2019 Wuhan Open

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2019 Wuhan Open
DateSeptember 22–28
Edition6th
Category WTA Premier 5
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$2,828,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Wuhan, China
Venue Optics Valley Int'l Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka
Doubles
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Duan Yingying / Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova
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The 2019 Wuhan Open (also known as the 2019 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 22–28, 2019. It was the 6th edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China. [1]

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventW F SF QF Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Q Q2 Q1
Singles90058535019010560130201
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1
Singles$520,615$260,310$130,030$59,960$29,695$15,240$7,835$4,360$2,245
Doubles$148,845$75,310$37,275$18,765$9,510$4,695

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ashleigh Barty 11
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Plíšková 22
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Elina Svitolina 33
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Simona Halep 64
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 75
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Kiki Bertens 86
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Belinda Bencic 107
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Wang Qiang 128
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Aryna Sabalenka 139
Flag of the United States.svg USA Sloane Stephens 1410
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Angelique Kerber 1511
Flag of the United States.svg USA Madison Keys 1612
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Caroline Wozniacki 1713
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Anastasija Sevastova 1814
Flag of the United States.svg USA Sofia Kenin 2015
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Donna Vekić 2116

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Hsieh Su-wei Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Strýcová 61
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Aryna Sabalenka 82
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Xu Yifan 163
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Demi Schuurs 244
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Samantha Stosur Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 285
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Chan Hao-ching Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Latisha Chan 326
Flag of the United States.svg USA Nicole Melichar Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Květa Peschke 367
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Duan Yingying Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Veronika Kudermetova 548

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

During the tournament

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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References

  1. "Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open Overview". wtatennis.com.