2019 Simona Halep tennis season

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2019 Simona Halep tennis season
Halep WM17 (46) (35379441833).jpg
Full name Simona Halep
CountryFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Calendar prize money$5,083,227
Singles
Season record40–13
Calendar titles1
Current rankingNo. 6 [1]
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg 5
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open 4R
French Open QF
Wimbledon W
US Open 2R
Doubles
Season record4–4
Calendar titles0
Current ranking169
Year-end ranking165
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg 4
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open A
French Open A
Wimbledon A
US Open A
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open A
French Open A
Wimbledon A
US Open A
Last updated on: 13 July 2019.

The 2019 Simona Halep tennis season officially began on 8 January 2019 at the Sydney International. Simona Halep entered the season as the No. 1 ranked player in the world. [2]

Contents

Year in detail

Early hard court season and Australian Open

Sydney International

Halep started season playing at Sydney International as the top seed. She lost to No. 15 in the world at the time Ashleigh Barty in two straight sets, extending her losing streak at five. [3]

Australian Open

Halep's next tournament was Australian Open. In the first round she beat Kaia Kanepi in three sets. [4] . This match marked her first win since 2018 Western & Southern Open. In the second round, she faced Sofia Kenin, also winning in three sets. In the next rounds, she would play the Williams sisters. She won against Venus Williams in straight sets, [5] but then, she lost to Serena Williams in three tight sets. In the end of the tournament, Naomi Osaka replaced her at rankings and peaked at No. 3, after Petra Kvitová. [6]

Fed Cup World Group Quarterfinal

After win in World Group play-offs vs Switzerland last year, team Romania came back on World Group, since 2016. In quarterfinals, they met team Czech Republic, in Ostrava. She led 2–0 in singles rubbers, defeating Kateřina Siniaková and Karolína Plíšková. [7] With these wins and the doubles rubber win by Monica Niculescu and Irina-Camelia Begu, they qualified for the first time, since 1973, in the semifinals of Fed Cup. [8]

Qatar Ladies Open

Next tournament for Halep was Qatar Ladies Open, where she was the top seed and she had first round bye. En route to the final, she defeated Lesia Tsurenko, Julia Görges, and Elina Svitolina, where she trailed in the third set and, then, won five games in a row. [9] In the final, she faced Elise Mertens. She lost in three sets, giving Mertens her first Premier title. This was the first final of the season for Halep.

Dubai Tennis Championships

Next tournament was Dubai Tennis Championships. She was no.3 seed and defeated Eugenie Bouchard [10] and Lesia Tsurenko, [11] both in two straight sets. In quarterfinal she was defeated by eventual champion, Belinda Bencic. In a conclusion of this tournament, Halep remains at no.2, after Kvitová lost in the final. [12]

March sunshine events

Indian Wells Open

In the Indian Wells, Halep was seeded no.2. She defeated Barbora Strýcová [13] and Kateryna Kozlova in two straight sets. [14] Halep lost in the fourth round against Markéta Vondroušová in three sets. After this tournament, she remains no.2 in the world.

Miami Open

After the run of Indian Wells, her next tournament was Miami Open. In the second round, she crushed Taylor Townsend in straight sets. In the third round, she defeated Polona Hercog in three tough sets. Halep won against Venus Williams and Qiang Wang, in fourth round and quarterfinal, respectively. She was in contention of regaining the no.1 spot by reaching the finals, after Osaka's defeat in the third round. In the semifinal, she faced Karolína Plíšková, losing in straight sets. After this tournament, she remained no.2.

European clay court season

Fed Cup World Group Semifinal

Her first clay-court event of the season was Fed Cup Semifinal. There, Romanian Fed Cup Team faced France in Rouen. In the singles rubber, Halep defeated Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia. At the doubles rubber, she played instead of Irina-Camelia Begu, withdrawing due to ankle injury, with Monica Niculescu. Anyway, after taking the first set, they lost, giving to France a ticket to the Fed Cup final.

Madrid Open

Italian Open

French Open

English grass court season

Eastbourne International

Wimbledon

Halep won the 2019 Wimbledon Championships defeating Serena Williams 6–2, 6–2.

