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2019 China Open (tennis)


2019 China Open
30 September – 6 October
21st (ATP) / 23rd (WTA)
ATP Tour 500 (men)Premier Mandatory (women)
ATP $3,666,275WTA $8,285,274
Hard
Beijing, China
National Tennis Center
Dominic Thiem
Naomi Osaka
Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek
Sofia Kenin / Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Men's singles champion Dominic Thiem

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, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2019 WTA Tour. 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.

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8Column 9Column 10
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1
$733,990$364,615$183,975$94,680$48,325$26,735—N/a$10,280$5,140
$228,110$111,660$56,010$28,740$14,840—N/a—N/a—N/a—N/a
$1,523,265$762,265$371,915$178,665$85,980$41,625$23,915$6,365$3,700
$515,355$258,600$115,125$53,130$24,800$11,515—N/a—N/a—N/a
CountryPlayerRank1Seed
AUTDominic Thiem51
GERAlexander Zverev62
GREStefanos Tsitsipas73
RUSKaren Khachanov94
ESPRoberto Bautista Agut105
ITAFabio Fognini116
FRAGaël Monfils127
ITAMatteo Berrettini138
  • 1 Rankings are as of September 23, 2019

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • Li Zhe
  • Frances Tiafoe
  • Zhang Zhizhen

The following player received an entry using a protected ranking:

  • Andy Murray

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

  • Albert Ramos Viñolas

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Jérémy Chardy

  • Pablo Cuevas

  • Dan Evans

  • Cameron Norrie

  • Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Sam Querrey

  • Daniil Medvedev → replaced by Mikhail Kukushkin

  • Cristian Garín

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
COLJuan Sebastián CabalCOLRobert Farah21
POLŁukasz KubotBRAMarcelo Melo92
RSARaven KlaasenNZLMichael Venus183
GERKevin KrawietzGERAndreas Mies264
  • Rankings are as of September 23, 2019

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

  • Gao Xin / Hua Runhao
  • Gong Maoxin / Zhang Ze

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Kyle Edmund / Dan Evans

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 beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11Ashleigh Barty6,44606507,096Runner-up, lost to Naomi Osaka [4]
22Karolína Plíšková6,125120106,015First round lost to Jeļena Ostapenko [WC]
33Elina Svitolina5,320102155,525Quarterfinals lost to Kiki Bertens [8]
44Naomi Osaka5,01139010005,621Champion, defeated Ashleigh Barty [1]
56Bianca Andreescu4,835(9)†2155,041Quarterfinals lost to Naomi Osaka [4]
65Simona Halep4,90710654,962Second round lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova
77Petra Kvitová4,571102154,776Quarterfinals lost to Ashleigh Barty [1]
88Kiki Bertens4,2251203904,495Semifinals lost to Ashleigh Barty [1]
910Belinda Bencic3,738101203,848Third round lost to Petra Kvitová [7]
1013Angelique Kerber2,830120652,775Second round lost to Polona Hercog
1115Madison Keys2,76765652,767Second round lost to Jennifer Brady [Q]
1214Aryna Sabalenka2,785215652,635Second round lost to Daria Kasatkina
1312Sloane Stephens2,873120652,818Second round lost to Zheng Saisai
1420Wang Qiang2,423390102,043First round retired against Ajla Tomljanović
1516Sofia Kenin2,600(105)†1202,615Third round lost to Elina Svitolina [3]
1619Caroline Wozniacki2,4931,0003901,883Semifinals lost to 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
9Serena Williams3,93503,935Schedule change
11Johanna Konta3,073103,063Knee injury

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • Svetlana Kuznetsova
  • Jeļena Ostapenko
  • Peng Shuai
  • Wang Xinyu
  • Wang Xiyu

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Anna Blinkova
  • Jennifer Brady
  • Lauren Davis
  • Magda Linette
  • Christina McHale
  • Bernarda Pera
  • Rebecca Peterson
  • Andrea Petkovic

Before the tournament

  • Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Jil Teichmann

  • Johanna Konta → replaced by Veronika Kudermetova

  • Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Venus Williams

  • Maria Sakkari → replaced by Polona Hercog

  • Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by Ajla Tomljanović

  • Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by Jessica Pegula

  • Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Wang Yafan

  • Serena Williams → replaced by Kristina Mladenovic

  • Wang Qiang (cramping)

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
TPEHsieh Su-weiCZEBarbora Strýcová61
HUNTímea BabosFRAKristina Mladenovic72
BELElise MertensBLRAryna Sabalenka83
CANGabriela DabrowskiCHNXu Yifan164
GERAnna-Lena GrönefeldNEDDemi Schuurs265
TPEChan Hao-chingTPELatisha Chan286
AUSSamantha StosurCHNZhang Shuai307
USANicole MelicharCZEKvěta Peschke368
  • 1 Rankings are as of September 23, 2019

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

  • Sofia Kenin / Bethanie Mattek-Sands

  • Makoto Ninomiya / Yang Zhaoxuan

  • Peng Shuai / Wang Yafan

  • Dominic Thiem def. Stefanos Tsitsipas, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1

  • Naomi Osaka def. Ashleigh Barty, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

  • Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek def. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

  • Sofia Kenin / Bethanie Mattek-Sands def. Jeļena Ostapenko / Dayana Yastremska, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]

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