King 74 77
WC Flag of the United States.svg Kevin King 6673
8 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Harrison 785 1r
Alt Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki 65 65
8 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Harrison 4 777

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Soon-woo 66
  Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka 2 3
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Soon-woo 66
5 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Gojowczyk 2 2
Alt Flag of Denmark.svg Mikael Torpegaard 4 662
5 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Gojowczyk 63 77

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Köpfer 64 3
Alt Flag of the United States.svg Donald Young 3 66
Alt Flag of the United States.svg Donald Young 1 64
6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Jason Jung 677
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Bolt 663
6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Jason Jung 786

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References

  1. "ATP roundup: Isner wins Atlanta Open for fifth time". Reuters. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2019.