2019 Bucharest Open

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2019 Bucharest Open
Date15–21 July
Edition6th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
Surface Clay
Location Bucharest, Romania
Venue Arenele BNR
Champions
Singles
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina
Doubles
Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Kužmová / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková
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The 2019 BRD Bucharest Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and part of the International category of the 2019 WTA Tour. It was held from 15 to 21 July 2019 at the Arenele BNR in Bucharest, Romania. [1]

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1
Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$1,925$1,005$730$530
Doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Anastasija Sevastova 121
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Viktória Kužmová 472
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Veronika Kudermetova 593
Flag of Slovenia.svg  SLO Tamara Zidanšek 614
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Sorana Cîrstea 775
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Laura Siegemund 826
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Aliona Bolsova 927
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kristýna Plíšková 948

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Retirements

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Irina-Camelia Begu Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Raluca Olaru 801
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Aleksandra Krunić Flag of the United States.svg USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1342
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Lara Arruabarrena Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Andreea Mitu 1453
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Viktória Kužmová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kristýna Plíšková 1914

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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References

  1. "BRD Bucharest Open Overview". www.wtatennis.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.