2019 Bianca Andreescu tennis season

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2019 Bianca Andreescu tennis season
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Andreescu playing at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships
Full name Bianca Andreescu
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Calendar prize money$6,239,150
Singles
Season record48–7 (87.3%)
Calendar titles4
Year-end rankingNo. 5
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease2.svg 147
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open 2R
French Open 2R
Wimbledon A
US Open W
Doubles
Season record0–1 (0%)
Calendar titles0
Year-end rankingNo. 1217
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg 676
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open A
French Open A
Wimbledon A
US Open 1R
Injuries
InjuriesRight shoulder injury [1] [2]
Knee injury [3]
Last updated on: 2 November 2019.

The 2019 Bianca Andreescu tennis season officially began on December 31, 2018 with the start of the 2019 WTA Tour. She entered the season as No. 152 in the world. [4]

Contents

Year in detail

Early hard court season

Auckland Open

Andreescu started her season at the Auckland Open, where she qualified for the main draw after beating Kristína Kučová, Jaimee Fourlis and Laura Siegemund. In the main draw, she made it to the final after defeating four top-30 players, including two former World No. 1 players, Caroline Wozniacki and Venus Williams. [5] However, she lost to defending champion Julia Görges in three sets. [6]

Australian Open

In Melbourne, Andreescu successfully progressed through qualifying to enter the main draw. [7] She then beat Whitney Osuigwe before losing in the second round to Anastasija Sevastova in three sets. [8]

Newport Beach

Andreescu played at the Newport Beach, where she was the sixth seed. [9] Having received a bye in the first round, she then won the next five matches and secured her first ever WTA 125K series title, which elevated herself to the World No. 68. [10]

Mexican Open

In February, Andreescu played the Mexican Open, where she got to the semi-finals, losing to No. 5 seed Sofia Kenin in three sets. [11] Nevertheless, her ranking climbed to a career-high 60. [12]

March sunshine events

Indian Wells Open

This year's Indian Wells Premier Mandatory event proved to be her breakout event. By reaching the semi-finals, Andreescu became the third wild card to reach the semi-finals of the tournament, joining Grand Slam champions Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters. [13] She then defeated two then top-ten players, Elina Svitolina and Angelique Kerber, to win her first WTA title. [14] [15] The victory also promoted the 19-year-old rising star to a new-career high ranking of 24. [15]

Miami Open

Several days later, Andreescu drew Begu in the first round again in Miami. She managed to save a match point and eventually won the match to reach the second round. [16] In the second round, she avenged her Acapulco loss to Kenin to set up another meeting with Kerber. [17] She upset Kerber in three sets once again, but she had to retire against Anett Kontaveit due to a right shoulder injury, ending her 10-match winning streak. [18] [1]

European clay court season

French Open

After a three-month-long recovery, Andreescu returned to the tennis court at the French Open, as the 22nd seed. However, she retired before her second round match against Kenin. [19] She missed the entire grass-court season to recover from her shoulder injury. [2]

US Open series

Rogers Cup

Andreescu came back two months later in her home tournament, the 2019 Rogers Cup in Toronto, where she made to her third WTA final after defeating two former top-ten players, Eugenie Bouchard and Daria Kasatkina, and two then top-ten players, Kiki Bertens and Karolína Plíšková, all in three sets. [20] In the semi-finals, she met Kenin for the third time this season, and successfully upset the American girl in two straight sets. [21] Her final rival was the 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams, but a tearful Williams retired when she was 1–3 down in the first set due to her own injury. [22] This gave Bianca her second WTA title, and a career-high ranking of 14. [23]

US Open

Two weeks later, she was seeded 15th in the US Open. She made it to the second week of a Grand Slam without losing a set. [24] In the fourth round, she outlasted local player Taylor Townsend to make her first quarter-final appearance in a Grand Slam. [25] After downing Elise Mertens in three tough sets, she upset Belinda Bencic in two sets to reach her first Grand Slam final, where she faced Serena Williams once again. [26] [27] Andreescu beat Serena in straight sets, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title, the first woman to win the US Open in her main draw debut (she previously lost in a qualifying round), and the first player born after 2000 to win a Grand Slam tournament. [28] With the 2,000 points she won from the Grand Slam, she made her top-five debut. [29]

East Asian fall swing

China Open

Having rested for near a month, Andreescu returned to court in the China Open, the tournament she never played before. She upset Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Elise Mertens and Jennifer Brady to reach quarterfinals, where her opponent was the former World No. 1 players Naomi Osaka. [30] She eventually lost to the Japanese woman after three tough sets, ending her 17-match winning streak. [31] Nevertheless, Andreescu was still qualified for the WTA Finals for the first time in her career. [32]

Year-end Championships

WTA Finals

At the Year-end Championships, Andreescu was divided into the purple group, alongside Karolína Plíšková, Simona Halep and defending champion Elina Svitolina. [33] The first round robin match against Halep marked the first-ever meeting between the two Romanian descendants. Despite having a match point, she was still edged by the 2019 Wimbledon Champion in three tough sets. [34] In the second match against World No. 2 Plíšková, Andreescu retired after losing the opening set when she injured her knee. [35] The injury ended her season a little bit earlier than expected as she withdrew from the tournament. [36] Sofia Kenin later replaced her to complete the match against Svitolina. [37]