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
Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
6–12 January 2019
1RBye
12R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty 15Loss4–6, 4–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
14–27 January 2019
21R Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi 71Win6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–2
32R Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin 37Win6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
43R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 36Win6–2, 6–3
54R Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (16)16Loss1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Fed Cup World Group
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic vs. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Fed Cup
Hard, indoor
9–10 February 2019
6QF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková 44Win6–4, 6–0
7QF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 5Win6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
11–16 February 2019
1RBye
82R Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko 24Win6–2, 6–3
9QF Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges (9)16Win7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)
10SF Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina (4/WC)7Win6–3, 3–6, 6–4
11F Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 21 Loss (1) 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
17–23 February 2019 [15]
1RBye
122R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard (WC)79Win7–6(7–4), 6–4
133R Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko 23Win6–3, 7–5
14QF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic 45Loss6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
4–17 March 2019
1RBye
152R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová 50Win6–2, 6–4
163R Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Kozlova (Q)114Win7–6(7–3), 7–5
174R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová 61Loss2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Miami Open
Miami, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
18–31 March 2019
1RBye
182R Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend (Q)96Win6–1, 6–3
193R Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog (LL)93Win5–7, 7–6(7–1), 6–2
204R Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 43Win6–3, 6–3
21QF Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang (18)18Win6–4, 7–5
22SF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková (5)7Loss5–7, 1–6
Fed Cup World Group
Flag of France.svg  France vs. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Rouen, France
Fed Cup
Clay, indoor
20–21 April 2019
23SF Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic 66Win6–3, 6–1
24SF Flag of France.svg Caroline Garcia 21Win6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay, outdoor
3–12 May 2019
251R Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan (Q)64Win6–0, 6–4
262R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 41Win7–5, 6–1
273R Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Kužmová 46Win6–0, 6–0
28QF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty (9)9Win7–5, 7–5
29SF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic 18Win6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–0
30F Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens (7)7 Loss (2) 4–6, 4–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
Clay, outdoor
13–19 May 2019
1RBye
312R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová 44Loss6–2, 5–7, 3–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
26 May – 9 June 2019
321R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ajla Tomljanović 47Win6–2, 3–6, 6–1
332R Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette 87Win6–4, 5–7, 6–3
343R Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko (27)27Win6–2, 6–1
354R Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek 104Win6–1, 6–0
36QF Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Anisimova 51Loss2–6, 4–6
Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
WTA Premier
Grass, outdoor
23–29 June 2019
1RBye
372R Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei 29Win6–2, 6–0
383R Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog (Q)60Win6–1, 4–6, 6–3
39QF Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber (4/WC)5Loss4–6, 3–6
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
1–14 July 2019
401R Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich 36Win6–4, 7–5
412R Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu 53Win6–3, 4–6, 6–2
423R Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 40Win6–3, 6–1
434R Flag of the United States.svg Cori Gauff (Q)313Win6–3, 6–3
44QF Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai 50Win7–6(7–4), 6–1
45SF Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina (8)8Win6–1, 6–3
46W Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (11)10 Win (1) 6–2, 6–2
Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
5–11 August 2019
1RBye
472R Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady (Q)76Win4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
483R Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova (WC)198Win6–2, 6–1
49QF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Bouzková (Q)91Loss4–6, retired
Cincinnati Open
Cincinnati, United States
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
12–18 August 2019
1RBye
502R Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova 43Win3–6, 7–5, 6–4
513R Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys (16)18Loss1–6, 6–3, 5–7
U.S. Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
26 August – 8 September 2019
521R Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Gibbs (LL)135Win6–3, 3–6, 6–2
532R Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend (Q)116Loss6–2, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
22–28 September 2019
1RBye
542R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová 34Win6–3, 6–2
553R Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina (WC)50Loss4–5, retired
China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
30 September – 6 October 2019
561R Flag of Sweden.svg Rebecca Peterson (Q)57Win6–1, 6–1
572R Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova 38Loss2–6, 3–6

Tournament results and points comparison 2018 -2019

Halep's 2019 singles tournament results and points is as follows:

DateChampionshipLocationCategorySurface2018
result
2018
points
2019
points
Outcome 2019
30 December –
5 January
Shenzhen Open Shenzhen International HardW2800Did not participate
6 January –
12 January
Sydney International Sydney WTA Premier HardDNP01Second round lost to Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty
4–6, 4–6
14 January –
27 January
Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam HardF1300240Fourth round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
1–6, 6–4, 4–6
11 February –
16 February
Qatar Open Doha WTA Premier [a] HardSF350305Final lost to Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
17 February –
23 February
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai Premier 5 HardDNP0190Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
4 March –
17 March
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells Premier Mandatory HardSF390120Fourth round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová
2–6, 6–3, 2–6
18 March –
31 March
Miami Open Miami Premier Mandatory Hard3R65390Semifinals lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
5–7, 1–6
22 April –
28 April
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart Premier Clay (i)QF1000Withdrew due to ankle injury[ citation needed ]
6 May –
12 May
Madrid Open Madrid Premier Mandatory ClayQF215650Final lost to Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens
4–6, 4–6
13 May –
19 May
Italian Open Rome Premier 5 ClayF5851Second round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
26 May –
9 June
French Open Paris Grand Slam ClayW2000430Quarterfinals lost to Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Anisimova
2–6, 4–6
22 April –
28 April
Eastbourne International Eastbourne Premier GrassDNP0100Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
4–6, 3–6
1 July –
14 July
Wimbledon London Grand Slam Grass3R1302000Winner defeated Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams
6–2, 6–2
5 August –
11 August
Canadian Open Toronto Premier 5 HardW900190Quarterfinals lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Bouzková
4–6, retired
12 August –
18 August
Cincinnati Open Cincinnati Premier 5 HardF585105Third round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys
1–6, 6–3, 5–7
26 August –
8 September
US Open New York City Grand Slam Hard1R1070Second round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend
6–2, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
9 September –
16 September
Zhengzhou Open Zhengzhou Premier HardDNP00Withdrew due to ankle injury[ citation needed ]
22 September –
28 September
Wuhan Open Wuhan Premier 5 Hard2R1105Third round lost to Flag of Kazakhstan.svg E Rybakina
4r – 5, retired due to lower back injury [16]
30 September –
6 October
China Open Beijing Premier Mandatory Hard1R1065Second round lost to Flag of Russia.svg E Alexandrova
6–2, 6-3
27 October –
3 November
WTA Finals Shenzhen Year-end Championships HardDNP0500Roud robin 1W -2L
Total year-end points69105642Increase2.svg-1268difference

Finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–1)
Premier (0–1)
International (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (1–2)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 2019 Qatar Total Open, QatarPremierHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss0–2May 2019 Madrid Open, SpainPremier MClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens 4–6, 4–6
Win1–2Jul 2019 Wimbledon, UKGrand SlamGrass Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 6–2, 6–2

Notes

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