2019 China Open (tennis)

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2019 China Open
Date30 September – 6 October
Edition21st (ATP) / 23rd (WTA)
Category ATP Tour 500 (men)
Premier Mandatory (women)
Prize moneyATP $3,666,275
WTA $8,285,274
Surface Hard
Location Beijing, China
Venue National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem
Women's singles
Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka
Men's doubles
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig / Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin / Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  2018  · China Open (tennis) ·  2023  
Men's singles champion Dominic Thiem Dominic Thiem (46229112004).jpg
Men's singles champion Dominic Thiem
Women's singles champion Naomi Osaka Naomi Osaka (27849814337).jpg
Women's singles champion Naomi Osaka

The 2019 China Open was a tennis tournament being played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the China Open for the men and the 23rd for the women. It was part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the 2019 ATP Tour, [1] and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2019 WTA Tour. [2] Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from September 30 to October 6, 2019. This was also the last edition of the China Open held to date as not being held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64QQ2Q1
Men's singles [3] 5003001809045020100
Men's doubles [3] 045250
Women's singles [4] 1,000650390215120651030202
Women's doubles [4] 10

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1
Men's singles$733,990$364,615$183,975$94,680$48,325$26,735$10,280$5,140
Men's doubles$228,110$111,660$56,010$28,740$14,840
Women's singles$1,523,265$762,265$371,915$178,665$85,980$41,625$23,915$6,365$3,700
Women's doubles$515,355$258,600$115,125$53,130$24,800$11,515

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Dominic Thiem 51
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Alexander Zverev 62
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Stefanos Tsitsipas 73
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Karen Khachanov 94
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 105
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Fabio Fognini 116
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gaël Monfils 127
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Matteo Berrettini 138

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received an entry using a protected ranking:

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Retirements

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Juan Sebastián Cabal Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Robert Farah 21
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Łukasz Kubot Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Melo 92
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Raven Klaasen Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Michael Venus 183
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Kevin Krawietz Flag of Germany.svg  GER Andreas Mies 264

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 23 September 2019. Rankings and points before are as of 30 September 2019.

SeedRankPlayerPoints before Points defending Points won Points afterStatus
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty 6,44606507,096Runner-up, lost to Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka [4]
22 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 6,125120106,015First round lost to Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko [WC]
33 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 5,320102155,525Quarterfinals lost to Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens [8]
44 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 5,01139010005,621Champion, defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty [1]
56 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bianca Andreescu 4,835(9)2155,041Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka [4]
65 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 4,90710654,962Second round lost to Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova
77 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 4,571102154,776Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty [1]
88 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens 4,2251203904,495Semifinals lost to Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashleigh Barty [1]
910 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic 3,738101203,848Third round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová [7]
1013 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 2,830120652,775Second round lost to Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog
1115 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys 2,76765652,767Second round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady [Q]
1214 Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka 2,785215652,635Second round lost to Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina
1312 Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens 2,873120652,818Second round lost to Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Saisai
1420 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Qiang 2,423390102,043First round retired against Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ajla Tomljanović
1516 Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin 2,600(105)1202,615Third round lost to Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina [3]
1619 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 2,4931,0003901,883Semifinals lost to Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka [4]

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the event.

RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
9 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 3,93503,935Schedule change
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 3,073103,063Knee injury

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

WTA 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 Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 72
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Aryna Sabalenka 83
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Xu Yifan 164
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Demi Schuurs 265
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Chan Hao-ching Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Latisha Chan 286
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Samantha Stosur Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 307
Flag of the United States.svg USA Nicole Melichar Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Květa Peschke 368

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Champions

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

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