2019 Guangzhou International Women's Open

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2019 Guangzhou International Women's Open
DateSeptember 16–21
Edition16th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $500,000
Surface Hard
Location Guangzhou, China
VenueGuangzhou Tianhe Sports Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin
Doubles
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai / Flag of Germany.svg Laura Siegemund
  2018  · Guangzhou International Women's Open ·  2023  

The 2019 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou, China, from September 16 through September 21, 2019. [1]

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Points and prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles2801801106030118121
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q2Q1
Singles$112,300$57,665$30,959$8,380$4,629$2,707$1,350$722
Doubles *$17,262$9,023$4,865$2,589$1,350

1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Elina Svitolina 31
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Wang Qiang 122
Flag of the United States.svg USA Sofia Kenin 203
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 324
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 375
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zheng Saisai 386
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Aliaksandra Sasnovich 487
Flag of Tunisia.svg  TUN Ons Jabeur 518

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry into the main draw as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Samantha Stosur Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 281
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Duan Yingying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Yang Zhaoxuan 722
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Aleksandra Krunić Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Lidziya Marozava 1073
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ellen Perez Flag of the United States.svg USA Sabrina Santamaria 1384

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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References

  1. "Guangzhou Open Overview". wtatennis.com.