All matches

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponentRankResultScore
Auckland Open
Auckland, New Zealand
WTA International
Hard, outdoor
31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019
1Q1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová 259Win6–2, 6–0
2Q2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaimee Fourlis 206Win7–5, 6–1
3Q3 Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund [1]113Win3–6, 6–3, 6–3
41R Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos 59Win6–4, 7–6(8–6)
52R Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki (1)3Win6–4, 6–4
6QF Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (6)39Win6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–1
7SF Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei (3)28Win6–3, 6–3
8F Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges (2)14 Loss (1) 6–2, 5–7, 1–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
14 – 27 January 2019
9Q1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie Swan 175Win6–1 ret.
10Q2 Flag of Greece.svg Valentini Grammatikopoulou 173Win6–4, 6–1
11Q3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Smitková [26]113Win6–0, 4–1 ret.
121R Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe (WC)198Win7–6(7–1), 6–7(0–7), 6–3
132R Flag of Latvia.svg Anastasija Sevastova (13)12Loss3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Newport Beach
California, United States
WTA 125K series
Hard, outdoor
21 – 27 January 2019
1RBye
142R Flag of the United States.svg Katie Volynets (Q)471Win6–2, 7–6(9–7)
153R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Bouzková (9)121Win6–1, 6–2
16QF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard (3)79Win6–2, 6–0
17SF Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria (2)74Win5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
18W Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula (7)106 Win (1) 0–6, 6–4, 6–2
Fed Cup World Group II
Netherlands vs. Canada

's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Fed Cup
Clay, indoor
9 – 10 February 2019
19- Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richèl Hogenkamp 150Win6–4, 6–2
20- Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arantxa Rus 121Win6–4, 6–2
Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
WTA International
Hard, outdoor
25 February – 3 March 2019
211R Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jil Teichmann 154Win6–1, 6–3
222R Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu (4)31Win6–2, 7–5
23QF Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Saisai (7)40Win7–6(7–3), 6–1
24SF Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin (5)35Loss4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
4 – 17 March 2019
251R Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 70Win6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3
262R Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková (32)35Win6–2, 6–2
273R Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefanie Vögele (Q)109Win6–1, 6–2
284R Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang (18)18Win7–5, 6–2
29QF Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza (20)20Win6–0, 6–1
30SF Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina (6)6Win6–3, 2–6, 6–4
31W Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber (8)8 Win (2) 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Miami Open
Miami, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
18 – 31 March 2019
321R Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 70Win4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2
332R Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin (32)34Win6–3, 6–3
343R Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber (8)4Win6–4, 4–6, 6–1
354R Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit (21)19Loss1–6, 0–2 ret.
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
26 May –9 June 2019
361R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Bouzková (LL)118Win5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2R Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin 35WithdrewN/A
Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
5 – 11 August 2019
371R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard (WC)112Win4–6, 6–1, 6–4
382R Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina 39Win5–7, 6–2, 7–5
393R Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens (5)5Win6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–4
40QF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková (3)3Win6–0, 2–6, 6–4
41SF Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin 29Win6–4, 7–6(7–5)
42W Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (8)10 Win (3) 3–1 ret.
U.S. Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
26 August – 8 September 2019
431R Flag of the United States.svg Katie Volynets (WC)413Win6–2, 6–4
442R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens (LL)110Win6–3, 7–5
453R Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki (19)19Win6–4, 6–4
464R Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend (Q)112Win6–1, 4–6, 6–2
47QF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens (25)26Win3–6, 6–2, 6–3
48SF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic (13)12Win7–6(7–3), 7–5
49W Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (8)8 Win (4) 6–3, 7–5
China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
30 September – 6 October 2019
501R Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich 60Win6–2, 2–6, 6–1
512R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 23Win6–3, 7–6(7–5)
523R Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady (Q)66Win6–1, 6–3
53QF Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka (4)4Loss7–5, 3–6, 4–6
WTA Finals
Shenzhen, China
Year-end championships
Hard, indoor
27 October – 3 November 2019
54RR Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (5)5Loss6–3, 6–7(6–8), 3–6
55RR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková (2)2Loss3–6, ret.
RR Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina (8)8WithdrewN/A

Doubles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponentRankResultScore
U.S. Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
26 August – 8 September 2019
Partner: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman
11R Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe / Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend (WC)516 / 93Loss2–6, 3–6

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Andreescu's 2019 singles tournament schedule is as follows:

