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.
Points and prize money
Point distribution Event Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Singles90058535019010560130201Doubles1
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Singles$520,615$260,310$130,030$59,960$29,695$15,240$7,835$4,360$2,245Doubles$148,845$75,310$37,275$18,765$9,510$4,695
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedAshleigh Barty11Karolína Plíšková22Elina Svitolina33Simona Halep64Petra Kvitová75Kiki Bertens86Belinda Bencic107Wang Qiang128Aryna Sabalenka139 Sloane Stephens1410Angelique Kerber1511Madison Keys1612Caroline Wozniacki1713Anastasija Sevastova1814Sofia Kenin2015Donna Vekić2116 Rankings are as of September 16, 2019
Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the singles main draw: Peng Shuai Elena Rybakina Samantha Stosur Wang Xiyu Venus Williams
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: Jennifer Brady Lauren Davis Kateryna Kozlova Veronika Kudermetova Svetlana Kuznetsova Christina McHale Bernarda Pera Zhu Lin
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Ons Jabeur Rebecca Peterson Tamara Zidanšek
Withdrawals Before the tournament Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Tamara Zidanšek Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Ons Jabeur Julia Görges → replaced by Kristina Mladenovic Madison Keys → replaced by Rebecca Peterson Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Camila Giorgi Maria Sakkari → replaced by Marie Bouzková Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by Jessica Pegula Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Wang Yafan Zheng Saisai → replaced by Polona Hercog
Retirements Lauren Davis (lower back injury) Camila Giorgi (right wrist injury) Simona Halep (lower back injury) Yulia Putintseva (left ankle injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed Hsieh Su-weiBarbora Strýcová61Elise MertensAryna Sabalenka82Gabriela DabrowskiXu Yifan163Anna-Lena GrönefeldDemi Schuurs244Samantha StosurZhang Shuai285Chan Hao-chingLatisha Chan326Nicole MelicharKvěta Peschke367Duan YingyingVeronika Kudermetova548 Rankings are as of September 16, 2019
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Kiki Bertens / Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove Caroline Garcia / Bethanie Mattek-Sands Tang Qianhui / Wang Xinyu
Withdrawals During the tournament Simona Halep (lower back injury)
Champions
Singles
Aryna Sabalenka def. Alison Riske, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Doubles
Duan Yingying / Veronika Kudermetova def. Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
References
External links Official website