2019 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles

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Singles
2019 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Final
Champion Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari
Runner-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta
Score2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
  2018  · Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem ·  2022  

Elise Mertens was the defending champion, [1] but lost in the quarterfinals to Maria Sakkari.

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Sakkari went on to win her first WTA Tour title, defeating Johanna Konta in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 6–1. Sakkari became the first Greek player to win a WTA title since Eleni Daniilidou in Hobart in 2008.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva (first round)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ajla Tomljanović (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić (withdrew)
  6. Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari (champion)
  7. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta (final)
  8. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alison Van Uytvanck (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 66
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alison Van Uytvanck 4 4
6 Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 2 66
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 64 1
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ajla Tomljanović 2 67
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 679

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens 66
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Flipkens 3 1 1/WC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens 66
Flag of Poland.svg M Linette 3 2 Flag of Serbia.svg I Jorović 4 0
Flag of Serbia.svg I Jorović 661/WC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens 4 62
Flag of Germany.svg T Maria 4 2 6 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 677
WC Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Shinikova 66WC Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Shinikova 4 4
Q Flag of Serbia.svg O Danilović 0 2 6 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 66
6 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 666 Flag of Greece.svg M Sakkari 66
3 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 64 3 8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck 4 4
Flag of Slovenia.svg T Zidanšek 3 66 Flag of Slovenia.svg T Zidanšek 4 63
Flag of Slovakia.svg M Rybáriková 61 67Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Bonaventure 62 6
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Bonaventure 2 679Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Bonaventure 71 2
Flag of Spain.svg S Sorribes Tormo 3 3 8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck 5 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 66Q Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 4 0
Flag of France.svg P Parmentier 4 3 8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck 66
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Van Uytvanck 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL Flag of Romania.svg I Bara 614
Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 776 Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 5 61
Flag of Sweden.svg R Peterson 776 Flag of Sweden.svg R Peterson 73 6
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg V Golubic 643 Flag of Sweden.svg R Peterson 2 4
WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 664 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Tomljanović 66
Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson 3 1 WC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 4 62
Q Flag of France.svg F Ferro 4 4 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Tomljanović 61 6
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Tomljanović 664 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Tomljanović 2 67
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Konta 4 7767 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Konta 679
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Wang 6604 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Konta 6666
Flag of Romania.svg A Bogdan 66 Flag of Romania.svg A Bogdan 1 782
Flag of France.svg A Cornet 3 3 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Konta 6166
Flag of Russia.svg V Zvonareva 685 2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 774 4
Flag of Spain.svg L Arruabarrena 7107 Flag of Spain.svg L Arruabarrena 65 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Gavrilova 1 62 2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 4 76
2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 63 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Fiona Ferro (qualified)
  2. Flag of Serbia.svg Ivana Jorović (moved to main draw)
  3. Flag of Serbia.svg Olga Danilović (qualified)
  4. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure (qualified)
  5. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harriet Dart (first round)
  6. Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition, retired)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)
  8. Flag of Italy.svg Martina Trevisan (second round)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of France.svg Fiona Ferro 64 7
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arina Rodionova 4 65
1 Flag of France.svg Fiona Ferro 1 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 63 4
WC Flag of France.svg Fiona Codino 1 2
  Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 66
1 Flag of France.svg Fiona Ferro 770 6
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greet Minnen 6363
  Flag of Spain.svg Georgina García Pérez 4 61
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greet Minnen 677
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Greet Minnen 677
  Flag of France.svg Harmony Tan 2 62
  Flag of France.svg Harmony Tan 677
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harriet Dart 2 63

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
 Bye
  Flag of Turkey.svg Pemra Özgen
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove 6644
  Flag of Turkey.svg Pemra Özgen 2 776
  Flag of Turkey.svg Pemra Özgen 3 4
7 Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko 66
  Flag of Hungary.svg Panna Udvardy 66
WC Flag of Morocco.svg Rita Atik 0 1
  Flag of Hungary.svg Panna Udvardy 2 0
7 Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko 66
  Flag of Russia.svg Liudmila Samsonova 4 61
7 Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko 677

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Olga Danilović 66
WC Flag of Morocco.svg Lina Qostal 1 2
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Olga Danilović 76
  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Danilina 5 3
  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Danilina 776
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zoe Hives 624
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Olga Danilović 4
6 Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu 4r
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bibiane Schoofs 61 6
  Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki 3 61
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bibiane Schoofs 0 4
6 Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu 66
  Flag of Brazil.svg Carolina Alves 3 3
6 Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu 66

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure 66
WC Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Galina Voskoboeva 4 1
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure 6636
  Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Fręch 2 771
  Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Pigossi 1 0
  Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Fręch 66
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure 66
  Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara 1 2
  Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara 64 5
  Flag of Croatia.svg Tereza Mrdeža 4 65r
  Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara 3 66
8 Flag of Italy.svg Martina Trevisan 64 3
WC Flag of Burundi.svg Sada Nahimana 2 5
8 Flag of Italy.svg Martina Trevisan 67

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References

  1. "Mertens outclasses Tomljanovic to win Rabat title". Reuters. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.