DateTournamentLocationCategorySurface2018
result
2018
points
2019
points
Outcome
31 December 2018 –
6 January 2019
Auckland Open New Zealand International HardDNP0198Final lost to Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges
6–2, 5–7, 1–6
14 January 2019 –
27 January 2019
Australian Open Australia Grand Slam HardQ12110Second round lost to Flag of Latvia.svg Anastasija Sevastova
3–6, 6–3, 2–6
21 January 2019 –
27 January 2019
Newport Beach United States 125K series HardDNP0160Winner defeated Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula
0–6, 6–4, 6–2
25 February 2019 –
3 March 2019
Mexican Open Mexico International HardDNP0110Semifinals lost to Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin
4–6, 6–3, 5–7
4 March 2019 –
17 March 2019
Indian Wells Open United States Premier Mandatory HardDNP01000Winner defeated Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
18 March 2019 –
31 April 2019
Miami Open United States Premier Mandatory HardDNP0120Fourth round lost to Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit
1–6, 0–2 ret.
26 May 2019 –
9 June 2019
French Open France Grand Slam ClayQ33070Second round withdrew against Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin
N/A
5 August 2019 –
11 August 2019
Canadian Open Canada Premier 5 HardDNP0900Winner defeated Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
3–1 ret.
26 August 2019 –
9 September 2019
U.S. Open United States Grand Slam HardQ122000Winner defeated Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
6–3, 7–5
31 September 2019 –
6 October 2019
China Open China Premier Mandatory HardDNP0215Quarterfinals round lost to Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
27 October 2019 –
3 November 2019
WTA Finals China Year-end Championships Hard (i)DNQ0250Round robin withdrew against Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina
2 losses
Total year-end points3855192Increase2.svg4806difference

Doubles schedule

Andreescu's 2019 doubles tournament schedule is as follows:

DateTournamentLocationCategorySurface2018
result
2018
points
2019
points
Outcome
26 August 2019 –
9 September 2019
U.S. Open United States Grand Slam HardDNP010First round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe / Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend
2–6, 3–6
Total year-end points8310Decrease2.svg73difference

Yearly records

Top 10 wins

#PlayerRankTournamentSurfaceRoundScoreBAR
1. Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki No. 3 Auckland Open, New ZealandHard2nd Round6–4, 6–4No. 152
2. Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina No. 6 Indian Wells Open, United StatesHardSemifinals6–3, 2–6, 6–4No. 60
3. Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber No. 8Indian Wells Open, United StatesHardFinal6–4, 3–6, 6–4No. 60
4. Flag of Germany.svg Angelique KerberNo. 4 Miami Open, United StatesHard3rd Round6–4, 4–6, 6–1No. 24
5. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens No. 5 Rogers Cup, CanadaHard3rd Round6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–4No. 27
6. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková No. 3Rogers Cup, CanadaHardQuarterfinals6–0, 2–6, 6–4No. 27
7. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams No. 10Rogers Cup, CanadaHardFinal3–1 ret.No. 27
8. Flag of the United States.svg Serena WilliamsNo. 8 US Open, United StatesHardFinal6–3, 7–5No. 15

Finals

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (2–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (3–1)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jan 2019 Auckland Open, New ZealandInternationalHard Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges 6–2, 5–7, 1–6
Win1–1 Mar 2019 Indian Wells Open, United StatesPremier MHard Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win2–1 Aug 2019 Canadian Open, CanadaPremier 5Hard Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 3–1 ret.
Win3–1 Sep 2019 US Open, United StatesGrand SlamHard Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams6–3, 7–5

Earnings

#TournamentSingles
Prize money
Doubles
Prize money
Year-to-date
1. Auckland Open $21,400$0$21,400
2. Australian Open $78,121$0$99,521
3. Newport Beach $24,000$0$123,521
4. Fed Cup $123,521
5. Mexican Open $11,500$0$135,021
6. Indian Wells Masters $1,354,010$0$1,489,031
7. Miami Open $91,205$0$1,580,236
8. French Open $100,219$0$1,680,455
9. Canadian Open $521,530$0$2,201,985
10. US Open $3,850,000$8,500$6,060,485
11. China Open $178,665$0$6,239,150
Total prize money $6,239,150

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Iga Świątek defeated Sofia Kenin in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 French Open.

Iga Świątek defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Italian Open. It was her first WTA 1000 singles title, and the 13 points Świątek lost in the championship match is the fewest on record in a WTA 1000-level final. This was the first WTA Tour singles final to be resolved with a 'double bagel' scoreline since Simona Halep defeated Anastasija Sevastova at the 2016 Bucharest Open, and was just the tenth such final in WTA Tour history. With the win, Świątek broke into the top 10 of the WTA rankings for the first time. Both finalists saved match points in prior rounds – Świątek saved two match points in her third round match against Barbora Krejčíková, whilst Plíšková saved three match points in her quarterfinal match against Jeļena Ostapenko.

Emma Raducanu defeated Leylah Fernandez in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 US Open. It was her first major title, and she became the first qualifier to win a major. Additionally, she became the first British woman to win a singles major since Virginia Wade at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, and the second player to win the US Open on her debut after Bianca Andreescu in 2019. Aged 18, Raducanu became the youngest major champion since Maria Sharapova at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships and with a ranking of world No. 150, the lowest-ranked player to win a major since Kim Clijsters at the 2009 US Open, and the youngest player to win the title since Serena Williams at the 1999 US Open. She also won the title without losing a set during the tournament, including during her three qualification matches, and was not taken to a tiebreaker in any set. This was her first WTA Tour singles title, making her the fourth woman in the Open Era to win a major as her first singles title.

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